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In 2004, Wish You Were Here was ranked number 36 on the Pitchfork list of the Top 100 albums of the 1970s. [79] IGN rated Wish You Were Here as the eighth-greatest classic rock album, [80] and Ultimate Classic Rock placed Wish You Were Here as the second-best Pink Floyd album. [81] Wright and Gilmour cited Wish You Were Here as their favourite ...
"Wish You Were Here" is a song by English rock band Pink Floyd, released as the title track of their 1975 album of the same name. [2] [3] Guitarist/vocalist David Gilmour and bassist/vocalist Roger Waters collaborated in writing the music, with Gilmour singing lead vocals.
"Have a Cigar" is the third track on Pink Floyd's 1975 album Wish You Were Here. [8] [9] It follows "Welcome to the Machine" and on the original LP opened side two. In some markets, the song was issued as a single. English folk-rock singer Roy Harper provided lead vocals on the song.
"Welcome to the Machine" is the second song on Pink Floyd's 1975 album Wish You Were Here. [3] [4] It features heavily processed vocals, layers of synthesizers, acoustic guitars as well as a wide range of tape effects. The song was written by bassist Roger Waters.
It is prominent in "Welcome to the Machine" from Wish You Were Here, where it alternates with a C Major seventh chord for most of the song. [8] "Dogs" from Animals centers around the chord as played on down-tuned guitars, resulting in a concert pitch of D minor ninth. [9] [10] It appeared again in "Hey You" and "Vera" from The Wall. [11]
The Story of Wish You Were Here is a television documentary about the making of Pink Floyd's 1975 album Wish You Were Here. After being shown on a few television channels, such as BBC Four, [1] it was released on 26 June 2012, on DVD and Blu-ray. The film gives an extensive insight of concept, recording the songs and designing the album cover.
The tracks on the Wish You Were Here Immersion box set were recorded on 15 November 1974. The tracks from "Speak To Me" to "The Great Gig in the Sky" were recorded on 16 November 1974, while the tracks from "Money" to "Eclipse" were recorded on 15 November 1974, with patches from the 16th. [1] "Echoes" was recorded on 16 November 1974.
"Pink Theme" is a song performed by the Barrett-era Pink Floyd in 1966. The song is thought to be an instrumental. Pink Floyd recorded the song at a concert at The All Saints Church Hall in London, England, on 14 October 1966. No known recording of this song is extant.