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Ozzy Osborn- Mr Tinker Train AC/DC-Big Balls Squirrel Nut Zippers-Ghost of Stephen Foster Jim Stanford-Swamp Witch Hattie Geoff Castellucci version of Oogie Boogie Song
Pat Benatar. The GoGo's. The Bangles. Barry Manilow(you probably think you don't know him but I bet you do. The guy sells out arenas in minutes, full of older women).
All of these bands/acts/groups had hits in the 80s: Hall and Oates Blondie The Police Men at Work The Cars Eurythmics Huey Lewis and the News Dire Straits Robert Palmer
I had a similar feeling when my then infant daughter started humming "Fish Heads" while in her stroller, before she could talk. Later she loved The Clash!
I was turned on to Pink Floyd by a friend in 9th or 10th grade. It was Welcome to the Machine. First time for some recreational herbals as well,lol. Damn that's over 40 years ago. Now I really feel old. Also, the first time I saw The Wall, I was completely sober, and I understood it. Then I watched in after partaking of some herb and understood it even more. What does that say about my brain. Lol.
@TrianglesAndCircles That awesome. At one point, I remember seeing David Gilmore fully wired Fender pick guards. It came with the same pups, the same volume/tone pots, and wired to his specs. It was around the same time Fender released an anniversary edition of David's famous "Blackie" Fender. All set up the same as his guitar. I kind of remember the guitar selling for $4000 and the pre-wired pup/pick guards selling for about $500-$700. So, if you couldn't afford the signature guitar, you could just swap out your pick guard/pups. I'm not a guitar player, so I passed on both.
Thank you for promoting the notions that brought us here for the last 60 years. They carry notions and ideas that are about to be lost. You have no idea the service you contributing to our new generations
i just rewatched this one. I wasn't really thinking about it, but my father just passed and you were able to put a smile on my face. A teary smile... But, a smile none-the-less.
It’s more Pink Floyd and the viewers cheer This time she listens to Wish You Were Here Diane is not tripping balls or drinking beer But she still digs the vibes that are hitting her ear
Syd Barrett's decline was so rapid and so tragic that is has become legendary in rock history. He was the original lead singer and song writer for the band in their early days. They scored a huge hit in the UK with "See Emily Play" but drugs and mental issues caused him to decline fast and hopelessly into insanity. David Gilmour, Syd's college friend, took over as lead guitarist.
I bought my first Pink Floyd album in 1969 (Ummagumma) and saw them live in 1971 and 4 more times after that. For me This is the BEST band of all times. Now I'm 71 years old and still listen to them everyday.
If this is your first Pink Floyd it was a good choice and you have a very deep rabbit hole to delve into. Welcome to the journey you may never return from. Been listening to this band since the late 70s and never heard anything like them since. Saw them once in 1988 and to this day the best concert I’ve ever been to
Classic song and guitar. I know the song has a deeper meaning, but on the surface, it's about missing someone, and we have all been through a time of separation.
Been listening to this for 45 years. Still love it. Timeless. I've always considered it about regret, so kind of a sad theme. Sad is good now and again.
Pink Floyd do not just write song; they craft experiences. To be truly appreciated, each album should be listened to as a whole, as should this full concert, as the experiences add up to a journey. Further, each journey is unique to each individual listening and may take you somewhere different each time you listen.
No intoxicants of any sort are needed when listening to Pink Floyd. All the trip necessary is in the music itself. This is one of my all-time favorite songs because it has special meaning to me so I was glad to see you cover it. But I hope at some point you start reviewing the full albums. Most of them only really become clear when you listen to the songs all at once, in order. It makes a big difference.
Years ago, when I graduated high school, I got a job at a fast food place. The boss there played guitar. I learned to play (after a fashion) and when he taught me a song, I would practice it for eight hours a day, seven days a week. This was one of my favorites. I learned this in about 3 days. He was amazed. Sadly, Junior College led me astray from a wasted life as a musician that I oh so wanted to engage in.
Every time I hear this song I get flashbacks to the summer of autumn of 1993 watching the movie dazed and confused in a drive in movie theater. It was so surreal to watch that movie later on a blockbuster video rental . It got played at every one of my marine corps buddies funeral wakes .
Diane this song came out in 1975 and I was 17 and my older brother was 19 and we both liked this song. In 1979 my brother died in a plane crash and whenever I hear "Wish you were here" it reminds me of him.
If you actually want to see David Gilmour vocalize do the the same song during the 1994 Pulse concert. Most people who watch them play that song for the first time usually look shocked when they see Mr Gillmore vocalizing because they all thought it was some kind of an instrument or synthesizer!!
Happy Wednesday Diane! I'm glad that you have taken a great interest in Pink Floyd and other bands. Your reactions are very genuine and insightful. Your videos are the highlight of my week and it's always a pleasure to see you on here every single week. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us as always! Have a fantastic rest of your week Diane! Be well! 👋😎
The main song on the Wish You Were Here album is Shine On You Crazy Diamond. It book ends the album as Rodger Waters intended to make a big statement,. having come down from the huge success of the previous album, Dark Side Of The Moon and struggling to come up with something to follow up. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Parts. 1-5 (13:40) at the start of the album & Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Parts. 6-9 (12:31) at the end. It's worth a segway listen to all of it to appreciate it's full glory
67 year old here. Pink Floyd music has been, is, and will continue to be one of the mantras of my life. The messaging is so true, so meaningful. Spiritually, another group comes to mind. It is Ah Nee Mah. Not a single reactor has filmed or released anything by this group. Ah Nee Mah is a “side” project of David and Diane Arkenstone. Lovely stuff.
Hi Diane, thank you for listening to this song. I was 11 or 12 when my uncle who was 15 or 16 brought this album home as he lived with us to stay off the Indian Rez, so He and my big brother are only 3 months apart in age. Anyhoooo! We had this album along with ***Boston - Lyndard Skyinard - Kraftwork!*** Ah the SALAD DAYS OF VINYL!!! 1976!!!
Remember listening to a full album preview before release aired on BBC Radio 1 (UK) back in 1975. The whole thing, start to finish, no breaks,, DJ voice overs, adverts, just the music
Hi Diane! A great song, a song that gives testimony to the frailties in life. Sid, in the early years of the band helped give Pink Floyd the direction that makes them such an iconic band today. Sid Barret wasn't the only one who was a casualty of mental illness. Peter Green, one of the founding members of Fleetwood Mac, also suffered from a mental illness that caused him to be dropped from the group. Give Chewie my love, you never cease to amaze me . Love you and I'll catch you Friday!
This is probably my favorite song from Pink Floyd. The lyrics and melody are outstanding. It makes me go back to my high school and college years, around 40 years ago. Great music then!!! Thank you Diane.
I played Pink Floyd a lot in my youth. I was young and stoned most of the time. Now that I'm older I've been going back and listening to songs of my youth but non stoned this time. I've been listening to the words and the meaning behind those songs. When I was younger I really never listened to understand it, I just know I loved the song. A lot of the music then was so deep. I love that you are trying to understand what the artist is trying to say.
A Pink Floyd concert was something not to be missed. The entire concert they would leave you spellbound, a spiritual journey. That album Wish You Were Here consists mostly of one song in multiple parts, Shine On You Crazy Diamond dedicated to Syd Barrett. The album like the band is a masterpiece.
The album that this was originally released on (Wish You Were Here) is one that fit the CD format even better than the vinyl format. It tells a contiguous story that is emotional and moving. A lot of PF's album also tell a story, but the A-side/B-side either hit from a different view point or a before/after scenario. Syd's story is a sad one, similar to Brian Wilson's (The Beach Boys) in that their mental health issues really robbed the world of their presence and them of an identity in the real world. An alternative (simpler) take on this track is one of missing part of oneself or a very close companion and being very lonely for it, but encouraging the singer/listener to push forward, to not accept that position, and to take the reigns of their life and drive in the direction they want. And that's my sober response...I've definitely had some serious(?) discussions about this whole album while being far less than sober. Cheers Diane, keep it up with the amazing selections you've been choosing from our recommendations. 💚 to you, Chewie, and ED.
First time hearing Pink Floyd, Diane? "Wish You Were Here" is a fairly pedestrian representation of their music. I recommend, instead, that you take a look at one of their earlier albums - Ummagumma. Although one member of the band (I don't recall just whom) has spoken derisively about the album, it is really innovative and edgy, with songs like "Careful With That Axe, Eugene" and "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict". And the album cover itself is pretty interesting, too, with endless pictures within pictures within pictures.
NIIIICE, love that you're listening to another song by them! It seriously breaks my heart when you've listened to some awesome bands and only heard one song by them. Most of them have several key sounds, so when you only listen to 1 song you're missing out on so much more awesomeness!
This has always been my favorite Pink Floyd song. Like a lot of other people, the meaning behind it changed for me when I lost someone dear to me. I still love you Holly and I miss you every day.
Bless your youth Diane. When this was released music videos didn't exist. This is my favourite Pink Floyd song, so beautiful, do melodic and so pertinent to so many people in difficult relationships.
A classic song from a classic album of the same name. It’s the kind of well known Pink Floyd song that even the kids in your high school that were mostly Phish fans quoted it. I love how David Gilmour sings what he is literally playing on the guitar into the microphone by the end. I think I will put a similar sounding but also less we’ll known Pink Floyd song in the Patreon community section, if you are interested. Please keep these reactions up, they’re fantastic! And yes to reacting to Shine on you Crazy Diamond!!
Chewie oughta start a band. Chewie and the Barkers sounds like a good band name. Get the outfits, instruments, mics, and a mini stage with laser light show and LCD monitor for the stage. Chewie definitely very smart and talented. 🎸🎸🎷🎤🎤🎵
This is my favorite song from them.. i always think of my friend who died in 2002 when I hear it. I think of him when I hear Shine on You Crazy Diamond. You should listen to that song too Diane. I suffer from depression and anxiety. Sometimes you just let your looks go when mentally ill,
Thank you Diane for this reaction video. Pink Floyd is one of my favourite bands and this is one of their best songs (Comfortably Numb is my favourite). Although the lyrics are very sad, the song makes you think which is usually a good thing. Take care.
My sister and I were visiting Edinburgh Scotland last Fall. As anyone knows who lives there or visits, there is always a bagpiper playing on Princes Street, usually traditional tunes. One day we walked by, saw a big crowd, and heard a trio: guitarist, drummer, and bagpiper playing this song. It was fantastic.
Poob! This song and it’s album were my introduction to psychedelic rock in my junior year of high school. It’s not just a laid back trippy song but an innovative existentialist examination of loss and distance from reality. This is a theme to be found in much of the band’s music through the album and film “The Wall”. Much of Britain lost their lives in WWII, not only troops on the front, but women and children as well through Nazi bombings of England. Band members grew up in the post war era where many fathers and brothers had been lost in the war leaving much of England without significant role models. So who has been lost? Who is Derek? Well, everyone who has been lost or suffering from loss. I understood this song much better after the loss of my fiancée Peggy in the crash of AA flight 191 at O’Hare in 1969, a crash that should never have happened. At this point the song’s meaning changed for me from an easy quiet reflective feast for the ears, to a reflection on sadness and loss and the feeling of helplessness and indirection that comes with it. Prior to the crash, my life was laid out before me with a clear direction and path. Afterwards, like most people after a great personal tragedy I felt lost and overwhelmed and romantic relationships of any kind became horribly risky to me. It would be 15 years before I met my wife Anna and real healing began. The existential impact of war on society is often misunderstood by those who advocate for war having no connection with the losses of the last war. Yet like any work of art, the song also reaches those who face minor less important losses that move them. Reflections on post WWII society, alienation and how Britain did and did not cope well with young people in the post war era become a major theme in Floyd’s music. Other Pink Floyd songs to listen to: Money, Breathe, Comfortably Numb, The Great Gig in the Sky, Another Brick in the Wall (part 2), Us and Them, Time. As always I really enjoyed your reaction.
Sorry to hear of your loss. You aren't the only person in this comment stream to lose someone that way. It is hard to not have the time to say goodbye.
This song I keep relating to over and over again throughout my life. Has become of of my favorites. I highly recommend a reaction video to "With a Little Help from My Friends" played by Joe Cocker at Woodstock or the recording from Mad Dogs and Englishmen.
I'll suggest "Bike" from Piper at the Gates of Dawn as a Syd Barrett track to check out. It was written by Syd and is very much a psychedelic rock song. It's quite different from later Pink Floyd but there are definitely hints of later tracks like "Time" for example. I don't think you're ready for "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" yet, but it's one of my favorites of Syd's.
About 20 years ago we were on a family road trip and my grandmother was with us. I was driving and I popped a Pink Floyd CD in. When Shinedown you crazy diamond parts 1 through 5 came on at some point grandma was really into it and said what a good song it is. Grandma was born in 1915.
Pink Floyd's lore is GREAT, and it's what fueled their best work... Do yourself a favor, and listen to the four bests albums in Space Time, with headphones, and no pause. Those are actual JOURNEYS, like you just cannot find with another band/artist. Mind blowing... Perfect lyrics, perfect music, perfect "engineering"... Edit: just in case, the golden arc is "Dark Side Of The Moon", "Wish You Were Here", "Animals" and "The Wall".
Great review, Diane! This really was a thought provoking album as tribute to Syd Barrett ("Wish You Were Here" & "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"), and also a cynical stab at the record industry ("Have a Cigar" & "Welcome to the Machine"). In those days, it was not unusual for concept albums to have fewer, longer songs, in this case four. Note that "Shine On..." is split into Parts I -V and Parts VI-IX. Barrett's mental health issues were certainly exacerbated by his extreme use of hallucinogenic drugs in the 60's. I think you could relate to the two songs about the "Industry", being similar to acting. The cover art depicts one man "getting burned" in a business handshake... Hope you're having a Wonderful Wǝᴉɍdnesday!
Comfortably Numb from the pulse concert is something I think you would enjoy. I also think you might enjoy Stevy Ray Vaughan Texas Flood live at the Mocumbo, it is a true experience.
It just maked me light up when I watch these reaction vids to songs that came out before I was born and I just turned 48 last week. It just proves these songs were built to last. Good stuff.
A lot of their songs are “pretty chill”, but they typically have a much deeper meaning. Their album ‘The Wall’ is an entire journey from beginning to end, and is really amazing.
Happy wonderful musical weird wednesday. Pink Floyd is a all time favorite Rock band that I enjoy. The only thing better than a Pink Floyd song is You listening to a Pink Floyd Song. Thanks for sharing in the musical journey another really good song. Rock On! 🎵🎸🎷 🎤
I love this song and watching you listen to it, regardless of what happens after 5:03 when I type this, is awesome. Come to think of it, I think this might be one of the few really great songs without a backup of gospel singers.
The music of Pink Floyd was always a good friend connected to the soul. I even still have all the original records. I would like to propose a reaction to Fischer Z - Marliese.
Did not expect this. Pink Floyd is an iconic band. Hope you will explore a lot more of their music. I was lucky to see them a few times live. NOTHING compares to their live shows--really. There is a later concert called 'Pulse' that will give you a glimmer. They were musicians not 'rock stars.' A lot of the touchstones in their musical catalogue is about Syd Barrett--a fellow band member---but more importantly, their friend. They were so very young when he had a mental health collapse that he really never recovered. Gilmour made sure he continued to get royalties from the musical compositions. All the band members continued to keep his legacy alive because they loved and missed him.
This song always makes me think of a girl I knew. Her name was Robin, and she introduced me to the album. She was beautiful and insecure. She took her own life one day after school.
A lot of Pink Floyd albums are sort of like books and each song is a chapter... every song is related to a story. You really have to listen to the whole album to understand. The Wall is one of the best examples. Wish You Were Here is very good also, but you need to know Pink Floyd history pretty well to fully understand. So many more of their albums to discuss...
Great song and reaction. Many videos have nothing to do with the song. Just eye candy for you to watch as you listen. Keep enjoying your musical journey. 😊🎉❤
Hey Diane! I'm a fairly new subscriber and wanted to chime in and say what a pleasure it's been taking this journey with you and the rest of subscribers, I love watching the reactions, thank you. If I may be so bold as to recommend the Canadian band Rush and the song that got me hooked oh so many years ago, "A Farewell to Kings." Keep doing what you do!
You are always listening to Awesome bands. Thanks for the reaction. I still recall listening to this song at my high school a lot. Oh and I know all about Schizophrenia because I have an uncle who has it paranoid schizophrenia.
The opening sequence is someone playing guitar on the radio. Then you can hear the another guitarist breathing, then playing along with the radio. It signifies distance, separation, melancholy. Hence "wish you were here".
That's a very chill song. Although Pink Floyd has many great songs, my favorite of theirs is "Comfortably Numb", which takes us inside the mind of a rock star shooting up and experiencing heroin. 🇺🇸❤️
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Ozzy Osborn- Mr Tinker Train
AC/DC-Big Balls
Squirrel Nut Zippers-Ghost of Stephen Foster
Jim Stanford-Swamp Witch Hattie
Geoff Castellucci version of Oogie Boogie Song
Pat Benatar. The GoGo's. The Bangles. Barry Manilow(you probably think you don't know him but I bet you do. The guy sells out arenas in minutes, full of older women).
The Cars, 38 special, Def Leppard, Cheap Trick, Duran Duran, Eddie Money, ZZ Top
All of these bands/acts/groups had hits in the 80s:
Hall and Oates
Blondie
The Police
Men at Work
The Cars
Eurythmics
Huey Lewis and the News
Dire Straits
Robert Palmer
Have you heard of Styx ? This is Mr. Roboto : ua-cam.com/video/uc6f_2nPSX8/v-deo.html
My 12 year daughter told me that this song is her favourite song of all. That was the best day of my life (except the day she was born).
I had a similar feeling when my then infant daughter started humming "Fish Heads" while in her stroller, before she could talk.
Later she loved The Clash!
I've been listening to Pink Floyd for 30 years now, heard this song a million times. And it still has the power to make me cry.
I was turned on to Pink Floyd by a friend in 9th or 10th grade. It was Welcome to the Machine. First time for some recreational herbals as well,lol. Damn that's over 40 years ago. Now I really feel old. Also, the first time I saw The Wall, I was completely sober, and I understood it. Then I watched in after partaking of some herb and understood it even more. What does that say about my brain. Lol.
For sure my mom loved Pink Floyd enough to buy me a Fender in the 80s so I played and sang this one and Mother for her.
@TrianglesAndCircles That awesome. At one point, I remember seeing David Gilmore fully wired Fender pick guards. It came with the same pups, the same volume/tone pots, and wired to his specs. It was around the same time Fender released an anniversary edition of David's famous "Blackie" Fender. All set up the same as his guitar. I kind of remember the guitar selling for $4000 and the pre-wired pup/pick guards selling for about $500-$700. So, if you couldn't afford the signature guitar, you could just swap out your pick guard/pups. I'm not a guitar player, so I passed on both.
@@ImJustMe39 That's really cool stuff man. Many times my pink dual clock chorus pedal was go to for a warpy stairway or something
50 years for me. NEVER tired of listening to them!!!!!
Thank you for promoting the notions that brought us here for the last 60 years. They carry notions and ideas that are about to be lost. You have no idea the service you contributing to our new generations
i just rewatched this one. I wasn't really thinking about it, but my father just passed and you were able to put a smile on my face. A teary smile... But, a smile none-the-less.
It’s more Pink Floyd and the viewers cheer
This time she listens to Wish You Were Here
Diane is not tripping balls or drinking beer
But she still digs the vibes that are hitting her ear
Ha ha excellent rhyme
Syd Barrett's decline was so rapid and so tragic that is has become legendary in rock history. He was the original lead singer and song writer for the band in their early days. They scored a huge hit in the UK with "See Emily Play" but drugs and mental issues caused him to decline fast and hopelessly into insanity. David Gilmour, Syd's college friend, took over as lead guitarist.
This song always cuts to anyone’s heart strings if they’ve ever lost someone close
One of my favorite Pink Floyd songs is "On the Turning Away"
I bought my first Pink Floyd album in 1969 (Ummagumma) and saw them live in 1971
and 4 more times after that. For me This is the BEST band of all times.
Now I'm 71 years old and still listen to them everyday.
If this is your first Pink Floyd it was a good choice and you have a very deep rabbit hole to delve into. Welcome to the journey you may never return from. Been listening to this band since the late 70s and never heard anything like them since. Saw them once in 1988 and to this day the best concert I’ve ever been to
THe most personally hard-htting lyric for me in all of music "No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun."
Too, too true. Gotta make up for it, so good luck to us both
Classic song and guitar. I know the song has a deeper meaning, but on the surface, it's about missing someone, and we have all been through a time of separation.
Absolutely! Music is all about how we interpret it I think
Syd Barrett
Yes!
Been listening to this for 45 years. Still love it. Timeless. I've always considered it about regret, so kind of a sad theme. Sad is good now and again.
Pink Floyd do not just write song; they craft experiences. To be truly appreciated, each album should be listened to as a whole, as should this full concert, as the experiences add up to a journey. Further, each journey is unique to each individual listening and may take you somewhere different each time you listen.
Pink Floyd is not just your everyday 60's/70's rock band. It was a trailblazing band into new dimensions of music.
Powerful song. Mental health is real and too often overlooked or ignored. Help each other out
No intoxicants of any sort are needed when listening to Pink Floyd. All the trip necessary is in the music itself.
This is one of my all-time favorite songs because it has special meaning to me so I was glad to see you cover it. But I hope at some point you start reviewing the full albums. Most of them only really become clear when you listen to the songs all at once, in order. It makes a big difference.
Agreed. Pink Floyd can be an experience all by itself.
@@Larper64 But shrooms don't hurt.
Pink Floyd is like the ocean, it comes in and sweeps you up, takes you out into the deep water, and then brings you back.
Years ago, when I graduated high school, I got a job at a fast food place. The boss there played guitar. I learned to play (after a fashion) and when he taught me a song, I would practice it for eight hours a day, seven days a week. This was one of my favorites. I learned this in about 3 days. He was amazed. Sadly, Junior College led me astray from a wasted life as a musician that I oh so wanted to engage in.
Is never too late if you are still breathing
Wow, that’s amazing. I throwing the sentiment. It’s never too late.
@@DianeJennings ^^THAT^^ @kerrykelly3699
Shine on would be wonderful Diane! One of my all time favorite songs.
Every time I hear this song I get flashbacks to the summer of autumn of 1993 watching the movie dazed and confused in a drive in movie theater. It was so surreal to watch that movie later on a blockbuster video rental . It got played at every one of my marine corps buddies funeral wakes .
My favorite song on their second best album. The Dark Side of the Moon will always be Floyd’s greatest!
That’s great to hear😊
No this is the best for me shine on
Diane this song came out in 1975 and I was 17 and my older brother was 19 and we both liked this song. In 1979 my brother died in a plane crash and whenever I hear "Wish you were here" it reminds me of him.
😢
Sorry you had to endure that.
If you actually want to see David Gilmour vocalize do the the same song during the 1994 Pulse concert. Most people who watch them play that song for the first time usually look shocked when they see Mr Gillmore vocalizing because they all thought it was some kind of an instrument or synthesizer!!
So many pink Floyd still bring tears to my eyes and I’m 66 now icons everyone of them music that transcends time 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Happy Wednesday Diane! I'm glad that you have taken a great interest in Pink Floyd and other bands. Your reactions are very genuine and insightful. Your videos are the highlight of my week and it's always a pleasure to see you on here every single week. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us as always! Have a fantastic rest of your week Diane! Be well! 👋😎
Thank you! You too!
The main song on the Wish You Were Here album is Shine On You Crazy Diamond. It book ends the album as Rodger Waters intended to make a big statement,. having come down from the huge success of the previous album, Dark Side Of The Moon and struggling to come up with something to follow up. Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Parts. 1-5 (13:40) at the start of the album & Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Parts. 6-9 (12:31) at the end. It's worth a segway listen to all of it to appreciate it's full glory
67 year old here.
Pink Floyd music has been, is, and will continue to be one of the mantras of my life. The messaging is so true, so meaningful.
Spiritually, another group comes to mind. It is
Ah Nee Mah. Not a single reactor has filmed or released anything by this group. Ah Nee Mah is a “side” project of David and Diane Arkenstone. Lovely stuff.
I love to see another gen get hip to the pink
Hi Diane, thank you for listening to this song. I was 11 or 12 when my uncle who was 15 or 16 brought this album home as he lived with us to stay off the Indian Rez, so He and my big brother are only 3 months apart in age. Anyhoooo! We had this album along with ***Boston - Lyndard Skyinard - Kraftwork!*** Ah the SALAD DAYS OF VINYL!!! 1976!!!
Pink Floyd albums need to be listened to from the beginning to the end. Their songs putting together and story.
glad you enjoy it one of the best songs ever made
Diane I recommend to Come On by Oktaf Kanis, thank you :)
"Come On" is rock! Like this 🔥
Remember listening to a full album preview before release aired on BBC Radio 1 (UK) back in 1975. The whole thing, start to finish, no breaks,, DJ voice overs, adverts, just the music
Hi Diane! A great song, a song that gives testimony to the frailties in life. Sid, in the early years of the band helped give Pink Floyd the direction that makes them such an iconic band today.
Sid Barret wasn't the only one who was a casualty of mental illness. Peter Green, one of the founding members of Fleetwood Mac, also suffered from a mental illness that caused him to be dropped from the group.
Give Chewie my love, you never cease to amaze me . Love you and I'll catch you Friday!
My all time favorite line in a song,”did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?” Thank you for reviewing this one
Anything from the Pulse concert is beyond words. You will never be
sorry !! ❤❤❤
Definitely listen to "Shine on you crazy diamond". It's a masterpiece, more than just a song. Love your content!
This is probably my favorite song from Pink Floyd. The lyrics and melody are outstanding. It makes me go back to my high school and college years, around 40 years ago. Great music then!!! Thank you Diane.
I played Pink Floyd a lot in my youth. I was young and stoned most of the time. Now that I'm older I've been going back and listening to songs of my youth but non stoned this time. I've been listening to the words and the meaning behind those songs. When I was younger I really never listened to understand it, I just know I loved the song. A lot of the music then was so deep. I love that you are trying to understand what the artist is trying to say.
A Pink Floyd concert was something not to be missed. The entire concert they would leave you spellbound, a spiritual journey. That album Wish You Were Here consists mostly of one song in multiple parts, Shine On You Crazy Diamond dedicated to Syd Barrett. The album like the band is a masterpiece.
More Floyd please. You should watch live PULSE concert 1994 "Comfortably Numb", "Sorrow" and "High Hopes". All necessary to see live.
The album that this was originally released on (Wish You Were Here) is one that fit the CD format even better than the vinyl format. It tells a contiguous story that is emotional and moving. A lot of PF's album also tell a story, but the A-side/B-side either hit from a different view point or a before/after scenario. Syd's story is a sad one, similar to Brian Wilson's (The Beach Boys) in that their mental health issues really robbed the world of their presence and them of an identity in the real world. An alternative (simpler) take on this track is one of missing part of oneself or a very close companion and being very lonely for it, but encouraging the singer/listener to push forward, to not accept that position, and to take the reigns of their life and drive in the direction they want.
And that's my sober response...I've definitely had some serious(?) discussions about this whole album while being far less than sober.
Cheers Diane, keep it up with the amazing selections you've been choosing from our recommendations. 💚 to you, Chewie, and ED.
Thanks for the suggestions! Point I wouldn’t know where to start
For Sure, Shine on you crazy Diamond is the ultimate
Love it! Grew up with nothing but "stereo"; but I saw you jump when they did the "left-ear, right-ear" thing! ;-p
First time hearing Pink Floyd, Diane? "Wish You Were Here" is a fairly pedestrian representation of their music.
I recommend, instead, that you take a look at one of their earlier albums - Ummagumma. Although one member of the band (I don't recall just whom) has spoken derisively about the album, it is really innovative and edgy, with songs like "Careful With That Axe, Eugene" and "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict". And the album cover itself is pretty interesting, too, with endless pictures within pictures within pictures.
NIIIICE, love that you're listening to another song by them! It seriously breaks my heart when you've listened to some awesome bands and only heard one song by them. Most of them have several key sounds, so when you only listen to 1 song you're missing out on so much more awesomeness!
This has always been my favorite Pink Floyd song. Like a lot of other people, the meaning behind it changed for me when I lost someone dear to me. I still love you Holly and I miss you every day.
Classic Pink Floyd 💗 best music ever made ❤️✨️💕✨️🖤✨️💗❤️1967---1975
Bless your youth Diane. When this was released music videos didn't exist. This is my favourite Pink Floyd song, so beautiful, do melodic and so pertinent to so many people in difficult relationships.
Years of dedicated listening and finally you play my favorite song of all time!
ELATED you are here❤
This is one of my favourite PF Songs, because it sounds so relaxed..Despite the background of the song...
The most beautiful Pink Floyd song.
Don’t forget Us and Them.
Yay! More Pink Floyd. Hi Diane and everyone!
Hi Trudes!
Love this song, nice review of a masterpiece of one of Pink Floyds notable songs!!!
A classic song from a classic album of the same name.
It’s the kind of well known Pink Floyd song that even the kids in your high school that were mostly Phish fans quoted it.
I love how David Gilmour sings what he is literally playing on the guitar into the microphone by the end.
I think I will put a similar sounding but also less we’ll known Pink Floyd song in the Patreon community section, if you are interested.
Please keep these reactions up, they’re fantastic! And yes to reacting to Shine on you Crazy Diamond!!
Thank you so much, Chris! I’m so glad you’re enjoying them
I love watching you listening to one of the best bands ever! Makes me like you even more!
Chewie oughta start a band. Chewie and the Barkers sounds like a good band name. Get the outfits, instruments, mics, and a mini stage with laser light show and LCD monitor for the stage. Chewie definitely very smart and talented. 🎸🎸🎷🎤🎤🎵
I have been a Floyd fan for almost 50 years. Love the CD Wish you where here
This is my favorite song from them.. i always think of my friend who died in 2002 when I hear it. I think of him when I hear Shine on You Crazy Diamond. You should listen to that song too Diane. I suffer from depression and anxiety. Sometimes you just let your looks go when mentally ill,
Thank you Diane for this reaction video. Pink Floyd is one of my favourite bands and this is one of their best songs (Comfortably Numb is my favourite). Although the lyrics are very sad, the song makes you think which is usually a good thing. Take care.
Absolutely Scott😊
You'll love the live version of this song as well as Comfortably Numb from the Pulse concert at Earls Court, London in 1994.
Best songs of the 70s by far and Pink Floyd buy for keep doing Pink Floyd. You’re a great dad plus your Irish and my family is Irish.
My sister and I were visiting Edinburgh Scotland last Fall. As anyone knows who lives there or visits, there is always a bagpiper playing on Princes Street, usually traditional tunes. One day we walked by, saw a big crowd, and heard a trio: guitarist, drummer, and bagpiper playing this song. It was fantastic.
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This song and it’s album were my introduction to psychedelic rock in my junior year of high school.
It’s not just a laid back trippy song but an innovative existentialist examination of loss and distance from reality. This is a theme to be found in much of the band’s music through the album and film “The Wall”.
Much of Britain lost their lives in WWII, not only troops on the front, but women and children as well through Nazi bombings of England.
Band members grew up in the post war era where many fathers and brothers had been lost in the war leaving much of England without significant role models.
So who has been lost? Who is Derek? Well, everyone who has been lost or suffering from loss. I understood this song much better after the loss of my fiancée Peggy in the crash of AA flight 191 at O’Hare in 1969, a crash that should never have happened. At this point the song’s meaning changed for me from an easy quiet reflective feast for the ears, to a reflection on sadness and loss and the feeling of helplessness and indirection that comes with it.
Prior to the crash, my life was laid out before me with a clear direction and path. Afterwards, like most people after a great personal tragedy I felt lost and overwhelmed and romantic relationships of any kind became horribly risky to me. It would be 15 years before I met my wife Anna and real healing began.
The existential impact of war on society is often misunderstood by those who advocate for war having no connection with the losses of the last war.
Yet like any work of art, the song also reaches those who face minor less important losses that move them.
Reflections on post WWII society, alienation and how Britain did and did not cope well with young people in the post war era become a major theme in Floyd’s music.
Other Pink Floyd songs to listen to:
Money,
Breathe,
Comfortably Numb,
The Great Gig in the Sky,
Another Brick in the Wall (part 2),
Us and Them,
Time.
As always I really enjoyed your reaction.
Sorry to hear of your loss. You aren't the only person in this comment stream to lose someone that way. It is hard to not have the time to say goodbye.
If you haven't done Supertramp "Take the long way home," do it. And highlight the lyrics, because it's really a tragic song, despite the major key.
The expressions from 1970s music two people now it’s amazing to me. I’m 64. I had this on an eight track tape in a 1970 Chevelle SS 454.
music can take us to many places within ourselves. this song in particular leaves me in the grayness of feeling forlorn sadness.
This song I keep relating to over and over again throughout my life. Has become of of my favorites. I highly recommend a reaction video to "With a Little Help from My Friends" played by Joe Cocker at Woodstock or the recording from Mad Dogs and Englishmen.
Heard it for the first time almost 50 years ago, still one of my favorites.
I'll suggest "Bike" from Piper at the Gates of Dawn as a Syd Barrett track to check out. It was written by Syd and is very much a psychedelic rock song. It's quite different from later Pink Floyd but there are definitely hints of later tracks like "Time" for example. I don't think you're ready for "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" yet, but it's one of my favorites of Syd's.
About 20 years ago we were on a family road trip and my grandmother was with us. I was driving and I popped a Pink Floyd CD in. When Shinedown you crazy diamond parts 1 through 5 came on at some point grandma was really into it and said what a good song it is. Grandma was born in 1915.
Young Lady. This band is considered a flash from the past. Music so deep, most people don't understand the lyrics. Keep it real.
Pink Floyd's lore is GREAT, and it's what fueled their best work... Do yourself a favor, and listen to the four bests albums in Space Time, with headphones, and no pause. Those are actual JOURNEYS, like you just cannot find with another band/artist. Mind blowing... Perfect lyrics, perfect music, perfect "engineering"...
Edit: just in case, the golden arc is "Dark Side Of The Moon", "Wish You Were Here", "Animals" and "The Wall".
Once in a lifetime band. ✌️
Civilization will end before we get another Pink Floyd
Great review, Diane! This really was a thought provoking album as tribute to Syd Barrett ("Wish You Were Here" & "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"), and also a cynical stab at the record industry ("Have a Cigar" & "Welcome to the Machine"). In those days, it was not unusual for concept albums to have fewer, longer songs, in this case four. Note that "Shine On..." is split into Parts I -V and Parts VI-IX. Barrett's mental health issues were certainly exacerbated by his extreme use of hallucinogenic drugs in the 60's. I think you could relate to the two songs about the "Industry", being similar to acting. The cover art depicts one man "getting burned" in a business handshake...
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That sounds great, Diane! I must check those out
_Have a Cigar_ is brilliant.
Comfortably Numb from the pulse concert is something I think you would enjoy. I also think you might enjoy Stevy Ray Vaughan Texas Flood live at the Mocumbo, it is a true experience.
It just maked me light up when I watch these reaction vids to songs that came out before I was born and I just turned 48 last week. It just proves these songs were built to last. Good stuff.
This brought me to tears. Great choice, Diane! How about the Smiths?
Pulse has a great live recording of Shine on you Crazy Diamond etc.
I saw them live. The best!
Yup, me too in ‘94.
A lot of their songs are “pretty chill”, but they typically have a much deeper meaning.
Their album ‘The Wall’ is an entire journey from beginning to end, and is really amazing.
I've never heard of this song either so I'm excited to hear this one too x
Happy wonderful musical weird wednesday. Pink Floyd is a all time favorite Rock band that I enjoy. The only thing better than a Pink Floyd song is You listening to a Pink Floyd Song. Thanks for sharing in the musical journey another really good song. Rock On! 🎵🎸🎷 🎤
Rock on!
So glad you are enjoying these Rickey
@@DianeJennings Rock On! Very Much 😊
I love this song and watching you listen to it, regardless of what happens after 5:03 when I type this, is awesome. Come to think of it, I think this might be one of the few really great songs without a backup of gospel singers.
The music of Pink Floyd was always a good friend connected to the soul. I even still have all the original records.
I would like to propose a reaction to Fischer Z - Marliese.
Did not expect this. Pink Floyd is an iconic band. Hope you will explore a lot more of their music. I was lucky to see them a few times live. NOTHING compares to their live shows--really. There is a later concert called 'Pulse' that will give you a glimmer. They were musicians not 'rock stars.' A lot of the touchstones in their musical catalogue is about Syd Barrett--a fellow band member---but more importantly, their friend. They were so very young when he had a mental health collapse that he really never recovered. Gilmour made sure he continued to get royalties from the musical compositions. All the band members continued to keep his legacy alive because they loved and missed him.
This song always makes me think of a girl I knew. Her name was Robin, and she introduced me to the album. She was beautiful and insecure. She took her own life one day after school.
A lot of Pink Floyd albums are sort of like books and each song is a chapter... every song is related to a story. You really have to listen to the whole album to understand. The Wall is one of the best examples. Wish You Were Here is very good also, but you need to know Pink Floyd history pretty well to fully understand. So many more of their albums to discuss...
Great song and reaction. Many videos have nothing to do with the song. Just eye candy for you to watch as you listen. Keep enjoying your musical journey. 😊🎉❤
Thank you! Will do!
The album was way ahead of it's time and is still up there with the best. 😊
Shine on you crazy diamond is an absolute legend of a song.
The Back catalogue body painting image is by body painter Phyllis Cohen.
Hey Diane! I'm a fairly new subscriber and wanted to chime in and say what a pleasure it's been taking this journey with you and the rest of subscribers, I love watching the reactions, thank you.
If I may be so bold as to recommend the Canadian band Rush and the song that got me hooked oh so many years ago, "A Farewell to Kings." Keep doing what you do!
Hello, relatively new subscriber! Don't be timid, suggest as you will.
You are so welcome! I’m glad you’re enjoying them Albert! I’ll add them to the list 🇨🇦
This is one of my all time favorite songs
I got to see Pink Floyd live in concert in 1987 at the old Cleveland Stadium. What a great show.
You are always listening to Awesome bands. Thanks for the reaction. I still recall listening to this song at my high school a lot. Oh and I know all about Schizophrenia because I have an uncle who has it paranoid schizophrenia.
Rock on! Thanks
Great band from the 70's they were great live!
The opening sequence is someone playing guitar on the radio. Then you can hear the another guitarist breathing, then playing along with the radio. It signifies distance, separation, melancholy. Hence "wish you were here".
I remember singing this in the park with my friends around the campfire ❤
That's a very chill song. Although Pink Floyd has many great songs, my favorite of theirs is "Comfortably Numb", which takes us inside the mind of a rock star shooting up and experiencing heroin. 🇺🇸❤️
One of the greatest guitar solos in history!! 🇺🇸❤️