This is a DEEP ONE🙏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 Here’s the video link • Pink Floyd - Wish You ... I do not own the rights to this song. No copyright infringement intended.
Love it. I suggest my favorite Pink Floyd song - "Us And Them" from "Dark Side Of the Moon". Great musically and lyrics that are so meaningful almost 50 years later.
When you do pink floyds comfortably numb, remember to listen and watch the live version from the pulse concert, the studio version is brilliant but the pulse concert version has the best guitar solo of all time, and you get to see the magic of the light show they put on, its not just a show but an experience,
The song is a letter from the band to the original founder Syd Barrett who, due to underlying schizophrenia and drug use lost touch with reality. They missed their friend
Ezee Posse TV SoYCD was partially that and partially an ode to their young selves. They may have a sadness, but that’s part of what makes the pieces timeless. Much of PFs repertoire will end up like Mozart or Beethoven. 😁
I agree 100% .. I have always enjoyed the Pink Floyd experience. I was born 1975 and my first ever memory was my dad singing "Welcome to the machine" to me. I must have been about 3 years old I think.
I'm a twin and my brother is in a nursing home head injured and will never leave. Yes his alive and I'm grateful for that. I understand your pain brother. 😔
Syd Barrett story. They were recording this and David Gilmore popped and Sydney barrett turned up. Bloated, bald and wearing green gabberdene jacket. Nobody knew who he was accept Roger waters. Richard Wright said he was haunted by his appearance. And after a brief chat he left and never came back. Gilmore returned and Richard wright told him that Syd Barrett turned up and Gilmore said that he was disappointed to miss him. And that had he been there he would give him a hug just to make sure that Syd was alright. It's in the making off documentary TV special.
I lost a brother 12/19/2001 and my daughter 2/13/2004. This song always make me think of them..I wish they were here 💔 Another is Grace is gone by the Dave Matthews Band.
I too prefer to burn a fat one 1st myself but to me a cool dark room helps with either quality headphones or an album on a component stereo pushing about a 1,000 watts and good speakers turned up close to a neighbor annoying level.
It's not casual listening. It is both universal and deeply personal. This song is a hauntingly beautiful tribute to loss and remembrance, starting with Syd Barrett. Can you imagine how many people the song represents now in the collective consciousness of all those who have listened to it? I've been listening to it for 45 years and adding names to the list of those I've lost along the way. Saw it performed back in '77, by the the original band members who recorded it. It's an elegy that almost feels like a hymn.
“Did you exchange a walk-on part in the war for a lead role in a cage” is the best line of poetry /lyrics of all time in my opinion. I’ve had is posted on every office door I’ve ever had. I will have it engraved on my headstone. My kids know it by heart, know it’s my mantra, because in my view, courage is often the most needed yet the most difficult to come by. Be brave y’all!
Those lyrics have never been as strong as they have over the past 2 years. I've heard that line in my head several times, And I choose a walk on part in a war over a lead role in a cage. The lyrics of Pink Floyd seems to be more relevant now than they've ever been. You can't say that about most music. Huge fan in the 70's and still am today.
Been obsessed since I heard this song as a kid. My dad would crank it everything it came on the radio. Sometimes while I was sitting on his lap steering the truck. Miss you Dad.
@@robertjohnston1091 actually he was clearing his voice, it wasn't Roger Waters doing though, it was David Gilmore who also was the vocalist of the song.
My dad was an amazing musician, and I had a knack myself. He taught me the harmony to the chorus and one of my last memories of him and me was a jam sesh a week before he passed, and we were belting out this song. I was 7. Eyes closed is definitely best way to enjoy this, Jam❤
"... We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl year after year ..." is one of the great lyrics of modern music. Probably my favorite Pink Floyd lines.
Honestly, one of the best lines I've ever heard is a different one from this same song. "Did you exchange, a walk on part in a war, for a lead role in a cage". I know the reference is specific to Sid, but the concept of being a part of something larger than yourself is so powerful.
Syd is a missed musical genius, I got my shine on tattoo the day he died, my boss gave me the day off to get it cause he knew how much he and the music he brought to this world meant to me, he is still missed
"two lost souls living in a fish bowl, year after year, running over the same old ground , have we found, the same old fears"... very appropriate for the world right now. This song can be applied so many ways, that's why it resonates, and is a classic... Live the best life you can people! Don't be hindered by what the world expects of you, be in the moment and truly appreciate the time you have with someone you care about, even your fellow neighbor that you know nothing about...They have regret and loss too... they too have someone, wish you were here...
Pink Floyd was named after the blues artists Pink Anderson and Floyd Council by Syd Barrett, one of the band's founding members. Syd was also the subject of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond". If you were raised listening to R&B, then all those old English rock bands (Beatles, Rolling Stones, Yardbirds, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, etc, etc, etc) listened to American blues and rock (Chuck Berry, BB King, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly) and it greatly influenced them after the devastation of WWII. So you're listening to music that you've already heard, or at least the beat and rhythm, which is probably one of the reasons why you dig this stuff so much. I really enjoy watching your reaction to music I grew up with. I may be old, but I got to see all the cool bands.
This song can mean so many different things to so many people. I know it's about Syd Barrett but certain lines in the song mean something to me. "Did you exchange a walk on part in a war for a lead roll in a cage"..... My grandfather was a mechanic for the US Army in the Philippines during WW2. He was captured by the Japanese and was part of the Bataan Death March. He survived that and was a P.O.W. in Japan for 42 Months until the end of the war. So yes, he traded his walk on part in the war for a lead roll in a cage. He obviously made it out or I wouldn't be typing this. His forgiveness has taught me a very important lesson in life.
Arguably one of the most thought and emotion provoking songs in the Pink Floyd catalog. This album was overshadowed by Dark Side of the Moon but was one of the most subtle emotionally riveting albums ever produced.
You've absolutely got it. These videos are awful and nothing to do with the original songs. They just detract from the music. Close your eyes and let your imagination paint the pictures
This video was extremely bad and was obvious they didn't even know the lyrics and added imagery that was obviously wrong. There is a part of the song where the lyric "Lead role in a cage" and they misheard it as "Negro in a cage". It's a common mistake. People always mishear that lyric, but if your going to provide imagery to the song you should look up the lyrics.
Well the purpose of these videos could not to steal away the imagination and force it's own it could just be to help the listener understand parts of the lyrics. You also can't fully blame them for trying to share music I agree the video is not what I would like in terms of visualization but I didn't take it that way and though more to it providing aide on what the lyrics are saying
You get it!!! I love your reactions to Pink Floyd. This type and quality of music will NEVER happen again. Thanks for bringing it to a younger audience.
I love it when someone not used to this type of music listens to it for the first time. Pink Floyd is universally renown. All walks of life can relate to this.
We're just two lost souls, swimming in a fish bowl Year after year Running over the same old ground What have we found? The same old fears Wish you were here
"...how we found the same old fears." With all my heart I wish we could end some old fears and replace them with knowledge, love, or at least, acceptance.
One of my all time favorite song. I know quite a few people, including myself, that cannot listen to this without shedding a tear. It cuts deep to the heart of a memory, and brings it to the surface, whether you want it too or not.
Love the acoustic guitar in this song. Written for Sid Barrett,former member of the band. Not because he passed away,but because he lost his mind. Beautiful tune for sure.👍☮️
My dear The original subject of this song was Syd Barret - an early and most influential member of this band. He lost his way. This was a tribute to him. But now a most heartbreaking tribute for many.
The sound at the beginning was David Gilmour, he was clearing his throat. He didnt anticipate it would be on the track, he said thats what forced him to quit smoking.
Pink Floyd is one of those bands that you want earphones for. Its good to listen in a dark room and just *experience* it without any external distractions. (Some people say that you need drugs to appreciate the music, I wholeheartedly disagree) I am glad that you are enjoying your trip through this musical journey.
You are so right about the headphones comment. Most of us Like me over 50 first experienced Floyd in headphones for the first time with no video distraction oh and with a little somethin somethin, you know...
One of my favorite things about this song: During the second and third guitar solos, David Gilmour is singing along with his playing. He does it live too, even when he's improvising. As a guitarist, that is hard as fuck to do. He's the best ever, in this dude's opinion.
I seen this band live one time many years ago at the old Mile High Stadium in Denver. I figured since these recordings seemed so studio produced that there would be slight differences live. I was wrong, the performance sounded just like the recordings, these guys were extremely technical and excellent musicians. There is a reason that no other bands covers Pink Floyd.
Other bands cover them, but not well. The intricate guitar work, the sax, organ, drums and every other instrument used - the guys in the band know the feel, taste and smell of these songs as well as the sound. I've never seen another group reproduce the feeling of being at a PF concert. I've only been to two, then saw Roger Waters play solo, but there is Nothing like live Floyd. I'm glad you were fortunate enough to experience them. And at Mile High in Denver? Must have been a hell of a show!
Man I so didn't need another reaction channel to subscribe to but your reactions have been some of my favorites...I've been on a 3 day binge of your videos now...Pink Floyd is awesome!!!
Pink Floyd,Led Zeppelin, and the forest got me through my high school years. Most kids claimed to listen to it and get stoned to it like it was a milestone, something to be cool. For me though and I’m sure there were others just going through personal hell, growing up music was a friend, a confidant. My dad, before he was absent, introduced me all kinds of music from Memphis blues to outlaw country then everything in between. Peaking my interest in all music was the greatest gift he could have given me.
There’s only one way to listen to Pink Floyd, live! Any video you can watch live....watch it, and you’ll appreciate them even more. Watching David play the guitar is amazing.
When my son was very very young, I had to go back to work to support the family. I had never heard this song before but as I drove to work that day, gut wrenched, it played. I ached/cried so hard, it’s going to be 20yrs later this year and it still takes me back to that very moment and how much I wanted to drive back and be with my dear son Dylan desperately..
Wow! You just blew my mind brother. While I was watching this, I was thinking .. "You need to listen to this with your eyes closed." and then you said it. Great minds.
OMG you make me remember those days.When I was still young,I listen to Led Zeppelin,Queen,Dire Straits, Pink Floyd,Eric Clapton...... I love this song very much. But Eric Clapton is my favorite. Now I listen to Dimash everyday 😂😂😂 I became a dear since 2 years ago 🤣🤣🤣 Thank you for this🙏 🙏🙏
It always does my heart good to see reaction videos from someone who has probably never heard music I’ve been listening to for decades. And yes, put on some headphones, start Dark Side of the Moon or Wish You Were Here and close your eyes for the next 45 minutes.
The intro is someone changing the stations on the radio the opening riff is still on the "radio" until that lead acoustic comes in The thing with most Floyd albums is each song usually blends into the next. I suggest, at some point, you listen to these albums straight through from beginning to end.
I lost my wife of 25 yrs 3yrs ago as of Aug 5 17.she adored Pink Floyd being herself a flowerchild,/Hippie of 60s._"With you were here" my song to sing to her now that's she's away. I literally here her voice on " Great gig in the sky" .The two most Eleagant , Loving, endearing peices of music for all our eternity in this realm of Man!!
@Jamel: The fact that it took you 10 seconds or so to collect your thoughts before commenting after you heard it tells us all we need to know! I dig your reactions. I’d also love it if you flipped it around; share some of the music that’s part of your makeup and let us post some responses. Music is two-way man!
Re-listen to the very beginning.... it's about a kid finding a song on the radio and playing along..... the first few bars sound distant, like on a radio, and then his guitar comes in sounding clearer.....
We are really having fun, us older folks, watching younger people appreciate what made us boomers ,most of us, so grateful to grow up listening to the best music ever. Glad you are enjoying and telling the stories of our lives. And you are right we think,you just close your eyes and enjoy the journey.
It's so beautiful watching someone experience something that means so much to me for the first time. Another track that refers to their old bandmate. The whole album did. And MAN, was this album a good one. 🖤
This song is written about Syd Barrett, one of the founders, the heart and soul of Pink Floyd. He slowly lost his mind and his bandmates never fully recovered.
Sound at the beginning: I've always heard that it's guitarist David Gilmour coughing. He's said to have given up smoking after hearing himself on the final recording.
Exactamundo... Pink Floyd is a video inside our minds 😊 Does not this man entertaining us deserve much respect & accolades for his efforts? Yes, Yes He does ✌ 🍻
My new favorite thing during this horrific time is watching you experience the beauty of Pink Floyd. Thank you for doing this! Makes me tear up every time, awesome!
Thank you Jamel for reacting to this fabulous song 🙏 I so much listened the whole album when a teenager, and I decided recently to do my own little video covering that song ... Then I realised that decades after I perfectly remembered the lyrics and melodies as that kind of stuff goes so deeply in heart and mind ... I probably listened it with eyes closed 😎
My late hubby turned me on to great music. Listening to music was one of our favorite things to do. Pink Floyd, Queen, Lennon, Rod, Journey and so many more. Wish you were here means a lot to me. ✌🏻❤️🎼
It’s really great to see and hear people, who didn’t grow up with Pink Floyd, actually enjoy this music. Pink Floyd is my favorite group of all time. I’ve listened to them in so many different situations: at home, with friends, backpacking around the world, in a campsite on a Greek island, in an oasis in Mauritania, etc etc. I love this music. Enriches the soul, and soothed the states of mind of a young adult. And you’re right, the music just lets you go wherever you want to go.
One of my favorite Pink Floyd songs ever is another brick in the wall pt 2. Great groove and jam and one of my favorite guitar solos ever. Not crazy technical or intricate but it's perfect fit to the song and absolute perfect tone. Also you would really like Hey You. Money is cool too. Please let those 3 be your next waves. Great stuff brother I shall stay tuned!!!!
when I was 13 years old ( over 40 years ago ) I bought the RECORD of Pink Floyd Wish you were here , and the first time i heard it I could NOT related and put back in the draw for another 4 years. and when I heard it again it was a game changer for me for ever !!! Pink Floyd will always going to be my Number #1 band !
This song is an homage to the band’s inspiration and founder Syd Barrett. He suffered a mental breakdown and left the band. Several years later he showed up at Abbey Road Studios, by sheer coincidence, the day they were recording this song. Sadly, he was so physically transformed no one even recognized him. When the song was complete, he was lucid enough to understand its meaning and slipped out the door before the band even knew he’d been there. To Pink Floyd’s credit, they made sure he received his royalty checks up until his death around 10 years ago.
Love your reaction. You’re 100% on point. Most Pink Floyd songs are best listening to allowing your thoughts to wonder with the tune and evoke your own emotions. Led Zep and Pink Floyd are the top bands in my book but with completely different sounds and vibes. Both bands were masterful musical geniuses at evoking emotions. No matter who you are, where you are or your current mood - Their tunes simply engulf and carry you away - to a different mindset and to other places, spaces and times. That’s what sets a band apart from being real good to being a top legendary band for decades. 🔥💎🔥💎🔥💎🔥
This song was Roger Waters internal conversation with himself. I'd wondered for years, because nothing else truly fits, but then he said this in an interview and it all fell into place.
Roger wrote these lyrics and David sang them, beautifully, as he always has! I don't know why Pink Floyd's songs are such a mystery to everyone when Roger made a movie (The Wall) about all of it. He grew up without his Father, who died a hero, defending a post in WWII. His Mother smothered him because he was all she had left and he struggled to break free of her grasp, with all the guilt any Mother's Son could bear. Through all of Roger's fame and fortune, he held onto the guilt of being rich and famous for not doing anything but being a Rock Star. Hence the line: "and did you exchange the walk-on part in the war, for a lead role in a cage." The cage, being trapped in his stardom.
My dad raised me on Pink Floyd. I don’t talk to him anymore and this song just reminds me of all the times we used to drive all over blasting the radio. Miss ya daddy.
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Love it. I suggest my favorite Pink Floyd song - "Us And Them" from "Dark Side Of the Moon". Great musically and lyrics that are so meaningful almost 50 years later.
loved it. please do ECHOES by pink floyd while you are on a kick. its amazing.
Yessir. So much more Floyd...
Please check out the live performances of these masterpieces from the Pulse Tour, Live is always better with this band!
When you do pink floyds comfortably numb, remember to listen and watch the live version from the pulse concert, the studio version is brilliant but the pulse concert version has the best guitar solo of all time, and you get to see the magic of the light show they put on, its not just a show but an experience,
This was played at my sons funeral.... He loved Pink Floyd... hard to listen to...hard not to...He grew up listening to them...
Sorry for your loss my friend
@@midkingsteve So sorry for your loss. I lost my son also. My heart goes out to you.
Virginia Glass Thank you...
Kris thank you...
I'm sure he's happy there smiling and feeling free
The song is a letter from the band to the original founder Syd Barrett who, due to underlying schizophrenia and drug use lost touch with reality. They missed their friend
Yep. It's quite a sad story of what happened to Syd. It gets you right in the feels. Same with "Shine on You Crazy Diamond"
Ezee Posse TV SoYCD was partially that and partially an ode to their young selves. They may have a sadness, but that’s part of what makes the pieces timeless. Much of PFs repertoire will end up like Mozart or Beethoven. 😁
I agree 100% .. I have always enjoyed the Pink Floyd experience. I was born 1975 and my first ever memory was my dad singing "Welcome to the machine" to me. I must have been about 3 years old I think.
if i had all the money back i paid in pub jukeboxes, i could buy a new car from it... but it was worth every cent...^^
According to the band shine on u crazy diamond is for Sid wish u were here is for all of us
Played my brother funeral..we were twins..this song came out year we were born ..heavy as it gets ..miss him
Good luck Tony.
I’m so sorry for your loss. I can’t imagine what it would be like to lose a sibling, let alone a twin.
I'm a twin and my brother is in a nursing home head injured and will never leave. Yes his alive and I'm grateful for that. I understand your pain brother. 😔
We played this at my brothers funeral when I was 12 years old. God bless you and your brother.
Im a twin. That would be soul destroying for me. But I guess you move on. Hope all is well.
It's Pink Floyd, every song is like it's own rabbit hole.
Syd Barrett story. They were recording this and David Gilmore popped and Sydney barrett turned up. Bloated, bald and wearing green gabberdene jacket. Nobody knew who he was accept Roger waters. Richard Wright said he was haunted by his appearance. And after a brief chat he left and never came back. Gilmore returned and Richard wright told him that Syd Barrett turned up and Gilmore said that he was disappointed to miss him. And that had he been there he would give him a hug just to make sure that Syd was alright. It's in the making off documentary TV special.
"The best way to listen to them is to close your eyes." Nailed it.
It's mandatory in my experience 😁
You have to to keep them from leaking
That's the best way to listen to most music
And headphone use is mandatory when listening to Pink Floyd.
Try doing it stoned. It's a musical orgasm.
My son's favorite song by Pink Floyd he passed 12/17/06. When I hear it I still cry. I wish he was here 💔
could not imagine your pain. stay strong
I lost a brother 12/19/2001 and my daughter 2/13/2004. This song always make me think of them..I wish they were here 💔 Another is Grace is gone by the Dave Matthews Band.
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I'm so sorry for your loss, he had great taste in music
Syd passed away same year
"It's best to listen to their music with your eyes closed."
You have no clue how accurate that statement is.
You must be stoned to get the full experience.
@@fireguy284 Nah, a sensory processing issue like Synesthesia does quite well
I too prefer to burn a fat one 1st myself but to me a cool dark room helps with either quality headphones or an album on a component stereo pushing about a 1,000 watts and good speakers turned up close to a neighbor annoying level.
This dude gets it.
Smoke and close your eyes
It's not casual listening. It is both universal and deeply personal. This song is a hauntingly beautiful tribute to loss and remembrance, starting with Syd Barrett. Can you imagine how many people the song represents now in the collective consciousness of all those who have listened to it? I've been listening to it for 45 years and adding names to the list of those I've lost along the way. Saw it performed back in '77, by the the original band members who recorded it. It's an elegy that almost feels like a hymn.
“Did you exchange a walk-on part in the war for a lead role in a cage” is the best line of poetry /lyrics of all time in my opinion. I’ve had is posted on every office door I’ve ever had. I will have it engraved on my headstone. My kids know it by heart, know it’s my mantra, because in my view, courage is often the most needed yet the most difficult to come by. Be brave y’all!
Those lyrics have never been as strong as they have over the past 2 years. I've heard that line in my head several times, And I choose a walk on part in a war over a lead role in a cage. The lyrics of Pink Floyd seems to be more relevant now than they've ever been. You can't say that about most music. Huge fan in the 70's and still am today.
I lost my daughter 10 years ago and I still cry every time I hear this song just wanted to say thanks
Steve, your loss hit me in the heart. I feel for you brother!
@@philkaiser2313 thanks
I lost my mum 10 months ago. Now this song has so much more meaning.
So sorry for your loss..amen
@@Doodsy1975 so sorry for your loss
I'm 55 years old, and this is one of those songs that still gets better with time.
Been obsessed since I heard this song as a kid. My dad would crank it everything it came on the radio. Sometimes while I was sitting on his lap steering the truck. Miss you Dad.
JD Go great memories my friend 🙏❤️
I used to do that with my dad too.
Yeah, I mean sterling’s all fun and games until my dad asks me to start doing the gears at the age of 12.
When you've heard a song a million times then some dude points out sniffling in the background his first time hearing it...
Yes I always think it's funny that people really never put two and two together about the sniffing
@@robertjohnston1091 actually he was clearing his voice, it wasn't Roger Waters doing though, it was David Gilmore who also was the vocalist of the song.
Yeah...it could be R Waters, D GILMOUR, or a session sniffer!
Seriously! Never had heard it before!
he was clearing his throat
"the best way to listen to them (Pink Floyd) is with your eyes closed" that was an absolutely perfect way to describe their music.
Who hasnt cried with this song, good memories, painfull thoug
My dad was an amazing musician, and I had a knack myself. He taught me the harmony to the chorus and one of my last memories of him and me was a jam sesh a week before he passed, and we were belting out this song. I was 7. Eyes closed is definitely best way to enjoy this, Jam❤
So sad yet such a beautiful memory. I wish your dad all the best on his journey
Love you,Heidi. Stay strong,forever.
"... We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl year after year ..." is one of the great lyrics of modern music. Probably my favorite Pink Floyd lines.
Yea that line is very deep. Made me introspect my own life. 😕
Yes! Agree!
So true for all of us
Yes, it grips me every time.
Honestly, one of the best lines I've ever heard is a different one from this same song. "Did you exchange, a walk on part in a war, for a lead role in a cage". I know the reference is specific to Sid, but the concept of being a part of something larger than yourself is so powerful.
Whenever I feel stressed, I put on either Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin, and let all my troubles melt away. Music is better than any drugs.
but how about music and drugs togethar im kinda old school and im not ashamed to admi it for me its the only way pink floyd should be listened to
Syd is a missed musical genius, I got my shine on tattoo the day he died, my boss gave me the day off to get it cause he knew how much he and the music he brought to this world meant to me, he is still missed
"two lost souls living in a fish bowl, year after year, running over the same old ground , have we found, the same old fears"... very appropriate for the world right now. This song can be applied so many ways, that's why it resonates, and is a classic... Live the best life you can people! Don't be hindered by what the world expects of you, be in the moment and truly appreciate the time you have with someone you care about, even your fellow neighbor that you know nothing about...They have regret and loss too... they too have someone, wish you were here...
Pink Floyd was named after the blues artists Pink Anderson and Floyd Council by Syd Barrett, one of the band's founding members. Syd was also the subject of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond". If you were raised listening to R&B, then all those old English rock bands (Beatles, Rolling Stones, Yardbirds, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, etc, etc, etc) listened to American blues and rock (Chuck Berry, BB King, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly) and it greatly influenced them after the devastation of WWII. So you're listening to music that you've already heard, or at least the beat and rhythm, which is probably one of the reasons why you dig this stuff so much.
I really enjoy watching your reaction to music I grew up with. I may be old, but I got to see all the cool bands.
You are one cool guy. Haha we would get along
Always wondered how they came to the name Pink Floyd but never knew.
Amen to that. I could not have said it better than this.
Awesome comment. Thank you!
Great commentary! Thank you.
This song can mean so many different things to so many people. I know it's about Syd Barrett but certain lines in the song mean something to me. "Did you exchange a walk on part in a war for a lead roll in a cage"..... My grandfather was a mechanic for the US Army in the Philippines during WW2. He was captured by the Japanese and was part of the Bataan Death March. He survived that and was a P.O.W. in Japan for 42 Months until the end of the war. So yes, he traded his walk on part in the war for a lead roll in a cage. He obviously made it out or I wouldn't be typing this. His forgiveness has taught me a very important lesson in life.
To appreciate Pink Floyd you need to listen to the whole album in order. Dark Side has a constant heart beat from start to finish.
Jim Mcclung Or watch the movie “The Wall”. Once I did,I REALLY understood.
100%
With your eyes closed, with your thoughts and images--I agree 100per cent and I'm 73 and listening for over 40 years
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"We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl.....year after year"..........just amazing songwriting. Relate to those words so much.
Arguably one of the most thought and emotion provoking songs in the Pink Floyd catalog. This album was overshadowed by Dark Side of the Moon but was one of the most subtle emotionally riveting albums ever produced.
Now we’re talking about absolute classic. To think you missed all this and are just discovering it. Pink Floyd at their absolute best.
You've absolutely got it. These videos are awful and nothing to do with the original songs. They just detract from the music. Close your eyes and let your imagination paint the pictures
This video was extremely bad and was obvious they didn't even know the lyrics and added imagery that was obviously wrong. There is a part of the song where the lyric "Lead role in a cage" and they misheard it as "Negro in a cage". It's a common mistake. People always mishear that lyric, but if your going to provide imagery to the song you should look up the lyrics.
Well the purpose of these videos could not to steal away the imagination and force it's own it could just be to help the listener understand parts of the lyrics. You also can't fully blame them for trying to share music I agree the video is not what I would like in terms of visualization but I didn't take it that way and though more to it providing aide on what the lyrics are saying
The videos fans make are truly horrible but I appreciate the effort. Eyes closed naturally. You’re ready for this
@ShariSez1 u guys talking about closing ur eyes while on shrooms and listening to this?
Neil Murray bingo
You get it!!!
I love your reactions to Pink Floyd.
This type and quality of music will NEVER happen again.
Thanks for bringing it to a younger audience.
This song made me want to learn guitar when I was a kid. To this days it’s the only song I can play on guitar 😂😂
It was also the first song I learnt on guitar ^^
"The best way to listen to it is with your eyes closed." Yup.
BiccusD that’s how i listen to most music. ❤️
Always thought it was mandatory?
And the louder and clearer, the better.
I love it when someone not used to this type of music listens to it for the first time. Pink Floyd is universally renown. All walks of life can relate to this.
We're just two lost souls, swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have we found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here
Best lyrics ever
Have you exchanged a cage for a walk on part in the war
@@michaeltaylor8835 Close.
It's:
"Did you exchange
A walk-on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?"
I feel like we are friends when i see you touched by this song today (I listened it in 1973..). And I am touched by your emotion.
"...how we found the same old fears." With all my heart I wish we could end some old fears and replace them with knowledge, love, or at least, acceptance.
One of my all time favorite song. I know quite a few people, including myself, that cannot listen to this without shedding a tear. It cuts deep to the heart of a memory, and brings it to the surface, whether you want it too or not.
dave gilmour said they wanted the start to sound like it was being heard through an old style radio hence the crackling sound
“Did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage”
Possibly my favorite line of any song ever.
One of my all time favorite lines.
What a line
That someone crying was me, man. Sorry, this shit gets me too emotional.
Love the acoustic guitar in this song. Written for Sid Barrett,former member of the band. Not because he passed away,but because he lost his mind. Beautiful tune for sure.👍☮️
Beautiful song that shatters me from time to time... missing my little brother. Leukemia took him at 19 years old.
My dear
The original subject of this song was Syd Barret - an early and most influential member of this band. He lost his way. This was a tribute to him. But now a most heartbreaking tribute for many.
One of the greatest songs of all time. On so many levels it just hits home!
The sound at the beginning was David Gilmour, he was clearing his throat. He didnt anticipate it would be on the track, he said thats what forced him to quit smoking.
Finally right answer
Pink Floyd is one of those bands that you want earphones for. Its good to listen in a dark room and just *experience* it without any external distractions. (Some people say that you need drugs to appreciate the music, I wholeheartedly disagree) I am glad that you are enjoying your trip through this musical journey.
I used to get the quadrophonic version for my stereo system, that would trip your mind listenjng the sounds from four speakers.
@@edb6690 I just started a new job where I will be able get a *good* sound system. I am looking forward to listening to this on a Bose 7.1 system.
They’ve got it backwards. You don’t need drugs to enjoy Pink Floyd- you need Pink Floyd to enjoy drugs.
One does not need drugs to enjoy Pink Floyd. One needs Pink Floyd to enjoy drugs.
A good joint is always nice.
You are so right about the headphones comment. Most of us Like me over 50 first experienced Floyd in headphones for the first time with no video distraction oh and with a little somethin somethin, you know...
Yes I know what you mean.😉
Daves Not Here...LOL
Being over 50 means we were raised on 70's music. My children envy me that good fortune
This is my favorite song ever..
One of my favorite things about this song:
During the second and third guitar solos, David Gilmour is singing along with his playing. He does it live too, even when he's improvising. As a guitarist, that is hard as fuck to do. He's the best ever, in this dude's opinion.
It's called "Scat" in the musical world. George Benson is the master of Scat!
You never get sick of listening to Pink Floyd
I seen this band live one time many years ago at the old Mile High Stadium in Denver. I figured since these recordings seemed so studio produced that there would be slight differences live. I was wrong, the performance sounded just like the recordings, these guys were extremely technical and excellent musicians. There is a reason that no other bands covers Pink Floyd.
Other bands cover them, but not well. The intricate guitar work, the sax, organ, drums and every other instrument used - the guys in the band know the feel, taste and smell of these songs as well as the sound. I've never seen another group reproduce the feeling of being at a PF concert. I've only been to two, then saw Roger Waters play solo, but there is Nothing like live Floyd. I'm glad you were fortunate enough to experience them. And at Mile High in Denver? Must have been a hell of a show!
I guess you never heard of Brit Floyd they are so good it's hard to say who is who.
Scissor sisters crucified comfortably numb 😡
I was there too, I'll never forget it.
I was 16 when this album came out and it still makes me feel the same emotions then as i do now of loss and coming to terms.
Man I so didn't need another reaction channel to subscribe to but your reactions have been some of my favorites...I've been on a 3 day binge of your videos now...Pink Floyd is awesome!!!
Thanks Brotha🙏🏾
Me too :0)
Me too
#methree
@@hoptopiah978 #mefour
Pink Floyd,Led Zeppelin, and the forest got me through my high school years. Most kids claimed to listen to it and get stoned to it like it was a milestone, something to be cool. For me though and I’m sure there were others just going through personal hell, growing up music was a friend, a confidant. My dad, before he was absent, introduced me all kinds of music from Memphis blues to outlaw country then everything in between. Peaking my interest in all music was the greatest gift he could have given me.
Makes me feel so much sorrow everytime I hear it. Miss my Dad so much!
There’s only one way to listen to Pink Floyd, live! Any video you can watch live....watch it, and you’ll appreciate them even more. Watching David play the guitar is amazing.
When my son was very very young, I had to go back to work to support the family. I had never heard this song before but as I drove to work that day, gut wrenched, it played. I ached/cried so hard, it’s going to be 20yrs later this year and it still takes me back to that very moment and how much I wanted to drive back and be with my dear son Dylan desperately..
Yes Pink Floyd is head music or drift music. Close your eyes and drift inside your mind and enjoy the journey!
Wow! You just blew my mind brother. While I was watching this, I was thinking .. "You need to listen to this with your eyes closed." and then you said it. Great minds.
At first it was the changing of a radio station, but then the sound of pops and clicks like from a record.
That’s right. At first, it’s a radio, and then a record
If you like that song! Listen to I'll be there!! By Escape Club
You can hear someone in the beginning
Wow. Cpt. Obvius calling.
@@johnmarshall4442 it's David Gilmour clearing his throat.
OMG you make me remember those days.When I was still young,I listen to
Led Zeppelin,Queen,Dire Straits,
Pink Floyd,Eric Clapton......
I love this song very much.
But Eric Clapton is my favorite.
Now I listen to Dimash everyday 😂😂😂
I became a dear since 2 years ago 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you for this🙏 🙏🙏
You got it. Eric the best, Queen, Pink Floyd, Zep. Those were the days.
React to their song “Fearless”. it’s one of the greatest and most underrated songs of all time
Yes!
awesome song. " We're just two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl, year after year" gotta be one of the best lines ever.
Rock On!
It always does my heart good to see reaction videos from someone who has probably never heard music I’ve been listening to for decades. And yes, put on some headphones, start Dark Side of the Moon or Wish You Were Here and close your eyes for the next 45 minutes.
The intro is someone changing the stations on the radio the opening riff is still on the "radio" until that lead acoustic comes in The thing with most Floyd albums is each song usually blends into the next. I suggest, at some point, you listen to these albums straight through from beginning to end.
This is 100% true
I can't listen to just one song from The Wall. If I hear one I have to play it all the way through.
Syd went the chemical distance. This song is the uncomprehending pain of that loss.
Wrong. It's about the band no longer being unified and friends. Things had changed and he's addressing the loss.
Shine On is about Syd.
I lost my wife of 25 yrs 3yrs ago as of Aug 5 17.she adored Pink Floyd being herself a flowerchild,/Hippie of 60s._"With you were here" my song to sing to her now that's she's away.
I literally here her voice on " Great gig in the sky" .The two most Eleagant , Loving, endearing peices of music for all our eternity in this realm of
Man!!
This was played at my 18 yr. old's funeral...He died in a car crash. My favorite by Pink Floyd. Thanks for reaction..
Sorry for your loss
@Jamel: The fact that it took you 10 seconds or so to collect your thoughts before commenting after you heard it tells us all we need to know! I dig your reactions.
I’d also love it if you flipped it around; share some of the music that’s part of your makeup and let us post some responses. Music is two-way man!
Spot on... headphones on, lights off, volume up and just enjoy the ride.
I played this on acoustic guitar at my friends funeral...i cried once again to this song! Thank you 🤟
we're just two lost souls swimming n a fishbowl year after year
I always used to focus on the arrangement of this song, but lately I've noticed how emotional it is....
Re-listen to the very beginning.... it's about a kid finding a song on the radio and playing along..... the first few bars sound distant, like on a radio, and then his guitar comes in sounding clearer.....
We are really having fun, us older folks, watching younger people appreciate what made us boomers ,most of us, so grateful to grow up listening to the best music ever. Glad you are enjoying and telling the stories of our lives. And you are right we think,you just close your eyes and enjoy the journey.
It's amazing listening to this song over forty years still Goosebumps every time I hear it
awesome...just awesome...I have all this stuff on vinyl,,,yes i'M OLD
andy heinrich yeah me too lol
Yeah me too and im 20 lol
It's so beautiful watching someone experience something that means so much to me for the first time. Another track that refers to their old bandmate. The whole album did. And MAN, was this album a good one. 🖤
I don't think lyrics can get any better than these. How brilliant!
This song is written about Syd Barrett, one of the founders, the heart and soul of Pink Floyd. He slowly lost his mind and his bandmates never fully recovered.
Sound at the beginning: I've always heard that it's guitarist David Gilmour coughing. He's said to have given up smoking after hearing himself on the final recording.
4 songs from Pink Floyd. What a great way to spend some time on a Sunday afternoon. Thanks for that.
You are correct sir. One of the best ways to listen to Pink Floyd id with your eyes closed. I do it a lot!
Exactamundo... Pink Floyd is a video inside our minds 😊
Does not this man entertaining us deserve much respect & accolades for his efforts? Yes, Yes He does ✌ 🍻
My new favorite thing during this horrific time is watching you experience the beauty of Pink Floyd. Thank you for doing this! Makes me tear up every time, awesome!
Thank you Jamel for reacting to this fabulous song 🙏
I so much listened the whole album when a teenager, and I decided recently to do my own little video covering that song ... Then I realised that decades after I perfectly remembered the lyrics and melodies as that kind of stuff goes so deeply in heart and mind ... I probably listened it with eyes closed 😎
"Echoes" is gonna blow your mind to smithereens.
*_especially_* the _”live at Pompeii”_ version...
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@@grendelum Studio version first. Live second.
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My late hubby turned me on to great music. Listening to music was one of our favorite things to do. Pink Floyd, Queen, Lennon, Rod, Journey and so many more. Wish you were here means a lot to me. ✌🏻❤️🎼
It’s really great to see and hear people, who didn’t grow up with Pink Floyd, actually enjoy this music. Pink Floyd is my favorite group of all time. I’ve listened to them in so many different situations: at home, with friends, backpacking around the world, in a campsite on a Greek island, in an oasis in Mauritania, etc etc. I love this music. Enriches the soul, and soothed the states of mind of a young adult. And you’re right, the music just lets you go wherever you want to go.
One of my favorite Pink Floyd songs ever is another brick in the wall pt 2. Great groove and jam and one of my favorite guitar solos ever. Not crazy technical or intricate but it's perfect fit to the song and absolute perfect tone.
Also you would really like Hey You.
Money is cool too. Please let those 3 be your next waves. Great stuff brother I shall stay tuned!!!!
It's like a dream, you tumble thru memories and time and in the end your back where you began, or are you?
when I was 13 years old ( over 40 years ago ) I bought the RECORD of Pink Floyd Wish you were here , and the first time i heard it I could NOT related and put back in the draw for another 4 years. and when I heard it again it was a game changer for me for ever !!! Pink Floyd will always going to be my Number #1 band !
This song is an homage to the band’s inspiration and founder Syd Barrett. He suffered a mental breakdown and left the band. Several years later he showed up at Abbey Road Studios, by sheer coincidence, the day they were recording this song. Sadly, he was so physically transformed no one even recognized him. When the song was complete, he was lucid enough to understand its meaning and slipped out the door before the band even knew he’d been there. To Pink Floyd’s credit, they made sure he received his royalty checks up until his death around 10 years ago.
Love your reaction. You’re 100% on point. Most Pink Floyd songs are best listening to allowing your thoughts to wonder with the tune and evoke your own emotions.
Led Zep and Pink Floyd are the top bands in my book but with completely different sounds and vibes. Both bands were masterful musical geniuses at evoking emotions. No matter who you are, where you are or your current mood - Their tunes simply engulf and carry you away - to a different mindset and to other places, spaces and times. That’s what sets a band apart from being real good to being a top legendary band for decades. 🔥💎🔥💎🔥💎🔥
If you enjoyed this, you'll LOVE The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps.
I recorder this song on SingSnap. It has special meaning to many of us. It's one of my favorite recordings
Yea man, Pink Floyd are unique, good to see someone get into it.
This song was Roger Waters internal conversation with himself. I'd wondered for years, because nothing else truly fits, but then he said this in an interview and it all fell into place.
Roger wrote these lyrics and David sang them, beautifully, as he always has! I don't know why Pink Floyd's songs are such a mystery to everyone when Roger made a movie (The Wall) about all of it. He grew up without his Father, who died a hero, defending a post in WWII. His Mother smothered him because he was all she had left and he struggled to break free of her grasp, with all the guilt any Mother's Son could bear. Through all of Roger's fame and fortune, he held onto the guilt of being rich and famous for not doing anything but being a Rock Star. Hence the line: "and did you exchange the walk-on part in the war, for a lead role in a cage." The cage, being trapped in his stardom.
You don't listen to Pink Floyd, you experience them. Just put on headphones, turn up the volume, and release yourself to the sounds.
I feel so sorry for any soul on this earth who has never experienced the exquisite music of the Floyd Boys...
I have a feeling there are a lot of them....
My dad raised me on Pink Floyd. I don’t talk to him anymore and this song just reminds me of all the times we used to drive all over blasting the radio. Miss ya daddy.