One Wish is that RW would just sing and stop sharing his political beliefs. Can I use that same wish for all these performers to stop the input. Just sing or act already
Because his lyrics really resonates with the people who understand the Album and the point the world was at, at this time in history when he wrote the album. ✌️
Other musicians played a key role as well, sure it was a Watered-down Pink Floyd band project but man that album is it up there with that bands' greats if you put it against that catalogue! Amused to Death is just spectacular.
1 of my dad’s favorite songs ever ❤ he played growing up at full blast, subwoofer in the couch, surround sound in the ceiling & now that he’s gone since 10/27 2009 (This month) 🥹 from a massive heart attack at age 50 few years before my 19th bday.. I can’t help but listen to it for him, all the time 🎉 he went through a lot of pain in his life & thing song hits my heart sooo hard❤ I love you, Dad 🛐 R.I.P. Thank you for showing me all of the best music growing up, every genre, you were the best man I’ve ever met. I wish you could see your grandson grow up! He’s 5 now & I know you’re always with us 💜 Love you! until we meet again ⚰️🫶🏻
On what do you base.. "I know hes always with us"? Its not true.. At all Theres hell for the majority after death... Only when being born of GODS SPIRIT and knowing JESUS personally is one with HIM...in this life.. and then after this life... And it doesnt sound like your dad was all about JESUS... And even if he was... he still wouldnt be aware of the details of your life on earth
@@stanleysmith6575 Really appreciate your comment. I think Water's words are prophetic. So, let us support him in his efforts to free Juliun Assange!! God bless you too.
Roger is my favourite personal in the Music industry. He is still never changed. Standing up for our freedoms. He is railing against people that most of the music industry are working for.
Have you seen his dog such a sweet companion beautiful I bet she sings good too the secret dog is man's best friend just look at all of Rogers friends on stage! He's special and o like him live or on DVD or CD I recommend in the flesh 2000. Pink Floyd forever i like the final cut a history lesson in itself.a masterpiece !horen sie gut!
I saw Pink Floyd Live with Roger and I saw Pink Floyd Live without Roger... Cant have Pink Floyd with out Roger . Just Is NOT the same . By Far Pink Floyd my all time Favorite Band .
Waters and Gilmour worked well together as they both did what the other couldn't do. Waters is no musician but he is an amazing lyric writter and Inventer of musical concepts e.g who'd think of building a wall between the band and the audience where as Gilmour by his own admission struggles with lyric writting but is an amazing musician and to my ears has a slightly better singing voice but not by much.
I think once you become a real fan of Pink Floyd it becomes apparent that the real Floyd existed between 1969 and 1973. By Wish You Were Here they were already fragmented and Animals was brilliant but not representative of a true band. The Wall and Final Cut were Waters solo stuff in all but name as was AMLOR to Gilmour. Imagine they had stopped at Animals???? They’d be even more legendary than they are now.
@@Fcutdlady I'm totally with you on almost everything, except "Waters is no musician". He wrote a huge amount of the Floyd canon on his own, and played bass (though Gilmour played on a lot of the Wall, and a couple of other songs), and synthesiser on almost every track during the 70s, as well as electric and acoustic on a few more. He's certainly not a soloist, but his additions make a huge difference - a massive part of the raw sound of Animals comes from his electric rhythm guitar on Sheep and Pigs for example (particularly noticeable as it's not there on Dogs). He ay not be the virtuosic musician that Rick or Davis were in the band at the time, but few are, and his contributions are vastly undervalued in their shadow.
I have a strong suspicion that this song is a bit of an allegory of how he lost his second wife, engaging in wish fulfillment (a metaphor for one's mission in life) and suffering the consequences. This song doesn't really fit in with the overall concept of Amused to Death, but it's so good that it doesn't matter. Roger Waters is a true artist.
What a track! Peter Boyle is just icing on the video cake. Beck is the icing on the music. "when the global economic collapse happens it will be across the board...." Roger the prophet? Rock on kids!
Back in the days when listening to a song also meant understanding the lyrics and what the writer was trying to say. I miss those days. I have the CD, still remember about QSound, and I quote “To hear the QSoundTM effect you must be positioned centrally between the two speakers. If the dog barking at the beginning of the record doesn’t sound like he’s in the yard next door then your speakers are out of phase.” By Gods grace, hopefully, I leave back the CD collection for my son to understand how meaningful music was in the last century.
Too bad he supposedly had an ear issue at the time and would not commit to tour. I was so into this album and he did not play songs until almost 10 years later. Never could touch this live without a Beck or Gilmour.
Roger Waters, per me, merita di vincere il nobel, per tutto quello che ha dato alla musica Rock mondiale. Sono anche sicuro che non gli daranno mai quel titolo perché lui è contro il sistema ed è proprio il sistema dei potenti che comanda tutto. Grande Roger.♥️♥️♥️
I'm a very recent Roger Waters convert, and good to see that he is not only great now, but always was! Wonderful song and video, playing it every night!
@@davidcox8423 I would wish for happiness in the Lebanon, wish someone helped rog write this song and I wish that when he was young his old man had not been gone
Ah yes, blatant disregard for the fact Roger Waters was not the only member of the band. Remember, Waters tried to disband Pink Floyd because he thought he owned it, and literally got himself kicked out. I like Waters, but he wasn't the only genius in Pink Floyd. Gilmour, Wright, and Mason were top-tier musicians too, and also made for an incredible Pink Floyd sound. Roger Waters ended up taking demos from Pink Floyd as a whole from The Wall to make The Pros and Cons of Hitch-hiking, so even that isn't all his own. Neither side has the same Pink Floyd sound now as anything on The Final Cut or before. Both re-invented themselves because the Pink Floyd sound is distinctly Pink Floyd, and does not belong to any one man. It cannot be replicated by any one man.
@@baractusobamiuscaesar5540 Firstly, top tier musucian doesn't necessesarily equal genius. Secondly, in the previous comments only Gilmour is mentioned as musical genius, no claims about Waters being a musical genius, merely that he "owns the true Pink Floyd sound it’s in his blood". So regarding the 'musical genius' claim you are arguing a strawman fallacy. But I do agree that no single Pink Floyd member owns the true Pink Floyd sound as by definition 'the true Pink Floyd sound' is the whole of Pink Floyd being greater than the sum of it's members. Perhaps the OP means that he likes Waters work more than the collective work of Pink Floyd, though if so, he should have formulated so more carefully.
god, doesnt rogers music, just make you feel like you are in a different word???? i cant say enough how roger since 1977 made me feel, made me think. there is MAGIC IN HIS WORDS AND MUSIC!!!
Roger has always included the "sounds of life" in his music-eg. cars going by, birds singing, thunder, spoken words, feet walking on pavement etc which gives the music..... a..... third dimension if u like. It adds texture and immerses one deeper into the song-it also inspires mental imagery that mixes with the emotion he evokes so well. My fave artist of all time.
Roger, I will without doubt go to my grave a poor man, with no friends, family, etc. However, you and Dave have made my existence worth the pain. Goodbye old friends.
Damn John never know some felt the same exact way I as did. R.I.P Brother! And yes big thanks to Roger David Nick Rick and of course Syd. They’ve all made it definitely worth the pain. Goodbye Cruel World 🌎 and every one from my past.
"Not Now John"..........We've gotta get on with these! If you're talking about saying goodbye by your own choice, as in ending your life because Life has begun to really suck big time.....please don't do it!!! I am here, and a fellow Floyd Fan, including all solo work by both Roger and David!!! I am always here to chat with about what's troubling you, or we can talk Pink Floyd from beginning to end. Or anything else you might want to talk about, but please don't throw your life away over things going bad, or lack of "True Friends".......We are here for you, I see others besides myself!!! You only live one life, that's it. Please make the most of it, and reach out to myself or others, We all will be glad to help you, and save a Life!!!! Best to you, Ray!!!
"You see someone through the window who you've just learned to miss" Has to be one of my favorite RW lines. Too many too list. i want her to come HOME!
Reached back for the bottle And rubbed against the lamp Genie came out smiling Like some Eastern tramp He said hey boy what's happening What is going on You can have three wishes If you don't take too long I said well I wish they were all happy in the Lebanon Wish somebody'd help me write this song I wish when I was young My old man had not been gone Genie said consider it done There's something in the air And you don't know what it is You see someone through the window Who you've just learned to miss And the road leads on to glory but You've used up your last wish Your last wish And you want her to come home Genie said I'm sorry But that's the way it goes Where the hell's the lamp sucker It's time for me to go Bye There's something in the air And you don't know what it is You see someone through the window Who you've just learned to miss And the road leads on to glory but You've used up your last wish Your last wish And you want her to come home
Don Brogan It's funny how people hold his ego against him. To be in the entertainment business you have to have an ego. Let's not forget Gilmour has one too and that's why they could not get along.
I don't hold it against him. I love Waters work. He was a bit of a bully though. Rick Wright was weak and Roger pounced on it. I love Floyd, but it certainly wasn't Waters backing band.
Say what you will, Roger's a splendid man, even now in his late 70s. I also like that even though he doesn't have a wide vocal range he knows how to use his voice to a great effect.
@@baractusobamiuscaesar5540 It's like Bob Dylan. Not in terms of being a technically proficient singer, no. But no-one else's voice would suit his songs better. He's very idiosyncratic, and he does have a massive vocal range.
@@AndorSolymos Hahahaha! We all agree that is a matter of taste, but let me tell you, you are sincerely deaf if you think Rog is far from being the best. He really left us a legacy of what perfection can hear like. For too many people he (And Pink Floyd´s members of course) is a lighthouse in the middle of darkness. Just take a minute to read the first comment of this video (Is a sad proof of what he means to people who really do love and feel music through the skin and bones). By the way, today is Rog´s birthday, so raise that cup and make a toast to him. Cheers mate
Damian Palmisano yes, indeed! Roger Waters is far from being the best. Then I can be deaf. David Gilmour is the best, but he is not an egoist and a jerk (as Waters is). Gilmour is a humble good man and a brilliant musician. Waters’ musical skills are no match to Gilmour’s skills. Waters is a talented lyricist, but that’s all. Waters is overestimated.
Totaly agree. This album is so relevant today. Ive always said every schoolkid should be made to listen and understand the lyrics of this album. Might knock some sense into them....dream on eh?😏👍
Well not quite But I know what you mean Taking it a step further i find just dave gilmores albums a bit boring .yet he is one of the best musicians in the world .amused to death is as good as the wall.
A lot of people don't know this, and some do, but this album is loaded with subtext and background imagery that sets up the tones. In this song, on the album (not this edited version) there is a background confession of a woman (possibly from South Africa) who confesses to killing her children in a failed attempt of a family suicide which included herself. Due to extreme economic hardship.
@@jogabrielcosta4788 Roger Waters taped a lot of videos from many tv channels. He said he watched a lot of TV. For his album. Not just English TV. There is an Egyptian soap opera in Late Home Tonight to give it that imagery of being an apartment in Tripoli. And its very subtle and sublime. And awesome.
The intro for this song on the album version has some poignant words spoken softly by a woman-adding that extra emotional dimension that Roger is sooooo good at. Really love the coda too
Roger always gets me running through my emotions the sign of a talented writer you can throw a stone and hurt someone but speak a few words and take them so far respect man
Roger I'm Jewish and you're Welcome to sing your beautiful songs. So brilliant. I always thought SEE YOU ON THE DARK SIDE of the moon was you saying goodbye to PF
@@johnnykaszubski2199 Yep. Life had a better "flavor" back then and people weren't as polarized. Of course, folks before me have said these same things as well. One day it'll be your turn.
Love this song....have always loved this song and album...Jeff Beck, etc. But I don't see anybody throwing out love to Peter Boyle...the genie that loved Raymond.........Prior to that show.
Reached back for the bottle And rubbed against the lamp Genie came out smiling Like some Eastern tramp He said "Hey boy what's happening What is going on You can have three wishes If you don't take too long If you don't take too long" I said "Well, I wish they all were happy in the Lebanon Wish somebody'd help me write this song I wish when I was young My old man had not been gone" Genie said "Consider it done!" There's something in the air And you don't know what it is You see someone through the window Who you've just learned to miss And the road leads on to glory But you used up your last wish Your last wish And you want her to come home... home Bring her home... Genie said "I'm sorry That's the way it goes Where the hell l'lamp, suckah It's time for me to go! Byehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" There's something in the air And you don't know what it is You see someone through the window Who you've just learned to miss And the road leads on to glory But you've used up your last wish Your last wish And you want her to come home...home
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Who listen to this masterpiece 2024?
Me, right now. Wishing to know who's playing the Hammond synthesizer. What a wonderful sound, sublime.
Me, Giulia from Sardinia ❤
Io❤❤❤❤❤❤
Me too. From Russia with love.
One Wish is that RW would just sing and stop sharing his political beliefs. Can I use that same wish for all these performers to stop the input. Just sing or act already
The emotion that Roger Waters is able to evoke from his songwriting is astounding
Because his lyrics really resonates with the people who understand the Album and the point the world was at, at this time in history when he wrote the album. ✌️
From amused to death, one of the best albums EVER MADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What's she need that car for?
How else do u expect her to get to the nail salon? @Josephine_Mass
@@BIGEARL1617 hahaa 💜
Good end line And don't ever wonder about THAT ALBUM TITLE (?)
Jeff Beck was a godsend. He helped made this album the masterpiece it is.
A perfect collaboration.
Rest In Peace.
And Snowy etc.......
Collaboration par xcellence
@@jpwhiteside3768snowy white is above freedom
Other musicians played a key role as well, sure it was a Watered-down Pink Floyd band project but man that album is it up there with that bands' greats if you put it against that catalogue! Amused to Death is just spectacular.
I had no idea. Wow. I love Beck.
1 of my dad’s favorite songs ever ❤ he played growing up at full blast, subwoofer in the couch, surround sound in the ceiling & now that he’s gone since 10/27 2009 (This month) 🥹 from a massive heart attack at age 50 few years before my 19th bday.. I can’t help but listen to it for him, all the time 🎉 he went through a lot of pain in his life & thing song hits my heart sooo hard❤ I love you, Dad 🛐 R.I.P. Thank you for showing me all of the best music growing up, every genre, you were the best man I’ve ever met. I wish you could see your grandson grow up! He’s 5 now & I know you’re always with us 💜 Love you! until we meet again ⚰️🫶🏻
RIP 🙏
On what do you base..
"I know hes always with us"?
Its not true..
At all
Theres hell for the majority after death...
Only when being born of GODS SPIRIT and knowing JESUS personally is one with HIM...in this life..
and then after this life...
And it doesnt sound like your dad was all about JESUS...
And even if he was...
he still wouldnt be aware of the details of your life on earth
RIP
@@rehanwaheed3446
You dont take GODS WORD and messengers as real and valid at all.
Jeff Beck's solo on this song is other wordly. R.I.P genius.
Having Jeff Beck play on this album was a stellar decision.
His playing truly elevates this record into masterpiece territory. It blows my mind every time.
Jeff Beck's guitar......epic!
Best songwriter of the last two centuries.
Rock as poetry.
Him, and Dylan ofcourse. Dylan is too influential to be ignored
@@AA-sn9lz yes, but frankly Roger's lyrical approach was closer and more moving to me.
Have you been alive for the past two centuries?
The bulk of his output his derivative of Lennon's God. I put this song on because I wanted to hear more Leonard Cohen. RIP.
Couldn't agree more Victor. His work is unparralled.
Waters is the finest Rock & Roll star in the world. A true genius, unparalleled in history. We're lucky to witness his musical feat!!!
God bless you Shelly, you’ve made my day with your comment.
@@stanleysmith6575
Really appreciate your comment. I think Water's words are prophetic. So, let us support him in his efforts to free Juliun Assange!! God bless you too.
Roger is my favourite personal in the Music industry. He is still never changed. Standing up for our freedoms. He is railing against people that most of the music industry are working for.
💯% accurate!
I Scream at the to of my lungs, "Thank You Roger" after ever single show that I've been lucky enough to have witnessed...
Have you seen his dog such a sweet companion beautiful I bet she sings good too the secret dog is man's best friend just look at all of Rogers friends on stage! He's special and o like him live or on DVD or CD I recommend in the flesh 2000. Pink Floyd forever i like the final cut a history lesson in itself.a masterpiece !horen sie gut!
What I love about Jeff Beck as a Guitarist. No one else plays or sound like him. He sounds other worldly.
...and it's also because he's not using a guitar pick....boy is that hard, and sounds like heaven.
I saw Pink Floyd Live with Roger and I saw Pink Floyd Live without Roger... Cant have Pink Floyd with out Roger . Just Is NOT the same . By Far Pink Floyd my all time Favorite Band .
Waters and Gilmour worked well together as they both did what the other couldn't do. Waters is no musician but he is an amazing lyric writter and Inventer of musical concepts e.g who'd think of building a wall between the band and the audience where as Gilmour by his own admission struggles with lyric writting but is an amazing musician and to my ears has a slightly better singing voice but not by much.
@@Fcutdlady totally agree with everything you said Fcutlady . They were a great band as a whole ...wright and Mason included.
I think once you become a real fan of Pink Floyd it becomes apparent that the real Floyd existed between 1969 and 1973. By Wish You Were Here they were already fragmented and Animals was brilliant but not representative of a true band. The Wall and Final Cut were Waters solo stuff in all but name as was AMLOR to Gilmour. Imagine they had stopped at Animals???? They’d be even more legendary than they are now.
@@Fcutdlady I'm totally with you on almost everything, except "Waters is no musician". He wrote a huge amount of the Floyd canon on his own, and played bass (though Gilmour played on a lot of the Wall, and a couple of other songs), and synthesiser on almost every track during the 70s, as well as electric and acoustic on a few more. He's certainly not a soloist, but his additions make a huge difference - a massive part of the raw sound of Animals comes from his electric rhythm guitar on Sheep and Pigs for example (particularly noticeable as it's not there on Dogs). He ay not be the virtuosic musician that Rick or Davis were in the band at the time, but few are, and his contributions are vastly undervalued in their shadow.
@@JohnnyPaton - Animals is simply the songs that didn't make it on Wish You Were Here.
Roger Waters is a Master
I have a strong suspicion that this song is a bit of an allegory of how he lost his second wife, engaging in wish fulfillment (a metaphor for one's mission in life) and suffering the consequences. This song doesn't really fit in with the overall concept of Amused to Death, but it's so good that it doesn't matter. Roger Waters is a true artist.
What a track! Peter Boyle is just icing on the video cake. Beck is the icing on the music.
"when the global economic collapse happens it will be across the board...." Roger the prophet?
Rock on kids!
This Guy is a Genius, one of the best lyricist of all time
Def agree 🏴🏴👌👌
Back in the days when listening to a song also meant understanding the lyrics and what the writer was trying to say. I miss those days.
I have the CD, still remember about QSound, and I quote “To hear the QSoundTM effect you must be positioned centrally between the two speakers. If the dog barking at the beginning of the record doesn’t sound like he’s in the yard next door then your speakers are out of phase.”
By Gods grace, hopefully, I leave back the CD collection for my son to understand how meaningful music was in the last century.
Jeff Beck's guitar on this album is orgasmic
Too bad he supposedly had an ear issue at the time and would not commit to tour. I was so into this album and he did not play songs until almost 10 years later. Never could touch this live without a Beck or Gilmour.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinnitus
I think this was his problem back then! Not good for a musician!
I hope you keep some tissues handy.
My favorite
LM SCHULTZ 🎻🐳🐳🐋🐋🐋
Roger Waters, per me, merita di vincere il nobel, per tutto quello che ha dato alla musica Rock mondiale. Sono anche sicuro che non gli daranno mai quel titolo perché lui è contro il sistema ed è proprio il sistema dei potenti che comanda tutto. Grande Roger.♥️♥️♥️
I agree
Master piece xx 2024 listening to song since 2000
I'm a very recent Roger Waters convert, and good to see that he is not only great now, but always was! Wonderful song and video, playing it every night!
What would your three wishes be .think carefully now
Agreed only I'm not new ✌️Welcome 😊
@@davidcox8423 I would wish for happiness in the Lebanon, wish someone helped rog write this song and I wish that when he was young his old man had not been gone
Thought nothing was better than prime floyd til I heard this. Favorite song of all time.
This is why Roger owns the true Pink Floyd sound it’s in his blood,its a distinct sound one that the rest of the band will never have !
There were two parts: Waters' lyrics and concepts, and Gilmour's musical genius. I appreciate them both.
@@coyote520 And Syd barret of course to start him up.
Ah yes, blatant disregard for the fact Roger Waters was not the only member of the band. Remember, Waters tried to disband Pink Floyd because he thought he owned it, and literally got himself kicked out. I like Waters, but he wasn't the only genius in Pink Floyd. Gilmour, Wright, and Mason were top-tier musicians too, and also made for an incredible Pink Floyd sound. Roger Waters ended up taking demos from Pink Floyd as a whole from The Wall to make The Pros and Cons of Hitch-hiking, so even that isn't all his own. Neither side has the same Pink Floyd sound now as anything on The Final Cut or before. Both re-invented themselves because the Pink Floyd sound is distinctly Pink Floyd, and does not belong to any one man. It cannot be replicated by any one man.
@@baractusobamiuscaesar5540 Firstly, top tier musucian doesn't necessesarily equal genius. Secondly, in the previous comments only Gilmour is mentioned as musical genius, no claims about Waters being a musical genius, merely that he "owns the true Pink Floyd sound it’s in his blood". So regarding the 'musical genius' claim you are arguing a strawman fallacy. But I do agree that no single Pink Floyd member owns the true Pink Floyd sound as by definition 'the true Pink Floyd sound' is the whole of Pink Floyd being greater than the sum of it's members.
Perhaps the OP means that he likes Waters work more than the collective work of Pink Floyd, though if so, he should have formulated so more carefully.
Have you heard some tracks from The Division Bell album or Hey Rise Up? Those have the Pink Floyd sound too, but it does not have Rogers.
You are a huge inspiration Roger Waters. Such a beautiful song.
god, doesnt rogers music, just make you feel like you are in a different word???? i cant say enough how roger since 1977 made me feel, made me think. there is MAGIC IN HIS WORDS AND MUSIC!!!
Roger has always included the "sounds of life" in his music-eg. cars going by, birds singing, thunder, spoken words, feet walking on pavement etc which gives the music..... a..... third dimension if u like. It adds texture and immerses one deeper into the song-it also inspires mental imagery that mixes with the emotion he evokes so well. My fave artist of all time.
Sometimes his lyrics are hard to pick out, but when you get them it's worth it.
Definitely encrypted
Alcoolism here...
I think it about losing his Dad in war
@@makavelli187dy thats not all its about nerd
Came here because I just lost 3 members of my family to the madness. They're really gone, no matter how much I wish. Much love to you Roger. We live.
Yet another gr8 music composition and performance!
I can listen to this track over and over! I get goosies every time I do. Becks runs are brilliant!!
Roger, I will without doubt go to my grave a poor man, with no friends, family, etc. However, you and Dave have made my existence worth the pain. Goodbye old friends.
Hey John, you still with us Dude??
Un grande!
Anyone who loves Rog is a friend of mine, mate! I'm right here! 💗
Damn John never know some felt the same exact way I as did. R.I.P Brother! And yes big thanks to Roger David Nick Rick and of course Syd. They’ve all made it definitely worth the pain. Goodbye Cruel World 🌎 and every one from my past.
"Not Now John"..........We've gotta get on with these! If you're talking about saying goodbye by your own choice, as in ending your life because Life has begun to really suck big time.....please don't do it!!! I am here, and a fellow Floyd Fan, including all solo work by both Roger and David!!! I am always here to chat with about what's troubling you, or we can talk Pink Floyd from beginning to end. Or anything else you might want to talk about, but please don't throw your life away over things going bad, or lack of "True Friends".......We are here for you, I see others besides myself!!! You only live one life, that's it. Please make the most of it, and reach out to myself or others, We all will be glad to help you, and save a Life!!!! Best to you, Ray!!!
Fantastic song! I like transition from "Watching TV" at the beginning, lyrics are great and Jeff Beck's guitar is singing beautifully
Unbelievebly atmospheric opening of both the video and the song
RIP JEFF BECK, made this song with that solo
The best album you were ever involved with in my opinion Roger , its a true masterpiece !
It could well be. Only 'The final cut' beats it ...on an emotional level....
I love you Roger Waters. You’ve always been there for me and my life is better because of that.
"You see someone through the window who you've just learned to miss"
Has to be one of my favorite RW lines. Too many too list.
i want her to come HOME!
mine is : " you hear radio waves in your head? "
Try 'Get Back to Radio' by RW
Reached back for the bottle
And rubbed against the lamp
Genie came out smiling
Like some Eastern tramp
He said hey boy what's happening
What is going on
You can have three wishes
If you don't take too long
I said well
I wish they were all happy in the Lebanon
Wish somebody'd help me write this song
I wish when I was young
My old man had not been gone
Genie said consider it done
There's something in the air
And you don't know what it is
You see someone through the window
Who you've just learned to miss
And the road leads on to glory but
You've used up your last wish
Your last wish
And you want her to come home
Genie said I'm sorry
But that's the way it goes
Where the hell's the lamp sucker
It's time for me to go
Bye
There's something in the air
And you don't know what it is
You see someone through the window
Who you've just learned to miss
And the road leads on to glory but
You've used up your last wish
Your last wish
And you want her to come home
omg hes so adorable in this
Another Waters masterpiece.
waters, the bigest shining soul of rock history
i agree...the only ones who could have been greater - Jimmy Hendrix died and Syd Barret whent crazy...and i think Dylan could have a say.
rana rene With an ego to boot.
Don Brogan you are right. But still a great human being.
Don Brogan It's funny how people hold his ego against him. To be in the entertainment business you have to have an ego. Let's not forget Gilmour has one too and that's why they could not get along.
I don't hold it against him. I love Waters work. He was a bit of a bully though. Rick Wright was weak and Roger pounced on it. I love Floyd, but it certainly wasn't Waters backing band.
Say what you will, Roger's a splendid man, even now in his late 70s. I also like that even though he doesn't have a wide vocal range he knows how to use his voice to a great effect.
He has a huge vocal range. Almost three octaves on albums like Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking.
@@lapelcelery42 agreed
@@sandrablackburn4583 He genuinely has a wider recorded range than Roy Orbison.
@@lapelcelery42 Yeah, but his voice doesn't always sound very good when he makes use of that range.
@@baractusobamiuscaesar5540 It's like Bob Dylan. Not in terms of being a technically proficient singer, no. But no-one else's voice would suit his songs better. He's very idiosyncratic, and he does have a massive vocal range.
No other songwriter can make me so beautifully emotional...good God Waters is so great.
Roger Waters, the best, forever.
It is a matter of taste! He is f@@@ing far from being the best.
@@AndorSolymos Hahahaha! We all agree that is a matter of taste, but let me tell you, you are sincerely deaf if you think Rog is far from being the best. He really left us a legacy of what perfection can hear like. For too many people he (And Pink Floyd´s members of course) is a lighthouse in the middle of darkness. Just take a minute to read the first comment of this video (Is a sad proof of what he means to people who really do love and feel music through the skin and bones). By the way, today is Rog´s birthday, so raise that cup and make a toast to him. Cheers mate
Damian Palmisano yes, indeed! Roger Waters is far from being the best. Then I can be deaf. David Gilmour is the best, but he is not an egoist and a jerk (as Waters is). Gilmour is a humble good man and a brilliant musician. Waters’ musical skills are no match to Gilmour’s skills. Waters is a talented lyricist, but that’s all. Waters is overestimated.
@@AndorSolymos you are deaf
@@Redguard677 no! I am definitely not
Love it. Roger still in great shape here.
Hands down, best song on the album
I think so too. Its so moving. Please, if you've never heard ' Get Back To Radio' by Roger Waters, please, try it now.
Grande Roger!
Alex from Italy.
ШЕДЕВР!
Les riffs de guitare fantastique
Gracias Roger por tu arte musical q generación tras generación escuchará con beneplácito
YOU ARE A GENIUS & YOU ARE UNIQUE FOR SEVERAL REASONS ! SZERETLEK ! ❤🔥
The best guitar solo ever played
ATD is such a masterpiece, it's such a mammoth piece of work...no one sweats the details like Roger Waters.
Totaly agree. This album is so relevant today. Ive always said every schoolkid should be made to listen and understand the lyrics of this album. Might knock some sense into them....dream on eh?😏👍
Ok, did anyone hear the bass lines? They are truly amazing.
Roger Waters is a super rock musician
Hands down one of the best songs never heard
Greatest wordsmith of the 20th century.
Lo mejor de la canción son el inicio y el epílogo. Y lo digo como un cumplido.
I think Roger Waters is a great musician. He's got a spine Pink Floyd. Without Waters it`s boring to listen to Pink Floyd.
agreed but division bell is a great album
Absolutely, to Ervand
Well not quite
But I know what you mean
Taking it a step further i find just dave gilmores albums a bit boring .yet he is one of the best musicians in the world .amused to death is as good as the wall.
@@cFull_Rtrd speaking of The Division Bell, the music in this song reminds me of High Hopes for some reason lol.
@@TheMadcap919 Same chords.
Thank mr.Waters.
Why am I only now, after all these Decades of listening to this song, just now seeing that Peter Boyle plays the genie!!!
Frankenstein's Monster.
...and Laura Palmer is alive after all.
A lot of people don't know this, and some do, but this album is loaded with subtext and background imagery that sets up the tones. In this song, on the album (not this edited version) there is a background confession of a woman (possibly from South Africa) who confesses to killing her children in a failed attempt of a family suicide which included herself. Due to extreme economic hardship.
Where did you find that info? I can't find anything on it
@@jogabrielcosta4788 www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=5258&__cf_chl_captcha_tk__=471d011561fad404216e023ee599420268f95332-1586747596-0-AQUDM4bqaQLCloVqPhk8pzT0KVcXmjRNa647dSp5qYROlx6KqUC5U9lY1AWfvcYLtUrqA_p49RBknb35wPFTVDbCk86P2DOf5pclD2H3lhzLN_7qmhPNXGvIsuBcxl2qyooAPl8G1f-_kqlnfY-egLb5rFRoa7aZN2-aFYGTdCHZajiXpg-YJDPlLpPTvIGbiMQX5rSJQdB88l0Ukd5KimyiXUFJbsLxThmPlA4ZyVkQ8a7TOpKSX_L9XDVfYHkQ5pPdvLy9juawVrj7M_XQWUfaR61Rh8Ad7Wbz8SzCeGspJoSInMp4GS_HhN5STd5_Jf-91bU4Y0CCLFwrgL9bWBStcJEjKBPmKNAHDdaRLOHA9cIKL17aL8wSbDP6RB0dSLVwFrolqkAZzmExeF1QgYxGbKHHlRzxfpmzwX6OahhB1a-IG3DJggglacqtXP-CdpNQeurSjoAmCYx6iaN9bfBt03OOfT6fQs534fWQGNEKijfrki-xlo5eTrdy328ccg
@@jogabrielcosta4788 listen to the audio. She is confessing to the acts.
@@craftiestdude I did do that. Thank you for the link
@@jogabrielcosta4788 Roger Waters taped a lot of videos from many tv channels. He said he watched a lot of TV. For his album. Not just English TV. There is an Egyptian soap opera in Late Home Tonight to give it that imagery of being an apartment in Tripoli. And its very subtle and sublime. And awesome.
Jeff Becks guitar is like a smooth bottle of wine
Roger Waters: an incredible walk of life !
Is that Peter Boyle as the Djinn in the video? I never noticed that. really friggin awesome.
The intro for this song on the album version has some poignant words spoken softly by a woman-adding that extra emotional dimension that Roger is sooooo good at. Really love the coda too
The Genius Roger Waters
Roger always gets me running through my emotions the sign of a talented writer you can throw a stone and hurt someone but speak a few words and take them so far respect man
Roger I'm Jewish and you're Welcome to sing your beautiful songs. So brilliant. I always thought SEE YOU ON THE DARK SIDE of the moon was you saying goodbye to PF
yeah Roger, come on man, come and play a gig in Tel Aviv !
One of the best Jeff Becks solo here
one of my fav songs from roger its a gem the whole album is .sir
The best songwriter ever, classic and timeless, Viva RaW
I think this album is Roger waters masterpiece , specially the ballad of Bill Hubbard and it's a miracle
Peter Boyle hamming it up in a Roger Waters music video was not on my bingo card in 1992.
Gran canción del poeta Roger Waters :')
There's something in the air...🌹
R.I.P Jeff
A absolute Genius !
Roger waters, el mejor musico de la historia .
Mitico Peter Boyle 😊
Genius ,hauntingly beautiful
Jeff Beck, OMG. THANKYOU.
Wow. I remember when they used to play this on the radio..
That's sad, I missed these times... Because I weren't born yet
@@johnnykaszubski2199 Yep. Life had a better "flavor" back then and people weren't as polarized. Of course, folks before me have said these same things as well. One day it'll be your turn.
This video is underrated
It is underrated only in some distant lonely swamps full of imbecile farts
Love this song....have always loved this song and album...Jeff Beck, etc. But I don't see anybody throwing out love to Peter Boyle...the genie that loved Raymond.........Prior to that show.
No one no one no one ...!!!
Could write and compose this deep !
Reached back for the bottle
And rubbed against the lamp
Genie came out smiling
Like some Eastern tramp
He said "Hey boy what's happening
What is going on
You can have three wishes
If you don't take too long
If you don't take too long"
I said
"Well, I wish they all were happy in the Lebanon
Wish somebody'd help me write this song
I wish when I was young
My old man had not been gone"
Genie said "Consider it done!"
There's something in the air
And you don't know what it is
You see someone through the window
Who you've just learned to miss
And the road leads on to glory
But you used up your last wish
Your last wish
And you want her to come home... home
Bring her home...
Genie said "I'm sorry
That's the way it goes
Where the hell l'lamp, suckah
It's time for me to go!
Byehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
There's something in the air
And you don't know what it is
You see someone through the window
Who you've just learned to miss
And the road leads on to glory
But you've used up your last wish
Your last wish
And you want her to come home...home
My wish...Roger Waters!!!!!!!
Thank you for your music rw
The craftsmanship of the song is brilliant, and I love the 53 buick skylark.
hitchhiking on this wave, always !!!
The best film ❤️
Wonderful song wonderful video wonderful man.
Your music change my life and I love all of them.thanks
I miss you so much Bill :( this was my late husband’s favorite song
back in the days when the music was considered as art!
This song is Magic .... Thanks master !!!!
grande .. grande ... grande ...... Waters immenso ...
He got so much better looking with age! Love this guy :)
That is what you say... said Jesus ;) Hosanna!
Astaris how come Jews/Israel aren't allowed to be criticised?
Thank You Mr. Roger Waters!
This song makes me very sad... very deeply depressing... (And I love it!)