Understanding "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. I-V)"
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2022
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Man, it's really impressive how the script is written to accompany the song. It's really cool to have a part of the music described and then there's a pause in the script to direct our ears to listen to it.
Love it when he does that
I was first shocked by this when I saw the Bela Lugosi's Dead video, but it's always so beautiful.
its mindblowing how perfectly he made it
stone
Nothing is as impressive as you thinking that this man speaking over a fucking fifteenth of one of Floyd’s best tunes is impressive.
I saw “come on you painter” as a simple homage of one of Syd’s main hobbies: painting. It honestly brings me a tear to my eyes, as it’s very close to home and personal. He was a painter. That’s one of the memories or Syd that was left behind for Roger.
That’s definitely what it means. Syd Barrett was a painter at heart, it’s all he wanted to do after disconnecting himself from music as a whole.
I see it also as a reference to his use of imagery in his songwriting as he could paint an image using your mind as a canvas through words
This is 100% referencing Syd's first (and then lifetime) artistic love. Nearly every person that knew him intimately saw him as a painter first and foremost. However, he certainly did paint the purest psychedelia that's ever been recorded...
Syd was a great painter. I love his art, especially his paintings of flowers. Check out his painting he did in 1961 called “Orange Dahlias in a Vase”, it’s my favorite.
"you seer of visions, you legend you martyr"
"Come on you target for far away laughter" always struck me as admission of guilt by Roger. That the band had mocked Syd behind his back for his behaviour.
I suppose. I always took that to be anyone aware of him. People didn't have the compassion or understanding of mental illness then that they do now.
I think it’s just another mockery of the world like Pink Floyd tends to do
Pretty sure it means any and everyone
I always saw that lyric as a reference to the possible schizophrenia. That syd would hear distant laughter and not know where it would come from tempting him to dive back into psychedelics to try and see who was laughing at him.
@@NoSpoonsAllowed This is the coolest interpretation I've ever heard
Heard the album first time when I was 11. In 1977. It changed everything. Almost 40 years later, when he was around 10-11, my youngest son heard the album. And he was spellbound. Now, he’s 18, playing bass guitar in a local band. Space, blues, prog, psychedelia. And yesterday he bought tickets to Water’s farewell concert i Norway. Two whole days travelling to get there and back. Life goes on. With Floyd, for yet another generation.
wow!!!
hats off!!
This album had a huge effect on me. I have listened to it an infinite amount of times and I still find new things
I was to go to Water's concert with my entire family. I was so excited to see at least a piece of Pink Floyd playing live after years of fanship, but my city cancelled the gig :(
I was 11 as well when i first heard PF, and it was 1979... i remember buying the double The Wall LP as it came out.
Growing up in a house that didnt cherish music like this fucked me up lol. As a fellow bass player, you sir are the man, much love to you and your son. Shine on you crazy diamond
This album is an example of music that is not only good, but beautiful.
Yes!
Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.
thanks, Thanos
And this video is an example of a music video producer making a documentary.
Call me crazy, but I honestly hear in the first four iconic notes "Are you still here?" And I feel like it just hits more than I expected.
This album and Syd's story never fails to make me cry.
Same
My dad ALWAYS blasted this song from their Pulse live album. So glad to find others appreciate this art as much as I do!
Doesn’t matter how many kids you have, you’re not a dad until you’ve blasted Pulse
My dad used to watch Pulse with us all the time.
I got to go to see them in New Orleans during that tour. Best live sound I’ve ever heard in a large venue, and maybe ever.
Glad that you "finally" found someone else who's into your favourite indie, underground, underrated band: Pink Floyd
That version is great.
Bro, your work never fails to amaze me. This is top quality, and the fact that this stuff is free to view is just.. wow. Bravo bro, you have a real talent
I’m an old, so I’ve listened to this probably thousands of times. Although I was paying attention to your voice-over, I was subconsciously aware of the song’s progression underneath-and the imminence of that iconic 4-note lick.
And when you mentioned the lick just as the song reached it-simultaneously four minutes into the song and into your video-I just shook my head in amazement. Well played.
You know, it's been a while since I've last listened to this album. And now, I'm about to be reminded why I love it so much.
Pretty good for a 99th time huh ? 😂
Oh I got started & now Can't stop it's a love affair with Pink Floyd all over again
This seemed like the best place to say this anecdote. I went to one of Roger Waters’ nights at MSG for the ‘This is Not a Drill’ tour. I’m immensely lucky. When they got around to SoYCD I was literally pinned to my seat. There was a narrative in screen about Waters’ panic attack and how the song came about. The entire bottom end, kick drums, bass, synths were massive. They all were so loud and intense that I really truly pushed on my chest like a panic attack. An inexplicable sense of fear creeped up. As I say there I thought about how well Roger had communicated that panic attack feeling. That for me cemented Waters as a true musician, as I had never experienced such a pure and clear communication of a emotion
I saw the show twice. And my God. It was so beautiful and heart wrenching. I cried both times.
@@gabenight7 he was definitely talking about a bad acid trip ;) and I was right there with every word roger said, it was parts 7-12 of shine on tho, the last part of the album, and goodness it was amazing
@@mclovinpo uhhhh dude, Shine on you has only 9 parts what are you on about?
@@mclovinpo you know he only smoked marijuana right?
One of my favorite pieces of music from one of my favorite albums... The the pure bitterness at Syd's wasted potential from the last lines always gives me shivers. Roger's words and delivery, combined with the musical build up are just perfect. Like Roger is pleading for Syd to come back, he has too much to offer to just disappear into the darkness
"Come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner... And shine!"
Syd Barret was autistic
As soon as they made his and all autistic people's best medication illegal
And the Authorities made approaches to certain people asking them to stop promoting this medication for autistic people or they would section them with implication of death
A lot of them retreated from public life, otherwise they would have got the Peter Green treatment
Still my favorite album of all time. Truly a perfect record in my opinion, can’t take a single note out of this album.
I once saw this song reduce a party of skinheads to tears. 3 of their mates had recently died in a car crash and it a week or two after the funerals - the party was something like a memorial. Everyone was on edge, and me and another long-haired mate put this song on. It tore the place to pieces.
You should check out my album, "Music for skinheads to cry to".
Beautiful story, similar to when a gang of bikers robbed an acid source in the 60s and became a gang of peace, the brotherhood of eternal love. When did your story take place?
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Why were you at a skinhead party, mate
@@rustypatriot4335 Go away. Your virtual signaling has been notated.
It’s also important to note that David was already a good friend of Syd before he officially join the band.
Great script 🙌 amazingly synced with the progression of the song.
S - Shine On
Y - You Crazy
D - Diamond!
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This made me cry.
I truly wish I could show this to my dad. My love of Pink Floyd is thanks to him, and I know he would have appreciated this video so very much.
This presentation is not only technically excellent but the idea to pace the history and analysis to the song, and to have done so this smoothly feels like a form of art more-so than most videos. Well done.
Thank you. ❤
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Can’t wait to see the rest of the Wish You Were Here analysis. Hope you will also do more of their albums in the future like this.
The Greatest band of all time.
Nobody can touch the benchmark that they had set..
Wish You Were Here is my favorite Pink Floyd album. It is amazing how they could make albums with only 5-6 songs and make it be worth so much.
love how the song is playing as the video goes with no cuts like the Echoes one
YESSSSSS!!!!! I hope you will do the entire album as I love your work!!!!
He has, and it's even stringed together
Not Yes. This is Pink Floyd. Yes did Close to th Edge! Lol
@@jeffreywillstewart HA! They are great too!
@@Eric31477 sorry,I it was just, there!
@@jeffreywillstewart I love jokes that only prog rock fans will get
I love Pink Floyd. Have loved them my entire life, and for you to cover their most methodical and beautiful song? It brings tears to my eyes!
Oh boy, this video just made me cry.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond is my favorite music, and I consider it a true masterpiece. It's a song that connects deeply with my soul, and knowing more about the story behind it makes it even more impactful and touching for me.
Thank you Polyphonic for such an incredible study that lead to this so well-crafted video about this magnificent piece of art!
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Dark Side was my first and to this day favourite PF album. This album is a close second though, especially the haunting intro to the first track. Those four notes on the guitar and Dave's tone and the production around them are incredibly evocative. He and Rick contributed so much to what was great about the band in their heyday.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond makes me cry my eyes out. Something about the music is mournful and immense. I think about my parents who've both passed away. I think about friendships I've lost. I think about how lonely life feels and how even though I'm doing better than I have in years its a hollow victory for everything I lost in exchange
Fan-fucking-tastic. The insight into the history of the creation of iconic album giving listeners a view into what drove it’s creation.
Maybe is my deep attachment to this song talking, but I really think this video is your masterpiece. A great piece of art built on top of another great piece of art.
IMHO could be your best editing job to date...never fails to amaze me how you manage to synchronize music and visuals so well. Excellent job 👌👌
Wright's work here is astounding and emotional.
shine on you crazy diamond is literally my favorite song by the band, love the video!
Stunning visuals.
You may notice that as the lyrics are more depressing, "You were caught in the crossfire, of childhood and stardom! Blown on the steel breeze," the song descends slowly to represent this. But then it shifts, "Come on you target of faraway laughter, come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr and shine!" This is where it takes a more uplifting tone, encouraging Syd. They think he can escape his ditch, they still think he can shine.
I cannot wait to see where this series goes! And if Animals is after, then I will be so incredibly happy.
Polyphonic out there bringing us quality content after quality content. Easily the best video-essayist on the Tube. 🙌🙌
Genuinely my favourite album of all time, I discovered it going through my dads old vinyls after he passed and wish you were here made me feel so connected to him
So happy to see this
I absolutely agree that the 3rd guitar solo of Shine On You Crazy Diamond is a high watermark for David Gilmour. Its a shame that all of the post Waters performances that I've heard of Shine On always omit this funky but melancholic guitar solo.
I've always loved this song, heard it probably 100s of times but never until now do I find it to be utterly perfect. Fantastic video!
This was always the last in a series of Floyd albums my friends and I would listen to on "long trips" before taking a break to rediscover reality and then watch something like Rumble In The Bronx or Flash Gordon. That saxophone could make the house spin.
This is probably one of the greatest video I’ve ever seen on this website. This is incredible.
Too young to have known this era, but damn I love this album. Those guys were insane, I freaking love it.
I get "tired" of various PF recordings and cease listening and shift to other recordings. but I never lose interest in Shine On. haven't listened to theWall in years, or Meddle. can listen to DarkSide for a few weeks, can listen to post Waters for a few weeks. but always happy with this one. and I never listen to mere songs- it's full recording or none of it. same for the other PF recordings.
Your videos are always excellent, but you really outdid yourself with this one.
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This is my favourite song of all time
Love how Shine On plays along with the video, beautiful work!
This has got to be the best video explanation of a song, but it is so much more than an explanation, I'd say it's an experience to watch this. The way the music flows along with the words you choose to speak and those strange figures of skeletons and medieval drawings accompaning your perfect description of each part of the song is like a movie or a daydream.
This is my favourite album ever, and I’m glad you’re covering it :)
If there was ever someone who could do justice to Pink Floyd in a video essay it's you man
This was so fucking good
all the other pink floyd albums / songs deserve this treatment, a full breakdown.
You have always made insanely high quality videos, but you've also found new and exciting ways to elevate each one. This is such a unique and ambitious concept, I absolutely love it! Thank you
I don't remember the last video I watched and felt so immersive... Seriously, the production, the audio, the script are absolutely fantastic and everything becomes more special since I love this music.
Thanks for sharing with us!
This video should have millions of views the editing is nuts
Thank you fro making this in real time. You deserve all the praises for this series. THANK YOU.
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This is not just a UA-cam video. This is a work of art
The synchronization you created to the music is absolutely genius. Thank you ❤️
Favorite song of all time for me its just sooooooo beautiful
Amazing! This is one of my favorite albums and I can't wait to see the other videos you do for it
Amazing, great work. Love how you did this.
this album is extremely important for me. Me and my brother always had a very strong connection, and as he was the older one, a lot of things that he liked i liked too lol. He used to listen to it when he was 15 and at the same time i was 5, consequently those songs marked my childhood. Today i’m 16 and admire so much pink floyd, mainly shine on you crazy diamond, so much that we a have a tattoo about the album.
your video is perfect, i don’t know a lot about the band yet, but i like to search and learn about it, your work is wonderful for me. thanks for this!
This video was put together really well. Love your content
I love the synth lead on the P.U.L.S.E version
This is definitely my favorite album. Been a long time coming, thanks for uploading!
An amazing video for my favorite album of all time, you really gave space to the music and the montage is beautiful
Your videos are so great and beautiful, you put so much thought to all the visuals and analysis of the songs, your channel is by far my favorite on the entire youtube
Great video as always. I’ve been following your videos for a few years now and am a big fan. I’m especially a fan of your 27 club video. Keep it up!!
What a gorgeous video. Thank you for taking the time to homage such a beautiful work of art. ❤
These video's are so well written it's insane, keep up the good work!
This video and all of yours are really well put together, I appreciate it and great job.
this video is so well made
Im so exited for this series, I love your videos that have the entire song run in the back ground.
Best of the best. Thank you Polyphonic
This is amazing, Brother. Thanks for sharing your work.
Incredibly well made. Just amazing. Thank you very much
What a great idea to analyze this album in this way! I look forward to the remaining parts.
Thank you so much for making this. I can't wait to watch the breakdown of the whole album.
Perfectly made video! Awesome from beginning to end.
Some of the best use of graphics I think you've done (and for one of my all-time favorites), kudos!
I'm so excited that you are doing this again. Your DSOTM project was fantastic!
Beautifully written. Your videos are so good but this is out of this word. Well done, you should be very proud. ❤
Damn this just looks so freaking good. Killer job with the editing and animation.
This song relaxes me and gives me all the chills. Amazing video, my dude, the way speak about it and the visuals are just wow.
This video is art. Thank you for making this
Another amazing video, excellent work, thank you.
I was there for the premiere! This is one of your best videos, great work!
This might be your best video yet, amazing stuff man!
It always gives me chills when this song starts playing
Woosh!! Been leaving watching this for a little while as the song has such ties for me. What a joy to learn more about the music I love, by someone who loves it so much. Thank you for all the work that goes in to the work you do. Looking forward to what comes next ☺️
Real creative video for a creative song. Going along with the song in real time and as usual amazing graphics and visuals to accompany and complement. Best music channel on the site!
Man you're a genius. I love your material. The artwork in this one is just amazing, and the writing is precise, profound and intelligent. Thank you so much!
I was able to see your video at Nebula, and I have to say, it's BEAUTIFUL! It's amazing to see creations like this
I'm so glad you are doing a video off of this album, you have always had a great gift in the way you can communicate the importance of music and I'm just glad that your doing it over the single most personally impacting album ever made.
This is just so cool. That visual effect you placed in their faces...my God, man! These video essays are so impressive.
This was absolutely perfect, so we’ll timed, so insightful… might be your best video to date.
Beautiful video! The visuals are so cool with such great storytelling!
I think this is the best UA-cam video I have ever watched. Made me so emotional.. so many times. Beautifully done my friend.
I love these live play videos of yours, where it's the entire song. This and Echoes were fantastic.
You have made something very special here. I know the story, and yet I cried watching this. Well done.
This was brilliant. Hearing the stories behind music makes you appreciate it all the more...
literally my favorite piece of music of all time. ty for this video
This video is simply amazing. Shine on always had a special place in my heart from the first time I heard it and you captured the meaning of the song perfectly. I can't give you enough praise for your work, just keep it up, every video you put on youtube is simply amazing!
This is easily one of your best videos, if not the best one. And certainly one of the best on UA-cam. Period. Getting Nebula just to watch the full version. Great work.
Hope you get some shine on UA-cam, you crazy diamond.