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"Wish You Were Here" is a song by English rock band Pink Floyd, released as the title track of their 1975 album of the same name. [2] [3] Guitarist/vocalist David Gilmour and bassist/vocalist Roger Waters collaborated in writing the music, with Gilmour singing lead vocals.
In 2004, Wish You Were Here was ranked number 36 on the Pitchfork list of the Top 100 albums of the 1970s. [79] IGN rated Wish You Were Here as the eighth-greatest classic rock album, [80] and Ultimate Classic Rock placed Wish You Were Here as the second-best Pink Floyd album. [81] Wright and Gilmour cited Wish You Were Here as their favourite ...
David Gilmour's quotes on the recording process, taken from the Wish You Were Here songbook. [5] The only time we've ever used tape speed to help us with vocals was on one line of the Machine song. It was a line I just couldn't reach so we dropped the tape down half a semitone and then dropped the line in on the track.
Wish You Were Here is an upcoming American romantic drama film directed by Julia Stiles in her feature directorial debut. The film stars Isabelle Fuhrman, Mena Massoud, Jennifer Grey, and Kelsey Grammer. It is scheduled to be released in theaters on January 17, 2025. [1]
The Story of Wish You Were Here is a television documentary about the making of Pink Floyd's 1975 album Wish You Were Here. After being shown on a few television channels, such as BBC Four, [1] it was released on 26 June 2012, on DVD and Blu-ray. The film gives an extensive insight of concept, recording the songs and designing the album cover.
The album was dedicated to Andy and the song "Wish You Were Here" was written as a tribute to him. The album was co-produced with Brian Tench, who had worked with them on the previous album. Related session outtake "Shape of Things to Come" was written for the Bee Gees' contribution to the 1988 Olympics album called One Moment in Time released ...
"Wish You Were Here" is written by Lavigne, Max Martin, and Shellback, while produced by the latter two. [2] It was recorded at Maratone Studios in Stockholm, Sweden. [2] In a telephone interview with The Caprice, Lavigne confirmed that the song would serve as the third and possibly last single from Goodbye Lullaby. [3]
Parry (second from right) playing with Pink Floyd in 1973. Richard Parry (born 22 December 1942) is an English saxophonist.He has appeared as a session musician on various albums, most notably in solo parts on the Pink Floyd songs "Money", "Us and Them", "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and "Wearing the Inside Out".