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"Young Lust" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released in 1979. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is the ninth track on the band's eleventh studio album The Wall (1979). [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The lyrics to the song are about the band throwing themselves into the headlong of hedonism , sex, drugs, and rock and roll.
"Empty Spaces" Song by Pink Floyd; from the album The Wall; Published: Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd: Released: 30 November 1979 (UK) 8 December 1979 (US) Recorded: 1978–1979: Genre: Progressive rock: Length: 2: 10: Label: Harvest (UK) Columbia (US) Songwriter(s) Roger Waters: Producer(s) Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, James Guthrie and Roger Waters
"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.
Wish You Were Here was Pink Floyd's fastest-selling album ever. [52] The album was certified silver and gold (60,000 and 100,000 sales respectively) in the UK on 1 August 1975, and Gold in the US on 17 September 1975. It was certified six-times platinum in the US on 16 May 1997, [56] and by 2004 had sold an estimated 13 million copies worldwide ...
Roger Waters: The Wall is a live album by Roger Waters, a former member of Pink Floyd. It is a live recording of Pink Floyd's 1979 rock opera The Wall, captured during his solo tour of 2010–2013, The Wall Live.
Waters tried to get guests like Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen and Eric Clapton but they were either unavailable or turned it down. Rod Stewart, who was to sing "Young Lust", and Joe Cocker were confirmed but, when the planned concert date was put back, both were unavailable. [10] "To sell the idea to TV, I had to get people to commit ...
The album artwork featured the life-masks of the four band members in front of a black wall; the masks were worn by the "surrogate band" [6] during the song "In the Flesh". "Goodbye Blue Sky" and parts of "Run Like Hell" were taken from the 17 June 1981 show, the very last performance by the four-man Pink Floyd until the 2005 Live 8 concert.
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.