A video shared by Pink Floyd's official TikTok account shared the story of how Wish You Were Here came to be, telling the tale via a storybook animation series featuring rare behind-the-scenes photos of the band and each page heading describing another phase in the album's development.
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The Story behind how 'Wish You Were Here' came about. A quiet masterpiece built from exhaustion, sadness and love #PinkFloyd #BehindTheSong
♬ Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5) - Pink FloydThe next chapter was headed "January-July 1975: Studio Struggles."
"June 1975: Syd Returns," began the next page. "Syd Barrett unexpectedly visits the studio. Looking very different and silent — nobody recognizes him at first. They're mixing 'Shine On' — a song written for him. It's the last time they ever see him."
"The art shows a man on fire during a handshake ('getting burned' by the industry). It debuts at #1 in the US and UK and sells millions. But the band still feels distant from each other and their fans."
Indeed, anyone looking for proof of Wish You Were Here's enduring success need only look to Spotify, where the title track has been streamed 951,768,720 times.
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