For Pink Floyd, the song "Wish You Were Here" was exactly that. The timeless ballad, named one of the best rock songs of all time by Collider, captured the emptiness and disillusionment that world-wide fame had cast over the band, following the massive success of their previous album, Dark Side of the Moon, and spoke to the epic sense of loss that they felt over the departure of original member, Syd Barrett.
Startled out of their creative trance by this seeming stranger, the band didn’t recognize the very person they were honoring so painstakingly through song. He was much changed and his visit was not anticipated. It took the band a while to recognize their estranged friend who had left Pink Floyd following a mental breakdown a few years prior.
"Wish You Were Here" was born of an undeniable chemistry between lead men Roger Waters and David Gilmour.
That 12-string acoustic riff that Waters heard and keyed in on was the beginning of "Wish You Were Here."
The remainder of the song was written by Gilmour and Waters in the hour that followed. And what happened next was history.
The creation of the album Wish You Were Here marked the beginning of the creative and personal divide between songwriters Gilmour and Waters that would plague them well into the future, with the following two albums, Animals, and The Wall, being mostly conceptualized and written by Waters. Despite this now long-standing division, both men speak positively and respectfully about the co-creation of the title song.
Over fifty years later, "Wish You Were Here" has been covered by countless artists, from Wyclef Jean to Miley Cyrus. The intimate song that sprung from two lost souls in England has become one of the legendary band’s most beloved tracks and remains one of best rock songs of all time.
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