Friday, September 19, 2008

Wish you were here!




So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell,
blue skies from pain.
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
........How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have you found? The same old fears.
Wish you were here..........

- Wish you were here (Wish you were here), Pink Floyd, 1975

Saluting Richard (Rick) Wright who was the founding member of the band, Pink Floyd and its songwriter,

Without you I would not have known Wish you were here, Interstellar Overdrive, A Saucerful of Secrets, Careful with That Axe Eugene, One Of These Days, Shine On You Crazy Diamond, The Great Gig in the Sky, Us and Them, The Dark Side of the Moon, Division Bell and many many more

Whereever you are, your soul isn't lost amidst even the greatest gig in the sky, there are no more black hole like looks and I will say with high hopes that the dark side of the moon prompts to shine on you crazy diamond.

Living the final cut in remorse, in spirit, numb yet comfortable. Rest in peace.
Heaven is a better place with you around.

Image Courtesy http://www.pinkfloyd.co.uk/index.php

18 comments:

  1. Damn! R.I.P

    Lost for words..


    Another Pink Floyd fan!
    peace!

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  2. Hi,
    Profound.
    Keep them coming.
    Cheers,
    Salil

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  3. _Salil

    Thanks very much! Floyds the best

    _Shooting Star

    Me too.....Shine on....., high hopes, mother, good bye blue skies, comfotably numb.......and many more range amoung my favs

    Floyds the best

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  4. this was the best post related to this topic i have read... comfortably numb...

    excellent post sir

    not lost admist the greatest gig in the sky..superb

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  5. _Story Teller

    Thanks very much for your visit and of course your very appreciating comment.

    Warm Regards

    Rakesh

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  6. i see u are interested in guns n ballistics ??? just like that opr are u in the army like me ?

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  7. Pink Floyd is just awesome! And yes, we lost another legend.

    RIP Sir!

    Keshi.

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  8. _Story Teller

    No.....unfortunately, I am not part of the brass .......I work as a Research Analyst....however, guns, ballistics, special ops and intelligence agencies make part of my fav reading material!

    _Keshi

    Indeed Floyd is the best

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  9. Hi Rakesh,
    Love the new look of yours, Nice, neat :-)
    and this Obituary, in all justice to the song writer.
    I too pray, RIP!

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  10. Ma'am

    Thanks very much! Floyd indeed is the best!

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  11. the last two lines of your post are extremely touching.
    Don't know what else to add.. so just rounding off with ..
    RIP ..

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  12. Aria

    Thanks as always for your appreciating comment. Rick was one of the best songwriter + musician

    You have to listen to some tracks of Floyd, especially the ones that I have made a mention of in my post!

    Warm Regards

    Rakesh

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  13. I was one great P.F fan!!
    But we can just not help it..mahn.
    Dammit.


    May the man,rest in peace.


    And yeah..we all..so wish you WERE here Richard!

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  14. Yes Crystal.....for the moment its "Goodbye Blue Skies"

    Floyd is the best!

    Thanks for visiting and also your comment!

    Rakesh

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  15. Nice to find so many Flyod fans here. Shine on you crazy diamond made me cry the first time I heard it. This music just enters your blood!!! Well written!!! Keep Posting.

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  16. Darkblogger

    Thanks for coming! I too, was overcome when I heard Shine on you for the first time! I remember very vividly that it was early in the morning in a friend's car!

    Thanks once again!

    Cheers!

    Rakesh

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