Watch David Gilmour play Pink Floyd classic Wish You Were Here in his home studio, and talk about the song's creation

David Gilmour has very clear memories of the day that the band started working on the title track, however, as he shared with ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

Pink Floyd Announces ‘Wish You Were Here 50′ Box Set

A 50th anniversary box set of Pink Floyd's classic 1975 album Wish You Were Here will arrive just in time for the holidays. The Wish You Were Here 50 collection is available in various formats, ...
Yahoo

Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here': The Deeper Meaning Behind This Classic Rock Anthem

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. No one would blame you for thinking Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” is a simple song about love and longing. In fact, it tops ...
American Songwriter

5 Stories About the Making of Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here’ You’ve Probably Never Heard

It didn’t sell as well as Dark Side Of The Moon. And it didn’t receive the hype of The Wall. But you could make a legitimate argument that Wish You Were Here, released in 1975, represents Pink Floyd ...
American Songwriter

Pink Floyd Celebrates the Release of the 50th Anniversary ‘Wish You Were Here’ Reissue with YouTube Streaming Event & Pop-Up Shops

Pink Floyd has just released a deluxe 50th anniversary edition of its classic 1975 album Wish You Were Here. As previously reported, the reissue is available in multiple formats and configurations, ...
Pitchfork

Pink Floyd Announce Wish You Were Here 50th Anniversary Reissue, Share “Welcome to the Machine” Demo

Pink Floyd are reissuing their classic 1975 album, Wish You Were Here, for its 50th anniversary. Wish You Were Here 50 is out December 12 via Sony Music Entertainment. The expanded edition will be ...
NPR

Pink Floyd's drummer Nick Mason reflects on 50 years of 'Wish You Were Here'

For 50 years, that lo-fi guitar riff has been the preamble to one of the most recognizable rock songs of all time. PINK FLOYD: (Singing) So, so you think you can tell heaven from hell, blue skies from ...
Pitchfork

Wish You Were Here

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit a timeless classic rock album from 1975, a mournful ...
Variety

Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here’ to Get Deluxe Treatment With 50th Anniversary Editions This Fall

Fifty years after the original album’s release, and 14 years after a previous boxed set left some fans thinking there was still more in the vault to be mined, Pink Floyd‘s classic “Wish You Were Here” ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

Watch the First Ever Music Video for Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here’

Up until now, there never was a music video for Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here," the title track from their iconic 1975 album. That has changed. A new music video has arrived featuring animations ...
Forbes

Pink Floyd’s Half-Century-Old Album Finally Hits No. 1

Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here reaches No. 1 for the first time on multiple charts in the U.K. and returns to the summit on the main albums tally 50 years after its release. LONDON - JULY 02: (L to R ...
Rolling Stone

Pink Floyd Announce Plans For Massive ‘Wish You Were Here’ 50 Box Set

Fifty years ago to the day, Pink Floyd released Wish You Were Here. To celebrate the anniversary of the landmark album, Sony has announced plans for a new box set entitled Wish You Were Here 50 that ...