High Hopes (Pink Floyd Song)
| High hopes | |
|---|---|
| Pink Floyd | |
| publication | 17th October 1994 |
| length | 5:16 (single), 8:32 (album) |
| Genre (s) | Progressive rock |
| Author (s) | David Gilmour , Polly Samson |
| album | The Bell Division |
High Hopes is a song by the British band Pink Floyd . It appeared on the 1994 album The Division Bell . The piece was composed by David Gilmour; the text is by Gilmour and his wife Polly Samson .
Title and content
Douglas Adams , a friend of Gilmour, chose the album title after a line in that song. A live version of the song can be found on Pink Floyd's Pulse album . The 7-inch vinyl single version of High Hopes was released as a clear record. The last line of the song ("The endless river / Forever and ever") is reminiscent of the song See Emily Play by Pink Floyd from 1967 ("Float down a river forever and ever") and was also the namesake for the 2014 studio album The Endless River , also by Pink Floyd.
The different street names that appear in the lyrics of the song ("Long Road" and "Causeway") are in Cambridge , the city where David Gilmour was born and also studied. "The Cuts" are the man-made canals in Cambridge that clear the surrounding marshland of standing water. Gilmour said the song was more personal than his usual style and set the direction for the entire album. At the end of the track there is a recording of Polly Samson's son Charlie ending a conversation with the band's manager, Steve O'Rourke, which further emphasizes the theme of the album: communication difficulties. It was the band's answer to O'Rourke's constant question to play a few notes on one of the band's albums. Storm Thorgerson directed the music video for the song .
occupation
- David Gilmour - vocals , guitar , electric bass and Hawaiian guitar
- Richard Wright - Kurzweil - Synthesizer
- Nick Mason - drums , church bell , tambourine
- Jon Carin - piano
- Michael Kamen - orchestral arrangements
- Edward Shearmur - orchestral arrangements
Individual evidence
- ↑ Matt Everitt: Shaun Keaveny, with a Pink Floyd Exclusive, Pink Floyd Talk to 6 Music's Matt Everitt . BBC . October 9, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ↑ Pink Floyd - Story and Songs compact by Andy Mabbett, 2004 Bosworth Music GmbH, Berlin, page 117
- ↑ Ibid., Page 118