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Shadows snake in my peripheral
Mesmerise me, bring it on
Heart beats with fear here in the theatre of my soul
You see, I hope it will go on and on
And when the curtain call is done
Morning always comes
It was a fine time to be born
Demob Happy Street
And free milk for us all
It was the right place, to be sure
Those dreaming spires and, yeah, oh so pastoral
But let's hope it's not just luck and strange
A one-off peaceful golden age
That's a dark thought in the dark
Seek what you won't find
That is a wasted life
Or so the Ancients dropped by to tell me
They drank me dry
But my oh my so far…
Quite the time to be a boy
Six-string masters of an expanding universe
It was a high time, to be sure
Soaring and free from the bounds of the Earth
But let's hope it's not just luck and strange
A one-off peaceful golden age
That's a dark thought in the dark
Time for this mortal man to love the child that holds my hand
And the woman who smiles when I embrace her
These eyes stay dry but my oh my guitar
I noticed Richard Wright is credited as playing keyboards on this track. But... how can that be, I thought? Richard died in 2008. Here's what Wikipedia says:
"Luck and Strange" features keyboards recorded by the Pink Floyd keyboardist, Richard Wright, during a jam in Gilmour's barn in 2007. Wright died in 2008. Gilmour built on the recording to create the final song, saying it "started developing a depth that I'd forgotten about. The playing on it is unmistakably Richard."
See above comment. Also, hear William's comments.
The magic has gone, the repetitive milking of the PF fans has taken its place.
So folks, answer this post as usual!
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I noticed Richard Wright is credited as playing keyboards on this track. But... how can that be, I thought? Richard died in 2008. Here's what Wikipedia says:
"Luck and Strange" features keyboards recorded by the Pink Floyd keyboardist, Richard Wright, during a jam in Gilmour's barn in 2007. Wright died in 2008. Gilmour built on the recording to create the final song, saying it "started developing a depth that I'd forgotten about. The playing on it is unmistakably Richard."
On first listen, I was thinking: "someone's doing a good Richard Wright" impression on this.
...guess so.
"Luck and Strange" features keyboards recorded by the Pink Floyd keyboardist, Richard Wright, during a jam in Gilmour's barn in 2007. Wright died in 2008. Gilmour built on the recording to create the final song, saying it "started developing a depth that I'd forgotten about. The playing on it is unmistakably Richard."
I cannot help but notice that the lyrics harken back to themes he explored on The Division Bell, reminding us that there was undeniably Magic in Our Time, and there still is...and what a dark thought in the dark it is to imagine it was only luck and strange that it wasn't darker, or that the magic won't be there in the future. I smile to think of Syd and David in their early high times, busking around Ibiza when they were young "six-string Masters of an expanding Universe...soaring and free from the bounds of the Earth..." By gratefully remembering and revering the magic, and telling the tales, we can hope to keep things alive! Thanks, DG!