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Shine on you crazy diamond.
Now there's a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
You were caught on the crossfire of childhood and stardom,
blown on the steel breeze.
Come on you target for faraway laughter,
come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!
You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Threatened by shadows at night, and exposed in the light.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Well you wore out your welcome with random precision,
rode on the steel breeze.
Come on you raver, you seer of visions,
come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine!
Plink Floyd would be a great name for a cover band. 😁
Oh by the way, which one's Plink?

Plink Floyd would be a great name for a cover band. 😁
+1 for a cool band name, lol!
I’m a late becomer being a Pink Floyd fan. Really late. I was in my mid 40’s. I’m not ashamed to admit it. We grow, we evolve, we improve over time. I had to grow up to Plink Floyd.
Plink Floyd would be a great name for a cover band. 😁
When my husband was in hospice toward the end of this life, I played this for him and he passed on after about one hour. He couldn't have been more at peace than hearing this album at the end.
That's put a lump in my throat. I too would willingly go into that dark night to this tune in the company of my life partner.
Not quite yet, mind :o)
What! Again! Had stop and listen! This has to have the most perfect opening couple of mins - thanks to RW and that's BEFORE the guitar comes in - a couple of mins of DG perfection and then even more RW and eventually the vocal!!
Thank you PF and thank you Radio Paradise
Adding to my comment from a while ago - the RW refers to Rick Wright!
When my husband was in hospice toward the end of this life, I played this for him and he passed on after about one hour. He couldn't have been more at peace than hearing this album at the end.
That's exactly it. Music has an ability to connect and sooth, encouraging rememberance and reflection. I hope someone does the same for me.
I feel so sorry for the 83 people that gave this masterpiece a 1.
I don't!
Some people can't have a great day (or listening experience) because they've made other plans.
But watching out for bison wandering on to the road.
Last song, 'BCN. If you know, you know.
Appropriate
8,379 ratings - more than 5,000 of them are "10". That says something about how this music affects many of us.
Add another 1,028. A year ater standing at 9407. Will probably be the first song on RP to reach 10,000 ratings. This song does grab peoples attention either for good or bad. Solid 10 from me.
Roger's homage to Syd. How much love can you deal with?
Missing a genius you knew who falls before your eyes must be one of the worst of all human pain.
Saw this with my dad as he faded into the hell of Alzheimer's the last couple years of his life. A once brilliant man. Painful indeed.
Missing a genius you knew who falls before your eyes must be one of the worst of all human pain.
Don't be so hard on yourself.
Ha! Perfect response!
WE will all shine on to The Great OUT There

Clearly Pink Floyd's Magnum Opus!
After Echoes!
Heard that final broadcast live, recorded it, then lost the recording.
Highly recommended: Carter Allen's history of the station, "Radio Free Boston."
I had just posted "nearly four decades" but it was actually a little longer. Thanks for refreshing my memory.
Don't be so hard on yourself.
Bahahaha!
nooooooooooooooooooooooooo
can't cut grass now

The Crazy Diamond
Syd Barrett?
Also 61 and I also think this is one of if not the best Pink Floyd number. Whole album is in my top 10 along w/Dark Side. I remember when I first heard this album in my middle school days. Nothing like it then nor now!
The sax solo.....how it just soars.
The big 3, DSOTM, WYWH and Animals.
Thank you PF and thank you Radio Paradise

But the fact is, there may be nothing better than the classic era of Pink Floyd. They are musical bliss. This shit is transcendent. How did they do this? Again and again? This band has so many songs that force you to drop everything and just get lost in it for the duration. The first time, or the thousandth time.
10, 10, 10.
More than that, how can you listen to RP and give this a 1? I understand it might not be of your liking, but give it a 1? Maybe I think too high of my fellow radioparadisers. Classics cannot be put into a scale, that's what makes a classic a classic
So, maybe they accidentally rated it 1, trying to make it an 11: and got truncated. This masterpiece is clearly deserving of the notional "11"
I feel so sorry for the 83 people that gave this masterpiece a 1.
They're all happy over there at the home.
R.I.P. - The last song played on the night Progressive Radio WBCN 104.1 in Boston, Massachusetts , was this classic by Floyd. This song said it all for it's 41 years on the air.
Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun
Shine on you crazy diamond
Now there's a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky
Shine on you crazy diamond
You were caught on the crossfire of childhood and stardom
Blown on the steel breezeCome on you target for faraway laughter
Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shineYou reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon
Shine on you crazy diamond
Threatened by shadows at night, and exposed in the light
Shine on you crazy diamond
Well you wore out your welcome with random precision
Rode on the steel breezeCome on you raver, you seer of visions
Come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine
WBCN signed off for the last time at 104.1
July 29, 2009
P.S. Just for kicks "I Feel Free' by Cream was the 1st song back in March 15th, 1968 on Freeform WBCN 104.1.
Heard that final broadcast live, recorded it, then lost the recording.
Highly recommended: Carter Allen's history of the station, "Radio Free Boston."
Interesting how this track is simply named "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" on RP when it is, technically, just parts 1 through 5 of the full two-track "Shine On You Crazy Diamond".... I would argue that RP should either play all 9 parts under the "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" title or rename this track to include "parts 1-5" in the title
And I would argue that you should get out more

Don't be so hard on yourself.

My brother was a muso and this was a fitting tribute for sure.
Brain Damage?
A deep and unfaltering love for the music of Michael Bolton?
Great song, but maybe play some lesser played Floyd songs?
More Floyd in general is always a good thing...
Is there any other rock station that's ever rated TWO books celebrating its legendary status? Hardcover, no less!
Of course then one year we were hanging out with a new one that seemed off, and when the snotty nosed brats started their whining the lights came on, the radio want off, and I moved past them. (but later albums were still excellent!)
And to think Gilmour was 29 when he wrote this. What were we all doing at 29? I certainly wasn't carving a permanent niche in the pantheon of music (or anything else for that matter). Godlike indeed.
What a wonderful example of his feelings about Syd...
More than that, how can you listen to RP and give this a 1? I understand it might not be of your liking, but give it a 1? Maybe I think too high of my fellow radioparadisers. Classics cannot be put into a scale, that's what makes a classic a classic
maybe to be virtuous
those first four guitar notes
Ill see you after this song brings me back
Yes, unfortunately it does.
If only the next song was allowed to fade in.
This song is probably my preferred one since so many years. I’m 61 now and still have so much impact on my feelings. Thanks Radio Paradise
Also 61 and I also think this is one of if not the best Pink Floyd number. Whole album is in my top 10 along w/Dark Side. I remember when I first heard this album in my middle school days. Nothing like it then nor now!

Sadly, yes 😉
I feel so sorry for the 83 people that gave this masterpiece a 1.
Agreed, but as of right now there are 97 ones, and 5105 tens !!

Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun
Shine on you crazy diamond
Now there's a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky
Shine on you crazy diamond
You were caught on the crossfire of childhood and stardom
Blown on the steel breezeCome on you target for faraway laughter
Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shineYou reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon
Shine on you crazy diamond
Threatened by shadows at night, and exposed in the light
Shine on you crazy diamond
Well you wore out your welcome with random precision
Rode on the steel breezeCome on you raver, you seer of visions
Come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine
WBCN signed off for the last time at 104.1
July 29, 2009
P.S. Just for kicks "I Feel Free' by Cream was the 1st song back in March 15th, 1968 on Freeform WBCN 104.1.
Today is New Year's Eve.
Late afternoon. Dark and cloudy. Rain and snow coming down.
Hark...there is the clarion call from Pink Floyd. It will explain it all.

Also, my personal favourite album cover.
In great company as one of the top 3 rated songs on RP. A mere 0.013 separates them.
Jimi Hendricks- All Along The Watchtower 9.652
Beethoven- Moonlight Sonata 9.65
Pink Floyd- Shine On You Crazy Diamond 9.639
Nice to see in 2021 that this masterpiece is still at the top of RP's Top Classics, second only to Wish You Were Here, another PF masterpieces. That's pretty darn impressive!
I remember perfectly when i listen this song for the first time! I remember when i was young more than 35 years ago and shine like the sun! I remember the chills down the spine. Today happens the same. Thank you Pink Floyd!

I can’t listen to this and not feel just a wee bit stoned. Remembering the huge Koss headphones from my young days. Happy times
Koss Pro Triple A's...?-) Best worn with a neck brace...Those suckers were hefty...
Tony in NJ
W.A.S.T.E.

If you were ever making out to this, you wouldn't want it to end

Yes, unfortunately it does.
Of course shortly after being exposed to it here on RP, I bought this album without hesitation. To be honest, I think it is PF's finest work ever. Everything about it is outstanding, from the writing, the lyrics, the execution, to the production and even the album cover.
It seems that others also rediscovered this album shortly after me, because now each local “Top 100 of All Time” chart will contain either this track or Wish You Were Here (or both) in its top 10, and deservedly so.

Must stop work, turn up volume, lean back in my chair, and remember when I was young, listening to this album...
Recognizable! Agree!!
In 200 years:
Will RP still be playing with an android BillG running the playlists and announcing songs with comments?
I can imagine an occasional android dog barking in the virtual background.
For the future of mankind, I hope so.


Damn near perfect.
Exactly what could be improved to make it perfect? Sounds perfect to me...
Remember WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG?
Yes I do. I laughed much louder
This song always reminds me of my best friend that passed away to soon.
I hope that you still have fond memories of him (or her)!