Pink Floyd "High Hopes"

Pink Floyd " High Hopes"

"High Hopes" is a song from Pink Floyd's 1994 album, The Division Bell, written by David Gilmour and Polly Samson. Their lyrics speak of things that have been won and lost in life, written from an autobiographical angle by Gilmour. Douglas Adams, a friend of Gilmour, chose the album title of one of the verses of the song, a "Flash of inspiration" product, as it would appoint him Gilmour.El manager for Pink Floyd, Steve O'Rourke, who exerted pressure to be included in one of the albums of the group, appears at the end along with Gilmour's stepson, Charlie, who picks up the phone to O'Rourke. The beginning of "High Hopes" is reminded of another of his songs, "Fat Old Sun", from the previous album "Atom Heart Mother". The campaigns begin on both parts. He sound of the bird and of it fly also can find is in "Grantchester Meadows", a song of the album of 1969, "Ummagumma", written by Roger Waters.La song tells it history of the career of the band, from their beginnings, passing by its great success (with "Dark Side of the Moon" and "The Wall") until its breaking and in forward. The final line, "The endless river, forever and ever" ("the river without end, forever and always.") is attached to one of the first successes of the band, "See Emily Play"; "Float on a river, forever and ever" ("fleet in a river, forever and forever.") It was the last song written by the band until in the year 2014, the song Louder Than Words, The Endless River album, took its place." "High Hopes" was included in the 2001 compilation "Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd" with a shortened guitar solo.