WCSX Classic Cuts : Hey You
WCSX Classic Cuts
Pink Floyd: “Hey You”
The Hook: The late Rick Wright loved David Gilmour’s “high strung” guitar on it.
Year: 1979
Album: The Wall
Writer: Roger Waters
Stats: The B-side of “Comfortably Numb,” which didn’t chart.
The Background: Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour played a number of guitars on “Hey You,” including one on which he replaced the low E string with a high E string and then tuned it higher still. Floyd’s late keyboardist Rick Wright told us he was pleased with how it turned out.
In a 1990s interview, Pink Floyd’s late keyboardist Rick Wright on “Hey You.” OC:…nice-structured song. :09
“That’s a nice song and musically I like it. And I love the high strung guitar and acoustic guitars that Dave’s playing in it. It’s a nice-structured song.”