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:…
PERTH, AUSTRALIA – FEBRUARY 09: Roger Waters, formerly of Pink Floyd, performs on stage at the Perth leg of his ‘Dark Side Of The Moon Tour’ at the Members Equity Stadium on February 9, 2007 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)
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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.”
