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Medium Baby Jesus Donating Member (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-10-05 08:54 AM
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Why does Pink Floyd make me cry?
Ok, I don't cry often but every time I watch them from Live 8 I can't stop crying. I Tivo'd the MTV showing yesterday and started watching this morning and a few seconds into Wish You Were Here, I was full on sobbing. WTF? I can't tell if it's sadness, general nostalgia or happiness at seeing them play. sigh...
I'm 46 and saw them play a couple of times in the early 70s and spent a large portion of my teenage years with headphones glued to my head playing Floyd.
I'm going to get some tissues and watch it again. Carry on.

:cry:
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seemunkee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-10-05 08:58 AM
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1. My wife finds them very melancholy
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-10-05 08:59 AM
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3. Yes, they speak of a sadness
that you don't find expressed very well in our chirpy, Don't Worry, Be Happy culture.

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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-10-05 08:59 AM
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2. What I think is...
That it represents a far better time in your life. I know it does in mine.

I pine for the days when there was some optimism in this country. It's all so dark and bitter right now.
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Medium Baby Jesus Donating Member (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-10-05 09:05 AM
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4. Not really better
But a good time for sure. For some reason, if I hear 2 or 3 bars from any song on Wish You Were Here, I'm immediately back in my friends basement stoned out of my mind. Maybe it's the pot I miss.

:smoke:
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bigtree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-10-05 09:30 AM
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5. That chirpy accompaniment to WYWH was blissfully awesome
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