Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I-V (track)
by Pink Floyd

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Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I-V by Pink Floyd
Year: 1975
From the album Wish You Were Here (track #1)

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Wish You Were Here (track #1) (this album) (1975)

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Squonk007 12/26/2025 00:00 | #312321

A true masterpiece.

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From Deckard 01/28/2024 09:00 | #301549

Posiblemente es uno de los temas que más tiempo llevo escuchando en mi vida (desde 1975, con 14 años), también, probablemente, es unos de los temas de Pink floyd que más veces he escuchado (es posible que el que más). De adolescente, lo escuchaba con los amigos y todos flipábamos, era un verdadero viaje sónico !! Ahora me gusta escucharlo por la noche, con auriculares, es perfecto y muy relajante. Sigue sumergiéndome en sus bellos pasajes sonoros. una verdadera joya atemporal.

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From vanmcman 09/14/2022 13:51 | #289667

My favorite song of all time. At the same time, boundlessly epic and emotionally intimate. Those four notes resonate through my spinal column and into my soul.

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From TheBert 12/09/2021 05:20 | #277269

I truly can’t name any other song in the history of music that has a better album opener. The instrumentals never fail to give my goosebumps all over. This is some of the best musical production you will ever open your ears to.

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From Tagliatelle 02/09/2021 14:38 | #266065

The best Pink Floyd song, and the best song ever. Nothing compares.

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From StreakyNuno 08/13/2019 23:58 | #241139

Best song ever ... remains for 200 years

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From AtkinL44 05/23/2019 21:52 | #236601

An absolute masterpiece in every way. My favorite song to listen to while high tbh

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From kingofstorm 03/23/2019 02:49 | #233920

Fantastic, beautiful song. Great opener and a nice tribute to Syd Barrett.

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VictorVale 12/15/2018 17:13 | #227186

Uma atmosfera de loucura, sofrimento e compaixão foi criada! Perfeita!

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DeusExMackia 10/25/2018 16:20 | #223305

I dare say there is nothing that will ever match the spine-tingling feeling of those ethereal, cosmic, waning guitar notes that pierce through that space soundscape in the first few minutes of the song.

That, right there, that specific moment, is absolute perfection.

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