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The lead track sees David Gilmour and Nick Mason joined by long time Pink Floyd bass player Guy Pratt and Nitin Sawhney on keyboards and featuring vocals by Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Ukrainian band Boombox.
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When the track was first recorded at the end of March, Andriy, who left his band’s
US tour to return home and fight for his country, was in a hospital bed in Kyiv recovering from a shrapnel injury. Proceeds for the physical release and the ongoing digital proceeds will go to Ukraine humanitarian relief.
For this limited edition release, David Gilmour revisited The Division Bell track ‘A Great Day For Freedom’, he has reworked the song using the original tapes which feature Nick Mason on drums and Richard Wright on keyboards, along with backing vocals from Sam Brown, Claudia Fontaine and Durga McBroom. The track was composed by Gilmour with lyrics by Polly Samson and himself. Speaking about the song in 1994, Gilmour said, “There was a wonderful moment of optimism when the Berlin wall came down – the release of Eastern Europe from the non-democratic side of the socialist system. But what they have now doesn't seem to be much better. Again, I'm fairly pessimistic about it all. I sort of wish and I live in hope, but I tend to think that history moves at a much slower pace than we think it does. I feel that real change takes a long, long time.”
Talking about the inspiration for ‘Hey Hey Rise Up’ Gilmour commented, “Any war, but particularly a war that is started by a world superpower against an independent democratic nation, has got to raise enormous anger and frustration in one. As I said before, I have a small connection there; my daughter-in-law is from Ukraine. And the band Boombox are Ukrainian people that I already knew, not well, but from some time ago. It’s an enormously difficult, frustrating, and anger-making thing that one human being can have the power to invade another independent democratic nation and set about killing its population. It’s obscene to an extent that is just beyond my belief.”
The artwork for the track ‘The Sunflower Look’ features a painting of the national flower of Ukraine with a twist by the Cuban artist Yosan Leon. The cover is a direct reference to the woman who was seen around the world giving sunflower seeds to Russian soldiers and telling them to carry them in their pockets, so that when they die sunflowers will grow.
For this limited edition release, David Gilmour revisited The Division Bell track ‘A Great Day For Freedom’, he has reworked the song using the original tapes which feature Nick Mason on drums and Richard Wright on keyboards, along with backing vocals from Sam Brown, Claudia Fontaine and Durga McBroom. The track was composed by Gilmour with lyrics by Polly Samson and himself. Speaking about the song in 1994, Gilmour said, “There was a wonderful moment of optimism when the Berlin wall came down – the release of Eastern Europe from the non-democratic side of the socialist system. But what they have now doesn't seem to be much better. Again, I'm fairly pessimistic about it all. I sort of wish and I live in hope, but I tend to think that history moves at a much slower pace than we think it does. I feel that real change takes a long, long time.”
Talking about the inspiration for ‘Hey Hey Rise Up’ Gilmour commented, “Any war, but particularly a war that is started by a world superpower against an independent democratic nation, has got to raise enormous anger and frustration in one. As I said before, I have a small connection there; my daughter-in-law is from Ukraine. And the band Boombox are Ukrainian people that I already knew, not well, but from some time ago. It’s an enormously difficult, frustrating, and anger-making thing that one human being can have the power to invade another independent democratic nation and set about killing its population. It’s obscene to an extent that is just beyond my belief.”
The artwork for the track ‘The Sunflower Look’ features a painting of the national flower of Ukraine with a twist by the Cuban artist Yosan Leon. The cover is a direct reference to the woman who was seen around the world giving sunflower seeds to Russian soldiers and telling them to carry them in their pockets, so that when they die sunflowers will grow.
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OldschoolchargerDecember 21, 2022It will be a Great Day For Freedom when the senseless aggression from Russia is over. This new Pink Floyd recording is great music for a great cause. It has my support. The 45 record is a treasure to own. Thanks to all that made this possible!
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Michael SNovember 8, 2022While the music and vocals are great, this isn’t what I might hear on a Pink Floyd album. Instead, it’s a callout to all of us Floyd fans to Rise Up and make a statement in support of Ukraine. Thank you David and Nick and Andriy.
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George TheobaldNovember 7, 2022After hearing it on Facebook, I was amazed of the results and ordered CD and vinyl for me and some friends. Great job and fine initiative from Pink Floyd.
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michael c blancoOctober 31, 2022RISE UP; WAS A VERY NICE PROJECT FOR FLOYD TO DD. TO ME ITS NOT ABOUT THE MUSIC; ITS ONLY ABOUT FLOYD REACHING OUT TO FIND JUSTICE; IN A WORLD WITHOUT EMPATHY! THANK U PINK FLOYD; FOR STANDING UP FOR DEMOCRACY EVERYWHERE. LOVE YOU ALL.
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