The transition from acoustic to electric at 4:44... ...EPIC!!!

The guitar solo gives you goosebumps, it's amazing.

Why am I now just hearing this song? After all of these years following Pink and David Gilmour I have missed this one. This song moves me.

the lyrics of this song makes me think about my entire life...everytime

one of the 5 best David's guitar solos. Makes me cry.

i don't know where did this man come from , maybe from heaven , maybe he's inhuman , maybe a god ,,? so much wise and sensation in his songs , Thank's Mr D.G for all

these tunes give me chill and shivers, so beautiful

A fine example of Mr. Gilmour solo work. . I played this for friends one slow night at work and they loved it.. soul soul soul!!

Great song and video!!!! I had not heard it in a while. Does Gilmour ever do anything bad???? No way, the man is a legend.

I would take the worst song he ever wrote and be proud . Love this guy and his body of work.

This song should be more well known!

David Gilmour The Best!! Varginha, MG - Brazil

Standing in silence, holding my breath Disconnected and dry And though I'm certain that there's nothing left To hold on to, to give or to try Some things never change, no don't ever change And I'm feeling the cold Thinking that we're getting older and wiser When we're just getting old

Nothing but truth in his words.Perfect song to listen while appreciating the sundown

This is my favorite David Gilmour song along with Until We Sleep. David was so hot when he was young.

This solo is the perfect distillation of what makes him great. Up there with Dogs and Comfortably Numb.

What an amazing guitar solo, beautiful song

Happy birthday David Gilmour, what a great video!

Thanks so much thanks many time, This song is AMAZING

This will be played at my viewing and funeral...

I want David gilmour to play at my funeral. I WILL DIE KNOWING I DIED LISTENING TO BEAUTY AND LIFE ITSELF COMPOSED IN THIS VERY SONG

Absolute perfection

Great song to end an album

THANKS A MILLION, that is what I can say, always wordless for David Gilmore.

Glad you liked it Danny, one of my favorites!

He is one of the very best in rock buisness. Thank you very much for sharing

This is such an amazing song

Never be another David Gilmour nor another Pink Floyd

This song always makes the tears start to fall...I love brutal truth no matter how it makes me feel

Long live Dave gilmour

Thanks, one of my favorite albums.

Excellent job. Great song. Thank you very much for sharing this video. A hug from Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

David is a hottie, even to this day. He's got great lips ... bet he's a good kisser and I envy his wife, Polly ... ;-) Love ALL his music ... This is one of my faves. Thanks for posting .... XOXO

DAVID GILMOUR para mi es el mejor guitarrista del mundo y un genio musical!!!!! me encanta

*THANKS SO MUCH* for posting this beautiful track! I love this song and most of _About Face_ very much! I am a big Roger Waters fan, and I have a reputation for criticizing Gilmour's Pink Floyd efforts, but I absolutely _love_ his solo albums; they are warm and sincere. David wrote every song on the album himself, except for lyrics by the legendary Pete Townshend on two songs (Pete admires both Roger and David, and he's the only living songwriter who could ever match Roger's genius). This song, Gilmour wrote alone, and it's _so_ good -- both lyrics and music! Funny how this has the same John Lennon "Working Class Hero" riff that Roger's _Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking_ is based upon. What I love best (besides David's singing) is how the solo starts off acoustic, very tasteful, then seamlessly becomes a wailing, reverb-drenched electric, blasting passionately at piercing high notes! (The electric doubles the acoustic's last solo phrase before taking over.) The song is over too soon! Brilliant! Okay, I'm starting to sound like a rock critic; I'll shut up now. It's just that I was 16 when I bought this album, and I listened to it and _Meddle_ back to back for a week straight. So both albums remind me of youth and freedom. Gilmour is better off as a solo artist, as is Roger. When _The Endless River_ comes out, I'm just going to listen to _On an Island_ and _Live at Gdaansk_ a lot. Maybe break out _Wet Dream_ and _Broken China_ too.

3/6/21. Happy 75th birthday David Gilmour!

thx. The acoustic guitar solo eluded me for years as the tone of the guitar was so metallic and bell-clear. Now I realize it was harmonized 2 guitars that made it so sweet.

Sans hésiter ma préférée de David !

GREAT song!

love it

BEN...couldn't have said it better myself. Thanx for the truthful comments on both David and Roger. Both are well respected, however, I too have a passion to critisize Gilmour, i.e 'so that when they turn their back on you, you'll get the chance to put theknife in' -RW. David, tho I am a fan, shame on you. Roger, good move! - Love you both, 4ever! Ben, brilliant review ! You should get paid for such honesty.

Really enjoyed the video you created for this incredible song. The stills were great, but the video footage really helped me feel connected to Gilmour & what he was experiencing when he wrote the song. GOOD stuff & added to my favorites. :)

In this track there is wonderful guitar solo. (....of course great song !) Very nice video, Mary Beth, well done. I like it ... indeed.

Beautiful ! fantastic video to go with this beautiful song.. !! well done !! very artistic !

This such a sad sad song, and that guitar cries so sorrowfully ate the end...

I love this guy! (I know, I know-who doesn't!!!)

I need my David glimour fix now damnit !!!!!😎

Thank you for post this One of many best from them

Let alone Jesus David and the soul of his music can not be described by all these limited range of words.

Thank You !!! Great!!!!

@Metamorphosis33 I am with you 100% The solo at the end (last minute or so) breaks me down to tears everytime. It is like he is crying to the heavens with his guitar solo and in turn I am brought to tears. Unbelievable. Surreal.

Oi David Gilmour I love you , and I love Pink Floyd The Best.Thanks God Bless you . Rosa Maria País Brazil

Nicely done, great song choice. Thanks much!

É isso, SupaMikael1! Ouvir David Gilmour me faz sentir tão bem! Simples assim! Abraços do Brasil.

GREAT TRACK

The song is fantastic and your video is excellent. Thx

Maravlloso álbum

Simplesmente o melhor!!!

Hello, vielen Lieben DANK für das super Video, sehr Gut gemacht !!!

Love you David!!

so awesome...

Saw him do this live. 7th row, in Chicago. It was ...

I hope that this year a new album ;-)))

Wonderful song. Love it ! The video is awesome M ! So many great pics and the footage at 4.00...Something behind that smile LOL Thanks for share this :-)*

I love this! Thanks Mitchell :-) Danny

@Metamorphosis33 Those lyrics are my favorite of the entire song. You and I are on the same wavelength. The song is indeed beautiful and what makes it even more special is that it closes out the About Face album. Perfect song to do it.

Sorry to hear that about your Grandfather. I wish the best for him too.

-3 the smiles so very much :)

diossssssss.......ese riff final de guitarra........gilmour es grande...muy muy grande.....

I hear something of Poles Apart in this song, i like it!

Yeah diddo...Thank again man.

There's alot of cheap music now these days on tv and radio in my opinion, that doesnt giveme a good feeling at all, but David Gilmour music has a both high quality on the music he's fucking genious, and his music makes me feels so damn good!They should play more David Gilmour and Pink Floyd on the radio ! :D

@bigdbc ya the lyrics to this song...man..."strangers where there once was a friend" :we think we're getting older and wiser...when we're just getting old" Gilmour strikes me as a hardcore realist...beautiful song

spettacolare

THIS SONG WILL BE PLAYED LIVE ON HIS 2015 TOUR!!!!!

amen, to that.

This is all the "Gilmour spirit" that you find in pink FLoyd

Does anyone else think it's so great and funny that this song features an acoustic chord/riff thing similar to Roger's The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking? Waters wrote P&C the same time he wrote The Wall, and presented demos of both to the band. I suggest this song was probably somewhat influenced by P&C. But this song does much more than any particular five-minute chunk of P&C. It goes more places, harmonically and rhythmically. Love the nylon-string solo, morphing into high-pitched electric!

@nowandzen7 Jeff Porcaro made his bones with Toto. He was one of the best drummers in Rock history and was one of the most sought after session drummer in the early 80's.

@pinkfloyd426 Thanks, glad you liked it! :)

Thinking that we're getting older and wiser When we're just getting old Who sings? a man? or mankind?

Good evening 🦌💋🩷😎🙏🎼✝️☮️🦋

Nice

There's somthing about this man i cant coprehend is it his ultimate beauty ? is it his Itelligence and Charm ? is it his accent is it is Amazing guitar playing is it his Voice is he a Greek God ? if he's not a god then he must be a higher archey than a God ?

I wanted to add, IMO, this is exactly what the last song on an album should be like. It should be kind of grand, perhaps melancholy, but definitely beautiful. The refrain or chorus should be infinitely repeatable (repeat and fade), and any soloing should be intense and pretty. A great non-Floyd example of this would be "All Mixed Up" from The Cars (really, the last song on any Cars album). Lou Reed's "Heavenly Arms" from The Blue Mask. Roger Waters's "Amused to Death", of course.

@PDSOTMF He's always had that smile that says to you that there's something behind it. To me what's behind it is pure unparralelled musical genius ; )

@PDSOTMF I knew you'd love it! ;0)

I almost died 3 times in the past 4 years... Oddly, 2 of those times, this song came repeating in my mind although I understand this has more to do with different circumstances of death than I (almost) went through. I was, however, a decent artist at one point in time, although my muse divorced me. My life ended a while back and I'm waiting for the final call.

I'd do anything to get my hands on a live video version if it exists. I have looked everywhere & have found no live video clips of Near The End. There's a live concert audio clip on youtube but no concert footage. Plenty clips from his 1984 tour exists but not this song. When you listen to this solo, something tells me that there's no video clip by design due to it's preciousness. If someone knows that it is available just respond to my comment here or send me a private message here on youtube.

Nuclear explosion for 5 with thumbs down!!!

dave looks like all the portraits ive seen of jesus christ but a whole lot cooler looking.

My. Death song

I don't hear anything 🤔🧐🤨😊, everything looks wonderful

Good work... however... I would really appreciate If u change the title... maybe something like... Near the end BY David Gilmour... hope u understand..

Had no idea this tune was from "About Face..." Still don't believe it. I can't listen to this record...it's way too overproduced, and it seems a bit forced. This tune sounds like an out-take from "On An Island..." Very beautiful...don't know how I missed it...

FriggiN LovE YoU 59...🔥🔥🔥❤️🔥🔥🔥 And when you feel you're near the end Will you just turn it over and start again? Is there a stirring in your heart As the time comes when we will have to part? And when you feel you're near the end And there's a stranger where once was a friend And you are left without a word Only the whispers that you've overheard Standing in silence, holding my breath Disconnected and dry And though I'm certain that there's nothing left To hold on to, to give or to try Some things never change, no, don't ever change And I'm feeling the cold Thinking that we're getting older and wiser When we're just getting old And when you feel you're near the end And what once burned so bright is growing dim And when you see what's been achieved Is there a feeling that you've been deceived? 🔥🔥🔥🖤🔥🔥🔥