This song is unbreakable

Pink floyd isn't just music, it's an experience.

I have ordered this song to be played in full lenght in my coming funeral. Got cancer. Thank you Pink Floyd 🇳🇴

This isn't music, this is magic.

This song completely healed all of my wounds

Artist: Pink Floyd. Genre: Pink Floyd. Year: Pink Floyd.

This song heals my soul, it truely is a golden experience

My friends and I used to listen to this song/album late at night 40 years ago after the parties had ended. Complete silence, no iPhones, just listening to it. Every time I hear it again I stop what I’m doing and turn it up and I’m magically transported back to that era. I’m 57 now and a 25 year cop and it is a nice break/memory. Next year I’ll be retired and listening to it with a joint in my hand again.

For those who aren’t aware, this song is about Pink Floyd’s original guitarist, Syd Barrett. Shine On (S) You Crazy (Y) Diamond (D). Syd apparently took a lot of psychedelic drugs while quite young, which is thought to have induced schizophrenia. (It’s also been said that his mental health issues were inevitable, but the drugs were a catalyst) “Now there's a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky”. That’s how a lot of people apparently described him after the damage was done. I hope he’s found peace.

This song "fixed" my day

A man, who was NOT my father but in adulthood loved and treated me like he was... This is his song. The great thing is that his wife and kids accept me the same. He has since passed, but will live on in all of us.

Unlike nearly everyone on here, I am not going through tough times or have lost a child or a spouse or boyfriend. Life is good. I am blessed. And I just came to enjoy this song.

You dont hear this song. You feel this song

if this song isn't played at my funeral im not going

THIS CRAZY DIAMOND IS UNBREAKABLE 🔥

I had a son with Cerebral Palsy. He died a few years ago, but when he was still my buddy. We showered every night listening to this song. Now I still shower to this song and miss my beautiful son . Everyday I cry because I really miss you Nikko

It's weird, but I think this song has the ability to restore objects to their original form, and even heal people...

A masterpiece of mankind.

The world stops while this plays

This song is an absolute work of art. The way they describe Barrett and his mental illness is better than anyone could ever explain

I am going through tough times in my life. But this song is just like a healer.

For some reason, this song prevents me from living a quiet life.

This song reminds me of the the tale my mom told me about how i caught a fever so bad that we had to drive out of town but unfortunately we got caught on a blizzard but a man with gorgeous style of hair helped our car to go again. My hair was fully inspired by that guy, and anyone that mock my hair will face the consequences. Love you mom.. I grew up without father 😅

Almost 40k comments, great to see a legion still enjoy real music!

This song was played at my grandfather's funeral. Pink Floyd was his favourite band and we'd spend hours listening to music together. Grandad, shine on you crazy diamond, I wish you were here.

Before she passed away , my 93 year old mom heard this song playing on my system and said it was the most beautiful song she ever heard.

I haven't listened to this in years. I forgot how incredible it was. A masterpiece.

Best concert I ever attended! Chicago, 1977. They rocked the stadium, 50,000 of us, don't know the number, but we all lost it when the moon in the sky was obscured by clouds when the movie screens showed a total eclipse at the same moment! Awesome timing!

Hope younger generations give this band a chance. One of the best ever, unquestioned.

My fifteen-year-old daughter is listening to this. I've succeeded as a father. ;-) Edit: She has no idea who or what JoJo is (no comics at all). She just loves old music (Pink Floyd, Genesis/Gabriel, Eagles, Dire Straits/Knopfler, Queen… you get the idea).

This video on psychedelics quite literally changed my life. Sending good vibes to you all 🤙🏼

Pink Floyd to welcome 2024❤ happy New year 🎉

The fact that this song is dedicated to their closest friend and original leader of the band Syd Barrett, who had mental health problems but nonetheless was a huge inspiration for them even after he left the band is heartbreaking

i started listening pink floyd when i was 14 now i am 13.

I’ve been listening to Pink Floyd since birth I’m 38 now. My parents Instilled Pink Floyd inside our souls for life!

This song will remain through eternity

1999: Crazy Noisy Bizarre Town 2020: Panicking Quiet Dying Town

My dad passed away on jan 16th from covid. We both had it. I feel such immense grief in my heart, but as I get further and further away from the date of his death I appreciate and celebrate the amazing father and friend he was. I play this in your honor dad. I love you. Shine on you crazy diamond...

Everything we need to know about life can be found in Pink Floyd's music. 💗

Thank you dad for making me grow with this music! For making me known band likes Pink Floyd, Who, PFM, Big Brother and the holding Company, canned heat,AC/DC and I'm Happy when you drive near my house in your Kuga plug-in hybrid playing Rock music at High volume at 67 years old😁

Reading the comments here is a testament to the universality of this piece . i discovered them when in my late teens and now at seventy i am still breathless at hearing the piece . for whomever reads this comment , Shine on and Big Love .

My Dad died to this song in his bed at home. It was as if he chose this song for his passage or the song released the tension that he was hanging onto. I held his hand and told him it's ok to go now. We will be ok. And he began to relax and took one last look at me then left. Pink Floyd means more to me now than it did even then if that's possible. Thank you Roger, David and all of you who took part in this masterpiece.

Эта музыка будет жить вечно!❤

My mother used to listen to this song often when I was growing up I can remember enjoying it very much. Since she's been gone I realize now she will shine on like a crazy diamond 💎 She's gone, but lives on through memories and songs just like all of our fallen friends/loved ones. 💯

fucking masterpiece, even almost half a century later this sounds fucking sensational

I always have “great days” while listening to this.

Einzigartig und absolut zeitlos. Große Kunst. 🫡

When I was 5 years old my cat died, that was the first time I listened to this track, I am 16 years old now and I firmly believe this to be the greatest piece of music I have ever listened to. Pink Floyd has created a immortal piece of art that will outlive many more generations.

when i was 13 years old, i'd put this song on, sit on my bed, and dream into my future. that was 40 years ago. right now, the song makes me dream back 40 years into the past. yep, that's the power of this masterpiece.

This comment section is gold ...but the music is an absolute diamond

Pink Floyd are both philosophy and art. Their lyrics are incredible. Full of sense and to let you to think of. And music fully corresponds and correlates with lyrics. Pink Floyd it’s genre, art and philosophy - all in one.

This song is a LEGEND. Very beautiful.

It's great how this song has 9 parts Edit: sorry for my stupid mistake, I saw that this song had 4 parts in a description of a video, again, sorry.

This is not a music. This is an experience.

You are a human. Without you, this song is nothing.

Monzart*!, Bethoven*! Bach*! and many others made history in Classical and Symphonic music... Pink-floyd!, certainly in symphonic Rock they are the true MASTERS* !!!!!. No other band can match THEM* ❤❤❤

When I first saw this song I said: “I would never listen to a 13 minute song” And now I automatically listen to this song whenever I feel stressed

This song always tears me up and puts me back together

Pink Floyd was my brother's favorite go to music to listen on LP's, sadly he passed away in January, i miss him but still feel our brotherly connection through the music of Pink Floyd ✌️

This is no music, this is art.❤

When i was fighting with addiction, every single night i played this song to find peace and to fall asleep. Thank you Pink Floyd and i know that there are a lot of us diamonds.

Listening to this song at 3 am in your terrace makes you forget we are in a pandemic

This is dedicated to the beautiful and talented Syd Barrett.

My 6 month old infant loves Pink Floyd. You can tell he is in tune with all the songs I've played for him. This is the best moment of my life. ❤

I remember when I was young. The summer of 84 found me on my Uncles farm in central Kansas, wheat country, on the back of a lonely tractor under the Kansas sun. From dawn to evening, I made concentric passes around the harvested wheat fields at 1.5 MPH, no one else around (for sometimes) miles. I brought a tape recording of the album ‘Wish You Were Here’ and would listen to it through headphones in the evenings and look out of the 2nd floor window of my room across the endless prairie of Pastures and wheat fields as the sun set on another day. It was so long ago now for me. When I listen to this song now, my mind is filled the the sights, sounds and smells of my uncles old farm. What I would not give to go back to that time, to have one more summer of working with my uncle on his farm, driving tractors and enjoying the sunrises and sunsets of central Kansas, listening to the ‘Wish You Were Here’ album. To catching a small part of my past and enjoying the moment again.

How is it possible to you have so much feelings with a music ? I feel like i am crying, smiling, dreaming, living, yelling, dancing in the same time...the music video is also so nice, don't need any drugs, this song is one

This is beyond life!

48 years later, this song is still perfec 💯

I lost my only child.. My Son.. In 2018... It broke me.. Such a good baby, and sweet young boy, And what Great Young Man. He passed at the age of 27.. He is shining light.. And we would listen to all kinds of music.. This what I had put in his service , and his cards... Shine on my Crazy Diamond 💎 in Heaven!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I started listening to Pink Floyd in 1972 and it was and is the BEST I've ever heard. I'll be 64 next week (9-11) and will listen till I am gone from this sad world. AlwaysHappyTimes!!!

When I'm feeling down, for some reason this kind of music helps 😢

My daughter is 17 and loves Pink Floyd

Used to listen to this when I was 15 with headphones on, turned way up and in a darkened room. 44 years later I'm doing exactly the same thing but the headphones are now wireless noise cancelling. Bliss.

I am in the sixth decade of my life. I just spent three hours working in my yard. When I was finished, it was 11:11 AM, and I was exhausted. It was time for a beer. I came out on my porch. put this song on and reminisced of days gone by. “Remember when we were young?”

Although I'm 18 now, I hope younger people can enjoy this music growing up

I started listening to Pink Floyd a little while ago. I'm still listening. This is a long song.

This song holds an incredible spot in my heart. I remember being very young and watching my mom dance and spin around the living room and kitchen listening to this as loud as our living room speakers could push it. Cleaning and enjoying herself with a Joint in hand. Then of course, the lyrics would come. And she would sing like it was her last breath on earth. I miss her dearly to this day, and every time I hear this song, I can see her once more enjoying life as it unfolded in front of her. Taking on every obstacle, like nothing was too big. Honestly makes me cry nearly every time. Shine on, Momma. You crazy, crazy diamond.

I have been listening to them from the early “70” one of the best groups ever. When I’m in a dark place they somehow bring me comfort and peace.

Listening to this song since 1993 .. timeless.. priceless.. every time it has another taste

Pink floyd is one of the main reasons I'd rather be blind over deaf .

This song should be endless. A masterpiece.

My mother, now 88, is a Pink Floyd fan since the late 60s. My father was a fan too. Thanks to them my brother, my sister and I grew up enjoying the wobderful musical art of Pink Floyd and other great artists.

Lyrics: Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun. Shine on you crazy diamond. Now there's a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky. Shine on you crazy diamond. You were caught in the cross fire of childhood and stardom. Blown on the steel breeze. Come on you target for faraway laughter. Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine! You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon. Shine on you crazy diamond. Threatened by shadows at night, and exposed in the light. Shine on you crazy diamond. Well you wore out your welcome with random precision. Rode on the steel breeze. Come on you raver, you seer of visions. Come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine!

This was played at my friend Mick's funeral... He never had many friends and had a hard life, but I took to him the first day I saw him and we were good friends... This song will keep mick alive in my heart... Shine on mate 💎

1999: *Break down, break down* 2020: *Lockdown, lockdown*

When music and talent was real

A thousand times, this song has healed my wounds. Once again, it is doing the same. I'm a Canadian country boy now living in Japan with an exceptionally intelligent, and nearly crazy Japanese wife. Her mother caught the covid virus today, yet she can still find time to blame me for being insufficient, though I took her mother to the hospital. I only asked her to " leave me alone to listen to this song. It brings me peace". Yet she tried again and again to make me understand that I must tr harder to be valuable to the whole community. I'm friggin' tired. I need a break. ,,,at least until tomorrow.

The animations are quite bizarre, aren't they?

This song makes me feel like I can fix everything

C'est un véritable voyage mystique. Une connexion célestes pour des portes ouvertes sur d'autres univers ✨️

Bless all who have lost and all who have just come to hear the music that defined an era

Lost my best friend July 2017. He loved Floyd. Played them constantly, had all the albums cds etc. Said this song made him think of me. Makes me cry when I hear it. Rock on Dear Friend. Peace & Love.

Whenever im having a Breakdown i just put on this song and it Chases away all my fears and problems and brings Great days to my Crazy noisy bizzare life

What Pink Floyd accomplished with this song cannot be put into words. God knows life is hard and painful but this makes it all worth it. Loss, grief, despair and love in the sound of a guitar. Love you all crazy diamonds

I hear this song since 35 years and it’s every time a new experience. Thank you Pink Floyd for every single sound going deep in my soul and making me feel human.

A MASTERPIECE !! Such a *Gold Experience* to my ears

(this comment section) Guy 1: This song remind me of my grandma, she loved it so much and it played at her funeral. Shine on, grandma. Guy 2: This song reminds me of the time me and my friends hunted a serial killer in a small Japanese town in the summer of 1999

Pink floyd are one of the greatest bands in the history of music. The journey is sublime album after album. Thank you for the music its been immense.

The best tribute ever, to Syd Barret, adding "wish you were here".

On June 5, 1975, Pink Floyd was recording their "Wish You Were Here" album at Abbey Road Studios in London. Syd Barrett, who at this time in his life was heavyset, with a completely shaved head and eyebrows wandered into the studio while the band was recording. Because of his drastically changed appearance, the band could not recognise him for some time. When they eventually recognised Barrett, Roger Waters was so distressed he was reduced to tears. Apparently, when "Wish You Were Here" was played, "Sid stood up and said, 'Right, when do I put my guitar on?'" Richard Wright recalled. "And of course, he didn't have a guitar with him. And we said, 'Sorry, Syd, the guitar's all done.'" Wright has also said "Roger Waters was there, and he was sitting at the desk, and I came in and I saw this guy sitting behind him--huge, bald, fat guy. I thought, "He looks a bit...strange..." Anyway, so I sat down with Roger at the desk and we worked for about ten minutes, and this guy kept on getting up and brushing his teeth and then sitting--doing really weird things, but keeping quiet. And I said to Roger, "Who is he?" and Roger said "I don't know." and I said "Well, I assumed he was a friend of yours," and he said "No, I don't know who he is." Anyway, it took me a long time, and then suddenly I realised it was Syd, after maybe 45 minutes. He came in as we were doing the vocals for "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", which was basically about Syd. He just, for some incredible reason he picked the very day that we were doing a song which was about him. And we hadn't seen him, I don't think, for two years before. That's what's so incredibly weird about this guy. And a bit disturbing, as well, I mean, particularly when you see a guy, that you don't, you couldn't recognise him. And then, for him to pick the very day we want to start putting vocals on, which is a song about him. Very strange."