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Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V)

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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!

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CreditsEdit

• Composers - David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Rick Wright
• Lyricist - Roger Waters

MusiciansEdit

• Roger Waters - bass, lead vocals
• David Gilmour - Fender Stratocaster, backing vocals, EMS Synthi AKS
• Rick Wright - Hammond organ, ARP String Ensemble, Mini-Moog Synthesizers, Steinway piano on Part 3, backing vocals
• Nick Mason - drums, percussion
• Dick Parry - baritone and tenor saxophones
• Carlena Williams - backing vocals
• Venetta Fields - backing vocals

Alternate VersionsEdit

Due to the nature of the whole composition "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" being able to be split into parts and arranged differently, all covered versions of any parts and alternate versions of the composition have been placed on this page.

• "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part 1)," containing only Part I, was released on the international versions of the single Have A Cigar (1975)
• "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Shortened Version)" from A Collection of Great Dance Songs (1981) contains Parts I-II, IV, and VII.
• The live film Delicate Sound Of Thunder (1989) uses "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" over the Intro and End Credits
  • Parts I and II were used for the Intro
  • Parts IV and V (without verse two) were used for the End Credits
• "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" from P•U•L•S•E (1995) contains Parts I-V and VII.
• "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-7)" from Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd (2001).

CoversEdit

This song has been covered by David Gilmour under the title "Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts 1-5". (From David Gilmour in Concert (2002))

This song has been covered by David Gilmour under the title "Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts 6-8". (From David Gilmour in Concert (2002))

This song has been covered by David Gilmour under the title "Shine On You Crazy Diamond". (Includes Parts I-III and V, from Remember That Night: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2007))

This song has been covered by Roger Waters under the title "Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I-VIII". (From In the Flesh (2000))

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