I Was There….
I am very proud to be able to say that “I Was There“ attending this amazing and for me unforgettable Pink Floyd Concert. That night on July 12th 1988 Stadium Flaminio in Rome Italy, my native country! I witnessed a magical and a unique experience and a piece of music history like no other!
I am glad I found this YouTube clip of sadly it doesn’t show the magnificence of the stage and band that I have seen there, you will see nice images of Rome while listening the great live sound recorded that night of the beautiful song Shine on you crazy diamond! Just hearing the first notes I felt goosebumps like I was there again! I wanted to share this memory with you and a piece of my life experience that I will never forget!
I hope that you enjoy with me the great music reading the lyric!
-Carolina
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (I-V)
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 crossfire 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!
©PINK FLOYD
Source (s):
YouTube The Round
http://www.azlyrics.com/
©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com
Such an amazing band and what a great song this is, just love the lyrics. And how lucky you were to experience their concert. Just wonderful. Thanks for sharing, Carolina. 🙂
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Thank you Miriam I have a wonderful memory of that night, it was amazing Pink Floyd are one of a kind band of all times!
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How wonderful for you to have such an experience to live over and over again
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Yes thank you Sue and I can tell you, the feelings are the same their concert are something truly unforgettable! I was lucky to have that experience 🙂
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Wow, awesome that you were there! For sure unforgettable!
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Yes Erika it was one truly unforgettable experience that goes beyond imagination with many different feelings it was so beautiful and their sound and special effects are just unbelievable! ❤
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Awh, I am so happy for you that you have this amazing memory! 😃
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Thank you my dear ❤
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😊😊
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One of my favourite songs. What an amazing experience – I’m SO jealous 🙂
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One of my favorite song too! It was amazing!!!
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I’ve seen Floyd a few times, and saw them in ’88 myself, here in the US. I have seen more live shows than I can count, and to this day, I say Pink Floyd was my favorite. You’re right, it’s an experience. 😃
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Yes! I am glad you got to see them! It is an amazing experience I love music and I have been at many great concerts but this one like you is one of my favorite too! We have been at the same concert in 88 in two different places that’s really cool too! 😉
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That’s awesome. I saw them twice that year too, once at home then again in Cleveland, OH. Fantastic! 😃
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Great! 😉
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I’m so jealous! I love Pink Floyd – maybe the most unique band ever. I had read that Shine on you crazy diamond was written about original Floyd memeber Syd Barrett. Great song!
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Hey Rob I knew you would love this post and yes Pink Floyd are something else truly an amazing experience that I am so glad I was able to go! Their sound and special effect make feel to be in another dimension seen them live is just so beautiful!
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Love Pink Floyd. For me they were really the first group that I enjoyed all their music, enough to buy their albums. Their music has withstood the test of time for sure!
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Yes I agree their music is fantastic! To me they made the history of the music as one of a kind!
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Lucky you!
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Life variety, thanks to the wonderful sharing with you! !
It is thanks to God.
“Life variety” is a favorite word is a lot of Japanese.
ありがとう!!
Ryoma.
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How wonderful thank Ryoma i love your comments very much! 😉
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Wow!! This is remarkable! I only listen to Pink Floyd’s live recordings.For some reason I find them more alive than the studio versions! Hearing you say getting goosebumps upon listening the first note gave me goosebumps imagining what a thrilling moment you must have experienced there, live! And with all the grandeur magnificence of the stage!! Whoa!!
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Oh that’s great to hear this from you! Yes there are not words to describe the emotion of the sound of the first note that started the concert, they turned off all the lights it was all dark and the sound of the first note made the whole stadium skip a heart-bit everyone had goosebumps it was beyond words and imagination! it was over 30 thousand of people feeling Wooow!
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Haha!! I can feel the vibes! Phenomenal! I feel proud I know someone who lived that great moment! ^_^
Now every time I will listen to “Shine on Your Crazy Diamond,” I am very sure your those three words in bold will come back in my mind, reminding me of you – “I Was There!” 🙂
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Thank you!I am happy that I can share the vibe! And that you enjoyed this post and great memory of my life I will remember our conversation and that you only listen Pink Floyd live! So when I hear Pink Floyd live I am sure I will remember! 😉
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Ow that’s so nice of you Carolina! ^_^ 🙂
I would like to quote the lines from ‘Learning to Fly’ to just compliment Floyd and the wonderful memory it has created for us –
‘ There’s no sensation,
to compare with this-
Suspended animation,
A state of bliss! ‘
🙂
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That’s wonderful great words! Btw yesterday I visisted your Blog you’re doing a great job over there keep up with your great writings! 😉 and i loved the post about Sketchbooks as an artist I appreciate it a lot! 🙂
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Oh thank you so much! I am so happy and grateful for your compliments! 🙂
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You’re welcome!
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It is as if everybody there was flying a little. It is just wonderful. You have reason never to forget. I love the lyrics. Everything is fantastic. And that was 28 years ago!
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Yes Romanus long ago but still feel like yesterday! I attended to a wonderful concert that impressed each of the over 30 thousand of people that were attending at the stadium that night! Thank you always for your comments!
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My pleasure Carolina!
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