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Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here Turns 50: A Timeless Tribute to Absence and Artistry

by Paul Cashmere

Fifty years ago, on September 12, 1975, Pink Floyd released Wish You Were Here, their ninth studio album and the follow-up to the phenomenon that was The Dark Side of the Moon. Few bands in rock history have faced the challenge Pink Floyd did in the mid-1970s: how do you follow up one of the most successful, best-selling and artistically defining albums of all time? Against that backdrop, Wish You Were Here emerged not only as a worthy successor but as one of the group’s most enduring works.

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Pink Floyd Placed In Person Of Interest Finale

by Paul Cashmere

Pink Floyd made a surprise appearance in the soundtrack of the last scene of the season finale of Person of Interest.

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