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High Hopes is a song from the 1994 Pink Floyd album, The Division Bell, written by David Gilmour and Polly Samson. Its lyrics speak of the things one may have gained and lost in life and also an autobiographical flair to it for Gilmour. Douglas Adams, a friend of Gilmour’s, chose the album title from one of the lyrics in this song, the last song recorded for the album in what David Gilmour described as a “flash of inspiration”.

Pink Floyd manager, Steve O’Rourke, who lobbied to be included on one of the group’s albums, appears at the end with Gilmour’s stepson, Charlie, who hangs up a telephone on O’Rourke.

The beginning of “High Hopes” is reminiscent of another of his songs, “Fat Old Sun”, from the Pink Floyd album Atom Heart Mother. Bells chime at the beginning of both pieces, for example.

The bird sounds and fly buzzing can also be traced back to “Grantchester Meadows”, a song from the 1969 Pink Floyd album, Ummagumma, written by Roger Waters.

This being the very last song that Pink Floyd has written to date (and its placement at the end of their last album of new material to date) lends itself to the interpretation that the song narrates the story of the band’s career, from their beginnings to their grandiose success (with The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall) to their breakup to their carrying on. The final line (“The endless river, forever and ever”) ties into one of the band’s first hits, “See Emily Play” (“Float on a river, forever and ever”).
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  • The Division Bell
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  • Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd (disc 2)
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  • Pulse (disc 1)
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  • zuunjilganzaara

    policy song

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  • white-trillium

    forever and ever... [45]

    10 days ago

  • Envil6

    Song of my life!

    10 days ago

  • jocan2

    ...Flash back...way...back.................

    11 days ago

  • crazy_pie

    My favorite of Pink Floyd

    12 days ago

  • corky64

    Pure class....<3

    17 days ago

  • Parklife-de

    Their best.

    18 days ago

  • rramic

    great song,reminds me of better times...... :|

    23 days ago

  • davo421

    most touching Pink Floyd song imo

    26 days ago

  • AndreRodri

    I have no words to describe what feel when i listen to this song...

    27 days ago

  • lakecitypat

    Like it now and always have!

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  • AndreRodri

    the best song written by a human hand[2]

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  • noxsolem

    david live forever.

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    forever and ever... [83]

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    the best song written by a human hand

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    The saved their best till last.

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