Who is Roger referring to at the end of WYWH?

[sydsfloyd]

I was at a funeral a few weeks ago , a friend had lost his young son and during his eulogy he paused and played "Wish you were here", he was playing this song for his son, his grief while it was playing was so heart rending everyone in the church broke down and sobbed for him.

I suppose the point i am making is that this beautiful song realy doesnt need to be explained ,it means so much to everyone.

And as the coffin was carried out crazy diamond was playin in the background, i thought my heart was goin to burst.!!!!

[lostplay]

At the end of WYWH on In The Flesh, Roger says " How I ( or we) wish they were here." Anyone know who he is referring to?

syd
his daddy
himself
and maybe all the brave young men who died in senceless wars

yet i feel that it was all syd
only after some time had passed did its meaning change

no other word except for [[ they ]] would have fit in that line
so maybe roger took some poetic licence here

[lostplay]

I was at a funeral a few weeks ago , a friend had lost his young son and during his eulogy he paused and played "Wish you were here", he was playing this song for his son, his grief while it was playing was so heart rending everyone in the church broke down and sobbed for him.

I suppose the point i am making is that this beautiful song realy doesnt need to be explained ,it means so much to everyone.

And as the coffin was carried out crazy diamond was playin in the background, i thought my heart was goin to burst.!!!!

wow
very heavy indeed
thank you for sharing that

[garygreen]

You can stop now, if you want

[AtomHeartMomma]

I think he's referring to anyone who happened to flash through your mind while the song was being played.

Whoever you were missing in that moment, Roger was speaking for you and pretty much said so with "how we wish they were here."

Excellent point.

I agree.

[Duckboy]

i think he was talking about me, he wishes i wsa there so he could give me huge sums of cash and then we would release an album together and t would be mediocre at best but i would still be happy because he didnt make me eat any brocolli

[Annoying Twit]

Messrs. Gilmour, Wright and Mason.

Yes, I've suspected this too. Even though there has been a big battle among them, he still feels a brotherhood with them.

I agree with Mosespa's analysis. But I'm sure Roger would like the have Gilmour, Wright, and Mason around. As long as Rog was in full creative control and G/W/M were happy with that.