David Gilmour’s Live in Gdańsk was recorded and filmed in 2006 at the Polis… Read Full Bio ↴David Gilmour’s Live in Gdańsk was recorded and filmed in 2006 at the Polish city’s shipyards, the very same historic location where Lech Walesa’s Solidarity movement began its populist assault on the country’s repressive Soviet-installed regime in 1980. By all accounts of the time it was a truly awesome multimedia spectacle. But there are strange and sad ironies that accompany this release as well. For starters, it was released in the U.K. exactly a week after the death of Richard Wright, Gilmour’s longtime bandmate in Pink Floyd, and his keyboardist here. Secondly, it appears during a period of increased tension between Russia and the United States over the latter’s proposed missile defense system to be placed in Poland (by the U.S.) and the country’s intended membership in NATO. But there is nothing bittersweet about the music to be found on this double-disc package (one of six different packages that document the event and the tour — apparently nobody told Gilmour the recording industry was in an economic crisis). On this version, two and a half hours document the entire concert. Gilmour’s band — Wright, Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera, keyboardist Jon Carin, bassist Guy Pratt, drummer Steve DiStanislao, and saxophonist Dick Parry — is accompanied by the Baltic Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, including its 40-piece string section, conducted by Zbigniew Preisner (who did the arrangements on Gilmour’s On an Island album).
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Live in Gdańsk
David Gilmour Lyrics
A Great Day for Freedom On the day the wall came down They threw the locks…
A Pocketful Of Stones He's sending stones skimming and flying Circles spinning out…
Astronomy Domine Lime and limpid green the second scene The fights between th…
Breathe Breathe, breathe in the air Don't be afraid to care Leave bu…
Breathe (reprise) Home, home again I like to be here when I can when…
Castellorizon [ INSTRUMENTAL ]…
Comfortably Numb Hello Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear…
Echoes Overhead the albatross Hangs motionless upon the air And dee…
Fat Old Sun When that fat old sun in the sky is falling Summer…
High Hopes Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we…
On An Island Remember that night White steps in the moonlight They walked…
Red Sky at Night [ INSTRUMENTAL ]…
Shine On You Crazy Diamond Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun. Shine…
Smile Would this do To make it all right While sleep has taken…
Take a Breath Take a breath Take a deep breath now Take a breath A deep…
The Blue Shameless sea Aimlessly so blue Midnight-moon shines for you…
This Heaven All the pieces fall into place When we walk these fields And…
Time Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day You…
Where We Start Where we start is where we end We step out sweetly,…
Wish You Were Here So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell Blue skies…