Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd song) the "Why Pink Floyd...?" campaign, the "Experience" and "Immersion" versions of the "Wish You Were Here" album include an alternative version of the song where Grappelli's part is heard in the instrumental break after the second verse and throughout the third verse before a considerably extended outro. Other less obvious differences are audible, for example at the section leading into the second verse. The master tape of the original recording includes an entire performance of pedal steel guitar and electric guitar solos, played by Gilmour, that were not used in the final mix. "Wish You Were Here" made its stage
Wish You Were Here (Incubus song) in 2001. It was announced as "Morning View"'s lead single in June that year. Guitarist Mike Einziger noted that "Wish You Were Here" was one of the last songs written for "Morning View" and that "the content is about being happy living for the moment and not looking forward to the future as some event." Vocalist Brandon Boyd also elaborated on its meaning: "The song wasn't specifically about a person. It was about me acknowledging a very brief moment in my life and in my experience with all of these guys in making this record. In that moment, I wish