Have a Cigar / Welcome to the Machine

by Pink Floyd

Have a Cigar / Welcome to the Machine cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 15 November 1975
  • Label: Harvest
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 10:54
  • Community rating: 4.19/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Featuring a rare guest vocal appearance by Roy Harper, this cynical, funk-inflected track ruthlessly skewered the greed and profound hypocrisy of the music industry. The biting lyrics and searing, heavily phased guitar work perfectly encapsulated the conceptual disillusionment permeating the entirety of the 'Wish You Were Here' sessions.

Genres

Descriptors: satirical, alienation, conscious, progressive, dystopian

Tracklist

  1. Have A Cigar (3:29)
  2. Welcome To The Machine (7:25)

Credits

  • Roger Waters - written-by
  • Pink Floyd - primary artist, producer

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