David Gilmour/Roy Harper - Short and Sweet, live in 1984
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Published 2011-02-21
The band plays 'short and sweet', which was featured on Gilmour's first solo album, that came out in 1978 and was called 'David Gilmour'. The song was cowritten by the enigmatic Roy Harper, who joins the band on stage in this 1984 performance of the song.
All Comments (21)
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Roy Harper the leader of the stars that nobody knows about, so cool.
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Roy Harper is the voice on have a cigar-amazing talent, nice to see David and Roy together.
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The best version...listening in 2023
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hats off to Roy Harper.
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Gilmour's first solo album is his best one, in my opinion. This performance is excellent!
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Roy has so much emotion in this song...
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Hats off too Mr Harper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I saw this band ( minus Harper ) perform in Los Angeles in June of 1984, fantastic show ! The lineup is Mickey Feat: Bass Mick Ralphs: Guitars Gregg Dechert: Keyboards Jody Linscott: Percussion Chris Slade: Drums Raphael Ravenscroft: keyboards, sax and tambourine Roy Harper: vocals David Gilmour: guitars The studio musicians assembled for the 1978 and 1984 albums were fantastic as well !!
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At the risk of sounding ungratefully greedy, I wish David Gilmour wrote more songs that sounded like this. That guitar riff is so sonically appealing that I am left wanting more.And yes, David produced so much amazing material such as this gem, mihalis, the blue, run like hell, take it back, one of these days, and the list goes deep. And with all that said, I wish there was even more. Lol
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To all who don't know: Columbian Emergency Benefit Concert - '84± had a Gilmour set, Pete T, Crissie & Robbie ('LTC' era Gtrist), Annie Lennox (& a killer (believe it or not, re The Cause) KC & The Sunshine Band song - 'Give It Up' duet w/Crissie Hynde, Pete jamming away on acoustic, Simon Philips Drumming throughout the night. It's a great show! Watch it & it's Pre A.R.M.S., Pre L.AID, pre everything except Mudstock, Watkins Glen, Altamont. It basically shames My home country on that level & allowed Me to turn a blind eye to all the rape 'n pillaging Touring of the USA. When Buddy Guy, Jimmy Page, Beck{✓}, Jorma K, Gilmour, Neil, Lanois & 1 more are all gone - Rock & Roll is over.
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I liked the album original but this live version is one of the great moments in rock - it made me weep with joy!
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The opening chords are simply stunning- the silence between the notes is just as important as the actual note.
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the black strat! as legendary as the man himself..
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A unknown rule of excellent songwriting : Its not what you put in, But what you leave out !
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Music is the space between the notes ♪
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Roy Harper did it with Gilmour on Harper's Unknown Soldier album as well.
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HATS OFF TO ROY,ONCE MORE
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This amazing rendition is just a highlight of a totally amazing concert. I remember watching this on TV (I think it aired on MTV back in '84) and being blown away by it all. All the featured artists/band members really set this apart from your ordinary run of the mill concert. Just watch their expressions and the joy they had and shared with everyone. A great moment in time gone by, slowing fading into obscurity, but leaving an indelible mark on all of us predestined to witness it.
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I saw this show in Ottawa, and it was great...Chris Slade on drums (playing with AC-DC on their current tour) + Mick Ralphs (from Bad Company) + Rafael Ravenscroft (his dad sang the "Grinch" songs in the animated cartoon) + Mick Feat on bass + Sue Evans on percussion
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There's no way out of here, Short and Sweet, Near the end and Run like hell must be played live on his 2015 tour!!!!!!
