Welcome to our list of the Best “Wish You Were Here” Cover Songs ever. This song was released in September 1975 by the English rock band Pink Floyd, and was recorded over numerous sessions throughout the entire year at Abbey Road Studios in London.
Let’s begin by our journey watching the original “Wish You Were Here” by “Pink Floyd”. This was included in the band’s 9th studio album which also became pretty controversial due to the album’s theme which included criticism of the music business, alienation, and a tribute to founding member Syd Barrett, who left seven years earlier with deteriorating mental health.
Wish You Were Here Lyrics
So you think you can tell
Heaven from hell
Blue skies from pain
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail, A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
Did they get you to trade
Your heroes for ghosts, Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
Did you exchange a walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We’re just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Running over the same old ground
And how we found
The same old fears
Wish you were here
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We already know that everything Ed Sheeran touches turns into Gold. He has the talent, the charm and of course, that distinct singing voice we all love! Watch as he sings Wish You Were Here Cover feat. Nick Mason, Mike Rutherford and Richard Jones!
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Watch Avenged Sevenfold in this marvelous Wish You Were Here cover! Another Rock Solid band making a cover of another awesome band! How cool can that sound? Avenged Sevenfold did a wonderful job in their electrifying rendition of this Pink Floyd Classic.
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Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit Vocalist) always had that distinct sound that also made his band so awesome! Watch Limp Bizkit in this remarkable cover ft. John Rzeznik! So chill just performing this song. It kinda gives you the feeling of going back to 90’s music and remember all the cool Rock bands that era.
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Is there anything that Scott Weiland (Velvet Revolver Vocalist) can’t sing? Watch him perform live and be amazed by this band’s great musicianship! Another awesome cover by Velvet Revolver!
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Watch this incredible piano cover by Melody Michalski. She sings with so much passion and emotion all throughout the song. And with her lovely sweet voice, you will love this song even more! Therefore, be sure to click and watch all the way!
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This cover by Ninja Sex Party is just another amazing cover you should not miss! Their musical arrangement is just amazing with their vocals so smooth, there is nothing you would not like about this cover!
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Can I just say how good their combination really is? Watch another masterful rendition by this splendid duo “The Running Mates”. They just keep getting better and better in all their covers and this is surely one cover you are bound to love!
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Another unbelievably awesome duo to sing a cover of this Pink Floyd Classic is the Mona Lisa Twins! Their guitar arrangements are on point and vocal blends are absolutely beautiful! Watch them in this fantastic cover end enjoy til the last second!
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Watch Rob Reynolds in this great cover! Performed at the Ont’ Sofa Gibson Sessions, year 2013! A smooth acoustic rendition with style! His voice was commendable with his guitar arrangement, so perfect! A great cover from a genuinely talented artist.
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Reina Del Cid did this chill acoustic session well. They just sounded so calm and relaxed and just enjoyed every moment playing and singing this cover! Such an entertaining thing to see. A great cover with awesome girl power!
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Watch this busking performance of two guys playing music after midnight, in the wee hours of Sunday morning, on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem (July 2013). They are the Gat Brothers named Aryeh and Gil. This video will leave you in awe with their vocal blends and great guitar skills!
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Puddles Pity Party got a while bunch of requests to do this cover and you will find out why. Puddles’ mellow voice and mood was just perfect for this Pink Floyd’s great song. He managed to give out the emotions needed to express the true meaning of the song! What an artistic guy! He may be a clown but this guy’s talent is no joke!
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How cool are these three guys? Soldiers singing with such amazing vocals and incredible guitar skills! Such a wonderful thing to see, Isn’t it? A live performance from our great soldiers in Patapsco Valley State Park, Maryland. Enjoy this cool video all the way through!
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This boy is just so adorable to watch! He started singing at a very young age and 9 years old, at the time of this video. Such talented young man is just so hard to go unnoticed. He played his guitar perfectly (and other instruments) and sang this song as if he lived in the 70’s era. Watch how this boy did a cute and marvelous cover of “Wish You Were Here”.
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Watch this heart warming performance of 120 people singing “Wish You Were Here” doing it Flash Mob style. All 120 singers came together at the Heuston railway station Dublin, Ireland for World Suicide Prevention Day – 10 September 2018. An awesome performance with a beautiful cause. Let’ all watch this wonderful cover til the very end!
That concludes our journey through the Best “Wish You Were Here” Cover Songs ever. Do you have a favorite? Is there a cover song that we missed and you think should be included in our list? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
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