High Hopes

For the 1988 Mike Leigh film, see High Hopes (movie)

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"High Hopes" is a song from the 1994 Pink Floyd album The Division Bell, written by David Gilmour and Polly Samson. The song was the last song written and recorded for the album after all of the other songs were in some form or another. Its lyrics speak of the things one may have gained and lost in life and also an autobiographical flair to it for Gilmour. Douglas Adams, famous for writing The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, chose the album title from one of the lyrics in this song.

Related Topics:
1994 - Pink Floyd - The Division Bell - David Gilmour - Polly Samson - Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

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Pink Floyd manager Steve O'Rourke, who lobbied to be included in a Pink Floyd album, appears at the end with Gilmour's step-son, Charlie, who hangs up a telephone on Rourke.

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The beginning of "High Hopes" is reminiscent of another of his songs, "Fat Old Sun", from the Pink Floyd album Atom Heart Mother. Bells chime at the beginning of both pieces, and both are very autobiographical, specifically mentioning places in Gilmour's youth.

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