Almost seven months after composing the song Hey hey get up In support of the Ukrainian people, the Pink Floyd group reveals that they have raised 450,000 pounds (about 510,000 euros) thanks to this song.
On Instagram, David Gilmour, guitarist and singer of the group, whose daughter-in-law is of Ukrainian origin, explains that this sum will be distributed among five humanitarian associations that help people affected by the war between Russia and Ukraine.
The musician also wanted to thank the fans who helped support this title:
“Pink Floyd thanks everyone who listened to ‘Hey, Hey, Rise Up.’ This single, recorded on March 30, […] has raised over £450,000 to help alleviate the suffering of the people of Ukraine,” he wrote on Instagram.
Tribute to a Ukrainian group
Released last April Hey hey get up It is Pink Floyd’s first song since their 14th album. the division bell in 1994. In this title, David Gilmour and Nick Mason used the voice of Andriy Khlyvnyuk, from the Ukrainian group Boombox, taken from one of their Instagram posts.
In it, the artist sang on Sofiyskaya Square in Kyiv. Oh, the red viburnum in the meadowa Ukrainian folk protest song, written during World War I.
The Pink Floyd song title is also inspired by the last sentence of this song which translates as “Hey, hey, rise up and rejoice” (Hey, hey, rise up and rejoice!).
As a sign of “firm condemnation of the Russian invasion”, Pink Floyd also announced that they had withdrawn Streaming sites in Russian and Belarusian all the songs in his catalogue.
Source: BFM TV
