The Times Online reports that Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett “died peacefully at home” from unknown causes. Barrett cofounded Pink Floyd with Roger Waters in 1965, but by the late ‘60s, just as the band was gaining fame, drug use and psychological problems led to his split with the band and “near-total reclusion.” Pink Floyd’s iconic 1975 album Wish You Were Here was dedicated to Barrett, especially the songs Shine On You, Crazy Diamond and the title track.
Wish You Were Here is one of my favorite songs of all time, and I’m quite sad to hear this news. I’ve uploaded the song in MP3 format 
for your listening/downloading pleasure; here are the lyrics:
So, 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?
And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And 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.
What have we found? The same old fears.
Wish you were here.
