"High Hopes" is a song from the 1994 Pink Floyd album, The Division Bell, composed by David Gilmour with lyrics of Polly Samson. Its lyrics speak of the things one may have gained and lost in life, written from an autobiographical angle by Gilmour. Douglas Adams, a friend of Gilmour's, chose the album title from one of the lyrics in this song.
The music video to High Hopes was used as a screen film on the Division Bell tour, as seen on P•U•L•S•E and is set mostly on Fenland in Cambridgeshire. The video features a man looking over the Fens at Ely Cathedral, the same building which can be seen between the metal heads on the cover of the album. Also, the video has many references to Cambridge, where Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and David Gilmour grew up. The university scarves, bikes and punts on the river being obvious ones. In particular many scenes are set in St John's College, including the Bridge of Sighs. Also shown is an oversized bust of Syd Barrett.
Ely Cathedral and the crest of the nave
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