With the single ‘Hey, hey, rise up!’ the English prog rock band Pink Floyd is raising money for the Ukrainian population. “It is really frustrating to see this extremely unjust attack by a great power on a democratic nation,” he said. It’s their first new song in 28 years.
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The lyrics of ‘Hey Hey Rise Up’ were sung by Andriy Khlyvnyuk, the lead singer of the Ukrainian band Boombox. Khlyvnyuk left his own band to fight against the Russian invasion. He is currently in hospital after being hit by shrapnel.
Also accompanying the song is a video clip showing Khlyvnyuk singing in a square in the middle of Kiev, “where he sings a rousing Ukrainian protest song written during the First World War, which has been played around the world for a month now.” used to protest against the Russian invasion.”
Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour has a Ukrainian daughter-in-law and grandchildren. ‘I am moved by Khlyvnyuk’s performance in that square in Kiev, with that beautiful church with a golden dome and the silence of a city without traffic or background noise from the war. It was a powerful moment that I wanted to use,” Gilmour said. “We, like many others, are outraged and frustrated by this sickening war in which an independent, peaceful and democratic country has been invaded and its population is murdered by a global power. We want to express our support for Ukraine with this.’
The cover of the single features a sunflower, the national flower of Ukraine. “A direct reference to the woman who gave sunflower seeds to Russian soldiers,” the band said.
