lyrical analysis of have a cigar by pink floyd

In order to understand the song “Have a Cigar” by Pink Floyd you must have some sense of how the record industry works. Contrary to popular believe a band in modern day music doesn’t earn a lot of money from selling albums, unless of course that artists owns the record company. The primary income that an artist enjoys is the many concerts and promotions they will invoke on during their career. “Have a Cigar” …

…out. We heard about the sell out. You gotta get an album out, You owe it to the people. We're so happy we can hardly count. Everybody else is just green, have you seen the chart? It's a helluva start. It could be made into a monster if we all pull together as a team. And did we tell you the name of the game, boy? We call it Riding the Gravy Train. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**