Pink Floyd is now streaming a new song called "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!" in support of Ukraine. The lineup for the song is Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and drummer Nick Mason alongside the band's live bassist Guy Pratt, as well as Nitin Sawhney on keyboards and Ukrainian band Boombox vocalist Andriy Khlyvnyuk. The artwork for the song features a painting of the national flower of Ukraine, the sunflower, by the Cuban artist, Yosan Leon.
The song uses a clip of Khlyvnyuk singing the World War I protest song "The Red Viburnum In The Meadow." The title of the Pink Floyd track is taken from the last line of the song which translates as 'Hey Hey Rise up and rejoice.'
"We, like so many, have been feeling the fury and the frustration of this vile act of an independent, peaceful democratic country being invaded and having its people murdered by one of the world's major powers," said Gilmour, whose daughter-in-law and grandchildren are Ukrainian.
All proceeds will go towards Ukrainian humanitarian relief. Listen to the song here.
