<Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Pink Floyd </Td> </Tr> <P> "Welcome to the Machine" is the second song on Pink Floyd's 1975 album Wish You Were Here . Written by bassist Roger Waters, it features heavily processed synthesizers and acoustic guitars, as well as a wide range of tape effects . </P> <P> The song is about the need of humanity to free itself from the oppressive government . The song is inspired heavily by the book 1984 by George Orwell, in which a man is trying to escape the government which is brainwashing its citizens with TV shows and oppressive rules . In the book, the line "welcome my son to the machine" is spoken at one point, which is the origin of the song's title . </P> <P> The track was built upon a basic throbbing sound made by an EMS VCS 3 followed by a one - repeat echo which Waters would have played originally on bass guitar (which he overdubs an actual bass part to the song which is more predominant on the Stereo Quad mix). On the original LP, the song segued from the first 5 parts of the suite "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and closed the first side . On the CD pressings, especially the 1997 and 2000 remastered issues, it segues (although very faintly) to "Have a Cigar". This segueing is a few seconds longer on the US version than the UK version . David Gilmour admitted that he had trouble singing one line of the song; saying, "It was a line I just couldn't reach, so we dropped the tape down half a semitone ." He sang the part at a slightly lower pitch, then the tape speed was raised back to normal . </P>

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