3 Things to Know About Pink Floyd's 'Have a Cigar' Vocalist

Folk singer Roy Harper sang the lead vocals on the track. Roger Waters wrote the song but felt he couldn’t convincingly deliver the sleazy record executive persona.

Harper was already recording at Abbey Road when Pink Floyd asked him to step in. He was a friend of the band and agreed to help out on the spot.

The vocal was recorded in a single take. Harper’s natural, unpolished delivery captured the cynical tone Waters wanted.