Pink Floyd was (and is still today) one of the most influential bands out there. They have influenced music genres from contemporary to progressive rock. Floyd was innovative with their music and helped create a new progressive space rock feel. With elaborate art work on their album covers and live concerts that had floating pigs and lasers, Pink Floyd gave new meaning to the word psychedelic. A list of Top 10 Pink Floyd Songs has already done which resulted in a lot of hurt for missing songs, so without further ado, here is an additional 10 Pink Floyd songs.
Repeated within this amazing song are lyrics from “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, which is a song from the musical Carousel. It is from a recording of Liverpool fans signing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” at a soccer match.
What is interesting about this song is the rumor that there is a subliminal message within the song itself. It is supposed to be a different version of the Lord’s Prayer: “The Lord is my shepherd, He converteth me to lamb cutlets….” (I have not been able to confirm this even when I listen to the song myself, although I would love to hear it.)
Although this song is making fun of money, Pink Floyd sold over 34 million copies of this album. This was written by Waters, but sung by Gilmore. In the 2006 Dark Side of the Moon tour, Roger Waters sang all the songs from the album but “Money” due to this.
Favorite line from this song: “The band is just fantastic, that is really what I think. Oh by the way, which one’s Pink?” That line was asked by many people to the band throughout Pink Floyd’s music career. This song goes to show how far corporations and agencies will go to exploit their clients, especially with the phrases like “You’re gonna go far” and “Riding the Gravy Train”.
What better name to give to the rift between Syd Barrett and Roger Waters then the name of this song. Many believe the first part of this song is targeted to Barrett and the second part about Waters. Clearly, it was about the miscommunication that occurred between them.
Gilmour was quoted in saying “‘Learning to Fly’ is about breaking free and the actual mechanics of learning to fly an airplane.” This was true since he would go on to get his pilot’s license, despite the rumor that he was terrified of flying.
To many, this song is what started the space rock genre. It also dealt with the ‘space race’ between countries to gain control of outer space. Pink Floyd’s philosophical powers at work.
(Two for the price of one.) As with the album The Wall, Dark Side of the Moon had songs that played and flowed into one another, creating a ‘one long song’ feel. By themselves, Brain Damage and Eclipse are excellent pieces of music, but are better played together as they compliment each other.
As with “Have a Cigar”, this song is about the ‘money-making machine’ that is the music industry. With clever lyrics such as “What did you dream, it’s alright we told you what to dream”, this song points at the industry’s lust for money rather than establishing talent. This was a bone of contention with not only Pink Floyd, but most of the artists of those days.
“Time” is an all time classic and deserving of the number one slot (based on the many comments from the first list). This song is largely based on the affect of life passing by and chances that are not seized along the way. All 4 members were given credit for writing this song. The intro of clocks chiming was a concept by engineer Alan Parsons who was attempting to introduce a new ‘quadraphonic sound system’. However, the band decided to use it for the opening of the song instead, with much more powerful results.
That’s right, the entire album. How can anyone just pick one? Whether you believe it’s the best of the best and has no equal or you feel that it’s overrated and overplayed, “The Wall” is easily the most recognized Pink Floyd album. With such songs as “Comfortably Numb”, “Run Like Hell”, “Hey You”, “In the Flesh” and “Another Brick in the Wall” this album had more notoriety than any other and can be considered as the number one album of Pink Floyd’s expansive musical legacy.
Fun Fact: Did you know if you play the album for Dark Side of the Moon (started at the 3rd MGM lions roar) it runs with the Wizard of Oz?
Notable admissions: I can’t fit them all in, but in order to keep to a top 10 list, these songs were regrettably cut: Dogs of War, One of These Days, The Great Gig in the Sky, See Emily Play and Interstellar Overdrive
Oh, hang on, they're not Pink Floyd.
not sure if trolling or just very dumb
i was amazed there was a FIRST top ten Pink Floyd songs list… i assume another one implies a scarcity of ideas for potential lists? Pink Floyd was an ok band but geeez… give it a rest…
An ok band? Alright, whatever you say.
But they were better than ok. Pretty sure about that.
Ya im sure alot of people think Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall are just OK….Oh no wait they’re two of the highest grossing albums of all time…..your a douche
no… The Wall sucks… most Pink Floyd songs keep hitting you over the head with the messages over and over… yaaaawn
Okay look. Everyone’s entitled to their opinions and technically there is no ‘good’ or ‘bad’. If this guy likes it, this guy likes it, this guy likes it, and this guy doesn’t like it, that doesn’t mean it’s good or bad. That means this guy thinks it’s good, this guy thinks it’s good, this guy thinks it’s good, and this guy thinks it’s bad. Also, just because you don’t like them doesn’t mean you need to be a total douchecopter about it. If you’re tired of Pink Floyd lists, don’t look at Pink Floyd lists and comment on them saying that Pink Floyd is terrible.
Pink Floyd songs are deep and complex, and I’m willing to bet that you’re ‘bored’ of all these concepts because you don’t understand them. Before saying that ‘the wall sucks’, do you even know what it’s about? It’s about isolation and human nature. Life had driven him to madness. He felt that people had cut him off so much from the world that there was a metaphorical wall surrounding him, blocking out all communications from the outside world. Also, take Animals. Roger Waters (If you know who he is) separated people into Pigs (Greedy and Narcissistic people; they’re Politicians, CEOs, and Bankers. Anyone with power, really), Dogs (Mean people, the bullies of the world who believe that ‘at heart everyone’s a killer’. This is what you strike me as), and Sheep (Everyone else. They’re basically drones, identical to one another. They blindly obey the Pigs, not realizing the events going one around them). If you find concepts like boring because they’re too difficult to understand, you might want to go listen to what’s accepted as ‘good’ music today. Why have depth when you can listen to Nickelback or Madonna?
Again though, if you don’t like Pink Floyd then whatever. But there’s really no need to go out of your way to tell people that the music they listen to
‘sucks’, because it’s all subjective.
lol
it’s good but cant say I am all htat interested in music lists
Great list and nice bonus pick, as I couldn’t choose either
Alright oouchan! Your list got published!
Next stop: System of a Down, JF
All joking aside, congrats!
This list is bad. Badass, that is. Way to go, oouchan!
Smoke on the Water?
Stairway to Heaven?
why the ***** you go on every pf list and write ***** like this?
Smoke on the water is by Deep Purple, genius.
@Maggot (5): This list is bad.
Before I read the rest of the comment, I knew you probably squealed with joy like a Japanese schoolgirl when the title of this list popped up on your browser.
Now that I’ve read the rest of your comment, I know you did
Wow.. you guys really much not be big PF fans…
Had you been, this list would be a bit more well rounded. No echoes, Atom Heart Mother, let alone Ummagumma? Pfft…
THUMBS-DOWN for this list.
Well now the only thing we need to do to complete Maggot’s life is get the SoaD list published. I know he must be dying from anticipation for it, he just won’t be quiet!
Wow.. you really must not be big PF fan…
Had you been, this list would be a bit more well rounded. No echoes, Atom Heart Mother, let alone Ummagumma? Pfft…
THUMBS-DOWN for this list.
(grammatical correction, sorry)
You mean there was already one Top Ten Pink Floyd songs list? I don’t know any of these songs but Money. What a stupid topic for a list. Jeesh.
Awesome list oouchan! I love Pink Floyd!! if I started naming all my favorites I might aswell submit my own list. Actually running the album with the Wizard of Oz only covers the first half of the movie as the album is only about 49 minutes long, and it does synch up in some places. kinda creepy!! Im sure vera lynn will be glad to see this list.
@massive611 (11): I think Atom Heart Mother is on the first list. If not it should be.
The Straight Dope has a long article about the “coincidences” between DSotM and the Wizard of Oz.
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1773/does-the-music-in-pink-floyds-em-dark-side-of-the-moon-em-coincide-with-the-action-of-em-the-wizard-of-oz-em
Well, this is much much better than the first list of PF, but why not ‘High Hopes’, Oouchan?? Not even in the bonus ?? It’s one of the best ever!
@ianz09 (4): SOAD vs PF..Pink Floyd is legendary meaaan, though I’m a huge fan of SOAD; that list would be interesting
@massive611 (11): Hey silly lil’ fellow, first check out http://listverse.com/2008/05/24/top-10-pink-floyd-songs/ and then say ‘thumbs down’ to anything..
P.S. Bythewaywhichoneispink a.k.a Vera Lynn would be pleased today
@Sega, ah, you are right… I must have missed the first list.
But still, I guess this list is more a matter of opinion. I know had I written it, it would be very different.
Perhaps a top-ten list of post Pink Floyd songs, from Waters, Gilmore, etc..
The Lord’s Prayer version was on the back cover of the Pigs in Space album (if I remember the title correctly). I bought that album when it was new so it was a long time ago.
With sharp knives he releaseth my soul
and hangeth my body in high places.
@Geronimo1618 (16): Hey Geronimo, why is your comment awaiting moderation? Hahahahhaa
(Vocabulary Nazi armband on)
# 3 should be “complement” and not “compliment”.
Complimenting songs:
Eclipse: Oh Brain Damage, you are sounding wonderful today.
Brain Damage: Why thank you, Eclipse. You’re the perfect way to end the album.
Whoa, I love “Time”! That’s actually my favorite Pink Floyd song, ever… Cool list, Oouchan!
Great List, thanks oouchan! I’m glad you included a couple lesser known songs like Fearless.
Here is Mudmen from Obscured By Clouds which was the soundtrack to the film La Vallée
Nice music. Some are a little lessor known. On another point there can only be one top 10.
The best song ever made (by Pink Floyd, but also by anyone) is and will ever be The Great Gig In The Sky.
If I wrote a list of top ten Pink Floyd songs, there would be only 3 songs on the list
Clare Torry has since been officially credited as a co-writer of “Great Gig”.
*squee!*
I’m so happy you published my list, Jaime! Thanks.
Thanks for those that loved it. I read the original list and found it a bit lacking so I wanted to add more. What I did was take a poll of the comments from other Floyd fans on that list and came up with this one. “Time” was the number one choice. I wanted it to be more well rounded.
@massive611 (11): Atom Heart Mother is on the first list. You must have missed that. As for why I didn’t include the others, please see my comment above.
@ianz09 (8): Of course I squealed like a Japanese schoolgirl! You know me too well.
Then why din’t you just make it-THE TOP 16 Pink Floyd Songs. DOH!!!!!!
oouchan -
As a fan, esp of DSotM, loved the list. Think PF is pretty much timeless. My much older brother was surpised to learn how much I love pretty much all Floyd songs and when I introduced to my stepson, he was hooked for life (he keeps a copy of DSotM in his car now). Great list, thanks.
Hi oouchan – way to go! I totally agree that the first list left a lot out, and seems very subjective, while this list is more about what a real fan would like. With Floyd, it isn’t just about a catchy riff or a crafted line – each song has something unique; some world to inhabit; which some find rather odd, quirky or disturbing – but that’s the point – it’s different – it’s meant to be different.
Listening to Pink Floyd sometimes is a bit like taking an enema – something to make you feel worse in order to help you feel better. When my marriage broke down, Learning to Fly and Wish You Were Here were on constant rotation – as though to underline the Floyd undercurrent of life and death, and death and life and death – the primordial flux. And yes there are a number of songs that I would call ‘casual’ – like San Tropez – another favourite.
More than one Floyd band member was an architecture student, so naturally I am a fan.
In terms of giving live concerts Pink Floyd remain nonpareil. Nobody who was in Venice in June 1989 will ever forget the concert given by the rock group Pink Floyd when more than 200,000 fans poured into the city and remained there for 48 hours. None had a hotel room, and all consequently camped out in St. Mark’s Square and the adjoining Piazzetta, both equally lacking in public restrooms. When the fans left, the condition of two of the greatest urban open spaces in the world was such that the Army had to be called in to clean up the mess. It took four days.
oouchan, since your list was published, does that mean you win that earlier debate over who is the biggest Pink Floyd fan?
My husband LOVES Pink Floyd and has introduced our kids to them. He even wanted to give our son Cyrus the middle name “Floyd” but I talked him into “Mercury” instead (for Freddie, of course). Anyway, I was sitting on the couch enjoying a pudding cup, when my six year old daughter runs in and says “Mom! How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat?”
Love Floyd. It’s always good to have more.
@El the erf (31):
Were you even alive in 1989?
Great list oouchan, so nice to see a person so delicated to music, been on LS for a while and this is your first post that I have seen.
Well done well written – way to go oouchan !
@Scratch (34): I was just touching upon an architecture related historical event involving ‘my favorite rock band’ Scratch.
However if you insist,I let it be known to all…Mother Earth was blessed with El in December 1989.(round of applause)
Way to go oouchan! Nice!
I tried the whole Wizard of Oz thingy with DSOTM. There were some moments, just some. But it isn’t exactly synced. I think some stoner got ahold of some bad ***** and tried that and it made sense to them. So if you’re going to do that, don’t be expecting the secret of life to be revealed, unless you’re rocking the gange as well.
Animals is the best Floyd album by far.
@El the erf (36):
Ha ha, nice.
And sorry, I accidentally clicked on report abuse beside your name – didn’t mean to.
Is there an unreport abuse button?”
@undaunted warrior 1 (35): Actually I have one other list…infamous list that is way too….you get the picture. It was a funny (yet dumb) list about the crazy holidays in March.
Good one, oouchan. I don’t know a daggone thing about Pink Floyd.
WTG, oouchan!!! Love the list! I remember the first time I heard Learning to Fly. We were having a goof off day in chemistry class sophomore year and someone put it on. I was mesmerized. I already knew some PF songs but that’s when I started really checking out their music. I found out a friend of mine had DSotM and after a complete listening, I was officially hooked. This list definitely covered most of the songs I thought were missing from the first list. Well done!
YAYY!!! I love Pink Floyd!! So glad to see Time at #1, it is definitely one of my many faves (although who could honestly pick JUST ONE?) The Great Gig in the Sky is also way up there. Fantastic use of vocals! Also, Learning to Fly is just awesome. Brings on the goosebumps every time.
Great list
Good one oouchan – my Davey is a bigger fan than me. No worries, I’ll send him the link.
Did you know (relative to your comment about the songs going together) that the members of Floyd are suing their record company to prevent them selling single tracks on iTunes or whatever. They contest that only they should have creative control and that their albums must be purchased and released as they were intended. They already have this rule for LPS and CDs and DVDs, but of course when the contract was written there was no iTunes. Also of course the record company knows they’re violating the “spirit” of the contract – but we are all aware that money trumps principle every time.
@Lifeschool (30):
One of my favorites as well. This is for you!
Well, it’s funny this list was published today as I just re-downloaded “The Wall” again. For you kiddies who grew up on CGI animation, you’re missing out on some serious fluid cel animation.
Even better example:
Pink Floyd is good, but still the most over rated band ever.
@General Tits Von Chodehoffen (48): General, while I agree with most of your musings, your statement is contradictory as it stands.
I like Pink Floyd to an extent, but “Welcome To The Machine” is overwrought and hopelessly boring. You should check out Krautrock band JANE. They did similar work at the same time Floyd was around.
@ianz09 (10): the only thing we need to do to complete Maggot’s life is get the SoaD list published.
You really don’t like me very much, do you?
@Lifeschool (30): Listening to Pink Floyd sometimes is a bit like taking an enema
I have spent my entire life wondering if I would ever see this exact phrase. Now that I have, I feel kind of empty inside.
@General Tits Von Chodehoffen (48): Pink Floyd is good, but still the most over rated band ever.
I think you are over-rating how over-rated they are. Yes they are highly rated. Very high. But definitely not overly high. Just high enough. Were you high when you wrote that?
I’m a huge fan, and my husband even more so. For some reason, every time I think to listen to some Pink Floyd, I want to hear Summer ’68. Not saying it’s my favorite song, only that I think of it most often. So, this means I just listened to it again before commenting, and realized how closely it actually sounded a bit like The Moody Blues, which made me think a lot of their earlier stuff actually sounds a bit like moody blues, or vice versa. I don’t really have a point to that rambling- I’m pretty hung over and not thinking thoroughly. Where was I? Oh yes! Great list!
Glad so see Dogs of War finally get some respect, even if it’s only in the honorable mentions.
Great list, I love Pink Floyd, but sorry kids they sound better on vinyl.
Pink Floyd only won one Grammy and they didn’t win it until 1995, which makes me think the Grammys are complete garbage. Really, nothing from the classic era??? Anyway here is the song that finally won one, Marooned, performed by David Gilmour.
@damien_karras (45): Thanks! – It was good to listen to San Tropez while reading the list comments – I played the link twice.
@Maggot (51): It was stream of consciousness typing and seemed to encapsulate everything I wanted to say. On one hand I may have shattered you’re dream of having somebody really important say those words. On the other hand, I guess you can go ahead and tick that one off your ‘must see before I die’ list. 8)
That reminds me: I saw the Australian Pink Floyd two years back and would certainly recommend their show to everybody – fans or not. Their talent is as true to the original as I’ve ever seen/heard anyway.
After viewing all these comments, I’m surprised to learn that their were so many Pink Floyd songsI haven’t heard before… No one beat me down for this, but I prefer Cinderella and White Snake…
Btw, how come no lists about Bryan Adams?
@Shifty (55):
I absolutely agree on your stance with the Grammy Awards being complete garbage! No class…
@Maggot (51): LOL It’s all good bro. Honestly though, unless JF very suddenly develops a soft spot for System or the comment section explodes with praise for those crazy Armenians, I doubt very highly Listverse will be treated to it. But hey, you can’t get ‘em all. I’ve submitted plenty of lists that have yet to see the light of day. Pretty much, if it doesn’t get published within the week, I assume it won’t be (considering I have yet to see a list of mine published that was waiting in line for more than a week). So rest assured Maggsy Waggsy you won’t have to sit through it anytime soon. Maggsy Waggsy… Can we, like, make that a thing?
@General Tits Von Chodehoffen (48):
Nickelback is the most overrated band ever. They’re horrible, so they have a greater distance between how truly horrendous their music is and how overplayed and over-appreciated they are by the masses.
Pink Floyd might be overrated, but there is far less distance between how good they are and how awesome everyone thinks they are.