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From: 'Wish You Were Here' (1975) Truly one of classic rock's most beautiful songs, 'Wish You Were Here' is an obvious choice for our list of top Pink Floyd songs from the '70s. The track's ...
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- “Wish You Were Here” (Wish You Were Here, 1975) Feels kinda wrong, doesn’t it? To have a relatively straightforward ballad as the crowning achievement of one of history’s greatest progressive rock bands — it’s sorta like putting “Patience” at the top of a Guns N’ Roses list, no?
- “Run Like Hell” (The Wall, 1979) Not like it’s surprising that nobody ever thought to combine the strengths of Chic and Rush before Pink Floyd, but the fact that Floyd did, and came up with The Wall‘s side-four highlight in the process, is forever one for the top of the band’s resume.
- “Us and Them” (The Dark Side of the Moon, 1973) Dark Side’s crown jewel, a slow-burning sway built around a softly flaring Gilmour riff and radiant Hammond organ from Wright.
- “Comfortably Numb” (The Wall, 1979) The ultimate in Pink Floyd as classic rock titans, an absolutely towering power ballad where both elements of that phrase feel individually and collectively insufficient to appropriately summarize the song’s might.
- Hey You
- What Do You Want from Me
- Pigs
- Careful with That Axe, Eugene
- Goodbye Blue Sky
- Free Four
- Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun
- Mother
- Have A Cigar
- Astronomy Domine
We open up our Top 25 Pink Floyd songs with this great track from the 1979 album The Wall. Most of the entire album was written by Roger Waters, with a few exceptions. The song “Hey You” was written by Roger Waters. The lead vocals were performed by David Gilmour and Roger Waters. The Wallwas primarily recorded between April and November 1979, with...
This great track, “What Do You Want from Me,” was released on the 1994 Pink Floyd album The Division Bell. It is the only track from the album on this Top 25 Pink Floyd songs list. The song was written by David Gilmour,Richard Wright, and Polly Samson.
Released in 1977 on the Animals album. Roger Waters wrote the song, and the lead vocals were performed by Roger Waters. The entireAnimalsalbum is presented on this list. It’s one of the best rock albums ever released. I will never forget buying this album the day was released. Only a few months later, I was witnessing the concert.
This song was initially released as the B Side to the single “Point Me at the Sky” in 1968. It has been issued on various Pink Floyd compilation albums. Songwriting credit for the songs went to David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Richard Wright, and Nick Mason.
“Goodbye Blue Sky” is a hauntingly beautiful track from Pink Floyd’s seminal 1979 album, The Wall. It’s an acoustic-driven piece with a melancholy melody that reflects on the aftermath of war and the loss of innocence. We love this one because “Goodbye Blue Sky” features a gentle yet somber acoustic guitar progression by Gilmour, underscored by Wri...
This great song was released on the 1972 Obscured By Clouds album. The song was written by Roger Waters, who also performed the lead vocal on the track. Some may not realize that the album served as the soundtrack to the French film La Vallée. It was primarily recorded in Château d’Hérouville, France, in a span of two weeks in February 1972. The ba...
“Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun” was from their second album, A Saucerful of Secrets, released in 1968. It was one of the last Pink Floyd albums to include Syd Barrett and also the first to feature David Gilmour, marking a period of transition for the band. The album was produced by Norman Smith, known for his work with early Pink Floyd ...
“Mother” is such a poignant track from Pink Floyd’s 1979 concept album, The Wall. It, at times, can be challenging to listen to because of its lyrical intensity. “Mother” stands out in the album as a ballad that explores the overprotective nature of the protagonist’s mother and its impact on his life, contributing to his mental isolation and the me...
We wonder how many people ever knew that it was not a member of Pink Floyd who sang lead vocals on this classic song. Released in 1975 on the Wish You Were Herealbum. Roger Waters wrote the song, but Roy Harper performed the lead vocals.
This old-time Pink Floyd song “Astronomy Domine” was written by Syd Barrett. This is Syd Barrett’s fascination with space and cosmic themes. The song initially appeared on Pink Floyd’s debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.The album was released in 1967. Syd Barrett and Richard Wright performed the vocals on the track.
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- Paintbox. As the flip to 1967’s Apples And Oranges, the Wright-sung/written Paintbox fell between the cracks, but deserved better. Like the befuddled narrator – who “must admit I had too much to drink” – the song never quite seems to find its centre of gravity, lurching between ominously clattered acoustics and rattled drums.
- Childhood's End. The young Gilmour never had much confidence with lyrics, but the sci-fi novels of Arthur C. Clarke got his quill scratching, powering the high-water mark of 1972’s Obscured By Clouds and the last song written solely by the guitarist until A Momentary Lapse Of Reason.
- A Saucerful of Secrets. Roger Waters remembers A Saucerful Of Secrets as “a turning point. It gave us our second breath. It was the first thing we’d done without Syd that we thought was any good”.
- Fat Old Sun. Gilmour was convinced this Atom Heart Mother highlight had already been written, but he was wrong – it just felt like you’d known it all your life.
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- Us And Them. From the album Dark Side Of The Moon – Released 1973. Top 100 Pink Floyd Songs article published on Classic RockHistory.com© 2023. Classicrockhistory.com claims ownership of all its original content and Intellectual property under United States Copyright laws and those of all other foreign countries.
- Comfortably Numb. From the album The Wall – Released 1979.
- Money. From the album Dark Side Of The Moon – Released 1973.
- Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1,2 & 3) From the album Wish You Were Here – Released 1975.
Mar 1, 2023 · 59. “ Ibiza Bar ,” More (1969) Another good rocker from the movie soundtrack. 58. “ Astronomy Dominé (live),” Ummagumma (1969) It’s good to have these early live artifacts; they allow ...
85.1K. About “Animals”. Pink Floyd’s tenth studio album, Animals was released in early 1977. The band’s previous release Wish You Were Here was among the best-selling albums of 1975. Also ...
