Pink Floyd were founded in 1965 by Syd Barrett (guitar, lead vocals), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass guitar, vocals), and Richard Wright (keyboards, vocals). Under Barrett's leadership, they released two charting singles and the successful debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). Guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour joined in December 1967; Barrett left in April 1968 due to deteriorating mental health. Waters became the primary lyricist and thematic leader, devising the concepts behind the band's peak success with the albums The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977) and The Wall (1979). The musical film based on The Wall, Pink Floyd – The Wall (1982), won two BAFTA Awards. Pink Floyd also composed several film scores.
Following personal tensions, Wright left Pink Floyd in 1979, followed by Waters in 1985. Gilmour and Mason continued as Pink Floyd, rejoined later by Wright. They produced two more albums—A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) and The Division Bell (1994)—and toured in support of both before entering a long hiatus. In 2005, all but Barrett reunited for a one-off performance at the global awareness event Live 8. Barrett died in 2006, and Wright in 2008. The last Pink Floyd studio album, The Endless River (2014), was based on unreleased material from the Division Bell recording sessions. In 2022, Gilmour and Mason reformed Pink Floyd to release the song "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!" in protest of the Russo-Ukrainian War.
By 2013, Pink Floyd had sold more than 250 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time. The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and these albums and Wish You Were Here are among the best-selling albums of all time. Four Pink Floyd albums topped the US Billboard 200, and five topped the UK Album Chart. Pink Floyd's hit singles include "See Emily Play" (1967), "Money" (1973), "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" (1979), "Not Now John" (1983), "On the Turning Away" (1987) and "High Hopes" (1994). They were inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2008, Pink Floyd were awarded the Polar Music Prize in Sweden for their contribution to modern music.
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Studio albums
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)
More (1969)
Ummagumma (1969)
Atom Heart Mother (1970)
Meddle (1971)
Obscured by Clouds (1972)
The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
Wish You Were Here (1975)
Animals (1977)
The Wall (1979)
The Final Cut (1983)
A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
The Division Bell (1994)
The Endless River (2014)
Blues
Pink Floyd Lyrics
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And I'm much obliged to you for making it clear
That I'm not here
And I never knew we could be so thick
And I never knew the moon could be so blue
And I'm grateful that you threw away my old shoes
And brought me here instead dressed in red
And I'm wondering who could be writing this song
I don't care if the sun don't shine
And I don't care if nothing is mine
And I don't care if I'm nervous with you
I'll do my loving in the winter
And the sea isn't green
And I love the queen
And what exactly is a dream
And what exactly is a joke
Pink Floyd’s “Jugband Blues” is a surreal and introspective song that portrays the singer's confusion about their identity and place in the world. The opening lines convey a tone of gratitude but also confusion, as the singer acknowledges the efforts of someone looking out for them but also affirms that they feel invisible and detached from the world around them. The lines "I never knew we could be so thick/ And I never knew the moon could be so blue," evoke a sense of surprise and disorientation, as the singer becomes aware of details about the world that they had never noticed before.
The next lines are equally mysterious as they describe someone discarding their old shoes and dressing them in red. The line "And I'm wondering who could be writing this song" is a meta-commentary on the creative process of songwriting, highlighting the confusion and disorientation that artists may feel during the process of creating.
The second half of the song is a series of disconnected phrases that further reveal the singer's state of mind. The line "I'll do my loving in the winter" can be interpreted as a reference to seasonal depression, while the line "And what exactly is a dream/ And what exactly is a joke" reflects a broader existential confusion. Overall, "Jugband Blues" is a vivid and introspective portrayal of the emotions and experiences of a person struggling with their identity and place in the world.
Line by Line Meaning
It's awfully considerate of you to think of me here
Thank you for considering my presence here.
And I'm much obliged to you for making it clear
Thanks for making it clear that I'm not present.
That I'm not here
I am not present.
And I never knew we could be so thick
I never knew we could have such a close relationship.
And I never knew the moon could be so blue
I have never seen the moon as blue as it is now.
And I'm grateful that you threw away my old shoes
I appreciate that you got rid of my worn out shoes.
And brought me here instead dressed in red
Thank you for bringing me here dressed in red.
And I'm wondering who could be writing this song
I am curious about the person who wrote this song.
I don't care if the sun don't shine
I am indifferent if the sun does not shine.
And I don't care if nothing is mine
I do not mind if I do not have anything for myself.
And I don't care if I'm nervous with you
I am not worried about feeling nervous with you.
I'll do my loving in the winter
I will express my love during the winter season.
And the sea isn't green
The sea is not colored green.
And I love the queen
I have admiration and respect for the queen.
And what exactly is a dream
I am questioning the definition of a dream.
And what exactly is a joke
I am questioning the definition of a joke.
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Written by: Syd Barrett
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Jose Francisco
To everyone in awe of David's legendary guitar playing, I remind that without Nick and Rick, there is no tick.
The Keeper
@Fedja Razpet I born in the 79..The Wall rounded near my cradle..but I think that The Wall has the seeds of Waters introspective mood which is clean in The Final Cut.
Like Gilmoure feeling in AMLOR become clean in The Division Bell which is very amazing PF work.
The last LP with PF members in perfect equilibrium was Animals.
Their best creative period (without Barret) from 68 to 71...and too good 73-75.
The Endless River is the only Lp of ...Ambient(?) That I hear.
Fedja Razpet
@Nick Smith The Wall was the last true Pink Floyd album if you ask me but the best (for me) are the albums from 1967 - 1971
Canonicisme
Mason = the ground, the bricks, the metal, the solids
Waters = waters
Gilmour = fire (having a difficult relationship with waters)
Wright = air (his Brothers invented it!)
Barrett = aether (from other dimensions, and some rare connections with our material world)
And to have a really good Floyd, you need to mix some of each!!!
Cherkasski Hlebzavod Gayming
It's all pretty simple stuff in here really. Don't know if you play any of those but only Roger is doing something cool(again not really hard but cool nevertheless)
Ethnicleanser Berg
@Nick Smith Waters' solo albums are easily better than Polly Floyd. And Amused To Death is a standing testimony.
Jim Grady
Even in playing a tried and true genre, such as The Blues, Pink Floyd definitely made it their own style. I would wager that even if you were blindfolded and had never heard this cut before, you would know it's Pink Floyd!
Mars22
Makes me wish they did more blues songs,
M.G.
They kinda did man, in their solos you can feel it, sometimes I forget I'm listening to classic rock and not some blues. Rock is based deep into the blues. Especially in shine on you crazy diamond among others you can hear the roots of what Pink Floyd really is. The name is from 2 blues artists names put together, they started by doing blues covers man.
CARLOS EUGENIO CARLOS
David is a legendary guitar player! Killer blues song!