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)
Corporal Clegg
Pink Floyd Lyrics
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He won it in the war, in 1944
Corporal Clegg had a medal too
In orange, red, and blue
He found it in the zoo
Dear, dear, were they really sad for me?
Dear, dear, will they really laugh at me?
Mrs. Clegg, you must be proud of him
Mrs. Clegg, another drop of gin
Corporal Clegg, umbrella in the rain
He's never been the same
No one is to blame
Corporal Clegg received his medal in a dream
From Her Majesty the queen
His boots were very clean
Mrs. Clegg, you must be proud of him
Mrs. Clegg, another drop of gin
"Corporal Clegg" is a song by Pink Floyd that was released in 1968 on the album "A Saucerful of Secrets." The song tells the story of Corporal Clegg, who lost one of his legs in World War II and now has a prosthetic wooden leg, and also has a distinguished medal in orange, red, and blue, which he found in a zoo.
The song is said to be a commentary on the way society views veterans who have returned from war. The first verse highlights Corporal Clegg's physical disability, making a point that he is a hero but still seen as different or even odd. The second verse focuses on the medal that Clegg received, demonstrating that while he was once celebrated, he is now largely ignored. The pre-chorus speaks to Clegg's possible insecurities, questioning whether people will be sad or laugh at him because of his disability. The chorus then switches to a political satire directed to the soldiers who drink away their lives, and their wives who drink gin to numb their problematic existence.
Line by Line Meaning
Corporal Clegg had a wooden leg
Corporal Clegg lost a leg in the war and now has a wooden replacement
He won it in the war, in 1944
He lost his leg in combat during World War II on 1944
Corporal Clegg had a medal too
He was decorated with a medal for his services in the war
In orange, red, and blue
The medal was made of three colors
He found it in the zoo
The medal was found by Corporal Clegg in a random location (the zoo)
Dear, dear, were they really sad for me?
Clegg is lamenting not being able to tell whether his comrades really care for him
Dear, dear, will they really laugh at me?
Clegg wonders if his comrades would ridicule him because of his wooden leg
Mrs. Clegg, you must be proud of him
Clegg's wife is expected to feel pride for her decorated husband
Mrs. Clegg, another drop of gin
Mrs. Clegg is offered another drink to celebrate Clegg's success
Corporal Clegg, umbrella in the rain
Clegg is now seen as vulnerable, needing protection from the elements
He's never been the same
Clegg's changed after losing his leg and fighting in the war
No one is to blame
Nobody is responsible for Corporal Clegg's situation
Corporal Clegg received his medal in a dream
Clegg's dream suggests that he sees the medal as a symbol of achievement, aspirations, and recognition
From Her Majesty the queen
The medal he receives is from the British monarch
His boots were very clean
Clegg is a disciplined soldier and takes care of his appearance
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Written by: ROGER WATERS
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Corporal Clegg
Year: 1968
Music: Roger Waters
Lyrics: Roger Water
Corporal Clegg had a wooden leg
He won it in the war, in 1944
Corporal Clegg had a medal too
In orange, red, and blue
He found it in the zoo
Dear, dear, were they really sad for me?
Dear, dear, will they really laugh at me?
Mrs. Clegg, you must be proud of him
Mrs. Clegg, another drop of gin
Corporal Clegg, umbrella in the rain
He's never been the same
No one is to blame
Corporal Clegg received his medal in a dream
From Her Majesty the queen
His boots were very clean
Mrs. Clegg, you must be proud of him
Mrs. Clegg, another drop of gin..
@ehaltar4694
Corporal Clegg had a wooden leg
He won it in the war, in 1944.
Corporal Clegg had a medal too
In orange, red, and blue
He found it in the zoo.
Dear, dear were they really sad for me ?
Dear, dear will they really laugh at me ?
Mrs. Clegg, you must be proud of him.
Mrs. Clegg, another drop of gin.
Corporal Clegg umbrella in the rain
He's never been the same
No one is to blame
Corporal Clegg received his medal in a dream
From Her Majesty the queen
His boots were very clean.
Mrs. Clegg, you must be proud of him
Mrs. Clegg, another drop of gin.
@RCAvhstape
This is what The Wall would've sounded like if Roger had gotten started 12 years earlier on it.
@hickorymccay2994
Woulda been cool. SF Sorrow is kinda like Syd Barret- The Wall, but none of Pink Floyd was involved.
@johnmenanno2152
Wish the wall sounded like this
@zotron9228
@@johnmenanno2152 Welp people's sound and style change as they grow and the younger Roger's sound is much different from older Roger's. This is much more like Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk while The Wall is more like The Final Cut lol
@swansonjoe7121
Gosh I'd love more kazoo sounding instruments
@myfinalcut
Awful? 😂
@Yuriy-lk3tb
Pink Floyd is my favorite band. Their song is Corporal Clegg, this true about war and human emotion. Pink Floyd is not only music, it is philosophy.
@JDog4976
That kazoo touched my soul
@eastonmartin629
Would you please show us on the doll where it touched your soul.
@thetwins0350
Every orphyixsic of his body