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)
King Bee
Pink Floyd Lyrics
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Buzzing around your hive
Yes, I'm a king bee, child
Buzzing around your hive
I can make good honey
Let me come inside
I'm young and able
You know I'm young and able
To buzz all night long
Ph, when you hear me buzz, little girl
You know some stinging going on
Well, buzz some
I'll sting
Yeah
Well, I'm a king bee
Can buzz all night long
Yes, I'm a king bee
Can buzz all night long
Well, I can buzz better baby
When your man is gone
The above lyrics are from the song "I'm a King Bee" by Pink Floyd, a cover of a blues song originally recorded by Slim Harpo. The lyrics describe the singer's desire to enter the hive of a female and make "good honey" with her all night long. The singer presents himself as a young and able "king bee" with the ability to buzz all night long, suggesting that he has sexual prowess. He also warns that when he buzzes, there will be "some stinging going on," indicating that his advances might have a painful or harmful impact on the female.
The song is full of sexual innuendo and the singer is using honey and bees as metaphors for sex. The "hive" represents a woman's body and the "king bee" represents a man's sexual prowess. The stinging is an allusion to the pain and pleasure of sexual activity, while the buzzing refers to the act itself. The tone of the song is playful and flirtatious, with the singer teasing and tempting the listener to let him in.
Overall, the song is about desire, sexual attraction, and the power dynamics between men and women. It portrays the singer as a confident and assertive lover who knows how to satisfy his partner, but also potentially dangerous and harmful. The lyrics suggest that the female has the power to let him in or keep him out, but the singer is confident in his ability to win her over.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, I'm a king bee
I am a dominant figure or a leader
Buzzing around your hive
I am constantly circling around your area
Yes, I'm a king bee, child
I am a dominant figure, young one
Buzzing around your hive
I am constantly circling around your area
I can make good honey
I am a skilled producer of sweet things
Let me come inside
Allow me to enter your space
I'm young and able
I am youthful and capable
To buzz all night long
I can circle your area for hours on end
You know I'm young and able
You are aware that I am young and capable
To buzz all night long
I can circle your area for hours on end
Ph, when you hear me buzz, little girl
When you hear the sound I create, young woman
You know some stinging going on
You know that some pain or discomfort may follow
Well, buzz some
Continue creating your sound
I'll sting
I will cause pain or discomfort
Yeah
An expression of excitement or agreement
Well, I'm a king bee
I am a dominant figure or a leader
Can buzz all night long
I can circle your area for hours on end
Yes, I'm a king bee
I am a dominant figure or a leader
Can buzz all night long
I can circle your area for hours on end
Well, I can buzz better baby
I can create a more effective sound, darling
When your man is gone
In the absence of your partner
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