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)
Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 1-7
Pink Floyd Lyrics
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To make it all right
While sleep has taken you
Where I'm out of sight
[Chorus]
I'll make my getaway
Time on my own
To find my way home
To your smile
Wasting days and days
On this night
Always down and up
Half the night
Hopeless to reminisce
Through the dark hours
We'll only sacrifice
What time will allow us
You're sighing, sighing
All alone
Though you're right here
Now it's time to go
From your sad stare
[Chorus]
In "Shine on You Crazy Diamond," the singer is speaking to someone who has fallen asleep and is not responsive. They are expressing a desire to make things right and find a way back to the other person's smile, possibly indicating that something has gone wrong or there has been a falling out between them. Meanwhile, the singer is feeling stuck and wasting time, going through cycles of being up and down throughout the night. They acknowledge that it is difficult to look back on the past and the time that has been lost, but recognize that they can only do what is possible within the present moment. Ultimately, it is time to leave and move on from the sadness that the other person is projecting.
Line by Line Meaning
Would this do
Is what I am doing sufficient
To make it all right
To make everything okay
While sleep has taken you
While you are unconscious
Where I'm out of sight
Where you cannot see me
I'll make my getaway
I will leave and go away
Time on my own
I will have some time to myself
Search for a better way
I will look for a better path
To find my way home
To eventually return to where I feel at home
To your smile
Which brings me joy
Wasting days and days
Spending too much time on something
On this night
Right now
Always down and up
Having ups and downs
Half the night
A large portion of the night time
Hopeless to reminisce
Without any hope of remembering fondly
Through the dark hours
During the nighttime
We'll only sacrifice
We will only lose something valuable
What time will allow us
Only what we can afford to lose
You're sighing, sighing
You are expressing sadness
All alone
Completely by yourself
Though you're right here
Even though you are physically present
Now it's time to go
It is time to leave
From your sad stare
From the look of sadness in your eyes
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., IMAGEM MUSIC INC
Written by: ROGER WATERS, DAVID JON GILMOUR, RICK WRIGHT
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Stuart Foster
To me this is Pink Floyd's greatest song. The story behind it. The music. The Words. It incorporates so many of the Floyd's styles in one piece of art. It's haunting. It's sad. It's beautiful. A true love letter to the band's founder Syd Barrett. And for Syd to mysteriously show up in the studio while the band was recording this song that was written about him, is truly like a force that was meant to be.
Ambienfinity
Agree absolutely - I think this piece of music changed the direction of my life. It's a masterpiece - Wright, Gilmour and Waters all playing in balance.
Elaine Calder
Stuart Foster I know,, destiny... 💎
Eliazer Gonzalez
Why would anyone dislike this beautiful piece of music?
Lovelorn
they can't understand it
Lovelorn
exactly!
adam c
Eliazer Gonzalez there musically deaf maybe ?
Eliazer Gonzalez
XD
Into the void
So beautiful. One of the best songs ever made. I love this song so much. Pink Floyd forever :)
gadgetsunarmed
I know every second of this song by heart and yet while listening to it, I get goosebumps every single time.