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)
Astronomy Domine
Pink Floyd Lyrics
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Now fights between the blue you once knew
Floating down, the sound resounds
Around the icy waters underground
Jupiter and Saturn, Oberon, Miranda and Titania
Neptune, Titan, stars can frighten
Blinding signs flap,
Stairway scare, Dan Dare, who's there?
Lime and limpid green, the sounds around
The icy waters under
Lime and limpid green, the sounds around
The icy waters underground
The song "Astronomy Domine" by Pink Floyd is a psychedelic journey into the unknown depths of the universe. The lyrics speak of the strange and surreal experience of floating down into a world of icy waters and encountering the great celestial bodies of Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and others. The lime and limpid green imagery suggests a kind of otherworldly light that illuminates the cosmic landscape, while the fights between the blue allude to the conflicts and challenges that one faces when exploring the unknown.
The lines about Dan Dare and the stairway scare hint at the sci-fi and fantasy themes that are woven throughout the song. Dan Dare was a comic book character from the 1950s who embarked on intergalactic adventures, while the stairway scare conjures up images of dark, mystical places.
Overall, "Astronomy Domine" is a surreal and mysterious journey into deep space, where the boundaries between reality and imagination blur into one. Pink Floyd's use of trippy, psychedelic sounds and lyrics was groundbreaking at the time, and the song remains a classic example of their unique brand of space rock.
Line by Line Meaning
Lime and limpid green, a second scene
The new scene is characterized by a bright green color.
Now fights between the blue you once knew
The battles between the old blue world and the new green world intensify.
Floating down, the sound resounds
The sound echoes through the air as everything floats downward.
Around the icy waters underground
All that surrounds them is the cold, icy water beneath the earth.
Jupiter and Saturn, Oberon, Miranda and Titania
The song lists several celestial bodies in our solar system.
Neptune, Titan, stars can frighten
Even the stars can be intimidating.
Blinding signs flap,
There are bright, blinding signs flapping around.
Flicker, flicker, flicker blam, pow, pow
The signs flicker rapidly before suddenly exploding inward with a loud noise.
Stairway scare, Dan Dare, who's there?
There is a sense of fear and uncertainty creeping into the scene.
Lime and limpid green, the sounds around
The sounds of the green world continue to be heard all around them.
The icy waters under
As they move further down, the water becomes colder and icier.
Lime and limpid green, the sounds around
The strange, otherworldly sounds surrounding them persist.
The icy waters underground
They are now fully submerged beneath the icy waters.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: SYD BARRETT
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Lime and limpid green, a second scene
A fight between the blue you once knew
Floating down, the sound resounds
Around the icy waters underground
Jupiter and Saturn, Oberon, Miranda and Titania
Neptune, Titan, stars can frighten
Blinding signs flap
Flicker, flicker, flicker, blam
Pow, pow
Stairway scare Dan Dare who’s there?
Lime and limpid green, the sound surrounds
The icy waters under
Lime and limpid green, the sound surrounds
The icy waters underground
@rockpepaine
This band has potential.
@XEZ22
xd
@atharvathosar8583
The band is just fantastic that is really what I think...
@Sonykovitch
Seriously !!!!
Man those are “Pink Floyd” they literally had all the potential
@Captain_Crayzay
Ya think they might get famous one day??🤔
@Captain_Crayzay
@@atharvathosar8583 btw which one is Pink??
@secrette83
This album is a masterpiece.
@eleanorion4860
Yes, yes it absolutely is.
@wallypix1
The Who's Sell Out close cousin... ✊🏽🎸
@KnottsBear-yTalesPreserved
The start of the greatest band that ever lived