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)
DON'T ASK ME
Pink Floyd Lyrics
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Don't leave me now
Don't say it's the end of the road
Remember the flowers I sent
I need you, babe
To put through the shredder
In front of my friends
Ooh, babe
Don't leave me now
How could you go?
When you know how I need you
To beat to a pulp on a Saturday night
Ooh, babe, don't leave me now
How can you treat me this way?
Running away
Ooh, babe
Why are you running away?
Ooh, babe
Pink Floyd's "Don't Leave Me Now" is a mournful and bleak song that appears on their 1979 album "The Wall." The lyrics tell the tale of a man who is desperately trying to keep his lover from leaving him. He pleads with her not to abandon him, reminding her of the good times they shared and the love they once had. The man is so distraught that he even asks her to put him through a shredder in front of his friends, seemingly willing to endure any pain so long as she stays with him.
It's believed that the song was inspired by Roger Waters' own marital troubles at the time. Waters' wife had recently left him, and he was struggling to cope with the heartbreak. The lyrics are raw and emotional, conveying the intense pain and desperation that one feels when facing a breakup or divorce.
The song's haunting melody and melancholy lyrics make it stand out among Pink Floyd's work. It's a deeply personal and introspective song that captures the essence of heartbreak and lost love. The repetitive refrain of "Don't leave me now" only heightens the song's sense of desperation and despair.
Line by Line Meaning
Ooh, babe
Expressing a deep emotional attachment or affection for someone
Don't leave me now
Please don't abandon me, stay with me
Don't say it's the end of the road
Don't tell me that our relationship is finished or we cannot carry on together anymore
Remember the flowers I sent
Recall the love and affection I have shown you in the past
I need you, babe
I am dependent on you, and cannot bear to lose you
To put through the shredder
To destroy or get rid of something completely
In front of my friends
In a situation where others can observe or witness the act
How could you go?
Why would you leave me?
When you know how I need you
You're aware of how much you mean to me and my reliance on you
To beat to a pulp on a Saturday night
To physically harm or punish severely, possibly in a fit of desperation or madness
How can you treat me this way?
Asking why you would treat me with such disregard and disrespect
Running away
Avoiding or escaping from a difficult situation
Why are you running away?
Asking why you're choosing to leave and abandon me
Ooh, babe
Reiteration of emotional attachment and yearning
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Written by: George Roger Waters
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