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)
The Beginning
Pink Floyd Lyrics
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Shade my eyes and I can see you
White is the light that shines through the dress that you wore
She lay in the shadow of the wave
Hazy were the visions of her playing
Sunshine on her eyes but moonshine made her cry ev'ry time
The quickness of the eye deceives the mind
Envy is the bond between the hopeful and the damned
"The Beginning" is a beautifully crafted song by Pink Floyd that delves into the complexities of human emotions and relationships. The lyrics, opening with "Heavy hung the canopy of blue," set the mood for the melancholic tune. The "canopy of blue" is likely a reference to the sky that is overshadowing the singer, casting a gloom over everything. The next line "Shade my eyes and I can see you" seems to imply that the singer sees someone through this gloom, someone they perhaps cherish. The third line "White is the light that shines through the dress that you wore" paints a vivid picture of the person being visualized, her white dress shining through the blue canopy.
As the song progresses, it delves into the subjects of isolation, longing, and envy. The line "She lay in the shadow of the wave" creates an image of someone lying low amidst all the chaos around them. The "hazy visions of her playing" encapsulate the idea of a person lost in their dreams, with no one to share them with. The following line "Sunshine on her eyes but moonshine made her cry ev'ry time" conveys the feeling of being lost, confused, and longing for something more meaningful.
The final line of the song "Green is the colour of her kind, the quickness of the eye deceives the mind, envy is the bond between the hopeful and the damned" carries a deep meaning. Green, the color of envy, is associated with the person being visualized. The quickness of eye deceives the mind refers to how we often envy others without really knowing what they have gone through to get there. The final part of the line "envy is the bond between the hopeful and the damned" tells us that envy plagues everyone, whether one is hopeful or hopeless.
Line by Line Meaning
Heavy hung the canopy of blue
The sky was overcast and oppressive
Shade my eyes and I can see you
Blocking out the sun allows me to clearly see you
White is the light that shines through the dress that you wore
The light filtering through her garment emits a pure and radiant quality
She lay in the shadow of the wave
She rested under the undulation of the ocean's waves
Hazy were the visions of her playing
The memories of her leisure activities were unclear or dreamlike
Sunshine on her eyes but moonshine made her cry ev'ry time
She loved and enjoyed moments of delight, but alcohol caused her pain and distress
Green is the colour of her kind
Her personality is associated with traits like growth, renewal, and tranquility
The quickness of the eye deceives the mind
What we see initially may lead us to false impressions
Envy is the bond between the hopeful and the damned
The common trait that connects those with aspirations to those condemned by circumstances is the feeling of jealousy towards others
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Written by: Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Syd Barrett, Richard Wright
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SpukiTheLoveKitten75
Early Floyd is best Floyd. I pretty much have WYWH as a cut-off point. Floyd were best as equals, buddies, mostly apolitical and not chewed up by The Machine.
And Roger was cooler back then, too.
They were the best-looking, then, too.
Give me The Piper and his Gnomes, The Saucer full of Secrets invading Earth, Eugene and his Axe, the rainbow Prisms and have The Crazy Diamond as the Finale!
Start with Syd, end with a tribute to Syd.
The stuff afterwards are still good albums but it's more piece meal by that point, to me. I love individual songs, but I feel like I'm getting sucked into much of their malaise.
Daniel Myers
This is what I would consider Floyd’s golden era, that time between 1970-1972, when they hadn’t quite “made” it yet, and we’re still so driven to create their masterpiece, while Dark Side, WYWH, Animals, and The Wall are some of the greatest albums ever made, there was so much tension between the band.
SpukiTheLoveKitten75
Early Floyd is best Floyd. I pretty much have WYWH as a cut-off point. Floyd were best as equals, buddies, mostly apolitical and not chewed up by The Machine.
And Roger was cooler back then, too.
They were the best-looking, then, too.
Give me The Piper and his Gnomes, The Saucer full of Secrets invading Earth, Eugene and his Axe, the rainbow Prisms and have The Crazy Diamond as the Finale!
Start with Syd, end with a tribute to Syd.
The stuff afterwards are still good albums but it's more piece meal by that point, to me. I love individual songs, but I feel like I'm getting sucked into much of their malaise.
Helium Road
Roger calling out chord changes and then jumping on the bass, David's vocals and guitar, Rick's piano. Beautiful.
Andrea EssEmm
David’s voice is so beautiful it makes me want to cry.
ThinWhiteAxe
I LOVE this song so much, and seeing this was unspeakably smashingly brilliant.
David misses a verse and Roger's conducting the whole time and... so much love for these men and the music and even the mistakes that they made. 😘
Quinn Rollen
Roger Waters: A true visionary.
Carbono 12
Tão simples, e tão mágico!
(Um salve para os fãs brasileiros de Floyd.)
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So simple, yet so magical!
Matheus
É nóis! \o/
Milena Cunes
Simmm❤❤
Pinkxz
Carbono 12 eai