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Masterpieces and popular songs by Pink Floyd

Editor-in-Chief, RAG MUSICKeisuke Hane
Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC. After working at a music studio and in wedding sound engineering, joined the RAG MUSIC editorial team in 2016. Experienced with various instruments: marching band in elementary school, clarinet in middle school wind ensemble, and drums in a band from high school onward. Drawing on personal music activities and professional experience, produces daily articles, including song introductions, features on music festivals around Japan, and live reports. Enjoys a wide range of music, from domestic and international rock to, more recently, a broad spectrum of J-pop.

Let me introduce songs by Pink Floyd, a rock band from the United Kingdom.

Pink Floyd performs in a style that blends psychedelic rock, blues, and folk, operating in a genre often referred to as progressive rock.

Their floating, atmospheric sound is particularly striking.

It’s said that the band’s formation was sparked when three of the original members, who were attending architecture school, got into a heated debate about contemporary music.

Now, please enjoy Pink Floyd’s songs with this playlist.

Pink Floyd’s Famous and Popular Songs (51–60)

San TropezPink Floyd

San Tropez

San TropezPink Floyd

Dreams and hopes that slipped from my love.

Pink Floyd’s “San Tropez” is a complex song whose philosophical and cerebral lyrics allow for multiple interpretations.

Although it’s a relatively little-known tune included on the album Meddle, its introspective world is highly captivating.

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SorrowPink Floyd

Pink Floyd – Sorrow (PULSE Restored & Re-Edited)

SorrowPink Floyd

A song included on the album A Momentary Lapse of Reason, released in September 1987 by the legendary British band Pink Floyd.

Its lyrics, depicting lost love, sorrow, and longing for the past, pierce the heart.

David Gilmour’s deeply expressive guitar solo is praised as a performance for the ages in music history.

This work became an important release that signaled a new direction for the band.

Its melody and lyrics, steeped in profound emotion, will resonate with anyone experiencing heartbreak or a sense of loss.

It’s a recommended track for those who want to immerse themselves in Pink Floyd’s magical musical world.

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ScarecrowPink Floyd

Pink Floyd – 10 – The Scarecrow – The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (1967)

ScarecrowPink Floyd

From one of Floyd’s early tracks, with a whiff of the Beatles in the air.

There’s an awareness of electro, and the sound itself comes to embody psychedelia.

The way it somehow echoes Japanese folk music evokes a kind of Eastern mystique lurking within the psychedelic expression.

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Matilda MotherPink Floyd

Matilda Mother

Matilda MotherPink Floyd

Pink Floyd, who repeatedly achieved monster sales in the ’70s, actually debuted in the late ’60s.

Their debut album is cherished by many rock fans as a classic of psychedelic music.

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Pink Floyd’s Greatest and Most Popular Songs (61–70)

EchoesPink Floyd

Pink Floyd – Echoes [Music Video]

EchoesPink Floyd

A song that sings about humanity’s potential to recognize one another and respond not with antagonism but with empathy.

It was recorded by the British rock band Pink Floyd and released on their 1971 album Meddle.

The track runs about 23 minutes and occupies the entire B-side of the album.

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Blow, O wind; summon the storm.Pink Floyd

One Of These Days

Blow, wind; summon the storm — Pink Floyd

This song is a 1972 track by the world-renowned progressive band King Crimson, and in Japan it’s known as the entrance theme of Abdullah the Butcher—nicknamed the “Black Magician”—a famous heel foreign wrestler who excelled in both Shin-Nihon (New Japan) and Zen-Nihon (All Japan).

I think it’s a piece that truly embodies the phrase “the calm before the storm.”

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Blow, wind. Summon the storm.Pink Floyd

One Of These Days (Blow, Wind; Summon, Storm) / PINK FLOYD

Blow, wind. Summon the storm — Pink Floyd

Professional wrestler Abdullah the Butcher’s entrance theme is a famous Pink Floyd song.

At the time, I didn’t know it was by Pink Floyd, but it fit Butcher’s image perfectly and I remember finding it scary.

It’s nostalgic now, but it’s a good memory.

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