# Favorite Pink Floyd Song **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 27, 2002, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pink-floyd-song/129830 "2002-09-27T04:40:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pink-floyd-song/129830/21 "2002-09-27T12:21:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Joey P \* > \*\*Has anyone heard the song “Julia Dream?” \*\* Obviously (see above) [I have…](http://www.geocities.com/hennieschaper/top100-2002-60-56.html) ---
**Author:** ![Yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yossarian)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pink-floyd-song/129830/22 "2002-09-27T12:53:08Z")
Too many to chose from, but I’ve gotta go with… **Echoes** ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pink-floyd-song/129830/23 "2002-09-27T13:04:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by plnnr \* > \*\*“Fearless,” from Meddle \*\* Amen! It took me forever to figure out the “You’ll Never Walk Alone” part in there. I guess it was done by the crowd at a soccer match. It’s a brilliant counterpoint to the song. ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pink-floyd-song/129830/24 "2002-09-27T13:19:18Z")
Apparently, the crowd chanting “You’ll Never Walk Alone” is something of a regular happening at soccer (excuse me, football) matches in Britain. Why a song from “Carousel” got associated with a soccer match is beyond me, but there you have it. ---
**Author:** ![ralphthemuppet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@ralphthemuppet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralphthemuppet)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pink-floyd-song/129830/25 "2002-09-27T13:59:34Z")
Can anyone let me know whether Dark Side of Oz is urban legend or amazing writing? ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pink-floyd-song/129830/26 "2002-09-27T14:28:38Z")
Another vote for _Time_ from a very long shortlist. Great intro (except for the alarm clocks) and a perceptive lyric. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stafford_cripps/32/7167_2.png) [@The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stafford_Cripps)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pink-floyd-song/129830/27 "2002-09-27T14:33:37Z")
After the “You’ll never walk alone” you can hear the crowd chanting “Li-ver-pool” (ie the football team). The reason it became associated with football was that Gerry and the Pacemakers released it around the time that one of their home town teams, Liverpool, started to become very successful. The fans would sing various pop songs, such as “She Loves You”, but that one took especially well. I do like “Echoes” off that album. I probably listen to “Atom Heart Mother” more than the other albums; every song on that (including the title track and “Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast”) deserves a mention. When I first heard “Piper at the Gates of Dawn” I was obsessed with the whole album, but especially “Bike”. ---
**Author:** ![japatlgt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@japatlgt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/japatlgt)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pink-floyd-song/129830/28 "2002-09-27T14:46:15Z")
_Comfortably Numb_ at Earls Court Stadium in London, 1980, _The Wall_ tour. Blow me away! _Echoes, Wish You Were Here and Be Careful with that Axe Eugene_. among others ---
**Author:** ![Go\_alien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9d8465/32.png) [@Go\_alien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_alien)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pink-floyd-song/129830/29 "2002-09-27T15:25:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by G. Odoreida \* > \*\* > I probably listen to “Atom Heart Mother” more than the other albums; every song on that (including the title track and “Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast”) deserves a mention. > \*\* “Marmalade. I like marmalade.” One of Pink Floyd’s finest lyrics.😃 ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pink-floyd-song/129830/30 "2002-09-27T16:13:00Z")
1. Careful With that Axe, Eugene 2. Atom Heart Mother 3. Echoes 4. One of These Days 5. Astronome Domine 6. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (their last great song, alas) 7. Brain Damage/Eclipse ---
**Author:** ![ZooMetropolis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e480ec/32.png) [@ZooMetropolis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZooMetropolis)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pink-floyd-song/129830/31 "2002-09-27T16:27:17Z")
“You’ve got to be crazy”, **Dogs** ---
**Author:** ![flowers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4bbf92/32.png) [@flowers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flowers)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pink-floyd-song/129830/32 "2002-09-27T16:29:32Z")
Wish You Were Here Shine On You Crazy Diamond Stay (Obscured By Clouds) ---
**Author:** ![Yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yossarian)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pink-floyd-song/129830/33 "2002-09-27T17:03:53Z")
Bored today… so, in approimate order by favorite album, although not necessarily by favorite song. (And remember, in this list, “last” place still ain’t bad!) Meddle Echoes Fearless Wish You Were Here Shine on… (I-IX) Wish you were here Animals Pigs (Three different kinds) Dogs Sheep Pigs on the Wing (I-II) Dark Side of the Moon Time Speak to Me/Breathe in the Air Brain Damage/Eclipse The Wall Comfortably Numb The Thin Ice Obscured by Clouds Childhood’s End Stay Ummagumma (new material) Sysyphus (I-IV) Saucerful of Secrets Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun Piper at the Gates of Dawn Astronomy Domine More Cirrus Minor Atom Heart Mother If Final Cut Not Now John Two Suns in the Sunset ---
**Author:** ![thermalribbon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@thermalribbon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thermalribbon)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pink-floyd-song/129830/34 "2002-09-27T17:06:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by plnnr \* > \*\*“Fearless,” from Meddle \*\* Im with Plnnr. One of the best guitar riffs ever. Plus, I love the Bb to C chord change. ---
**Author:** ![Frank\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Frank\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank_2)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pink-floyd-song/129830/35 "2002-09-27T19:33:01Z")
I refuse to pick. I like nearly every single song for one reason or another. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pink-floyd-song/129830/36 "2002-09-27T19:35:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ralphthemuppet \* > \*\*Can anyone let me know whether Dark Side of Oz is urban legend or amazing writing? \*\* [Inconclusive](http://www.snopes.com/movies/films) Scroll to bottom of page for link. My favorite is the one about the lunatic being in his head–the melodic part at the end is so beautiful “And all that you touch,…” ---
**Author:** ![EchoKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@EchoKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EchoKitty)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pink-floyd-song/129830/37 "2002-09-27T19:39:07Z")
They are my “desert island” band, so I can’t pick. But I have a major thing for Wish You Were Here and Careful With That Axe, Eugene. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Surb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@The\_Surb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Surb)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pink-floyd-song/129830/38 "2002-09-27T20:03:10Z")
Careful With That Axe Eugene, Obscured By Clouds, Astonomy Dominie, and Learning to Fly. And I’m with AskNott, Several Species of Small Furry Animals Grooving In a Cave With a Pict, is a good tune. Excellent head music! ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pink-floyd-song/129830/39 "2002-09-27T21:59:01Z")
Echoes Shine on You Crazy Diamond Not Now John The Final Cut Dogs Sheep Pigs (Three Different Ones) Wish You Were Here Time Bike Careful With that Axe, Eugene ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pink-floyd-song/129830/40 "2002-09-27T23:58:55Z")
Without a doube, Time. Raises the hair on the back of my neck every time I hear it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pink-floyd-song/129830.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pink-floyd-song/129830.md?page=3)