# The happy, peppy songs of... Pink Floyd **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 17, 2007, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-peppy-songs-of-pink-floyd/412143 "2007-07-17T15:24:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2007, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-peppy-songs-of-pink-floyd/412143/21 "2007-07-17T19:53:46Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] Huh. Let me rephrase the OP: Happy and peppy songs… by Roger? [/QUOTE] Indeed. “Julia Dream”, by Roger, is one of their darkest and “classicest”-sounding songs from the Singles-Saucerful of Secrets era. It’s about drugs, sure, but the ominousness of the trip portrays nothing of Syd’s whimsy and optimism. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2007, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-peppy-songs-of-pink-floyd/412143/22 "2007-07-17T20:00:05Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] Huh. Let me rephrase the OP: Happy and peppy songs… by Roger? [/QUOTE] Do they have to be happy and peppy and _bursting with love?_ ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2007, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-peppy-songs-of-pink-floyd/412143/23 "2007-07-17T21:20:58Z")
You’re thinking of Pink Felix. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2007, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-peppy-songs-of-pink-floyd/412143/24 "2007-07-17T21:32:55Z")
My favorite PF song is **Summer '68** (off of _Atom Heart Mother_), and though it’s more than a little wistful, it’s forward momentum consists of some upbeat, absolutely lovely major chord progressions. Though Roger didn’t write that either, IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2007, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-peppy-songs-of-pink-floyd/412143/25 "2007-07-17T21:37:16Z")
How about “Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict”? I don’t think I’ve ever listened to that song without giggling. But then I don’t remember ever listening to it without being stoned, either, so… ---
**Author:** ![No\_Me\_Ayudes\_Compadre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/no_me_ayudes_compadre/32/5224_2.png) [@No\_Me\_Ayudes\_Compadre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Me_Ayudes_Compadre)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-peppy-songs-of-pink-floyd/412143/26 "2007-07-17T22:50:58Z")
I always interpreted San Tropez as being sung by a corpse riding in a hearse. If “by Roger” includes his solo work, Sunset Strip is reasonably upbeat and optimistic, in a nostalgic sort of way. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-peppy-songs-of-pink-floyd/412143/27 "2007-07-18T04:42:09Z")
[QUOTE=ArchiveGuy] My favorite PF song is **Summer '68** (off of _Atom Heart Mother_), and though it’s more than a little wistful, it’s forward momentum consists of some upbeat, absolutely lovely major chord progressions. Though Roger didn’t write that either, IIRC. [/QUOTE] And, alas, has never been performed live. I am quite fond of it as well, even though its message is how much PF loathed their fans. ---
**Author:** ![Scoundrel\_Swanswater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@Scoundrel\_Swanswater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoundrel_Swanswater)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-peppy-songs-of-pink-floyd/412143/28 "2007-07-18T12:22:30Z")
[QUOTE=Zoggie] Agree with “Learning to Fly.” What about “On the Turning Away,” from the same album. snip Seems to convey a pretty good message. Or at least a hopeful one. [/QUOTE] I disagree, but then I think we are talking about happy, peppy music, not lyrics. Both these songs might have inspirational, positive lyrics but are not happy peppy-sounding songs (at least not to my ears). In contrast _Arnold Layne_ and _See Emily Play_ have pretty disturbing or even depressing lyrics but are very upbeat happy little tunes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-peppy-songs-of-pink-floyd/412143.md?page=1)