The Dark Side Of The Wall: The 15 Greatest Pink Floyd Songs
#15 "Brain Damage / Eclipse"
Is there a song that defines an album closer? If there ever was to be one it would be "Brain Damage / Eclipse" as it rounds out the complexity of The Dark Side Of The Moon with an emotional rollercoaster tone that's hard to shake off once it's over. The best part? It's all displayed through a riveting bass line.
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"Brain Damage / Eclipse"
Is there a song that defines an album closer? If there ever was to be one it would be "Brain Damage / Eclipse" as it rounds out the complexity of The Dark Side Of The Moon with an emotional rollercoaster tone that's hard to shake off once it's over. The best part? It's all displayed through a riveting bass line.
14:
"Interstellar Overdrive"
Scratched from an essential disc - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn - the track shelves Pink Floyd's talent to shift between sounds while also making it accessible. It's not quite Meddle or The Wall great, but it taps into every member's instrumental abilities.
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"Sheep"
Another vital component to Pink Floyd's Animals, "Sheep" continues Waters individualistic concept where sheep represent humans driven by comfort and security who are also afraid to think for themselves or question others.
12:
"Money"
The group's own certified pop hit, Pink Floyd surpass 4/4 and 4/8 signatures to rattle with a 7/8 bass riff that subtly leads into thoughts of modern society's obsession with money and a look into how currency influences our decisions.
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"Comfortably Numb"
The band's proverbial FM hit song, the track captures Waters and Gilmour at their best jamming electric solos and vocal work that was enough to make fans swoon for decades.
10:
"The Happiest Days of Our Lives / Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)"
It speaks volumes with a rebellious, rock n' roll tone that's dominated pop music for decades on end, becoming a more glorified hit than most music in its decade. It's what molds the group's The Wall into what it is and without it, the band's career wouldn't be as prolific.
9:
"Mother"
It may not be a song Pink Floyd fans brag about, but the underrated acoustic track tells a bittersweet story that lies somewhere between poetry and a novel but digs deep within The Wall's concept.
8:
"Echoes"
"Echoes" holds no real song structure but the composition is graceful, using abstract sounds and effects to piece together a worthy art rock tune that spotlights Meddle as a fantastic album.
7:
"Dogs"
A part of the concept for Animals, the 17-minute long track flutters with guitars that never lose power and slowly veer into one of the band's most astounding synth pieces ever. "Dogs" may not be for everyone, but it's sound for its length.
6:
"Shine On You Crazy Diamond"
The band's longest song is probably one of their greatest, according to critics and the band members alike, as the final tribute to the fallen Syd Barrett takes up more than half of Wish You Were Here.
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"If"
From Atom Heart Mother, "If" backs the band's idea of pushing out a recording that doesn't need a purpose but instead acts as an escape. It's a conversational piece that's heavily influenced today's prog rock albums that solely rely on letting the sounds of instruments drift along.
4:
"The Gunner's Dream"
An underdog choice by many, The Final Cut recording is sonically brilliant as it holds nothing back, pushing the album's positives and the diverse instrumentation Pink Floyd possess that allows them to mix vocals with additional instruments.
3:
"Time"
It always be that one song fans always mention and they have every right to do so. With guitar solos and dual harmonies, the track tugs on personal strife with lyrics so emotionally close to the heart that it's hard not to relate.
2:
"Goodbye Blue Sky"
Another drawing from the board that is The Wall, the short acoustic piece revolves around the failure of a post-war dream for less than three minutes and delivers a warm atmospheric pace that slowly gets colder as the seconds go by.
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"One Of These Days"
If you ask anyone who's ever heard of "One Of These Days", they'll let you know that the Meddle cut is a heavy, alternative rock jam that's more psychedelic than a trip on mushrooms while standing underneath the Niagara Falls. The tight-knit chemistry dominates throughout with the backbone being Nick Mason's work behind the drums.
