Top Ten Songs by Pink Floyd

It's not an easy task to pick the top ten songs by Pink Floyd. Pink Floyd has sold well over 200 million albums, cds, etc., so picking the top ten songs by this group is very subjective. Yet after lots of deliberation, I'm listing my top ten songs by Pink Floyd.
I'm listing my favorite songs of this group in three categories (Wordy, Haunting, and Primarily Instrumental). The corresponding numbers don't reflect the order in which I like them, as these top ten tunes of mine make up the cream rising to the top:


The First Part of The Top Ten: My 3 Favorite Wordy Pink Floyd Songs

1. Sheep, originally from 1977's Animals album

This tune begins with such tranquilly, with the sound of sheep baa-ing in a meadow, but then all the sudden it becomes a frantic manic rage about the exploitation of the human masses that even parodies the 23rd Psalm of the Holy Bible.

2. Take It Back, originally from 1994's The Division Bell album

Pink Floyd isn't exactly in the top ten love song business, so this very fast paced and deeply emotional take about a long-suffering romantic partner stands out for me. Some believe this work is about man's cruelty to the environment. The lyrics…

"And I push her to the limit to see if she will break
She might take it back, she could take it back someday"

…could certainly mean Mother Earth's answer to man's terrible stewardship of the environment.

3. Yet Another Movie, originally from 1987's A Momentary Lapse of Reason album

Whenever I listen to this tune, I always think about all the worthless movies that get made and are released every year. Ironically, sound bytes from a wonderful film called Casablanca are used in the song. 

The Middle Part of The Top Ten: My 4 Favorite Haunting Pink Floyd Songs

1. The Fletcher Memorial Home, originally from 1983's The Final Cut album