Arrow Classic Rock (https://www.arrow.nl/rock500/) radio station has compiled their listeners’ Classic Rock 500, tabulating the favourites as voted for. The results were broadcast over last week, and their website now has the entire list. Unsurprisingly, Pink Floyd feature heavily in the run-down, with three songs in the top ten alone, including the coveted number one spot. A solo piece by Roger Waters also makes it into the 500. The full list of Pink Floyd/solo songs in the Classic Rock 500:
1- Comfortably Numb (Live) – Pink Floyd
8 – Echoes – Pink Floyd
9 – Shine On You Crazy Diamond – Pink Floyd
20 – Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
87 – Time – Pink Floyd
105 – High Hopes – Pink Floyd
146 – The Great Gig In The Sky – Pink Floyd
155 – Brain Damage/Eclipse – Pink Floyd
175 – Hey You – Pink Floyd
181 – Us And Them – Pink Floyd
194 – One Of These Days – Pink Floyd
203 – Another Brick In The Wall – Pink Floyd
216 – On The Turning Away – Pink Floyd
240 – Money – Pink Floyd
358 – Run Like Hell – Pink Floyd
393 – Welcome To The Machine – Pink Floyd
476 – The Fletcher Memorial Home – Pink Floyd
500 – The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking – Roger Waters Our thanks to Roger Little for letting us know about this listener-voted chart of favourites.
Good evening and welcome to another cheeky little Beneath The Surface sesh. For todays chat I am joined by the talented Zed Kenzo, so sit yourself down and get toasty as we dive right in. What would you say first sparked your interest in music/who inspired you to make music? I think I have …
Pink Floyd have today joined the social media platform TikTok, using the tag @pinkfloyd (https://www.tiktok.com/@pinkfloyd) unsurprisingly. It enables people on the platform to use music from the band’s entire catalogue with their own self-shot videos, and it will mean that the Floyd’s music will potentially reach a massive new audience who might not have come across it otherwise. As part of the launch, a short video has been posted across the band’s socials, including their new home on TikTok, which is a teaser for the 50th anniversary celebrations for The Dark Side Of The Moon, which was released in March 1973 (therefore March 2023 is the anniversary date). The video is a brief look at Breathe, and it doesn’t take a genius to surmise that other tracks are likely to get the same treatment… A post shared by Pink Floyd (@pinkfloyd) (https://www.instagram.com/reel/CeLQUmYjmwv/?utm_source=ig_embed utm_campaign=loading)
Some important, breaking news regarding the latest staging of The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains, which we hope that any of you who already have tickets, aren’t inconvenienced by the change, noted below, too much. The exhibition, being held at the Vogue Multicultural Museum in Los Angeles, was due to open on August 3rd (just over a week’s time) but has been unavoidably delayed, with the new start date noted as September 3rd, 2021. The exhibition will run until January 9th, 2022 at this Hollywood Boulevard location. In the announcement about the delay, they note that “the many containers filled with Pink Floyd’s artefacts, stage sets, and private collections were shipped from the UK with an extensive lead time but coming out of the pandemic, there are many delays in global freight. These containers have now safely arrived in LA. “Existing ticket holders for August will be notified via email about how to reschedule their dates at no additional cost. Ticket holders may contact the Vogue Multicultural Museum at info@vmmla.com with questions about the ticket exchange process. “The Exhibition teams would like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding.” You can buy tickets for the exhibition, and get more details, at VMMLA.com (https://www.vmmla.com). Admission prices range from $30 to $46 (plus applicable fees), and the audioguide is included in the price. Those who have been to previous stagings of the exhibition will know how good the audioguide is – an essential part of the incredible experience!
