Pink Floyd – Top 10 Songs Countdown (Video)

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Pink Floyd remains the first and last of the great European psychedelic acts and the inspiration for numerous psychonauts and space rockers.

Enjoy the countdown and get the back story and motivation behind Pink Floyd’s thought provoking lyrics.

#10- Hey You
#9- Dogs
#8- Us And Them
#7- Time
#6- Echos
#5- Shine On You Crazy Diamond
#4- Money
#3- Another Brick In The Wall Part 2
#2- Comfortably Numb
#1- Wish You Were Here

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Psychedelic Space Music From Thailand (KJ Song Rec)

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Thai musical congregation Khun Narin Phin Sing, from the Phetchabun Province, conjures up some mystical psychedelic vibes in their indescribably beautiful psychedelia.

Google translates the song title and YouTube uploader quite trippingly as “Khun Narin Racing Harp” posted by “Melting The Drug.”

The spacey guitar sound is emanating from a phin, which is a type of two to three-stringed lute popular in Thailand and Laos.

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> Mindblowing Psychedelia From Thailand | Dangerous Minds

La Luz – A Rock Band with Psychedelic Sounds and Melodic Vocals (KJ Song Rec)

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La Luz (light or enlightenment in Spanish) is a psychedelic surf rock band that produces music Quentin Tarantino would use to score his films. The band consists of lead singer/guitarist Shana Cleveland, Marian Li Pino on drums, Abbey Blackwell on bass and Alice Sandahl on the keys.

The sound of La Luz merges psychedelic rock with 60’s Motown doo-wop, sprinkled with surf and garage rock influences. The melodic vocal harmonies of the group combined with reverb guitar effects and keyboard jingles makes La Luz an awesome soundtrack choice for a psychedelic road trip.

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La Luz – Call Me in the Day


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In Studio Performance (KEXP)

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Support La Luz by following them on Twitter @La_Luz_Band, Facebook LaLuzUSA  and check out La Luz tour dates on their Tumblr.

Pink Floyd – Classical Tribute, London Philharmonic Orchestra (KJ Song Rec)

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pink-floyd-psychedelic-orchestra-tributePink Floyd’s iconic 70s psychedelic rock music gets the classical treatment from the London Philaharmonic Orchestra. The LPO is famous for their work on the Lord of the Rings films and Final Fantasy video game franchise.

The songs on this Pink Floyd orchestra tribute album translate beautifully into symphonic music. The cinematic feel from the orchestra arrangement makes you want to float in space.

Pink Floyd – Time, London Philharmonic Orchestra Cover

 

Pink Floyd – Comfortably Numb, London Philharmonic Orchestra Cover

Sixto Rodriguez – Psychedelic Music Genius (KJ Song Rec)

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Sixto-Rodriguez-psychedelic-music-geniusSixto Rodriguez’s tale is one of the most unusual, sombre, yet incredibly heart-warming rags to riches stories I’ve ever encountered. Imagine being a struggling unknown musician in the United States during the 1970’s. Now, also imagine that unbeknownst to you, you’ve developed a cult following in South Africa and other nearby countries; your musical genius considered to rival that of Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones.

Sixto Rodriguez’s music is a blend of rock, folk, and psychedelic, with an emphasis on societal realities and their short-comings. This is the enigmatic story of Sixto Rodriguez, and this is his music. 

Sixto Rodriguez – I Wonder

You either live under a rock, or you walk in the sunshine. That’s pretty much how it goes. – Sixto Rodriguez

Sixto Rodriguez – Cold Fact Album

1.Sugar man 0:00
2. Only Good For Conversation 3:49
3. Crucify Your Mind 6:14
4.This Is Not A Song, It’s An Outburst 8:46
5. Hate Street Dialogue 10:53
6. Forget It 13:26
7. Inner City Blues 15:15
8. I wonder 18:41
9. Like Janis 21:15
10. Gommorah (A Nursery Rhyme) 23:51
11. Rich Folks Hoax 26:12
12. Jane S. Piddy 29:15

He’s more popular than Elvis in South Africa – Stephen “Sugar” Segerman

sixtoSixto Rodriguez’s recent resurgence on the American Music scene can be attributed to a documentary titled: Searching For Sugar Man (Directed by Malik Bendjelloul).

It’s an insightful, emotional, tightly spun 86 minute roller-coaster ride. Highly recommended.

If you enjoy Sixto Rodriguez and his music, consider going to see him in concert. His upcoming schedule can be found at his website: sugarman.org.

Deftones – Sextape, Psychedelic Music Video (KJ Song Rec)

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Deftones – Sextape
Album: Diamond Eyes

In the music video for Deftone’s Sextape, the focus is on two girls who cast love spells and chase each other through time, space and dimensions. Bright psychedelic rainbows flash under water as the girls flirt and explore their surroundings.
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Tonight tonight, I
The sound of the waves collide
The sound of the waves collide
The sound of the waves collide
Tonight

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Tempt with hours of pleasure
Take me one more time
Take me one more wave
Take me for one last ride

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Cruising through the city after hours
With me fusing all our powers
Here’s to all our dreams

Deftones – Sextape (Bad Rabbits Studio Cover)

Pond – Eye Pattern Blindness (KJ Song Rec)

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Pond – Eye Pattern Blindness
Album: Beard, Wives, Denim

Pond is a psychedelic rock band from Perth, Western Australia. Their first album was released in January 2009, titled Psychedelic Mango which contained many psychedelic rock and pop elements. 

After the success of Tame Impala‘s 2010 breakthrough debut album Innerspeaker, a band which shares three members with Pond, the album Beard, Wives, Denim was recorded in 2010 and later released to critical acclaim in March 2012.

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Psychedelic Cosmos – Pink Floyd’s Echoes, 2001: A Space Odyssey Mash Up (Video)

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Rumors suggest that Pink Floyd’s “Echoes” synchronizes with Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, when played concurrently with the final segment (titled “Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite”).

“Echoes” was released three years after the film’s production and is 23 minutes and 31 seconds in length; similar to the “Infinite” segment.

Sound effects in the middle of the song convey the feeling of travelling through, or flying over, an alien world.

The drone vocalizations heard in the final scenes of 2001 seem to match with the discordant bass vibrations in the middle of “Echoes”, as well as the choral glissando’s of its finale.

Another notable link occurs during a change in scene at precisely the moment when guitar and keyboards crescendo as the lyrics re-enter for the final verse.

The early lyrics vaguely convey reference to planets, which seems entirely suitable for the film’s depiction of Jupiter and it’s moons.

Adrian Maben re-created this marriage of music and image using CGI in his Director’s cut of Live at Pompeii.

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Pink Floyd – Live at Pompeii Performance, Director’s Cut (Video)

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Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii is a 1972 film featuring Pink Floyd performing six songs in the ancient Roman amphitheatre in Pompeii, Italy.

Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii Track listing

02:13 1. “Echoes, Part 1″/”On the Run” (Studio Footage) (from Meddle/The Dark Side of the Moon, 1971/1973)

19:54 2. “Careful with That Axe, Eugene” (B-side of “Point Me at the Sky” single, 1968)

27:59 3. “A Saucerful of Secrets” (from A Saucerful of Secrets, 1968)
4. “Us and Them” (Studio Footage) (from The Dark Side of the Moon, 1973)

44:51 5. “One of These Days I’m Going to Cut You into Little Pieces” (also known as “One of These Days”, from Meddle, 1971)

55:59 6. “Mademoiselle Nobs” (from Meddle, 1971 previously known as “Seamus”)
7. “Brain Damage” (Studio Footage) (from The Dark Side of the Moon, 1973)

01:04:56 8. “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun” (from A Saucerful of Secrets, 1968)

01:17:10 9. “Echoes, Part 2” (from Meddle, 1971)

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The Grass Roots – Let’s Live for Today (KJ Song Rec)

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The Grass Roots – Let’s Live for Today
Album: Let’s Live for Today

The Grass Roots’ psychedelic rock sound lead to the creation of this 1967 summertime classic.

The Grass Roots had their first Top 10 hit in the summer of 1967 with “Let’s Live for Today”, an English-language cover version of “Piangi con me”, a 1966 hit for the Anglo-Italian quartet The Rokes. “Let’s Live for Today” sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc.

The Grass Roots – Let’s Live for Today Lyrics

When..I think of all the worries
people seem to find.
And how they’re in a hurry
to complicate their mind.
By chasing after money.
and dream that can’t come true
I’m glad that we are different
we’ve better things to do
May others plan their future,
I’m busy lovin’ you..
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Sha-la-la-la-la-la,
live for today
Sha-la-la-la-la-la,
live for today
And don’t worry
’bout tomorrow,
hey, hey, hey
Sha-la-la-la-la-la,
live for today

..We..were never meant to worry
the way that people do.
And I don’t need to hurry
as long as I’m with you.
We’ll take it nice and easy
and use my simple plan.
You’ll be my lovin’ woman
I’ll be your lovin’ man.
We’ll take
the most from living,
have pleasure while we can
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Sha-la-la-la-la-la,
live for today
Sha-la-la-la-la-la,
live for today
And don’t worry.
’bout tomorrow,
hey, hey, hey
Sha-la-la-la-la-la,
live for today
Live for today

I need to feel you
inside of me
I got to feel you
deep inside of me
.please come close to me
.I got to have you now,
please, please, please
Gimme some-a lovin’
Gimme some-a lovin’
Gimme some-a lovin’
Gimme some-a lovin’
Baby gimme some a lovin’
Gimme some-a lovin,
I need all your lovin’
Gimme some-a lovin,
I need all your lovin’
Give me some love, now
I need all your lovin’
Sha la la la la la

Sha-la-la-la-la-la,
live for today
Sha-la-la-la-la-la,
live for today
And don’t worry
’bout tomorrow,
hey, hey, hey
Sha-la-la-la-la-la,
live for toda
Sha-la-la-la-la-la,
live for today
Sha-la-la-la-la-la,
live for today
Sha-la-la-la-la-la,
live for today
Sha-la-la-la-la-la,
live for today
Live for today