The Most Iconic Pink Floyd Song

[BobM]

What may be slightly better, at least in a sense that we might very well get close to a consensus, would be "what is the most representative song for each of the band's periods". Such as ...

Early = Echoes
Mid = Money
Late = The Dogs of War (or maybe just Dogs)

[gregory]

Well, the song WYWH is not that reprensatitive of Floyd (IMHO), because it's mostly acoustic...

I'd say "representative of a band's repertoire" to the mainstream public is more judicious.

So, the most iconic PF song must be all 'electric'? Why so? I thought Wish You Were Here is acoustic and electric in equal shares.
When I travel UK, - which happens almost every year, I foreknow I would hear somewhere on the streets or down on underground pass at least two well known songs - Hotel California and Wish You Were Here.
Is it a mistake to use sometimes ' representative' as 'most recognisable' ?

[IMWeasel]

as much as I love "Echoes" -- I would have to say "Shine On..." but only if we include all the parts.

[BravadoNJ]

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