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Where did Pink Floyd get their name from?
Gnomon - time to move on Posted Oct 7, 2005
The band took their name from two American pop musicians, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council.
That's according to that source of all knowledge, h2g2.
Next time, try the Search box to see if there's an entry to answer your question.
Where did Pink Floyd get their name from?
martifartfast Posted Oct 7, 2005
will do next time, thanks for the answer, to be honest though it was only through boredom that i asked..
Are u a fan then gnomon? 
Where did Pink Floyd get their name from?
A Super Furry Animal Posted Oct 7, 2005
Pink Floyd = musical w**k.
Not a popular opinion, I know.
RF
Where did Pink Floyd get their name from?
Gnomon - time to move on Posted Oct 7, 2005
I enjoyed a couple of their albums, and wrote the Edited Entry on The Dark Side of the Moon. A2848386
Where did Pink Floyd get their name from?
Granny Weatherwax - ACE - Hells Belle, Mother-in-Law from the Pit - Haunting near you on Saturday Posted Oct 7, 2005
Is the Search function working again? 
Where did Pink Floyd get their name from?
Dr E Vibenstein (You know it is, it really is.) Posted Oct 8, 2005
What do you mean, "again"? 
Where did Pink Floyd get their name from?
There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Oct 8, 2005
Define 'working'
Where did Pink Floyd get their name from?
Gnomon - time to move on Posted Oct 8, 2005
The "Search of Entries" is working, although it appears to fail about every 2 weeks and has been doing this for years. The "Search of Conversations" is turned off to reduce the load on the servers.
Where did Pink Floyd get their name from?
Xanatic Posted Oct 10, 2005
Wish You Were Here is a great song, quite atmospheric methinks.
Where did Pink Floyd get their name from?
You can call me TC Posted Oct 11, 2005
Is the "money, money, money" in your name a Pink Floyd quote, Xanatic.
Or is it
it's not - is it?
Abba?
Where did Pink Floyd get their name from?
Xanatic Posted Oct 13, 2005
Well, it is due to the fact that some extra money was aciddently put into my bank account. I have to pay it back later, but they came at a very opportune moment. Yes it's from Abba.
Where did Pink Floyd get their name from?
kelli - ran 2 miles a day for 2012, aiming for the same for 2013 Posted Oct 13, 2005
Quick! Empty the account and leave the country! 
Where did Pink Floyd get their name from?
Xanatic Posted Oct 13, 2005
Not enough for even the plane ticket I'm afraid.
Where did Pink Floyd get their name from?
JD Posted Oct 13, 2005
"Pop" musicians? Hmmm, I dunno about that ... they were pretty obscure. Blues musicians, definitely. But not all that well-known outside of blues circles. Pink Anderson used to tour with circus-type travelling variety entertainment groups (according to the liner notes on Ry Cooder's Chicken Skin Music LP, Pink Anderson showed Cooder his version of the traditional "I Got Mine" heard on the LP - and it demonstrates Anderson's folksy circus troupe background nicely). "Dipper Boy" Floyd Council was even more obscure. I think Syd might have been one of the very few people to own a recording by the man. Perhaps ironically, their only real claim to fame was that Syd Barrett came up with the name "Pink Floyd" from their names. 
- JD
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- 4: A Super Furry Animal (Oct 7, 2005)
- 5: Gnomon - time to move on (Oct 7, 2005)
- 6: Granny Weatherwax - ACE - Hells Belle, Mother-in-Law from the Pit - Haunting near you on Saturday (Oct 7, 2005)
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- 8: There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho (Oct 8, 2005)
- 9: Gnomon - time to move on (Oct 8, 2005)
- 10: Xanatic (Oct 10, 2005)
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- 12: Xanatic (Oct 13, 2005)
- 13: kelli - ran 2 miles a day for 2012, aiming for the same for 2013 (Oct 13, 2005)
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