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"Another Brick in the Wall (Parts I, II, and III)"
Song by Pink Floyd
from the album The Wall
Released 30 November 1979 (US), 8 December 1979 (UK)
Recorded April-November, 1979
Genre Art rock/Progressive rock
Length 3:21/4:00/1:48
Writer(s) Roger Waters
Label Harvest Records (UK), Columbia Records (US)/Capitol Records (US)
Producer(s) Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour and Roger Waters
The Wall track listing
The Thin Ice
(2 of disc 1)
----
The Happiest Days of Our Lives
(4 of disc 1)
----
Don't Leave Me Now
(11 of disc 1)		 "Another Brick in the Wall (Parts I, II, and III)"
(3/5/12 of disc 1)		 The Happiest Days of Our Lives
(4 of disc 1)
----
Mother
(6 of disc 1)
----
Goodbye Cruel World
(13 of disc 1)
"Another Brick in the Wall, Part II"
Single by Pink Floyd
from the album The Wall
B-side(s) One of My Turns
Released 1979
Format 7"
Recorded April-November, 1979
Genre Art rock/Progressive rock
Length 4:00
Label Harvest Records (UK), Columbia Records (US)/Capitol Records (US)
Writer(s) Roger Waters
Producer(s) Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour and Roger Waters
Chart positions
  • #1 (US) * #1 (UK)
Pink Floyd singles chronology
Have a Cigar
(1975)		 Another Brick in the Wall, Part II
(1979)		 Comfortably Numb
(1980)

"Another Brick in the Wall" is the title of three songs set to variations of the same basic tune, on Pink Floyd's 1979 concept album, The Wall, subtitled "Part I", "Part II" (hit single), and "Part III", respectively, all of which were written by Pink Floyd's bassist and then- lead songwriter, Roger Waters.

"Part II" was released as a single, and provided the band's only number-one hit in the UK, the US, West Germany (as it then was) and many other countries. In the UK, it was their first single since 1968's "Point Me at the Sky". It is a protest song against rigid schooling in general and boarding schools in particular[1] which has led to it being banned in several countries.

For "Part II", Pink Floyd needed a school choir, and approached music teacher Alun Renshaw of Islington Green, near their Britannia Row Studios. The chorus was overdubbed twelve times to give the impression that the choir was larger. Though the school received a lump sum payment of £1000, there was no contractual arrangement for royalties. Under 1996 UK copyright law, they became eligible, and after choir members found each other through the website Friends Reunited, they sued. Music industry professionals estimated that each student would be owed around £500.

"Part II" gave Pink Floyd a Grammy nomination for Best Performance by a Rock Duo or Group and lost to Bob Seger's "Against the Wind".

In 1980, the song was adopted as a protest anthem by black students during the "Elsie's River" uprising in South Africa, protesting against the racial propaganda and bias in the official curriculum. On May 2, it was banned by the government.[2]

Contents

  • 1 Concept
    • 1.1 Part I
      • 1.1.1 Composition
      • 1.1.2 Plot
      • 1.1.3 Film Version
    • 1.2 Part II
      • 1.2.1 Composition
      • 1.2.2 Plot
    • 1.3 Film Version/Music Video
    • 1.4 Part III
  • 2 Cover versions
  • 3 Personnel
  • 4 Notes
  • 5 References
  • 6 Trivia
  • 7 External links

Concept

Part I

Composition

Part one of the song is very quiet in dynamics, and features a long, subdued guitar solo. The vocals are softer and more gentle in tone than in Parts II & III, although there is a short, sharp rise in dynamics and tone for a brief period towards the end of the lyrical portion.

No drums are used at any point in the song.

Plot

Each part marks a distinct point in Pink's mental downfall; the first part discusses his anguish at his father's death, and the feeling of betrayal he experiences. Pink tells the story of his father's death during the Anzio Campaign. This part of the song establishes the idea of everything being "another brick in the wall" - another thing that causes Pink to slowly disassociate himself from society.

Film Version

Little Pink and his mother are alone in a church, while Pink is playing with an airplane, we go to a park where Pink asks a man to get him on a merry-go-round, he later tries to act as a son to the man, who then makes Pink leave, to go on a swing, alone, it then goes to the second verse of When the Tigers Broke Free

Part II

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Composition

In the album version of The Wall, Another Brick in the Wall Part II transitions in from track four, The Happiest Days of Our Lives, with a trademark scream from Roger Waters (Waters screams like this most notably on the track "Careful With That Axe, Eugene"). In fact the songs mesh so well, most people don't even know they are two different songs. The song has strong drums and distinctive guitar parts in the background with a smooth yet edgy guitar solo. The song also features a school choir for lead vocals in some sections and back up vocals in other sections. As the song ends you can hear a school teacher yelling in a Scottish accent "Wrong, do it again" followed by "If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?" then with "You... Yes, you behind the bike shed... stand still laddy!" and ends with kids screaming and yelling on what sounds like a playground or outside area. You can also hear a faint busy line signal from a phone with a deep sigh at the very end. The "bricks" are different traumatic events that make up the mental "wall" created by the protagonist.

Plot

After the kids can no longer take the abusiveness and cruelty of the teachers, as heard in The Happiest Days of Our Lives, they finally protest and lash out against school.

Film Version/Music Video

Following "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" children are shown marching through a maze and then into a grinder. Then the children destroy the school and throw the teacher into the bonfire (although never seen). It turns out that it was all in (the main character) Pink's head.

Prior to the film, the first video for the track depicted students running in a playground and the teacher puppet from The Wall concerts was used. Also, depicted some animated scenes which were used in The Trial and this clip was directed by Gerald Scarfe.

Part III

This part could be called Pink's last bout of sanity before being completely hidden behind the wall - he resists his wife and drug, then says that he doesn't need anything at all. The song is in contrast to "Goodbye Cruel World", immediately following, where he has finished the wall.

Cover versions

  • In 1980, The Barron Knights recorded a humorous version as part of a Christmas single entitled Never Mind The Presents with lyrics including "Hey, Santa, leave the booze alone".
  • In 1998, for the movie The Faculty, "Part II" was covered by the "Class of '99", which featured Layne Staley (Alice in Chains, singer), Tom Morello (RATM, Audioslave, guitar), Stephen Perkins (Jane's Addiction, drums), Martyn LeNoble (Porno For Pyros, The Cult, Jane's Addiction, bass) and Matt Serletic.
  • In 2001, on D12's debut album Devil's Night, at the end of "Revelation", comes the "How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat??!!" ending from "Part II".
  • In 2002 the pop/electronica group, Dirty Vegas, released a self titled album which included a prominent sample of "Another Brick In The Wall, Part II" in the song "Simple Things, Part 2".
  • In 2004 the nu metal band Korn covered the three parts of "Another Brick in the Wall" as well as "Goodbye Cruel World" for their album Greatest Hits, Volume 1; they frequently perform it in their live shows.
  • In 2005, pop group Girls Aloud played a portion of "Part II" as an introduction to their song "No Good Advice" during their UK "What Will The Neighbours Say?" theatre tour.
  • Lounge/comedy group Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine covered part II on their 2006 album The Sunny Side of the Moon: The Best of Richard Cheese
  • Eric Prydz has remixed Part II for the tune Proper Education.

Personnel

  • Roger Waters - bass guitar, lead vocals part on "Part I, II, and III", guitar on "Part III"
  • David Gilmour - guitars, lead vocals on "Part II", backing vocals on "Part I", synthesizer on "Part III"
  • Nick Mason - drums and percussion on "Part II" and "Part III"
  • Richard Wright - keyboards
  • Islington Green School, led by Noel Davis - choir on "Part II"

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=17292
  2. ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1376418,00.html

References

  • Fitch, Vernon. The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia (3rd edition), 2005. ISBN 1-894959-24-8

Trivia

  • There is a reference to George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four in "Part II". "Thought control" (mentioned in chorus) was often used in the novel. In many times Roger Waters wrote lyrics inspired by Orwell. For example Pink Floyd's album Animals (inspired by Animal Farm).
Preceded by:
"Walking on the Moon" by The Police		 UK number one single
December 15, 1979		 Succeeded by:
"Brass In Pocket" by The Pretenders
Preceded by:
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen		 Billboard Hot 100 number one single
March 22, 1980		 Succeeded by:
"Call Me" by Blondie

External links

  • External lyrics website.
  • BBC story on royalties suit
  • Songfacts.com - "Another Brick in the Wall, Part II"
  • essay on Pink Floyd "The wall"
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