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Once Pink puts that final brick in his wall (isolating himself from everyone and everything), all of the instruments fall out of the mix and we’re left with the human voice a cappella with no effects added. Bob Ezrin.
In the original vinyl the final ‘good bye’ is more dramatic, as the record player needle suddenly jumps up (same for the cut of 'I want you (she's so heavy)' of the Beatles)
Thanks for the reminder. I had forgotten about that. (At the time, I thought that they were flaws in the printing of my copies of the LPs.🤦♂ Only later did I realize that one should never underestimate the innovativeness of The Beatles and Pink Floyd... it didn't only happen in the studios but also on the hardware.)
Its a suicide note to his last shred of sanity, as he lays the final brick. The Wall is now complete. The cocoon hatches and something entirely new and terrible will come out of it. Pink is now lost.
I love your insight , both musically and lyrically to PF. Bringing to light what the music is doing to support where the lyrics are taking you is something special. It brings something to the song I had never thought about. Thank you,
Thank you so, so very much, dear Lady! Tears in my eyes, literally. Unfortunately, I have no deeper musical education. Due to a somewhat unpleasant accident. That's a pity, I realise. Pink Floyd and Mr. George Roger Waters especially, accompanied me throughout my life. Since 1975. Symbolically, of course, as we were living here behind the Iron Curtain and it was quite easy to be kicked-off the secondary school just for listening to this music. London was farther than the Moon, then. And, yes, this is my most favourite song from "The Wall" album. And if, even in spring 1989, would someone tell me I would see Mr. Waters live in concert, I would never, never believe. Yet, it happened. Several times. He was 80 this year, okay, yes, he was somewhat tired, but the performance was great. IMHO. For some strange reason he loves Prague. That's great for me! Well Thank you once more. 09:00+ you nailed it. That's exactly what I do feel, however, not being able to express it. And as always, beat my English. I'm not a native speaker. Sincerely, Peter.
Thanks a lot, Amy, for all of your priceless reactions so far. You did a fantastic job here.. Selfishly, I hope your rest won't be too long before the next song .
Everything about "The Wall" was masterful. The music, with no doubt, but when watching the movie and seeing Bob Geldof portray an adult Pinky, it becomes a visual masterpiece as well. He says very little throughout the movie but his ability to project the feelings from the individual songs through his appearance, body movements and expressions is almost haunting at times and I have often wondered how he was able to connect to the music so well that he was able to do this. Of all the things Geldof has been involved with over his very active career, his portrayal as Pinky is in my opinion, his greatest work. I really enjoy your reactions. After listening to this countless times since the mid 80's, it is amazing to see and hear things that I had not noticed before. Thank you for that.
I agree. He's saying goodbye to all human kind. It's not death he's headed to, it's complete isolation from human contact ("perfect isolation" I should say).
Your comment, "He's replaced the arms around him, with the wall around him", gave me a flashback to the movie. When all is said and done, You really should watch the movie. I'm sure you'll find, you were spot on, in several of these reactions.
In the original format of two vinyl discs, the next part is called Side 3. Double albums were always labelled in teh order they should be played and listened to. It was never album 2 or anything like that. Next is Side 3, which starts with "Hey, You", and ends with "Comfortably Numb". I cannot wait to see how you react to Bring the Boys Back Home, and Vera. Lots of big orchestral arrangements coming up. Also, what is widely regarded as the best guitar solo in the history of music. I have not heard you talk about it much, maybe not at all, but there is an aspect of rock music that I think you may be overlooking in your analysis, or maybe it is more like a set of aspects. Rock fans react to things like guitar solos and hooks and riffs, on the basis of factors that are not strictly according to the notes and sequences of notes, but according to factors such as how difficult it seems like it must be to play it, the usage of unique tonal qualities created by various devices that the guitar is played through, the perception of a particular sequence of notes being highly original and unique. Some sounds are just perceived as being extremely "catchy", cool sounding, and demonstrations of what seems to be amazing virtuosity and dexterity in the playing of it. It all adds up in the minds, in the perceptions, of rock and roll fans, the majority of whom I daresay have listened for many years to very many bands and very many songs. It was something like this that made the song on Side 1 of The Wall, Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2, a huge smash hit. David Gilmour's guitar parts on that tune were so new and unique, so well played, so original in style and tonal qualities, that even nearly 45 years later, millions of people like me still hang on every note when it comes on. It is more about the uniqueness of the tones and how the notes are played, than it is about the notes themselves. David Gilmour plays the Bass on Hey You, and the intro is one of the most memorable and instantly identifiable bass lines in all of rock music. The notes are important, yes, but more so how they are played, how the instrument is tuned, and the resulting tonal qualities of the sounds.
Go back an listen to the earliest Pink Floyd (1967) and you'll notice that Roger Waters just LOVES bopping back and forth on the octave, typically an E.
This might actually be his most profound contribution to popular music - apart from putting a delay effect on his bass guitar (one of these days, run like hell). (Ok, and then - popularizing the giant rock-opera conceptual type of album, but that was Tommy, already).
I was in my teens when this album came out. I always thought the last track on the first album sounded familiar, but I just couldn't place it. Years later, I realized that it sounded similar to the Beatles' "Dear Prudence". Now, I can't hear one without thinking of the other.
The movie never made its way to my small town, but "Another Brick in the Wall" was getting enough airplay to convince many to buy the album. Then word of mouth propelled it further. I didn't see the movie until I was in college, and that totally change the perception of the tracks.
I think the "clock chime" sound at 0:59 is the tolling of a distant bell, perhaps a funeral bell. It's perhaps not a real funeral bell as there's only one chime, so maybe just symbolic.
Wishing you both or 3 of you a beautiful break! Thank you so much for bringing so much of this already incredible album back to life for me or i should say, my inner child! Look forward to yet another gem “Hey you” off this timeless album. ❤
The chord progression of the piano and synthesizer combination took our minds to a church organ use at a funeral parlor feeling. The piano and synthesizer music like a church organ playing similarly wasn't horrifying but more melancholy and calm to accept either death at a funeral or accept faith in church religion chords. If the Catholic Church played just those chords it is not melancholy but calming meditation thoughts about the melancholy feelings about what Jesus Christ sacrificed on the cross for in mankind. The lyrics of Roger Waters saying "Goodbye Cruel World etc." makes it not necessarily a death but a drugged out or drunken mind to fall asleep and await the sobering up or next day event ... For either expecting better day or another day for new or renewed emotions sobered up. We know there is a second record in the album (or more acts to perform for CD users in this orchestra of Pink Floyd Heavy Metal) so we just accept it as an intermission point to give the music listener a break from all the information received in the first half of the album.
Very well said and feelings too.😅 some are a tinge sad😢 while others songs are energetic and therapeutic I just love ❤️ and accepted your careful responses too. Nice❤❤❤🎉🎉😊😊😊
I like the finesse and precision of your observations. It's as if you were telling us: "Leave your magnifying glass aside and take a look through my microscope". You manage to highlight these tiny little elements that we had heard many times, but that we still couldn't identify and explain. French composer Claude Debussy was right when he said: “Music is also the space between the notes.”
Oh, you mean the last track on side three of this double album. I ❤ love that sense of humor at the very end. - LOL "Goodbye!" 🤪 On the original double LP sleeve of The Wall, "Hey You" is listed as the last track on Side Three. The song wound up as the first track on that side after singer-bassist Roger Waters made some last-minute adjustments to the album. But the discrepancy remains on the original copies of the LP
In 1978 this was an important part of the album. With all the symbolisms and indirect story telling in the various songs much was left up to personal interpretation. With no internet readily available, interviews with Roger Waters/Pink Floyd members not easily available in droves, many people may not have had clear thoughts on what the album is about. In that regard this song is a small anchor point in the journey of the story. The message is very short and specific.
Could the chime be a reference to "Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee." This famous quote was borrowed as the title of the war novel For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway published in 1940"? The original author being John Dunne.
I was always aware of the chime (which is heard twice) but there's also a distant echo of the synthesizer sequence from the previous song in the background. It fades out, after the crossfade from the previous track, disappears, but then slips back in after he first sings "Goodbye cruel world" and is there until shortly after the first "goodbye goodbye goodbye." Those subtle touches are part of what I love on this album.
In the live concert presentation of The Wall, as the songs on Side 1 and Side 2 progress Pink is building his wall from the isolation and betrayal of others that he cared about. While this is going on and the band is playing the music, stage hands are literally building a HUGE wall out of styrofoam/cardboard bricks between the band and the audience. As Goodbye Cruel World starts, there is only one single hole left in the wall, and Roger is standing behind it. He plays and sings to the audience through this one last window to his soul. As the music stops, and he says that last “goodbye” the final brick is lifted and placed into the wall, Roger/Pink disappearing behind it. He’s gone. Now completely cut off, even from the very last thing to betray him. The audience.
It's a blues harmony, the bass playing the root notes (and octaves) and the voice adding the typical ambiguous blues notes, although very softly. More than sad, it's kind of a surrender, or precisely that's the sadness of it. The bluesy feeling is perfect for that
Several commentators have said you have listened to this whole album already, and seen the film, but i look forward to the second side as it gets very deep from now on
I get the feeling of utter defeat and resignation from Pink. He has railed against the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune; but has been vanquished ignominiously and retreats behind his defensive wall in the hope he will find peace in solitude and isolation. I loved the observation, "This sounds like a suicide note to me." Very apt; but as you pointed out, only in a metaphorical sense. It is more a psychological and emotional suicide.
I've listened to the album many times and have probably noticed the chime but it all washes over me. Great to have it broken down and listened to through fresh ears. PS, did you have to draw the willy on you sheet😂
Truly this record is designed around the LP format, and at critical points you need to get up and flip it. It also gives you a brief mental break because you need it for what’s coming up !
Your insights are crazy... I came to those conclusions about the music, only through watching the movie... I never picked up on the questioning nature of his "Goodbye?"... As we see in Comfortably Numb, it wasn't good bye.
The opening riff, played on what sounds like a bass guitar, sound eerily similar to the one in Careful With That Axe, Eugene, a Pink Floyd classic from the late 60's. Was this an intentional allusion or just coincidental?
Good point. The original Wall demos are worth listening to, by the way; they sound way crazier / more psychedelic, in a way in which underlines a completely hidden connection to the early style Floyd - something which was utterly erased from the final sound of the album (with all its pristine radio rock sound and orchestral bombast / melodrama which reminds me of the worst kind of music hall) - I would much more prefer that the album was kept in the style of the demos; harkening back to the early Floyd, it would possibly even make some room for Rick...
I remember disliking the abrupt ending and rushing to change the next LP as quickly as I could. Record 2 side 1 (or side 3 depending on how you look at it) Hey You
This octave bassline Roger Waters plays gets used in a few other songs he did prior to the Wall. Just another self reference to their library of works.
*Missing the magic, of a first listen ?* These songs were not created to be listened to bit by bit. Why not listen to the whole song first, and then mark the stuff that you want to come back to, as you go along?
And we get that poignant blues effect again, exploited so beautifully! "Goodbye cruel world" = "goodbye" is the major third "Nothing you can say" = "nothing" is the minor third.
You may not be the last to know that Amy did see the movie. Anyway, this is a concept album. Although it has a story line, and a movie was made, and theatrics were used in live shows, I don't think it is an opera.
The wonderful thing about us "kids" in 1980 is that we grasped everything, musically as well as lyrically (not to mention emotionally). We did not need explanations. Every word and note were absorbed by our wits.
That's a whole new level of hubris. I know plenty of people who were kids in the 80s who were not capable of such things. You'd think listening to Floyd would show you something about the ego but I guess not
I sure wish she would discover Nirvana. One of the top 5 most influential rock bands of all time. Karl told her that Soundgarden was the top 90's rock band - he was so incorrect. I'd love to react to this channel more, but this really old drug culture music is uninteresting to me.
It's a journey, indeed. Love your insight and analysis, like many others said already. I really enjoy watching your videos. It's a pity though that Roger Waters has become such a self-centered asshole. That's quite a statement on this lovely channel but it has to be said... I want to apologize but I also want to explain, because I don't want to smear your beautiful project. Here in the Netherlands there is a discussion about statues of "heroes" from the VOC past. These people have been seen as important for a long time, but lately we also see the dark side of this period, such as slavery, exploitation and so on. With Roger Waters I have a bit of the same feeling. He has of course been of great importance to Pink Floyd, but lately he has been making strange and inappropriate statements about the situation in Ukraine. It is good to see him in the perspective of the band, but also necessary to touch on his pro-Russia side.
Just as I ws thinking you might inadvertently draw something crude with all your scribbles on the sheet music, you go ahead and do exactly that at 6:37 LOL.
@@marcofearg9956 And people always think that they know what others think and feel. Keep your view for yourself buddy. You need to think about yourself man. And now you are framed. lloll
A humble opinion: why present the listener (sorry dont remember her name!) with these ridiculously short and mostly narrative bits and pieces from The Wall while 1)they don't really stand alone as separate pieces of music; ought to be listened to in the context of the whole, 2) there are so much more MUSICALLY compelling songs by PF (which also tell us a little more about what the Floyd truly sounded like - something featuring all the members equally - why not start with Shine On or Dark Side or Echoes or Atom Heart Mother? And choose instead - arguably - Roger Waters' first solo album; a lot of which sounds like generic radio AOR (like, this is the album that created the Scorpions and all those other terrible 80s generic rock bands).
If you don't like this video series then just leave, or make your own video about your own favourite Floyd music. Your comments are boring and have been made a thousand tines before. If you don't like The Wall album then don't click on a video about it, fool.
She's not trying to learn about Pink Floyd.....she's trying to learn about contemporary music....!! So many people are viewing this from a 'fan perspective'.......and we know what being a 'fan' can do to your perspective........!!!
My complaint is that I don't recall hearing anything virtuous in the album. No redemption or advice for those who sympathize with this message. I just can't consider it healthy to dwell on all this negativity for a full double album, and I also object to the beautification of suicidal ideas and other unhealthy frames of mind. My understanding of the research suggests that this kind of art is the opposite of what people need. It has probably caused more suicides than it has prevented.
@@DarkMoonWayfarer Why would you say "It's okay to feel that way?" This is what I mean... It's like making an identity out of one's faults rather than seeking to overcome them. When I faced such challenges, the most rational and productive thing I did to overcome them was to replace the sources of depression with more uplifting perspectives. Humanistic psychology, man!
@@DarkMoonWayfarer You stopped the analogy just before you could fulfill "Godwin's Law." 😏 My postings merely try to offset all the assertions that The Wall is wonderful and beautiful, for those who need something else to pull them out of the depths. The avoidance of material that frames the world in depressing ways provides a means for reducing depression. Limiting my media caused my mood disorders to end nearly 20 years ago. Now in the internet age, researchers are warning people about the same basic principles. Pay attention to how things make you feel. Not in the short term, which can be deceiving, but overall. Someone might think they feel better because they made an angry outburst, but most of the time that is a temporary delusion. An alcoholic acts as if alcohol is good rather than bad for him. After trying out "media diets," I found that the reduction of violent media reduces depressed feelings, and the reduction of profanity reduces anger problems. I am not alone when it comes to these correlations. I admit those with different personalities may not be so well served by my media diet therapy. People should try it and see. After my first and worst depressive period as a kid, I put aside stuff like The Doors singing "The End" and emphasized more positive artists like Crosby, Stills and Nash. It was a perfectly logical thing to do. It took many years to realize that it was also important to replace violent and irrational media (and art) with rational and pro-social media and art. The idea of catharsis used to be considered useful, but in these matters, the evidence from psychological research has contradicted the idea. Immersing yourself deeper in something does not tend to "get it out of your system" (although temporarily we do shift to other things as people need variety). Instead, the ideas we dwell upon get strengthened. I advise people to consider this basic logic. Acting or thinking violently might at first appear to "vent" angry feelings about frustrating people and events, and many try to claim this venting is healthy, but such venting does nothing to solve the problems that caused the frustrations. Venting easily becomes a habit but has things backwards, by blaming others for our feelings, instead of replacing false expectations with realistic expectations, and thus replacing anger with more subtle and useful problem-solving and interpersonal strategies. Thanks for helping me clarify my message.
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Once Pink puts that final brick in his wall (isolating himself from everyone and everything), all of the instruments fall out of the mix and we’re left with the human voice a cappella with no effects added. Bob Ezrin.
the mighty Bob Ezrin...
Stunning.
For me, the most impactful part of this beautiful song.
Very influentual producer/creator.
That makes the hair on my back stand up every time. perfect
And now it starts the most powerfull music ever
In the original vinyl the final ‘good bye’ is more dramatic, as the record player needle suddenly jumps up (same for the cut of 'I want you (she's so heavy)' of the Beatles)
Thanks for the reminder. I had forgotten about that. (At the time, I thought that they were flaws in the printing of my copies of the LPs.🤦♂ Only later did I realize that one should never underestimate the innovativeness of The Beatles and Pink Floyd... it didn't only happen in the studios but also on the hardware.)
I were about to buy the LP before listening to these reviews and now I'm closer to :D
Its a suicide note to his last shred of sanity, as he lays the final brick.
The Wall is now complete. The cocoon hatches and something entirely new and terrible will come out of it.
Pink is now lost.
I love your insight , both musically and lyrically to PF. Bringing to light what the music is doing to support where the lyrics are taking you is something special. It brings something to the song I had never thought about. Thank you,
So many mini masterpieces that make up the complete masterpiece that is The Wall
Thank you so, so very much, dear Lady! Tears in my eyes, literally. Unfortunately, I have no deeper musical education. Due to a somewhat unpleasant accident. That's a pity, I realise. Pink Floyd and Mr. George Roger Waters especially, accompanied me throughout my life. Since 1975. Symbolically, of course, as we were living here behind the Iron Curtain and it was quite easy to be kicked-off the secondary school just for listening to this music. London was farther than the Moon, then. And, yes, this is my most favourite song from "The Wall" album. And if, even in spring 1989, would someone tell me I would see Mr. Waters live in concert, I would never, never believe. Yet, it happened. Several times. He was 80 this year, okay, yes, he was somewhat tired, but the performance was great. IMHO. For some strange reason he loves Prague. That's great for me! Well Thank you once more. 09:00+ you nailed it. That's exactly what I do feel, however, not being able to express it. And as always, beat my English. I'm not a native speaker. Sincerely, Peter.
Thanks a lot, Amy, for all of your priceless reactions so far. You did a fantastic job here..
Selfishly, I hope your rest won't be too long before the next song .
Wow been listening to this since the day it was released and never noticed the chime. Thankyou for bringing to us your wonderful intuition 👏
Me too.😵
Everything about "The Wall" was masterful. The music, with no doubt, but when watching the movie and seeing Bob Geldof portray an adult Pinky, it becomes a visual masterpiece as well. He says very little throughout the movie but his ability to project the feelings from the individual songs through his appearance, body movements and expressions is almost haunting at times and I have often wondered how he was able to connect to the music so well that he was able to do this. Of all the things Geldof has been involved with over his very active career, his portrayal as Pinky is in my opinion, his greatest work.
I really enjoy your reactions. After listening to this countless times since the mid 80's, it is amazing to see and hear things that I had not noticed before. Thank you for that.
Pink Floyd is such happy, cheerful music!
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It's not suicide. It's something far worse.
I agree. He's saying goodbye to all human kind. It's not death he's headed to, it's complete isolation from human contact ("perfect isolation" I should say).
@@TheMule71 I can't wait until she reviews "In the Flesh/ Run Like Hell/ Waiting for the Worms. I've never seen anyone review these.
I interpreted it as complete despondency. The total loss of all hope. (Which. unfortunately, is the cause of most suicides.)
@@IwasInThe60s to get the context of what's happening here, you have to listen to rest of the album. What follows is a decent into madness.
You are showing me how truly eloquent this album is. Thank you.
Your comment, "He's replaced the arms around him, with the wall around him", gave me a flashback to the movie. When all is said and done, You really should watch the movie. I'm sure you'll find, you were spot on, in several of these reactions.
In the original format of two vinyl discs, the next part is called Side 3. Double albums were always labelled in teh order they should be played and listened to. It was never album 2 or anything like that.
Next is Side 3, which starts with "Hey, You", and ends with "Comfortably Numb".
I cannot wait to see how you react to Bring the Boys Back Home, and Vera. Lots of big orchestral arrangements coming up. Also, what is widely regarded as the best guitar solo in the history of music.
I have not heard you talk about it much, maybe not at all, but there is an aspect of rock music that I think you may be overlooking in your analysis, or maybe it is more like a set of aspects. Rock fans react to things like guitar solos and hooks and riffs, on the basis of factors that are not strictly according to the notes and sequences of notes, but according to factors such as how difficult it seems like it must be to play it, the usage of unique tonal qualities created by various devices that the guitar is played through, the perception of a particular sequence of notes being highly original and unique. Some sounds are just perceived as being extremely "catchy", cool sounding, and demonstrations of what seems to be amazing virtuosity and dexterity in the playing of it. It all adds up in the minds, in the perceptions, of rock and roll fans, the majority of whom I daresay have listened for many years to very many bands and very many songs.
It was something like this that made the song on Side 1 of The Wall, Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2, a huge smash hit. David Gilmour's guitar parts on that tune were so new and unique, so well played, so original in style and tonal qualities, that even nearly 45 years later, millions of people like me still hang on every note when it comes on.
It is more about the uniqueness of the tones and how the notes are played, than it is about the notes themselves.
David Gilmour plays the Bass on Hey You, and the intro is one of the most memorable and instantly identifiable bass lines in all of rock music. The notes are important, yes, but more so how they are played, how the instrument is tuned, and the resulting tonal qualities of the sounds.
Go back an listen to the earliest Pink Floyd (1967) and you'll notice that Roger Waters just LOVES bopping back and forth on the octave, typically an E.
This might actually be his most profound contribution to popular music - apart from putting a delay effect on his bass guitar (one of these days, run like hell). (Ok, and then - popularizing the giant rock-opera conceptual type of album, but that was Tommy, already).
I must have listened to this song a hundred times as a teen. It's the first time I notice the clock chime at the beginning. Thank you!
I was in my teens when this album came out. I always thought the last track on the first album sounded familiar, but I just couldn't place it. Years later, I realized that it sounded similar to the Beatles' "Dear Prudence". Now, I can't hear one without thinking of the other.
I was on the edge of 17 when this came out thinking I knew everything. After listening to this album I realized I knew nothing.
The movie never made its way to my small town, but "Another Brick in the Wall" was getting enough airplay to convince many to buy the album. Then word of mouth propelled it further. I didn't see the movie until I was in college, and that totally change the perception of the tracks.
@@donwarnick1089 Was a white winged dove singing?
You must see the live performance of this. It was an incredible production.
Thank you for this series. One of my favourite albums and I love your insights.
I think the "clock chime" sound at 0:59 is the tolling of a distant bell, perhaps a funeral bell. It's perhaps not a real funeral bell as there's only one chime, so maybe just symbolic.
What a thoughtful interesting interpretation. You do a wonderful job with everything you listen to.
Incredible analysis
Wishing you both or 3 of you a beautiful break! Thank you so much for bringing so much of this already incredible album back to life for me or i should say, my inner child! Look forward to yet another gem “Hey you” off this timeless album. ❤
He's not wanting to kill himself, but retreat fully behind the wall - losing all contact with the outer world.
I do believe he didn't die, he is saying he is finished with people. For a long time.🎉🎉❤❤😊😊
This is one of my favorites songs
The chord progression of the piano and synthesizer combination took our minds to a church organ use at a funeral parlor feeling. The piano and synthesizer music like a church organ playing similarly wasn't horrifying but more melancholy and calm to accept either death at a funeral or accept faith in church religion chords. If the Catholic Church played just those chords it is not melancholy but calming meditation thoughts about the melancholy feelings about what Jesus Christ sacrificed on the cross for in mankind. The lyrics of Roger Waters saying "Goodbye Cruel World etc." makes it not necessarily a death but a drugged out or drunken mind to fall asleep and await the sobering up or next day event ... For either expecting better day or another day for new or renewed emotions sobered up. We know there is a second record in the album (or more acts to perform for CD users in this orchestra of Pink Floyd Heavy Metal) so we just accept it as an intermission point to give the music listener a break from all the information received in the first half of the album.
Very well said and feelings too.😅 some are a tinge sad😢 while others songs are energetic and therapeutic I just love ❤️ and accepted your careful responses too. Nice❤❤❤🎉🎉😊😊😊
I like the finesse and precision of your observations.
It's as if you were telling us: "Leave your magnifying glass aside and take a look through my microscope".
You manage to highlight these tiny little elements that we had heard many times, but that we still couldn't identify and explain.
French composer Claude Debussy was right when he said: “Music is also the space between the notes.”
I have always felt Pink is saying goodbye to himself, as he is all alone behind his self-built wall
Oh, you mean the last track on side three of this double album. I ❤ love that sense of humor at the very end. - LOL
"Goodbye!"
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On the original double LP sleeve of The Wall, "Hey You" is listed as the last track on Side Three. The song wound up as the first track on that side after singer-bassist Roger Waters made some last-minute adjustments to the album. But the discrepancy remains on the original copies of the LP
its a melancolic, sentimental etc, very good explanation
Spot on as always.
The guy that plays Pink in the movie is Bob Geldoff(sp) from The Boomtown Rats.
In 1978 this was an important part of the album. With all the symbolisms and indirect story telling in the various songs much was left up to personal interpretation. With no internet readily available, interviews with Roger Waters/Pink Floyd members not easily available in droves, many people may not have had clear thoughts on what the album is about. In that regard this song is a small anchor point in the journey of the story. The message is very short and specific.
1979/80
I AM GLAD YOU ARE TAKING IT TOO!!!!
Could the chime be a reference to "Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee." This famous quote was borrowed as the title of the war novel For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway published in 1940"? The original author being John Dunne.
I was always aware of the chime (which is heard twice) but there's also a distant echo of the synthesizer sequence from the previous song in the background. It fades out, after the crossfade from the previous track, disappears, but then slips back in after he first sings "Goodbye cruel world" and is there until shortly after the first "goodbye goodbye goodbye." Those subtle touches are part of what I love on this album.
When I first read the blurb I immediately thought of the old James Darren song. Goodbye Cruel World (I'm Off to Join the Circus)
Glad you got this far. The second half is all behind the wall, at least until the very end.
"Poignant" was the perfect word choice.
My brain also brought up the word "succinct."
In the live concert presentation of The Wall, as the songs on Side 1 and Side 2 progress Pink is building his wall from the isolation and betrayal of others that he cared about. While this is going on and the band is playing the music, stage hands are literally building a HUGE wall out of styrofoam/cardboard bricks between the band and the audience.
As Goodbye Cruel World starts, there is only one single hole left in the wall, and Roger is standing behind it. He plays and sings to the audience through this one last window to his soul. As the music stops, and he says that last “goodbye” the final brick is lifted and placed into the wall, Roger/Pink disappearing behind it. He’s gone. Now completely cut off, even from the very last thing to betray him. The audience.
It's a blues harmony, the bass playing the root notes (and octaves) and the voice adding the typical ambiguous blues notes, although very softly.
More than sad, it's kind of a surrender, or precisely that's the sadness of it. The bluesy feeling is perfect for that
Thank you...useful comment
Several commentators have said you have listened to this whole album already, and seen the film, but i look forward to the second side as it gets very deep from now on
Next song is one of my favorite on the album.
Epic Band and great Analysis!
i want to have this song played on my funeral
Thank you!
after listening to you, I saw something I had never considered, it felt like some kind of connection to Dark Side of the Moon, in more ways than one
In the famous words of Grogu, "Yes! Yes! Yes!"
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Rich the Ancient Metal Beast
Excellent Evaluation My Friend!
I get the feeling of utter defeat and resignation from Pink.
He has railed against the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune; but has been vanquished ignominiously and retreats behind his defensive wall in the hope he will find peace in solitude and isolation.
I loved the observation, "This sounds like a suicide note to me." Very apt; but as you pointed out, only in a metaphorical sense.
It is more a psychological and emotional suicide.
your analytical thoughts and *mind reaction* are great! and yet, i wish you shared more of what your feelings are and less your analytical thoughts
That this music does not deserve any feelings.
I've listened to the album many times and have probably noticed the chime but it all washes over me. Great to have it broken down and listened to through fresh ears.
PS, did you have to draw the willy on you sheet😂
Truly this record is designed around the LP format, and at critical points you need to get up and flip it. It also gives you a brief mental break because you need it for what’s coming up !
A letra triste em tom maior é como ver algo lindo se quebrando, se desfazendo...
The bass line in this song is a little slower than that of "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" but otherwise sounds identical.
Your insights are crazy... I came to those conclusions about the music, only through watching the movie... I never picked up on the questioning nature of his "Goodbye?"... As we see in Comfortably Numb, it wasn't good bye.
The opening riff, played on what sounds like a bass guitar, sound eerily similar to the one in Careful With That Axe, Eugene, a Pink Floyd classic from the late 60's. Was this an intentional allusion or just coincidental?
Good point. The original Wall demos are worth listening to, by the way; they sound way crazier / more psychedelic, in a way in which underlines a completely hidden connection to the early style Floyd - something which was utterly erased from the final sound of the album (with all its pristine radio rock sound and orchestral bombast / melodrama which reminds me of the worst kind of music hall) - I would much more prefer that the album was kept in the style of the demos; harkening back to the early Floyd, it would possibly even make some room for Rick...
and all progressive music like Genesis, Gentle Giant, Yes, ELP, King Crimson
I wonder if that faint clock sound was a reference to Time from Dark Side of the Moon?
I remember disliking the abrupt ending and rushing to change the next LP as quickly as I could.
Record 2 side 1 (or side 3 depending on how you look at it)
Hey You
A double album is two vinyl records packaged together and sold as a single unit.
"What is a double album?"
~clutches chest and wheezes~
"five to one, baby, one in five, no one here gets out alive"
This octave bassline Roger Waters plays gets used in a few other songs he did prior to the Wall. Just another self reference to their library of works.
*Missing the magic, of a first listen ?*
These songs were not created to be listened to bit by bit.
Why not listen to the whole song first, and then mark the stuff that you want to come back to, as you go along?
Do Echoes or Dsotm next
And we get that poignant blues effect again, exploited so beautifully!
"Goodbye cruel world" = "goodbye" is the major third
"Nothing you can say" = "nothing" is the minor third.
How do you spell 'Phwee.'?
Try the original by Jim Darren. Classic
I always considered this song the end of act one.
When Pink starts talking about getting rid of the rifraff, she’ll be alarmed I suspect….
The Wall may be related to not only Waters' detachment phobia from the literal world but also his friend Syd Roger Barrett.
Have you been surprised by what you've found within the whole genre of "Rock Music" compared to what your previous assumptions on it were?
Oh yes the ultimate Pink Floyd's finish my funeral service for when I die!!!!!!😂❤
If you haven't been told already, watch the movie
Is it correct to say a double album has 4 halves? :D
Why not? :)
@@VirginRock It makes sense to me too
If you had two pies you could divide them into four halves, and 4/2=2 so yes.
@@nathanweiss5174No, 4 quarters.
@@VirginRockseeing at BLACK METAL TEENS HEARING PINK FLOYD
Please watch the movie!
You really need to watch the movie, it's essentially a rock opera music video
You may not be the last to know that Amy did see the movie. Anyway, this is a concept album. Although it has a story line, and a movie was made, and theatrics were used in live shows, I don't think it is an opera.
The wonderful thing about us "kids" in 1980 is that we grasped everything, musically as well as lyrically (not to mention emotionally). We did not need explanations. Every word and note were absorbed by our wits.
That's a whole new level of hubris. I know plenty of people who were kids in the 80s who were not capable of such things. You'd think listening to Floyd would show you something about the ego but I guess not
Interestingly, side 1 begins where side 4 ends... thus, if you listen to 3, 4 and then 1, 2, you end on suicide.
This is why Punk became popular with young kids....this music...slow
I sure wish she would discover Nirvana. One of the top 5 most influential rock bands of all time. Karl told her that Soundgarden was the top 90's rock band - he was so incorrect.
I'd love to react to this channel more, but this really old drug culture music is uninteresting to me.
Enjoy your intermission. Me, I'll stay in my seat so that I miss nothing upon your return. Goodby..
When you some day finish this album, I really want you to give The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis the same treatment.
That will take her a year at this rate
It's a journey, indeed. Love your insight and analysis, like many others said already. I really enjoy watching your videos.
It's a pity though that Roger Waters has become such a self-centered asshole. That's quite a statement on this lovely channel but it has to be said... I want to apologize but I also want to explain, because I don't want to smear your beautiful project. Here in the Netherlands there is a discussion about statues of "heroes" from the VOC past. These people have been seen as important for a long time, but lately we also see the dark side of this period, such as slavery, exploitation and so on.
With Roger Waters I have a bit of the same feeling. He has of course been of great importance to Pink Floyd, but lately he has been making strange and inappropriate statements about the situation in Ukraine. It is good to see him in the perspective of the band, but also necessary to touch on his pro-Russia side.
Just as I ws thinking you might inadvertently draw something crude with all your scribbles on the sheet music, you go ahead and do exactly that at 6:37 LOL.
What's Happening is that he is a Regular guy, suddenly given UNLIMITED Resources, cash money mostly....and of Course he abuses this shit too much...
You should really react to "Hey You" again, or at least do an in depth analysis since you have context to put it in now.
R eally
Suicide or saying goodbye to sanity
Saw the wall hundted times she has no real reasons to pick apaert the wall just enjoy
Not saying she is being but positive
@@toddsheick3647 kinda the raison d'etre of the channel, dude ....!
This song makes you despice the civilized world, after you see how dark it is.
why?, stop trying to sound edgy, it´s cringe
@@marcofearg9956 Who are you?? If I may ask??? llloolll Who the hell R U??? hahahah
@@samiware1704 people always talki shit about the world as if they werent part of it. It's just cheap. You are just like pink from the wall... lol
@@marcofearg9956 And people always think that they know what others think and feel. Keep your view for yourself buddy. You need to think about yourself man. And now you are framed. lloll
You are not in traffic, you are the traffic.
We are not in traffic, we are the traffic.
Peace/JT
A humble opinion: why present the listener (sorry dont remember her name!) with these ridiculously short and mostly narrative bits and pieces from The Wall while 1)they don't really stand alone as separate pieces of music; ought to be listened to in the context of the whole, 2) there are so much more MUSICALLY compelling songs by PF (which also tell us a little more about what the Floyd truly sounded like - something featuring all the members equally - why not start with Shine On or Dark Side or Echoes or Atom Heart Mother? And choose instead - arguably - Roger Waters' first solo album; a lot of which sounds like generic radio AOR (like, this is the album that created the Scorpions and all those other terrible 80s generic rock bands).
If you don't like this video series then just leave, or make your own video about your own favourite Floyd music. Your comments are boring and have been made a thousand tines before. If you don't like The Wall album then don't click on a video about it, fool.
She's not trying to learn about Pink Floyd.....she's trying to learn about contemporary music....!!
So many people are viewing this from a 'fan perspective'.......and we know what being a 'fan' can do to your perspective........!!!
My complaint is that I don't recall hearing anything virtuous in the album. No redemption or advice for those who sympathize with this message. I just can't consider it healthy to dwell on all this negativity for a full double album, and I also object to the beautification of suicidal ideas and other unhealthy frames of mind. My understanding of the research suggests that this kind of art is the opposite of what people need. It has probably caused more suicides than it has prevented.
Whaddya want from them? They’re Rock Stars. You want life advice, go see a therapist.
@@DarkMoonWayfarer Why would you say "It's okay to feel that way?" This is what I mean... It's like making an identity out of one's faults rather than seeking to overcome them. When I faced such challenges, the most rational and productive thing I did to overcome them was to replace the sources of depression with more uplifting perspectives. Humanistic psychology, man!
@@DarkMoonWayfarer But doesn't the exact same objection apply to your own preferred notion?
@@DarkMoonWayfarer You stopped the analogy just before you could fulfill "Godwin's Law." 😏
My postings merely try to offset all the assertions that The Wall is wonderful and beautiful, for those who need something else to pull them out of the depths.
The avoidance of material that frames the world in depressing ways provides a means for reducing depression. Limiting my media caused my mood disorders to end nearly 20 years ago. Now in the internet age, researchers are warning people about the same basic principles. Pay attention to how things make you feel. Not in the short term, which can be deceiving, but overall. Someone might think they feel better because they made an angry outburst, but most of the time that is a temporary delusion. An alcoholic acts as if alcohol is good rather than bad for him.
After trying out "media diets," I found that the reduction of violent media reduces depressed feelings, and the reduction of profanity reduces anger problems. I am not alone when it comes to these correlations. I admit those with different personalities may not be so well served by my media diet therapy. People should try it and see. After my first and worst depressive period as a kid, I put aside stuff like The Doors singing "The End" and emphasized more positive artists like Crosby, Stills and Nash. It was a perfectly logical thing to do. It took many years to realize that it was also important to replace violent and irrational media (and art) with rational and pro-social media and art.
The idea of catharsis used to be considered useful, but in these matters, the evidence from psychological research has contradicted the idea. Immersing yourself deeper in something does not tend to "get it out of your system" (although temporarily we do shift to other things as people need variety). Instead, the ideas we dwell upon get strengthened. I advise people to consider this basic logic. Acting or thinking violently might at first appear to "vent" angry feelings about frustrating people and events, and many try to claim this venting is healthy, but such venting does nothing to solve the problems that caused the frustrations. Venting easily becomes a habit but has things backwards, by blaming others for our feelings, instead of replacing false expectations with realistic expectations, and thus replacing anger with more subtle and useful problem-solving and interpersonal strategies.
Thanks for helping me clarify my message.
Art should disturb you.
You Tube - music, baseball & politics.
This album is all demagogy.
Or, are you trying to use demagogy to belittle the common battles many go through? Peace/JT
Get back to the Beatles!
haha I jump on Amy's Beatle videos and not so much the others. I KNOW the Beatle stuff intimately, the other's not so much.