@@strongestfan9823 considering pink floyd is one of the biggest bands in history and in terms of music and lyrics they are above 98% of anything in the world
That was two songs. I wish you had done a lyrics version of When the Tigers Broke Free. The “tigers” were German tanks that broke through the British lines and killed his father. It does end abruptly at the end of the last line, “and that’s how the high command took my daddy from me.” This is the true story of the death of Eric Waters. Roger Waters lost his father, Eric, in World War II. His father was killed in the battle of Anzio when Roger was an infant. His grandfather was killed in World War I when his father was an infant as well.
If anyone is wondering why the song is called When The Tigers Broke Free is, The Germans created a tank called The Tiger. It decimated the Allied troops.
It was just before dawn One miserable morning in black '44 When the forward commander was told to sit tight When he asked that his men be withdrawn And, the generals gave thanks As the other ranks held back the enemy tanks... for a while And the Anzio bridgehead was held for the price Of a few hundred ordinary lives...
This is probably one of the deepest songs in history. And I’m a fan of every music genre. And I’m a feminist and this song is a masterpiece. Perfectly conveyed.
I remember the first time I heard this song, about Roger Waters father being killed at Anzio in a German Panzer (Tiger) tank attack. I don't think it was originally on The Wall album, but was put into the film, and first appeared on The Final Cut. "It was dark all around There was frost in the ground When the tigers broke free And no one survived From the Royal Fusiliers Company Z They were all left behind Most of them dead The rest of them dying And that's how the High Command Took my daddy from me" That last line, and the abrupt ending was like the angriest mic drop I've ever heard.
amazing song. one of the great bands of the last century...their albums were true art...that is what I miss the most. Music was made by artists who were putting out true works of art in album form . I truly feel bad for the youth of today for missing out on the fun we had when a great band would put out a new album
This song was on the last pink Floyd album with Roger waters. It explains a lot about his earlier work and slot about him personally. Has no bearing at all on his later pf work because there isn't any.
@@jwhardin740 true, but the final cut was pretty much a bside album to the wall and pink Floyd pretty much imploded during the making of the wall. According to nick masons book, they were not that fond of the final cut for that reason. Pity, I think it's a great album but as for this song influencing waters later pf work, my point is correct. Also, I read back through my original comment and realized it sounds aggressive and makes me come across as a prick. Apologies, I was only trying to inform.
Eric Fletcher Waters was Roger Waters father who died at Anzio in WWII, he never met his father, and as the film goes hefound the letter from George V in a drawer when he was a kid, the tigers are the Royal fusillers regiment of the British army. If you ever watch the film adaptaion of the album it will become quite clear as this song was never on the studio album but appeared in the film.
@@PiggiHiggi I stand corrected, yes tigers, big german tanks, and it was george vi not the v..I think i was looking at the royal munster fusiliers badge, not the royal fusiliers which has a tiger on the emblem. Tiger tanks never occured to me lol, but thanks for putting that right, the song has a new meaning now..
Roger is basically recalling the painful memory of how his father died when his company was fully decimated by a line of german Tiger tanks, hence " When the Tigers broke free" This song makes me cry. Rogers voice is a wailing of pure pain and anger at the absurdity of war, a belief he holds close to this day. No one makes music like this anymore.
Not really a time to promote yourself, it's a time to remember and reflect on the death of soldiers in WW2. And Roger Waters the bass player of Pink Floyd who lost his father at the battle of Anzio which this song is about. Have some respect!
@@stuwhiteman3810 I fully agree because if she's going to do stuff like that she should research the song first especially when it comes to Pink Floyd I mean I don't need to tell you you know I'm just happy that somebody else out there has as much love for that song as I do. Every time I hear that song it always brings a tear to my eye
Please please please go way back to Pink Floyd - Echoes live at Pompeii and see the guys playing live to an empty Roman Amphitheater full of ghosts. Doing a piece that covers from the creation of life in the oceans to strangers exchanging a glance. If you want to see old school masters of their craft, this is a must see!
My Grandfather was 6 when my Great Grandfather went to war. He was 8 when he came home to find my Great Grandmother crying, with the 'We regret to inform you...' telegram... Private Robert L Fisher was a 'Fusilier'. He now lays in Flatiron Cemetery, Mametz, France... along side hundreds of other British Soldiers killed during the Battle of the Somme'
I am 75 now , my grandfather died waiting on a train to England from France of the Spanish flu leaving my dad an orphan after his mum got killed in a tragic runaway horse ,,born in 1949 , out of my class in school of 23 kids , 12 never had grandads,,, so freaking sad and so wrong. And here we go again Biden gonna ruin the world messing with Russia
Very interesting song and such a significant part of the story. Not on the wall album but was in the movie. It is a deep look at the futility of war and the cost of it as well
This totally misrepresented the gravity of this song, its about the death of Roger Waters father in WW2 , Don't care if your puppy is biting your feet you don't disrespect such a deeply meaningful song !
Wow. This is what happens when a person gets caught up on the music and doesn’t listen. Is it some sort of bipolar issue? I could see her as she listened to the drums but unfortunately for her she did not get the message. Perhaps a reaction to sweet transvestite is in order here!?!! Something she will be forced to listen to as she watches it?
There is a better version from Bring the Boys Back Home.. That is the lamest of them all, the prolonged operatic version. It just repeats the same thing over and over again, not building up to anything but staying at the same emotional level. The original is hundred times better. Also, when listening to The Wall, the shorter songs almost always are part of a whole. Like Bring the Boys Back Home, it is only 1 minute 27 seconds long. It used to be in the first half of the b-side. Hey You is its own song, then Is There Anybody Out There and Nobodys Home that are really just one song, Vera and Bring the Boys are also really just one song, thematically they make no sense to listen them separately.. So if the song is less than 3 minutes long in that album, you can be quite damn sure it is just intro or another part of song before/after..
The dog just gonna have to go.....we aint gettin your undivided attention lol....weird song...never heard that one before ...a bit later obviously....bring some Guns N Roses
A son mourning the passing of his father in war to music. It haunted him his entire life. Brave choice to review.
It was written by Roger Waters in memory of his father Eric Fletcher Waters who was killed in the Battle of Anzio in WW2.
Who actually gives a fuck
@@strongestfan9823 loads of people, considering how loved this song is.
@@strongestfan9823 considering pink floyd is one of the biggest bands in history and in terms of music and lyrics they are above 98% of anything in the world
Explains the "Fletcher Memorial Home" from the Final Cut. Thanks.
That was two songs. I wish you had done a lyrics version of When the Tigers Broke Free. The “tigers” were German tanks that broke through the British lines and killed his father. It does end abruptly at the end of the last line, “and that’s how the high command took my daddy from me.” This is the true story of the death of Eric Waters. Roger Waters lost his father, Eric, in World War II. His father was killed in the battle of Anzio when Roger was an infant. His grandfather was killed in World War I when his father was an infant as well.
I'm happy you said it I didn't want to have to explain all that you are absolutely 100% correct sir
This is a criminally underrated album by Pink Floyd. It's my favorite and this song makes me ugly cry every time.
When the tigers broke free is referring to the German Tiger tank, 60 ton death dealer
If anyone is wondering why the song is called When The Tigers Broke Free is, The Germans created a tank called The Tiger. It decimated the Allied troops.
It was just before dawn
One miserable morning in black '44
When the forward commander was told to sit tight
When he asked that his men be withdrawn
And, the generals gave thanks
As the other ranks held back the enemy tanks... for a while
And the Anzio bridgehead was held for the price
Of a few hundred ordinary lives...
The Germans whipped out they’re new super heavy duty Tiger tanks . The infantry had nothing to stop them , so they died where they stood .
Wasted on this girl. She's not even paying attention, lol.
Bring the boys back home....👊
Reading along with the lyrics really makes this song hit. It's about his father being killed in the battle of Anzio in 1944.
This is probably one of the deepest songs in history. And I’m a fan of every music genre. And I’m a feminist and this song is a masterpiece. Perfectly conveyed.
What has feminism got to do with the appreciation of a song?
I remember the first time I heard this song, about Roger Waters father being killed at Anzio in a German Panzer (Tiger) tank attack. I don't think it was originally on The Wall album, but was put into the film, and first appeared on The Final Cut.
"It was dark all around
There was frost in the ground
When the tigers broke free
And no one survived
From the Royal Fusiliers Company Z
They were all left behind
Most of them dead
The rest of them dying
And that's how the High Command
Took my daddy from me"
That last line, and the abrupt ending was like the angriest mic drop I've ever heard.
amazing song. one of the great bands of the last century...their albums were true art...that is what I miss the most. Music was made by artists who were putting out true works of art in album form . I truly feel bad for the youth of today for missing out on the fun we had when a great band would put out a new album
This is the song that sums up Roger Waters inspiration for his later PF work. Brilliant.
This sums up the event that made Roger Waters who he is. It defined him.
@@hishamsoliman2857 yes 100%. Such am emotional song. Should have been on the album
This song was on the last pink Floyd album with Roger waters. It explains a lot about his earlier work and slot about him personally. Has no bearing at all on his later pf work because there isn't any.
@@scottnicholls2523 no..this song was originally on the Wall. And The Final Cut is inspired by Roger's father.
@@jwhardin740 true, but the final cut was pretty much a bside album to the wall and pink Floyd pretty much imploded during the making of the wall. According to nick masons book, they were not that fond of the final cut for that reason. Pity, I think it's a great album but as for this song influencing waters later pf work, my point is correct. Also, I read back through my original comment and realized it sounds aggressive and makes me come across as a prick. Apologies, I was only trying to inform.
My Great Respects To All Of Our Military Troops!, And To All Of Our Military Veterans! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
This is Roger singing about how his father died during WW2, at the battle of Anzio.
Was he there
Eric Fletcher Waters was Roger Waters father who died at Anzio in WWII, he never met his father, and as the film goes hefound the letter from George V in a drawer when he was a kid, the tigers are the Royal fusillers regiment of the British army. If you ever watch the film adaptaion of the album it will become quite clear as this song was never on the studio album but appeared in the film.
So its suppose to be Roger Fletcher???!
The Tigers were type of German tank designed in 1942.
@@yodude9624 Fletcher was his middle name
@offal the tigers referred to in the song are a type of German tank.
@@PiggiHiggi I stand corrected, yes tigers, big german tanks, and it was george vi not the v..I think i was looking at the royal munster fusiliers badge, not the royal fusiliers which has a tiger on the emblem. Tiger tanks never occured to me lol, but thanks for putting that right, the song has a new meaning now..
Roger is basically recalling the painful memory of how his father died when his company was fully decimated by a line of german Tiger tanks, hence " When the Tigers broke free"
This song makes me cry.
Rogers voice is a wailing of pure pain and anger at the absurdity of war, a belief he holds close to this day.
No one makes music like this anymore.
signed in his own rubber stamp.
Thats peak Pink Floyd dark humor.
"The Gunner's Dream." Another very moving piece of music.
...and that's how the High Command took my Daddy from me.
Not really a time to promote yourself, it's a time to remember and reflect on the death of soldiers in WW2.
And Roger Waters the bass player of Pink Floyd who lost his father at the battle of Anzio which this song is about. Have some respect!
I 100% agree with you but she's just a kid she doesn't know any better but you are still 100% correct
Hey Doug,... yes you are right my friend, probably a bit harsh on my part. Just don't like the self promo bullshit.
@@stuwhiteman3810 I fully agree because if she's going to do stuff like that she should research the song first especially when it comes to Pink Floyd I mean I don't need to tell you you know I'm just happy that somebody else out there has as much love for that song as I do. Every time I hear that song it always brings a tear to my eye
Thank you, Scribe.
Good for you, this is way down the pink rabbit hole
Please please please go way back to Pink Floyd - Echoes live at Pompeii and see the guys playing live to an empty Roman Amphitheater full of ghosts. Doing a piece that covers from the creation of life in the oceans to strangers exchanging a glance.
If you want to see old school masters of their craft, this is a must see!
Bring the boys back home! Bring the boys back home!
My Grandfather was 6 when my Great Grandfather went to war. He was 8 when he came home to find my Great Grandmother crying, with the 'We regret to inform you...' telegram... Private Robert L Fisher was a 'Fusilier'. He now lays in Flatiron Cemetery, Mametz, France... along side hundreds of other British Soldiers killed during the Battle of the Somme'
I am 75 now , my grandfather died waiting on a train to England from France of the Spanish flu leaving my dad an orphan after his mum got killed in a tragic runaway horse ,,born in 1949 , out of my class in school of 23 kids , 12 never had grandads,,, so freaking sad and so wrong. And here we go again Biden gonna ruin the world messing with Russia
She's feeling the music, but the lyrics went over her head.
Haunting and beautiful.
The Tigers were the Nazi tanks. The allied forces were terrified of them because of their superiority on the battlefield.
Kinda stupid to think any infantry would have been able to hold them back too tbh.
This will be on loop when my father goes
Saw the movie in the early 80's at the theater
Saw the first gigs at Olympia . God I’m old.
Very interesting song and such a significant part of the story. Not on the wall album but was in the movie. It is a deep look at the futility of war and the cost of it as well
This song was only in the movie The Wall….it wasn’t on that album nor was it on The Final cut…
Interesting video, I just watched pink Floyd go way over someone's head. Pity. You are missing out.
She had absolutely no idea. My uncle served in Italy in the German Army against the British. That all went entirely over her head.
Tiger = german tank
Bring the boys back home!!!!
Something mellow? A request please. You'll enjoy this song. ELO "Telephone Line"
Hillsong United 'Oceans' without boards Live in Israel
Who else thought her right arm hit a snare drum at 4:45?
What happened to the journey into The Wall album?
Just like The Spiffing Brit - no RUclips video is complete without animal companion sound fx.
I was just a child then but now I am only a man
Are you going to continue The Wall album?
Elements of story telling listening to Bigfoot or drive on, by Johnny cash
Brilliant!…you interrupted right before the climax 🙄
You've just shown so much disrespect for a generation that enabled you to promote your own shallow musical aspirations. Hope you're proud.
So sad this song wasn't on The Wall album
I knocked out WWII in 1945
This totally misrepresented the gravity of this song, its about the death of Roger Waters father in WW2 , Don't care if your puppy is biting your feet you don't disrespect such a deeply meaningful song !
Cant say I have ever heard the version of bring the boys back home
Ya I think I remember it with just him singing, kind of gave it more of a desperate cry feel.
this was the version made for the film
Jesus bless you
Ok
Also...Hell broke luce...tom waits.😁😜😳😒😊
Please react to Hillsong United song 'So Will I' live in Sydney, United Conference 2017
Thank you
Bring the boys back home. Don't leave the children on there own own own . Bring the boys back home...
Great choice. You'd prolly like all Roger waters stuff.
Check out Amused to Death, one of his solo albums.
Wow. This is what happens when a person gets caught up on the music and doesn’t listen. Is it some sort of bipolar issue? I could see her as she listened to the drums but unfortunately for her she did not get the message. Perhaps a reaction to sweet transvestite is in order here!?!! Something she will be forced to listen to as she watches it?
Wrong Album not off The wall!
Another person who just don’t get it…
A most bizarre “reaction”. I really don’t think you’ve a clue what it was all about. Maybe it’s just to get clicks. Not going to subscribe.
There is a better version from Bring the Boys Back Home.. That is the lamest of them all, the prolonged operatic version. It just repeats the same thing over and over again, not building up to anything but staying at the same emotional level. The original is hundred times better.
Also, when listening to The Wall, the shorter songs almost always are part of a whole. Like Bring the Boys Back Home, it is only 1 minute 27 seconds long. It used to be in the first half of the b-side.
Hey You is its own song, then Is There Anybody Out There and Nobodys Home that are really just one song, Vera and Bring the Boys are also really just one song, thematically they make no sense to listen them separately.. So if the song is less than 3 minutes long in that album, you can be quite damn sure it is just intro or another part of song before/after..
The dog just gonna have to go.....we aint gettin your undivided attention lol....weird song...never heard that one before ...a bit later obviously....bring some Guns N Roses