This is from the film, The Wall, which is fantastic. I would highly recommend viewing it. The poem the young boy is writing in this video is actually the lyrics to their song Money. Check it out if you haven’t already.
Yeh would definetly recommend watching the film, also listening to Echoes, Careful with that axe Eugene, Astronomy Domine, Set The controls for the heart of the sun, Arnold Layne, See Emily play, Remember a Day, Interstellar Overdrive.. there is just so many of the older pre Dark Side of the Moon stuff that is just such an experience to listen to. Relics is a great little compilation album to .
My daughter was 8 years old at primary school. When her friend was accused of doing something wrong she new that he was innocent. She tried to tell her teacher. But to no avail. When on a Friday when she was picked for good work and behaviour. She was allowed to pick a song. Guess what she picked. I was very proud of her. And I still am.
Thank for sharing your story. My story is I am 64 now. But I had some teachers in Jr. High in early 70's Who humiliated me and other students in their classes. I hated Jr. High. But I liked High School.
You have to hear the whole “The Wall” album. It tells a story, and this song is just a snippet of that bigger story. The album is about a Rock Star who builds a metaphorical “wall” around himself made of “bricks” which are the stressful things he goes through in life, such as his abusive teachers in this song. I won’t spoil the ending, but I must say, the best way to experience Pink Floyd is by listening to the whole album.
About the end, the talking cuts off mid sentence, the rest of that sentence can be found at the very beggining of the album. There is also a hidden message sonewhere on the album when played in reverse
I think the message is on the song Empty Spaces. Apparently it caused a panic back in the day and people thought it had messages to the devil in it, but when you played it backwards, all it said was, “Congratulations, you have found the hidden message. Mr Pink thanks you” or something like that
Dear All: This is a great reaction. However, let me give you some context, as to what it is really about as I lived it, and this song is about my generation. I am 57 and live in LA. However, I grew up in England and was 14 in 1979 when this was released. Roger Waters (band member) was trying to address and bring attention to the rigid curriculum and abusive schoolteachers in English high schools (at the time), especially in boarding schools. Yes, I attended boarding school. So I know all about abusive schoolteachers. This song was my generations "anthem", and the adults (at the time) kept arguing about whether Roger Waters was just full of shit (because he was a young rock star), or whether he really was pointing at something important that had to be addressed in British high schools. Many parents who had kids in high school (like me) were very divided about this, and argued constantly. It also had some political implications in 1979 when Margaret Thatcher became prime minister. At the time James Callaghan (the then prime minister before the 1979 election), got into a verbal spat with the members of Pink Floyd. Prime minister Callaghan argued that his government was doing the right thing regarding high schools in England. Many parents disagreed, and gave him hell for it. Margaret Thatcher also commented on the campaign trail that the current Callaghan government were not doing enough to improve the kids education, and if elected she would change things (which she did actually when she won, and we moved into the 80s, under her leadership). It is widely acknowledged that this song was "partly" responsible for Margaret Thatcher's victory as prime minister in 1979, due to Pink Floyd raising the British consciousness on this issue at the time. In closing, I hope this gives you the context and influence this song had on British politics at the time in 1979, and also on the education of my generation (me the 14 year old). Thanks for reading. Enjoy! Cheers, Sam.
I remember watching the film my first year in High School at the Mendocino Community School in Northern California back in 1983. I cant describe what that was like to you, but it wasn’t like other schools. I guess you had to be there. Definitely hippie influences. Anyway the movie was shown in the main room one morning in it’s entirety. I think we smoked a bowl during intermission. It was a trip and so unlike what my high school experience was like. This was also at a time when schools were installing metal detectors on the east coast to check for weapons. I used to think about some of these far away boarding and public schools and was so glad I didn’t go to those.
I was born in the Midlands of the UK . I'm 62 and came to the US as a teenager . The difference in schools was a culture shock to be sure . UK schools at the time were strict and very structured and there was no doubt in your mind what you were there for . School in the US was a joke by comparison to the near medieval attitude of the UK school system .
@@chrisbisho9785 Chris, this is Sam. You are correct to note the difference in schools was a "culture shock to be sure". I just remember all the adults around me (my parents and their friends) constantly arguing as to whether the education their children were getting needed a total overhaul. I also remember (vividly - on TV), many politicians/parents saying that outspoken band member David Gilmour was full of shit (pardon my French! LoL!). So there you have it. Great to hear from someone like you who was actually there, and lived at least some of it. Cheers, Sam.
Younger than both you guys (born in 79) but I grew up listening to pink Floyd and was a part of Thatcher's youth who was given free milk in the morning, this song is the nucleus for me
I am a maths and science teacher and show this video to my students to get a reaction about what it means to be a brick in the wall. Most don't get it but the reaction of those that do is wonderful.
"The Wall" represents the bits of our lives, which we use to close ourselves off to potential harm, within the movie, some of "Pinks" bricks, come from growing up during ww2, loosing his father, an overprotective mother, predatory mentors, harmful relationships etc, within this part of the album he's describing his education as another set of bricks, he's used to shield himself in adulthood, albin all it was all just another brick in the wall, the video, is the boys daydream after being hit by the teacher, the poem he reads are the lyrics to the song, Money you guys reacted to not long ago.
My uncle passed away 2 years ago, was a big Pink Floyd fan. Had Pink Floyd lyric inspired tattoos all over him. I’ve started listening to them, trying to keep a piece of him. I miss him. 🥲
Me too I got a chance to see roger waters farewell tour in denver a couple years back and it was cool and memorable because he was 79 and played his all.
If you haven't covered Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" - one of their highly regarded songs - you would probably enjoy watching the official animated video that goes with it. That song comes in two parts, BTW, and both have animated videos.
And how certain people want to twist reality to make them pliably stupid. Being smarter than the system is the only way out rather than control in the name of butthurt over truth..
I'm sure you've heard it 1000x before but Pink Floyd is a bit of a "concept album" band. The Wall and Dark Side are complete musical pieces. Not unlike a symphony with multiple parts. For full effect, they should be heard in their entirety preferably with KILLER headphones. Also The Wall, the film is a MASTERPIECE of both music and cinema.
This song really adds to the fact of my son. He is Aspergers (high functioning Autism) He didn't fit in with normal kids but was far from being dum. He is great in his interest. After a lawyer he finished High school. Now has an Associates Degree in Electrical Engineering from college. Great Kid he was just miss understood.
The video is from the film, The Wall, which is pretty much the album on film. It tells the story if a child born during WWII, growing up fatherless, building a wall around himself with the help of his environment. An absolute masterpiece.
1985 i was a junior in high school. I stood in front of my 6th period drama class and read aloud the lyrics to this song "Another brick in the wall part 2." Afterwards i played the whole song for the class. After class kids that had never spoken to me before let alone knew that i even existed, asked me for more information about pink floyd and wanted to hang with me and hear more. Proof that music builds bridges where none existed before.
Definitely one of their most well known songs, and you *REALLY* need to sit down & watch the full film. "The Wall" is one of those movies that you simply must see because of its cultural relevance.
This is like a very short movie edited version of the song and really takes more away from the song than it does let you ever see how really good the actual song is.
Agree. I liked the video in and of itself, but this was my first time ever seeing it. I've heard this song hundreds of times over the decades, and a big chunk of the song seemed to be missing. Also, the pacing was different in parts because it was being shoehorned into the video. I'd recommend anyone new to it listen to the single version, which honestly still comes on the radio from time to time.
This song was so HUGE when it came out. The radio stations would let everyone know in advance the approximate time when they were going to play it. It was crazy how much everyone loved this song
Number 1 in the UK singles chart for five weeks (one in which no chart was produced) spanning the period from 11th December 1979 until 15th January 1980,when it was displaced from the top by the Pretenders' Brass in Pocket. Another Brick in the Wall received a platinum disc for selling a million copies,something the Pretenders' song fell short of though that did get a gold disc for passing half a million.
The poem was the lyrics from Money. The second verse was performed by the Vienna Boys Choir. I wish they hadn’t covered up the guitar solo with the noise of the rebellion. It’s truly another masterpiece by David Gilmore. You can hear it perfectly on the album version. Pink Floyd is one of a few bands that are genuinely unique in that you instantly know that you’re listening to them, but not because what you’re listening to now sounds anything like what you’ve heard before. Gotta love Pink Floyd!
Same. If you know the song and/or movie already, it's not so bad to have parts of the movie audio playing over the instruments and whatnot but, when someone is reacting to the song for the first time, it's unfortunate that the movie audio overruns so much of the PF goodness.
The second verse is not the Vienna boys choir.so they sing in cockney do they,lmao.what on earth are you talking about.the kids came from a school that was next door to recording studio.you know nothing mate.do your homework before you comment, wikipedia is rubbish.
Thinking the same thing...I love the movie, and this made for a great concept video, but the destruction sound effects tend to overshadow what is probably one of Gilmour's greatest solos...
Another Brick in the Wall part 2 starts at “we don’t need no education”. The part before it is “The Happiest Days of Our Lives”. You should check out the whole album. Brilliant!!
@@detroitlady7201 nah, that's a poor assumption. I love music and know quite a bit. Never said they weren't talented. Just not a fan because of my personal preference.
@@detroitlady7201 Music is subjective. It took me a while to actually appreciate Pink Floyd, and realize it was more than just psychedelic rock. They aren’t for everyone, and that’s okay. Let people like what they like.
Seriously, I've always thought this is a good guage of how great a teacher is. If they love it or hate it. Those that disagree with this song just aren't good. It cements my belief that both of you are amazing teachers.
The entire album The Wall is amazing!! Please check out Welcome to Machine, Learning to Fly, On The Turning Away, Dogs of War, Us and Them. Keep smiling!! 🥰💗😊🎶
Thank you Amber for finally putting a totally correct word to the experience of listening to Pink Floyd, "Headspace". In the PF albums before the advent of video with MTV in 1981, the PROPER way to listen to PF was melted into a beanbag on the floor with a set of high-end headphones on your ears. You only opened your eyes when it was time to get up and flip the vinyl over.
As a " stand alone " song from "The Wall", I suggest " Mother " . But like a lot of Pink Floyd, you are meant to listen from start to finish. The Wall is my favorite album ever, I've listened to it many, many times. my all time favorite is "Goodbye Blue Sky ".
It actually improved. Art classes are taken more seriously and diverse and also corporal punishment is now illegal for the most part except for certain conservative states in America
I bought the 8 track of The Wall with my baby sitting money in the 70’s. This song on the track was my favorite!! But I memorized every song, every riff, every lyric to this 8-track when I was a teen, I’m now 56. My first album I bought with baby sitting money was Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd and again, I know every song , every lyric, every riff from that album as well!! Great reaction guys!! So thrilled that you love Pink Floyd as much as I and many others do too!! ✌🏼❤️
I'm about 14-15 years younger but I grew up listening to them in the late 80s and early 90s before I was even a teen on my walkman, then eventually a portable CD player. In my early 20s I didn't buy new, but I went flea/farmers market shopping and even some yard saleing to build my record collection. I have the Wall, Dark Side and Animals. I'm only missing Division Bell from their major albums. I love the sound of vinyl the best.
1980 went to see Pink Floyd, The Wall in Los Angeles. During the concert they built a giant wall behind them and unbuilt it in the 2nd half of the concert. Absolutely incredible. 68 now. Great times then.
This album The Wall, came out while I was in the Air Force. I had a room mate who played this album every day. I'm finally at a place I can hear this riff in a bit of different light. Love Floyd. Not everybody can do a concept album successfully, they did. Thanks again.
The live show that Roger Waters put on of The Wall was amazing. They slowly built a wall of large bricks on the stage as music is playing. Amazing experience. Amazing, legendary band. Another amazing reaction!
Technically that's actually TWO songs that segue into each other "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" and then "Another Brick in the Wall (part 2)" taken directly from the film version.
I know a lot of other people have said this already, even without having read the comments yet, but this album is filled with symbolism. At some point you all should watch the movie, and do the album from beginning to end. It is an incredible movie, but it is a rollercoaster, and doesn't leave you necessarily filled with hope. It is a masterpiece. Even if you don't react to it, at some point do yourself a favor and watch it. Definitely rated R. It has some hard subject matter, but it is an important work. I would even suggest you start the album with the first song and listen in order if nothing else as you will get a good feel for it. If I were to give you the perfect follow up to this song it is Mother. Amber I am glad you saw the terrible parts of the song, as they are an important part of the message. You both reach a lot of people and I think the messages in this album are important.
In the 70s, albums like this were called 'concept ' albums. From start to finish was one story, This is THIS boy's life story. What shaped him and HIS reaction to it. There was no such thing as individuality taught in class, just shut up, keep up and pass exams. The teacher was some old fashioned gig, there to knock off any corners that made you different .You need to hear the whole album straight through to get that.Turn it up loud, close your eyes, and hook onto the base guitar and let it carry you through the story. What a trip.
At the 2:17 mark, the poem that the boy was writing that the teacher ridiculed was to be the lyrics to the hit Pink Floyd song "MONEY". I love how the retort lyrics to the teachers are in bad grammar. For example: We don't need no education. ( A double negative.) Hey, teachers leave them (those) kids alone.
Great reaction as always!! My father was a teacher for over 30 years. When he passed away at the age of 85 I was so proud that at his calling hours the number of his former students who attended was overwhelming. It helped lessen the loss I was feeling to see how many lives he had touched and how respected and loved he was to his former students. It truly only takes one great teacher to make a difference in a child's life. I feel from watching you two that you embody those same traits that it takes to be one of those life changing teachers. God bless you and your beautiful family.
Took me back to my high school days when this album was first released. This is such an amazing song and it's just as poignant today as it was then. Sad to say.
"Shine on you Crazy Diamond" is a must listen. It's long but totally worth it. Amber will be transported to another place. Trust me. From a fellow Floyd fan. Much love from England 🏴
As a physics teacher of forty years, I loved watching you two react to the various educational crimes in this video. I can tell you are both very good teachers. I know it's tough times now as education struggles through the times of covid. Hang in there and have a great day.
Physics. 😳. I would have been a 4. College grad if it wasn’t for physics. The entire class flunked the class so the professor gave us all a C. You hear that…..the whole class. 😂
What I loved about the 70s bands was how long the lead guitars were allowed to display their expertise + “tk over to tell the story” instead of relying on lyrics.
The album is a rock opera so listening to the whole thing will definitely add context for you. The movie The Wall is a musical drama based on the album and came out two years after the album. It will help with even more context. Love seeing you guys discover music that I've loved my whole life.
When I was in radio, my boss and I went to Dallas to record some jingles. Since we had a little studio time at the end of the session, the producer asked us if there was anything we wanted to listen to through their sound system. My boss said, "The Wall!" On that system...oh my God.
This isn't a strict music video, it's actually scenes from the movie The Wall based on the Pink Floyd album a very good movie especially if you are under the influence of certain mood enhancers
My daughter, born in 1975 loved this song as she had just started school when this was released in South Africa in early 1980 I think. Marching up and down the street with her school buddies singing the ' Teacher, leave the kids alone' part at the top of their voices. I got the notion she was not fond of teachers. Great Song.
There was a big demonstration by secondary age schoolchildren in London in the summer of 1972 with a rally of some kind in Hyde Park. Disgruntled pupils walked out of their schools to come from far and wide to brave an outbreak of rain and the inevitable consequences. Being only 7 at the time,I was completely unaware of this until seeing an item about it on a BBC2 series called The Rock 'n' Roll Years that aired around the end of the 80s and start of the 90s and took a nostalgic trip back to the music,news and events of a particular year from the arrival of rock 'n' roll on this side of the pond onwards. I seem to remember it being prersented or voiced by the late Magenta de Vine,who also fronted a programme called Reportage around the same time. And what was number 1 at the end of the school year shortly after that demonstration? Of course,it had to be School's Out For Summer by Alice Cooper.
The full name of this song is "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 3." There were actually four parts ot the "bricks in the wall." This is part of a large work, which made a double album called "The Wall." It was also designed to be a stage play, and a movie. The video is a clip from the movie. The stage work was never produced. There was a concert of the wall, performed by various artists from the Berlin Wall, after Germany became reunited, and before the wall was torn down. You may wish to watch the whole movie.
This was *the song* that broadened my musical horizons my first year in college. I always had (have still?) a deep distrust of educational institutions, and this hit home. I can also guarantee that, if I'd discovered it a year earlier, I'd have found a way to play it over the PA system in my high school..
I can't wait to see your reaction to their whole video. MASTERS not only of Sound but MASTERS of Visuals too . At a live concert they would Captive with Sound and Swallow you with Visuals.
Yep. You need to watch this awesome movie to understand how each song plays into the main character's life story, from a little troubled youth, parents, becoming a rock star, drugs, slipping into mental health issues, to emerging outside The Wall. Probably the best marriage of an amazing story tied to a theme album.
You both need to react to the movie "Pink Floyd: The Wall" (1982). It's a theatrical movie made from Pink Floyd's album The Wall. If you want your mind blown away then definitely check out this movie!
Going to elementary school in the early 80's our bus driver had a boom box on the bus and would play rock music load and we would sing along in the morning and he would make sure this song would play as our bus would pull up to the school and it was an awesome memory all these kids singing at the top of our lungs 🎶HAY! TEACHER! LEAVE THOSE KIDS ALONE!!!🎶 .... unfortunately about 2 years into being our bus driver some parents complained and made him stop playing music on the bus and soon after he left.😑
The two of you are wonderful educators with open minds. You see the TRUE meanings behind music/lyrics. I would trust both of you wonderful people as educators to my children/grandchildren. Btw, LOVE ZEP and FLOYD reactions. Love ALL of your reactions, just Zep and Floyd most. 😉👍🏽✌🏽
Even though you've already done the album version of "Comfortably Numb," y'all REALLY need to react to Pink Floyd's live performance of it from Pulse. Not only is it awesome seeing Pink Floyd actually perform the song, you get the crazy, psychedelic light show AND perhaps the best guitar solo(s) ever recorded. The live version takes a great song and makes it even greater.
Just your closed eyes just grooving to the guitar solo. Pink Floyd has my favorite solos due to the vibe of them with my favorite solo being from comfortably numb. The solos are not the fastest or hardest but they are the best. And they make you feel a certain way.
I love that Amber picked up on the deeper meaning and message almost immediately. I've never seen the video or the movie but wow, this definitely illustrates it pretty blatantly.
I'm not a Pink Floyd fan but love this one. I was 15 years old and still at school when this came out and it totally hit home with me and all my friends. It so perfectly represented how the education system seemed to be there just to funnel kids into the system, with teachers beating any creativity out of them when they should have been focussing on their strengths to give them the best possible chance in life. Only a select few would ever be allowed to go on to live their dreams.
Paring them down into little more than fodder for industry,unfortunately. And then that industry closed in the late 70s and 80s with little else doing in its place,consigning many of them to long spells on the dole and crushing any remaining vestiges of hope.
I watched this movie in the theater back in the day. It really messed with my head. I've grown to really love their music but I still can't handle the movie.
@@FirstSuiGeneris The movie has always been best viewed under the influence of the intoxicant of your choice. Much like Zeppelin's "The Song Remains the Same" and The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine".
This song brings back some cool memories. One is when I was in 9th grade, our school was very forward thinking teachers. A teacher was going to get fired for his teaching methods. We had a sit-in and played this song as well as a few others. Our teacher stayed there and actually taught when my son was in highschool.
My favorite band with Depeche Mode. Pink Floyd have 4 very different eras: early psychadelic with Syd Barrett as main singer, then the "experimentation" era (e.g. Atom Heart Mother, More soundtrack, Obscured by Clouds, Ummagumma, Meddle...) where the band was looking to define itself after the departure of Barrett; then came the commercial success, with a string of acclaimed albums (Dark Side, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall), then, after Roger Waters' solo-ish album The Final Cut, started the David Gimour-led era with A Momentarily Lapse of Reason (87) and The Division Bell (1994). I would encourage you to do a reaction video for each era (E.g. High Hopes or Learning to Fly for the Gilmour era) and perhaps one song from each "acclaimed" album (1971-1979). Dogs or Pigs-- two great songs, long ones... -- from Animals sound quite different from songs on Dark Side or The Wall.
I was in 8th grade when this album came out..... imagine Jr high schoolers singing this in the halls of the school......... Rush's permanent waves came out the same year.... spirit of radio....
I love seeing you get excited to show your girl The Wall. Now you know how we feel watching a new generation enjoying great music that never ages. Thanks for the upload.
Pink Floyd just HITS. My dad introduced me as a kid, took me to multiple concerts, and I'm happy to say I finally was able to repay him a little by buying us tickets for Roger Waters in august!!
This song has my favorite guitar riff ever in it. While the guitar solo at the end is fantastic. The little hook between that first "Hey! teacher leave those kids alone!" and "All in all your just a.." That riff ALWAYS goes right though my heart!
Awesome channel guys... Love how well you decipher the message or meaning of songs so quickly. I highly recommend watching the movie "Pink Floyd the Wall" ....an absolute masterpiece.
Amber you must watch the movie The Wall and listen to the whole album in order. I understand this is based on Roger Waters like story. You won't be disappointed!
yes the movie gives a context to every song on the album, until i saw the movie i was mistaken about more than a few songs on the album, i often replay it in my head when i hear a song on the radio
It's an amalgamation of Roger Waters childhood and former lead singer Sid Barrett's decent into drug fueled madness, mashed together and fictionalized into the character of Pink. Roger was also feeling a bit beaten down by and disconnected from the audiences during the previous tour, and wanted to wall himself away from them. That gave him the motivation.
Back in 1979 when this song went out on radios and Tv becomes a anthem in U.K. and makes the flash news in all TV News in all Europe because the british student went on strike! The Power of a song!
Pink Floyd is my generation. Saw them twice in the 90s and they were as wonderful as in the 70s, my hippie days. Still enjoy their music. This song is alluding to the fact that school isn't true education. It's indoctrination and memorization, and to some degree, a babysitter. We spit the info back out and others think we're smart. Real learning involves critical thinking and an open mind to hear all sides. Not taught today. We're supposed to think and act and do like others. So very blessed that my mom taught me to think for myself and not blindly follow. This song reminds me of that.
This is from the film, The Wall, which is fantastic. I would highly recommend viewing it. The poem the young boy is writing in this video is actually the lyrics to their song Money. Check it out if you haven’t already.
THIS ^^^^^
They just reacted to Money.
Eeeee the animations in that movie are delightfully twisted!
I was surprised they didn't recognize the Money lyrics.
Yeh would definetly recommend watching the film, also listening to Echoes, Careful with that axe Eugene, Astronomy Domine, Set The controls for the heart of the sun, Arnold Layne, See Emily play, Remember a Day, Interstellar Overdrive.. there is just so many of the older pre Dark Side of the Moon stuff that is just such an experience to listen to. Relics is a great little compilation album to .
My daughter was 8 years old at primary school. When her friend was accused of doing something wrong she new that he was innocent. She tried to tell her teacher. But to no avail. When on a Friday when she was picked for good work and behaviour. She was allowed to pick a song. Guess what she picked. I was very proud of her. And I still am.
Thank for sharing your story. My story is I am 64 now. But I had some teachers in Jr. High in early 70's Who humiliated me and other students in their classes. I hated Jr. High. But I liked High School.
You have to hear the whole “The Wall” album. It tells a story, and this song is just a snippet of that bigger story. The album is about a Rock Star who builds a metaphorical “wall” around himself made of “bricks” which are the stressful things he goes through in life, such as his abusive teachers in this song. I won’t spoil the ending, but I must say, the best way to experience Pink Floyd is by listening to the whole album.
Hello 👋 how are you doing today??
Nope, you have to WATCH the whole "Wall" album 8-)
About the end, the talking cuts off mid sentence, the rest of that sentence can be found at the very beggining of the album. There is also a hidden message sonewhere on the album when played in reverse
I think the message is on the song Empty Spaces. Apparently it caused a panic back in the day and people thought it had messages to the devil in it, but when you played it backwards, all it said was, “Congratulations, you have found the hidden message. Mr Pink thanks you” or something like that
In the dark preferably.
Dear All:
This is a great reaction. However, let me give you some context, as to what it is really about as I lived it, and this song is about my generation. I am 57 and live in LA. However, I grew up in England and was 14 in 1979 when this was released. Roger Waters (band member) was trying to address and bring attention to the rigid curriculum and abusive schoolteachers in English high schools (at the time), especially in boarding schools. Yes, I attended boarding school. So I know all about abusive schoolteachers.
This song was my generations "anthem", and the adults (at the time) kept arguing about whether Roger Waters was just full of shit (because he was a young rock star), or whether he really was pointing at something important that had to be addressed in British high schools. Many parents who had kids in high school (like me) were very divided about this, and argued constantly.
It also had some political implications in 1979 when Margaret Thatcher became prime minister. At the time James Callaghan (the then prime minister before the 1979 election), got into a verbal spat with the members of Pink Floyd. Prime minister Callaghan argued that his government was doing the right thing regarding high schools in England. Many parents disagreed, and gave him hell for it. Margaret Thatcher also commented on the campaign trail that the current Callaghan government were not doing enough to improve the kids education, and if elected she would change things (which she did actually when she won, and we moved into the 80s, under her leadership).
It is widely acknowledged that this song was "partly" responsible for Margaret Thatcher's victory as prime minister in 1979, due to Pink Floyd raising the British consciousness on this issue at the time.
In closing, I hope this gives you the context and influence this song had on British politics at the time in 1979, and also on the education of my generation (me the 14 year old).
Thanks for reading. Enjoy!
Cheers, Sam.
Brilliant comment. 😃
I remember watching the film my first year in High School at the Mendocino Community School in Northern California back in 1983. I cant describe what that was like to you, but it wasn’t like other schools. I guess you had to be there. Definitely hippie influences. Anyway the movie was shown in the main room one morning in it’s entirety. I think we smoked a bowl during intermission. It was a trip and so unlike what my high school experience was like. This was also at a time when schools were installing metal detectors on the east coast to check for weapons. I used to think about some of these far away boarding and public schools and was so glad I didn’t go to those.
I was born in the Midlands of the UK . I'm 62 and came to the US as a teenager . The difference in schools was a culture shock to be sure . UK schools at the time were strict and very structured and there was no doubt in your mind what you were there for . School in the US was a joke by comparison to the near medieval attitude of the UK school system .
@@chrisbisho9785 Chris, this is Sam. You are correct to note the difference in schools was a "culture shock to be sure". I just remember all the adults around me (my parents and their friends) constantly arguing as to whether the education their children were getting needed a total overhaul. I also remember (vividly - on TV), many politicians/parents saying that outspoken band member David Gilmour was full of shit (pardon my French! LoL!). So there you have it. Great to hear from someone like you who was actually there, and lived at least some of it. Cheers, Sam.
Younger than both you guys (born in 79) but I grew up listening to pink Floyd and was a part of Thatcher's youth who was given free milk in the morning, this song is the nucleus for me
I am a maths and science teacher and show this video to my students to get a reaction about what it means to be a brick in the wall. Most don't get it but the reaction of those that do is wonderful.
This was far and away their biggest radio hit, #1 around the world in 1979
their only #1 song, period.
From memory it was the last UK No1 in 79 & the first in 1980
Except famously not in Los Angeles, as detailed in the book "Hit Men."
@@glawnow1959 i was referring to the billboard hot 100 chart where the song reached #1 on march 22, 1980
Facts
The poem the headmaster reads is a portion of the lyrics for Pink Floyds hit Money. Many of my friends, back in the day, never realized that.
yu beat me to it lol .
Yep. Beat me to it also
Later in the movie, before the trial, as pink is slouched in the restroom, he's singing lyrics from "Pros and cons of Hitch Hiking".
@@ALFAGUY1964 theres alot of hidden bits in pink floyds wall . you really have to pay attention .
He's also the gunman in the video for Fletcher Memorial Home, from The Final Cut. Well, the same actor, Alex McAvoy.
"The Wall" represents the bits of our lives, which we use to close ourselves off to potential harm, within the movie, some of "Pinks" bricks, come from growing up during ww2, loosing his father, an overprotective mother, predatory mentors, harmful relationships etc, within this part of the album he's describing his education as another set of bricks, he's used to shield himself in adulthood, albin all it was all just another brick in the wall, the video, is the boys daydream after being hit by the teacher, the poem he reads are the lyrics to the song, Money you guys reacted to not long ago.
You have no idea how that song defined a entire generation...
My uncle passed away 2 years ago, was a big Pink Floyd fan. Had Pink Floyd lyric inspired tattoos all over him. I’ve started listening to them, trying to keep a piece of him. I miss him. 🥲
He must have been a great uncle(possibly ya favourite) if he loved PF so much? He sounds like a great guy!
Me too I got a chance to see roger waters farewell tour in denver a couple years back and it was cool and memorable because he was 79 and played his all.
If you haven't covered Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" - one of their highly regarded songs - you would probably enjoy watching the official animated video that goes with it. That song comes in two parts, BTW, and both have animated videos.
Actually, there’s 3 parts
@@jasonkara7281 Really? I'm only aware of the breakdown that is #1 (I-V) and #2 (VI-IX).
Live at Pompeii is an amazing version.
This song is so relevant! It showed how some institutions and people try to control others through forced compliance! 🔨
oh come on.. that NEVER happens... it's not like there have ever been any mandates or anything like that! :)
And how certain people want to twist reality to make them pliably stupid. Being smarter than the system is the only way out rather than control in the name of butthurt over truth..
Beginning to feel way too familiar.
Themes of regimentation and rebellion will always be relevant.
This song is about teaching children based on their individual needs.
I'm sure you've heard it 1000x before but Pink Floyd is a bit of a "concept album" band. The Wall and Dark Side are complete musical pieces. Not unlike a symphony with multiple parts. For full effect, they should be heard in their entirety preferably with KILLER headphones. Also The Wall, the film is a MASTERPIECE of both music and cinema.
This won’t happen.
They will listen to what they’re paid to listen to.
"I'm sure you've heard it 1000x before" You mean the song, right?
@@mikep6222 no, I mean the suggestion that they listen to the whole LP front to back for the full experience
@@mikep6222 No, the double album & both sides! Don't forget to flip the records...
This song really adds to the fact of my son. He is Aspergers (high functioning Autism) He didn't fit in with normal kids but was far from being dum. He is great in his interest. After a lawyer he finished High school. Now has an Associates Degree in Electrical Engineering from college. Great Kid he was just miss understood.
So happy for your son❤️
The video is from the film, The Wall, which is pretty much the album on film. It tells the story if a child born during WWII, growing up fatherless, building a wall around himself with the help of his environment. An absolute masterpiece.
1985 i was a junior in high school. I stood in front of my 6th period drama class and read aloud the lyrics to this song "Another brick in the wall part 2." Afterwards i played the whole song for the class. After class kids that had never spoken to me before let alone knew that i even existed, asked me for more information about pink floyd and wanted to hang with me and hear more. Proof that music builds bridges where none existed before.
Definitely one of their most well known songs, and you *REALLY* need to sit down & watch the full film. "The Wall" is one of those movies that you simply must see because of its cultural relevance.
I agree 100%. Please 🙏 watch! The film 🎥 is essentially one long music video and a master class on creativity. It is truly a cultural master piece.
This is like a very short movie edited version of the song and really takes more away from the song than it does let you ever see how really good the actual song is.
Agree. I liked the video in and of itself, but this was my first time ever seeing it. I've heard this song hundreds of times over the decades, and a big chunk of the song seemed to be missing. Also, the pacing was different in parts because it was being shoehorned into the video. I'd recommend anyone new to it listen to the single version, which honestly still comes on the radio from time to time.
@@tonialoconte Not the radio version, but from the Album this song is in 3 parts and spaced out throughout their album's story!!!
It was from the movie. Not the original video.
Shame they listened to this version
This song was so HUGE when it came out. The radio stations would let everyone know in advance the approximate time when they were going to play it. It was crazy how much everyone loved this song
Number 1 in the UK singles chart for five weeks (one in which no chart was produced) spanning the period from 11th December 1979 until 15th January 1980,when it was displaced from the top by the Pretenders' Brass in Pocket. Another Brick in the Wall received a platinum disc for selling a million copies,something the Pretenders' song fell short of though that did get a gold disc for passing half a million.
And still great as ever
SONG WAS RELEASED IN NOV 1979
Greatest band of all time. One of my favorite basslines to play as well
@@VRJA-ds5ptnah. But i respect your opinion
The poem was the lyrics from Money. The second verse was performed by the Vienna Boys Choir. I wish they hadn’t covered up the guitar solo with the noise of the rebellion. It’s truly another masterpiece by David Gilmore. You can hear it perfectly on the album version. Pink Floyd is one of a few bands that are genuinely unique in that you instantly know that you’re listening to them, but not because what you’re listening to now sounds anything like what you’ve heard before. Gotta love Pink Floyd!
Same. If you know the song and/or movie already, it's not so bad to have parts of the movie audio playing over the instruments and whatnot but, when someone is reacting to the song for the first time, it's unfortunate that the movie audio overruns so much of the PF goodness.
@@johnplaysgames3120 and not just Pink Floyd. I always try to tell them to listen to the album version first because THAT is what they were going for.
The second verse is not the Vienna boys choir.so they sing in cockney do they,lmao.what on earth are you talking about.the kids came from a school that was next door to recording studio.you know nothing mate.do your homework before you comment, wikipedia is rubbish.
Thinking the same thing...I love the movie, and this made for a great concept video, but the destruction sound effects tend to overshadow what is probably one of Gilmour's greatest solos...
No, the children were from Islington Green School.
Another Brick in the Wall part 2 starts at “we don’t need no education”. The part before it is “The Happiest Days of Our Lives”. You should check out the whole album. Brilliant!!
I'm not even a Pink Floyd fan, but this song always hits hard.
Wow, never heard anybody say that before! Guess you don't like music much or know anything about it, let alone the genius of PF.
@@detroitlady7201 nah, that's a poor assumption. I love music and know quite a bit. Never said they weren't talented. Just not a fan because of my personal preference.
@@detroitlady7201 🤣
@@detroitlady7201 Music is subjective. It took me a while to actually appreciate Pink Floyd, and realize it was more than just psychedelic rock. They aren’t for everyone, and that’s okay. Let people like what they like.
One doesn't listen to just one song from The Wall. One must listen to the whole album from beginning to end. With headphones.
The lyrics and their message are so important concerning this song
Seriously, I've always thought this is a good guage of how great a teacher is. If they love it or hate it. Those that disagree with this song just aren't good. It cements my belief that both of you are amazing teachers.
The entire album The Wall is amazing!! Please check out Welcome to Machine, Learning to Fly, On The Turning Away, Dogs of War, Us and Them. Keep smiling!! 🥰💗😊🎶
This may be Pink Floyd's most popular song but I don't feel it is their best, of course they never did anything bad.
I agree part 2 hits differently
I hear you. I love it but Another Brick in the Wall is not the 1st song I go to. Like you said, quote, "they never did anything bad."
Did you listen to Umma Gumma?
Pink Floyd is kind of like The Grateful Dead or Steve Miller or The Grassroots... try and show me a bad song...
I started listening to Floyd back in 72 when I was 13 yo
Thank you Amber for finally putting a totally correct word to the experience of listening to Pink Floyd, "Headspace". In the PF albums before the advent of video with MTV in 1981, the PROPER way to listen to PF was melted into a beanbag on the floor with a set of high-end headphones on your ears. You only opened your eyes when it was time to get up and flip the vinyl over.
As a " stand alone " song from "The Wall", I suggest " Mother " . But like a lot of Pink Floyd, you are meant to listen from start to finish.
The Wall is my favorite album ever, I've listened to it many, many times. my all time favorite is "Goodbye Blue Sky ".
This song fits what is happening today more then it did in 1979 when it was written.
Hello 👋 how are you doing today??
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And Recorded and released in Dec 1979,,
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It actually improved. Art classes are taken more seriously and diverse and also corporal punishment is now illegal for the most part except for certain conservative states in America
"Run Like Hell" off that 1979 "The Wall" album is also really good.
I bought the 8 track of The Wall with my baby sitting money in the 70’s. This song on the track was my favorite!! But I memorized every song, every riff, every lyric to this 8-track when I was a teen, I’m now 56. My first album I bought with baby sitting money was Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd and again, I know every song , every lyric, every riff from that album as well!! Great reaction guys!! So thrilled that you love Pink Floyd as much as I and many others do too!! ✌🏼❤️
I'm about 14-15 years younger but I grew up listening to them in the late 80s and early 90s before I was even a teen on my walkman, then eventually a portable CD player. In my early 20s I didn't buy new, but I went flea/farmers market shopping and even some yard saleing to build my record collection. I have the Wall, Dark Side and Animals. I'm only missing Division Bell from their major albums. I love the sound of vinyl the best.
I am going on 60 years old and I can tell you this because I was there when it happened. This single song is what got radios banned from school.
1980 went to see Pink Floyd, The Wall in Los Angeles. During the concert they built a giant wall behind them and unbuilt it in the 2nd half of the concert.
Absolutely incredible.
68 now. Great times then.
If you haven't reacted to Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb live at the pulse concert then you absolutely have to show this to Amber. She will love it.
Echoes from Live At Pompeii is incredible. Just the band playing inside the old amphitheater ruins.
It's amazing!!!
Ja genau!
Let's face it. Floyd doesn't have any bad music.
My wife and I were in the arena 10 years ago standing on the very spot they were set up in,we were the only two people in the whole place,kinda cool.
Pink Floyd you can never go wrong, a great band, great music
She is right this album is great close you eyes and listen
This album The Wall, came out while I was in the Air Force. I had a room mate who played this album every day. I'm finally at a place I can hear this riff in a bit of different light. Love Floyd. Not everybody can do a concept album successfully, they did. Thanks again.
The live show that Roger Waters put on of The Wall was amazing. They slowly built a wall of large bricks on the stage as music is playing. Amazing experience. Amazing, legendary band. Another amazing reaction!
Technically that's actually TWO songs that segue into each other "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" and then "Another Brick in the Wall (part 2)" taken directly from the film version.
I know a lot of other people have said this already, even without having read the comments yet, but this album is filled with symbolism. At some point you all should watch the movie, and do the album from beginning to end. It is an incredible movie, but it is a rollercoaster, and doesn't leave you necessarily filled with hope. It is a masterpiece. Even if you don't react to it, at some point do yourself a favor and watch it. Definitely rated R. It has some hard subject matter, but it is an important work. I would even suggest you start the album with the first song and listen in order if nothing else as you will get a good feel for it.
If I were to give you the perfect follow up to this song it is Mother.
Amber I am glad you saw the terrible parts of the song, as they are an important part of the message. You both reach a lot of people and I think the messages in this album are important.
The marching hammers
The movie while tripping is an experience you'll remember for ever.
watch it sober, then watch it again totally baked and it comes together on a whole other level.
@VadulTharys oh I have. I've seen it several times. I think it's a masterpiece of a movie too.
@@AndICanTalk2 I agree though am now too old to do things like that and not pay for days lol.
In the 70s, albums like this were called 'concept ' albums. From start to finish was one story, This is THIS boy's life story. What shaped him and HIS reaction to it. There was no such thing as individuality taught in class, just shut up, keep up and pass exams. The teacher was some old fashioned gig, there to knock off any corners that made you different .You need to hear the whole album straight through to get that.Turn it up loud, close your eyes, and hook onto the base guitar and let it carry you through the story. What a trip.
At the 2:17 mark, the poem that the boy was writing that the teacher ridiculed was to be the lyrics to the hit Pink Floyd song "MONEY". I love how the retort lyrics to the teachers are in bad grammar. For example: We don't need no education. ( A double negative.) Hey, teachers leave them (those) kids alone.
Great reaction as always!! My father was a teacher for over 30 years. When he passed away at the age of 85 I was so proud that at his calling hours the number of his former students who attended was overwhelming. It helped lessen the loss I was feeling to see how many lives he had touched and how respected and loved he was to his former students. It truly only takes one great teacher to make a difference in a child's life. I feel from watching you two that you embody those same traits that it takes to be one of those life changing teachers. God bless you and your beautiful family.
Your father must have treated his students as individuals which what the song is about.
Hi I'm 76 and enjoyed All these and saw them 3 times! Music is All.
Took me back to my high school days when this album was first released. This is such an amazing song and it's just as poignant today as it was then. Sad to say.
That would be in Dec 1979 Its 70s BAAAABY LOL
The video is great, but I feel like it takes away from the music. The album version is better in my opinion. Great job as always guys! 👏👍
I agree. The flow is interrupted here.
"Shine on you Crazy Diamond" is a must listen. It's long but totally worth it. Amber will be transported to another place. Trust me. From a fellow Floyd fan. Much love from England 🏴
As a physics teacher of forty years, I loved watching you two react to the various educational crimes in this video. I can tell you are both very good teachers. I know it's tough times now as education struggles through the times of covid. Hang in there and have a great day.
This is what I thought. When two teachers have this kind of reaction to "The Wall," there is some hope for the generation they teach.
Jay and Amber’s honest reaction often validate that their hearts and heads are in just the right place, as it did here. That’s why we love ‘em.
Physics. 😳. I would have been a 4. College grad if it wasn’t for physics. The entire class flunked the class so the professor gave us all a C. You hear that…..the whole class. 😂
I love how Amber just always gets Pink Floyd so easily. You should check out Pink Floyd - Keep Talking. Such an amazing song
Totally listen to Keep Talking! Also Learning to Fly. And Hey You-- that's my favorite song from The Wall album
One of Pink Floyd's most played and well-known songs...it will stick in your head!
Hello 👋 how are you doing today??
What I loved about the 70s bands was how long the lead guitars were allowed to display their expertise + “tk over to tell the story” instead of relying on lyrics.
The album is a rock opera so listening to the whole thing will definitely add context for you. The movie The Wall is a musical drama based on the album and came out two years after the album. It will help with even more context. Love seeing you guys discover music that I've loved my whole life.
When I was in radio, my boss and I went to Dallas to record some jingles. Since we had a little studio time at the end of the session, the producer asked us if there was anything we wanted to listen to through their sound system. My boss said, "The Wall!" On that system...oh my God.
This isn't a strict music video, it's actually scenes from the movie The Wall based on the Pink Floyd album a very good movie especially if you are under the influence of certain mood enhancers
You beat me to it, dude. lol
To be honest that could be said of all rock opera films,but you have a point
One of the most intense movies EVER made -- and thoroughly worth seeing.
I seem to recall the actual music video was animated, with marching hammers, right?
Mushrooms in an Omnimax theatre, Toronto 1988.
Videos always detract from being able to properly experience Pink Floyd’s music. It is always best listened to without visual distractions.
Except, of course, Laser Floyd. 😀
Indeed....video killed the radio star !!!
My daughter, born in 1975 loved this song as she had just started school when this was released in South Africa in early 1980 I think. Marching up and down the street with her school buddies singing the ' Teacher, leave the kids alone' part at the top of their voices. I got the notion she was not fond of teachers. Great Song.
There was a big demonstration by secondary age schoolchildren in London in the summer of 1972 with a rally of some kind in Hyde Park. Disgruntled pupils walked out of their schools to come from far and wide to brave an outbreak of rain and the inevitable consequences. Being only 7 at the time,I was completely unaware of this until seeing an item about it on a BBC2 series called The Rock 'n' Roll Years that aired around the end of the 80s and start of the 90s and took a nostalgic trip back to the music,news and events of a particular year from the arrival of rock 'n' roll on this side of the pond onwards. I seem to remember it being prersented or voiced by the late Magenta de Vine,who also fronted a programme called Reportage around the same time. And what was number 1 at the end of the school year shortly after that demonstration? Of course,it had to be School's Out For Summer by Alice Cooper.
The full name of this song is "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 3." There were actually four parts ot the "bricks in the wall." This is part of a large work, which made a double album called "The Wall." It was also designed to be a stage play, and a movie. The video is a clip from the movie. The stage work was never produced. There was a concert of the wall, performed by various artists from the Berlin Wall, after Germany became reunited, and before the wall was torn down. You may wish to watch the whole movie.
I remember driving to Chicago to get this album when it first came out. Played the heck out of it for friends & family.
This was *the song* that broadened my musical horizons my first year in college. I always had (have still?) a deep distrust of educational institutions, and this hit home. I can also guarantee that, if I'd discovered it a year earlier, I'd have found a way to play it over the PA system in my high school..
I was in 8th grade when this came out. Imagine a classroom full of students singing "Teacher, leave them kids alone". LOL
I can't wait to see your reaction to their whole video. MASTERS not only of Sound but MASTERS of Visuals too . At a live concert they would Captive with Sound and Swallow you with Visuals.
Need to react to Learning to Fly by Pink Floyd still one of the best modern Pink!!
Yep. You need to watch this awesome movie to understand how each song plays into the main character's life story, from a little troubled youth, parents, becoming a rock star, drugs, slipping into mental health issues, to emerging outside The Wall. Probably the best marriage of an amazing story tied to a theme album.
You both need to react to the movie "Pink Floyd: The Wall" (1982). It's a theatrical movie made from Pink Floyd's album The Wall. If you want your mind blown away then definitely check out this movie!
Really, one of their greatest songs. Thanks for your reaction.
Hey Jordan and Amber, in case you're wondering:
The poem that teacher was saying was "Rubbish", was the lyrics to the Pink Floyd song "Money"
Going to elementary school in the early 80's our bus driver had a boom box on the bus and would play rock music load and we would sing along in the morning and he would make sure this song would play as our bus would pull up to the school and it was an awesome memory all these kids singing at the top of our lungs 🎶HAY! TEACHER! LEAVE THOSE KIDS ALONE!!!🎶 .... unfortunately about 2 years into being our bus driver some parents complained and made him stop playing music on the bus and soon after he left.😑
The two of you are wonderful educators with open minds. You see the TRUE meanings behind music/lyrics. I would trust both of you wonderful people as educators to my children/grandchildren. Btw, LOVE ZEP and FLOYD reactions. Love ALL of your reactions, just Zep and Floyd most. 😉👍🏽✌🏽
Even though you've already done the album version of "Comfortably Numb," y'all REALLY need to react to Pink Floyd's live performance of it from Pulse. Not only is it awesome seeing Pink Floyd actually perform the song, you get the crazy, psychedelic light show AND perhaps the best guitar solo(s) ever recorded. The live version takes a great song and makes it even greater.
Just your closed eyes just grooving to the guitar solo. Pink Floyd has my favorite solos due to the vibe of them with my favorite solo being from comfortably numb. The solos are not the fastest or hardest but they are the best. And they make you feel a certain way.
I love that Amber picked up on the deeper meaning and message almost immediately. I've never seen the video or the movie but wow, this definitely illustrates it pretty blatantly.
I'm not a Pink Floyd fan but love this one. I was 15 years old and still at school when this came out and it totally hit home with me and all my friends. It so perfectly represented how the education system seemed to be there just to funnel kids into the system, with teachers beating any creativity out of them when they should have been focussing on their strengths to give them the best possible chance in life. Only a select few would ever be allowed to go on to live their dreams.
Paring them down into little more than fodder for industry,unfortunately. And then that industry closed in the late 70s and 80s with little else doing in its place,consigning many of them to long spells on the dole and crushing any remaining vestiges of hope.
@@rjjcms1 Yes I totally agree 👍
I watched this movie in the theater back in the day. It really messed with my head. I've grown to really love their music but I still can't handle the movie.
Good call! The movie is good I thought, although it a mental trip.
@@FirstSuiGeneris The movie has always been best viewed under the influence of the intoxicant of your choice. Much like Zeppelin's "The Song Remains the Same" and The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine".
@@centuryrox so true!
Pink Floyd is one of greatest bands of all time! 😍🤩
Pink Floyd are THE greatest band of all time
This song brings back some cool memories. One is when I was in 9th grade, our school was very forward thinking teachers. A teacher was going to get fired for his teaching methods. We had a sit-in and played this song as well as a few others. Our teacher stayed there and actually taught when my son was in highschool.
Seen them in concert in 93' in Vancouver Bc Canada . The best Concert yet !!!
Strange but true--This was a huge hit in the discos! You should check out On the Turning Away from the Delicate Sound of Thunder concert.
I so love how Amber allows herself to lose herself in her head when listening to meaningful lyrics and the feeling the music is portraying.
My favorite band with Depeche Mode. Pink Floyd have 4 very different eras: early psychadelic with Syd Barrett as main singer, then the "experimentation" era (e.g. Atom Heart Mother, More soundtrack, Obscured by Clouds, Ummagumma, Meddle...) where the band was looking to define itself after the departure of Barrett; then came the commercial success, with a string of acclaimed albums (Dark Side, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall), then, after Roger Waters' solo-ish album The Final Cut, started the David Gimour-led era with A Momentarily Lapse of Reason (87) and The Division Bell (1994).
I would encourage you to do a reaction video for each era (E.g. High Hopes or Learning to Fly for the Gilmour era) and perhaps one song from each "acclaimed" album (1971-1979). Dogs or Pigs-- two great songs, long ones... -- from Animals sound quite different from songs on Dark Side or The Wall.
I was in 8th grade when this album came out..... imagine Jr high schoolers singing this in the halls of the school......... Rush's permanent waves came out the same year.... spirit of radio....
I love seeing you get excited to show your girl The Wall. Now you know how we feel watching a new generation enjoying great music that never ages. Thanks for the upload.
Pink Floyd just HITS. My dad introduced me as a kid, took me to multiple concerts, and I'm happy to say I finally was able to repay him a little by buying us tickets for Roger Waters in august!!
Pink Floyd comfortably numb pulse ! Best solo ever
It’s like the 1960’s educational system..
This song has my favorite guitar riff ever in it. While the guitar solo at the end is fantastic. The little hook between that first "Hey! teacher leave those kids alone!" and "All in all your just a.." That riff ALWAYS goes right though my heart!
I was so lucky enough to have grown up listening to this music. I love watching you guys react to the music I grew up with. Keep the music alive!
Awesome channel guys... Love how well you decipher the message or meaning of songs so quickly.
I highly recommend watching the movie "Pink Floyd the Wall" ....an absolute masterpiece.
Amber you must watch the movie The Wall and listen to the whole album in order. I understand this is based on Roger Waters like story. You won't be disappointed!
yes the movie gives a context to every song on the album, until i saw the movie i was mistaken about more than a few songs on the album, i often replay it in my head when i hear a song on the radio
It's an amalgamation of Roger Waters childhood and former lead singer Sid Barrett's decent into drug fueled madness, mashed together and fictionalized into the character of Pink. Roger was also feeling a bit beaten down by and disconnected from the audiences during the previous tour, and wanted to wall himself away from them. That gave him the motivation.
There’s a video and she still closes her eyes and vibes, and feels it! I love her ! I could watch her react to music all day !!
Ambers take on this is spot on, exactly what this song is about . Love some Floyd !!
This song is so appropriate for right now ,and what the woke are trying to drum into kids.
Back in 1979 when this song went out on radios and Tv becomes a anthem in U.K. and makes the flash news in all TV News in all Europe because the british student went on strike! The Power of a song!
Pink Floyd, another band that stood the test of time! I am 56 and I like most the of 70's rock and into some 80's.
This is before MTV and its a great & well choreographed music video
I'm like 163 years old and somehow I have never, in the literally thousands of times hearing this song, never seen the video! So awesome!
Love you both. The kids. You all get it. Let us pray for the future and let's get fix in!!! God Bless you both!
The teacher is reading the poem which is the song money by Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd is my generation. Saw them twice in the 90s and they were as wonderful as in the 70s, my hippie days. Still enjoy their music. This song is alluding to the fact that school isn't true education. It's indoctrination and memorization, and to some degree, a babysitter. We spit the info back out and others think we're smart. Real learning involves critical thinking and an open mind to hear all sides. Not taught today. We're supposed to think and act and do like others.
So very blessed that my mom taught me to think for myself and not blindly follow. This song reminds me of that.