@@Rembrant65 You can pretty much get the idea behind the entire movie, and the album by watching the full concert. (1980s concerts' visual quality is not great and the 2010s ones provide a great visuals and decent audio, yet I think the 1990 one is the most iconic one - which is done by Roger Waters after leaving PF) If you want to go down the Pink Floyd rabbit hole and listening to each album a few times, I have a great news for you Roger Waters has a few solo albums following the same theme as he used to set back in Pink Floyd.
Yes, listening to a single song from the wall and trying to understand the meaning is like trying to understand the movie Fight Club from just the first two rules of fight club. There is more going on than is readily apparent.
I'd say the same thing goes by listening to Pink Floyd's "Animals" LP in it's entirety also. Well if you want to get the real true vibe & energy of the album anyway, ya dig? Just saying... ++Peace & Rock n' Roll 4 Your Souls My Friends++ 🤘😉🤘
The album is awesome, it's the life story of fictional rock star "Pink". The construction of his internal mental "Wall" and his eventual decent into madness. All the events, the death of his father in WW2 while Pink was a baby, his terrible time at school, and people who mentally scared him. If you like to analyse lyrics definitely have at this one! It's a monster and a warning for everyone even more than 40 years later!
@@mick6721pink is the individual in Roger waters head when he was struggling mentally with Sid Barrett and all the other stuff this albums is a reflect of his in mind it’s fabulous
As a grown man I can attest to having fears "put into you" by your mother. A silly reason but nonetheless true was as a kid I loved insects and worms etc. I distinctly remember my Mum reacting in shock and having aversions to the things I'd bring home. I was about 8 years old when I suddenly reacted negatively to these creatures because of my Mum's reaction. To this day I can't pick up a worm. Children are empty vessels to be filled up with whatever people want to pour in.
I am constantly fighting against the same dynamic with my wife and moreso, mother in law "It's too cold to go outside!" "You can't do that, it's too dangerous!" "You're not old enough to do that, too young!" "Careful, don't get hurt." Careful, watch out for strangers in the neighborhood! You can't go to the playground by yourself! It's too far! (Three blocks over) Put a jacket on or you'll get sick! Meanwhile, I got my eye exploded out of my head by a raw egg at aged 17 and after a rough decade or two, the strength I gained from it is absolutely a defining characteristic of my life.
@@mem1701movies one of those extremely unlikely outcomes. We were playing war games with 90 dozen raw eggs. My friend's dad owned an egg farm. Soo, yeah, somehow the egg hit, didn't break. Eyeball popped like what happens when you stomp on an orange. Everything came out of it. Still booked to this day, after a year of surgeries to try to save it.
@@Mhantrax IDK about all that my friend. I think a mother changing a child's mind by her reaction seeing a bug or worm is much different in comparison to the points you referenced. The points your wife & mother-in-law speak on are just plain common sense really. Maybe it's me but I don't see the same dynamics at all in comparison to a slimy worm or ugly bug. You mention things that keep people protected from harm in this world or harming themselves. Also good advice that instills moral values & principles on their path in life. I mean don't you think it makes perfect sense to tell not only a child but everyone around you to be careful of the danger's so they don't get hurt? It does to me, I've stressed work safety my entire career as an Ironworker & the one's I look after everyday as a steward on job sites. Just imagine if I or no one else expressed the danger's when we're hanging beams 50 stories high in the sky with nothing around us but the open air. Trust me, everyday is just as important as the day before & the next one to come. It's especially important in a trade like mine to remind Ironworker's in my crew every single day when we walk those beams. Just knowing I'm dealing with a bunch of crazy MFer let's me know they need to be reminded. Cuz you've got to be a little off your rocker to do the job we do everyday in the first place. So it's eccential to remind them on "safety first," otherwise they start getting comfortable & think they're invincible & do stoopid shlt. Which is when people get hurt or possibly even... I ain't even gonna say it, you already know, enough said. That's only one example of many I'm making that even comes close to the same dynamics of worms. Don't get it twisted, I'm not saying to shelter everyone in the world or coddle them so they don't take any risks in life. Again, you should know that already knowing my trade as an Ironworker. I'm just saying be smart about it & use common sense to understand the difference between right & wrong. 🤔. +Peace & Rock n' Roll 4 Your Soul My Friend+ 🤘😉🤘
One thing about Pink Floyd is Rodger Waters lyrics are not shallow or narcissistic for the most part. They're almost always very deep and about living life or life's pitfalls and they always tell a story!
I would disagree on the narcissist aspect, Mr. Waters is most certainly a narcissist and the whole Wall album is him psycho-analyzing himself and then having the ego of being able to diagnose himself because he felt that sure of himself.
Pink Floyd's The Wall, is a concept album that was turned into a movie. It is about a man mentally building a wall around himself, shutting himself off from the world. Watch the movie some time.
I 2nd this suggestion. This album is a masterpiece and the movie always stays with me for days after I see it. It's sad and introspective but seeing the work as a whole in one piece is important, I think.
The full Album of The Wall Stage Live Performance goes through ALL the songs. Yes, the Wall is a "Protective Barrier", built by his Protective Mother, which is later destroyed. example: "HEY YOU" is sung from behind The Wall.
As a Pink Floyd fan (68 y old Dutch bloke) and have seen them several times. This concert, The Wall, was one of the highlights for me in my concert career. So exceptionally good
Listened to this song so many times as I really related to it. Not sure if it was just Mothers of the 70s. But installing fear into you, making you feel you weren't good enough. The last line “Mother did it have to be so high” really gets me.
@@ctcanine Right on my friend some people just don't get it. 🤔 But I'm with ya & feel the exact same way as you do. +Peace & Rock n' Roll 4 Your Soul My Friend+ 🤘😉🤘
As many already pointed out, The Wall is a concept album, partially autobiographical about a fictional rocker named Pink (Roger Waters), who went through a mental breakdown before a show, every single tile of the puzzle of his consciousness, fell apart as he finally seal a metaphorical wall, he has been building along all his life, to protect what's remaining of himself from the others. There's a movie, filmed by Alan Parker, with Bob Geldof as Pink, that is slightly different from the album, but basically it depicts pretty well the story.
You are correct when you said the wall was so high it curved around him from all sides. That's the exact point. The wall his mother helped him build was so high it became his prison. 💯👍
Talking about guitarrists with a touch, Tony Clarkin was not only one of those but a bona fide compser as well. He recently passed and it's absolutely unfair almost nobody has reacted to his band Magnum, one of the most underrated bands ever! Songs like "Don't Wake the Lion", "The Spirit" or "Kingdom of Madness" did a lot for the rock prog movement and their most hardrockin' side is undoubtedly enjoyable! Songs like "Just like an Arrow", "Midnight", "Heartbroke & Busted", "Start Talkin Love", "Days of No Trust" and "Vigilante" are clear examples of this.... And for the record, somebody well-known in the rock scene (who can be traced by the initials RT) produced their Vigilante album and you can hear him doing backing vocals in the songs "Sometime Love" and "When The World Comes Down". MAGNUM, a band totally worth giving a try. Long live Tony Carkin!
I'm really engaged with this reaction man it's great. You are doing it decades after I experienced this as a boy. But you are so engaged and I love it. And I love the David Bowie reference. It's absolutely true that when he does that little cry in his voice and leaps up there, it is so reminiscent of David bowie.😊
Or watch the film, gives you a much better understanding about what it's all about. And knowing it's after Dark Side of the Moon that changed the band view of the fans.
It's funny because I think I initially subscribed to you because of a Beatles reaction? Perhaps an Elvis? But yeah I hadn't heard this in a while and it was fascinating to see react to it. I'm so glad this popped up in my feed. If you have it checked out their iconic album Dark Side of the Moon from 1974. Everything on it is a gem, and it's actually a concept album you could literally go through them one by one and blend two of them together when they traditionally go together. I have seen other reactors do it and not get blocked so you know. But I think you would be blown away. It's that famous of an album for a reason. I still see people walking around with the colored prism from the album cover of that on their t-shirts and stuff. Even really young people.
I would recommend when you have reacted to most or if not all of the songs from The Wall album, watch The Wall video. It might help you get a grip or grasp the idea of most of their songs from the album. But i do love watching reactions of people who think they know or assume their Music is about. Comments usually explain but best to watch the video. Do love your reactions though.
Congratulations!! 👏👏👏 You're one of the few "reactors", mostly from a later generation, who were able to understand what Pink Floyd tryed to say in their lyrics! And this song, in a particular way, perhaps is even more difficult to understand because it is from "The Wall", a concept album where each and every song is connected to the other ones! Your analysis is kind of a perfect one! "Chef's kiss", as some people say! Almost as good as a PF's song! (I don't say these things to anyone! 😅) If you're really into their music, then I think you should react to some other PF's songs, such as: "Brain damage"; "Hey you"; "High hopes"; "If"; "On the turning away".
Great reaction!! This has long been a top favourite from The Wall. Such a beautifully crafted, sung & played piece (and not as overplayed as it's predecessor - Another Brick In The Wall Pt 2). The live version is even better! To get the entire context of the song, a full album listen is needed, but basically, yes, you're dealing with an overbearing & protective mother. Pink's father died in the war, so it's just him and her (this is autobiographical as Waters' & Syd Barrett both lost their fathers, Syd's to cancer, Waters' to the war - battle of Anzio - so parallels between Roger & Pink are ever-present) Mother was there for all things, protection, guidance, etc. Some people misconstrue the 'give all her fears to you' as something malicious, but it's not. As parents, we warn our kids of the dangers of society (strangers, disease, heartbreak, unemployment, finances, etc.) - our fears are projected on them (intentional or not), so it naturally becomes their fears. This is why he's asking her for permission to build the wall - should I make this barrier to protect my 'fragile' self from the outside world. This dynamic is perfectly displayed in the movie of The Wall (which is also worth the review) - plus the movie version of the song is slightly different (and equally beautiful). Love it. Cheers!
I also recommend watching the movie. The story explains, very well, every lyric in this amazing work. It tells so well what is meant by the wall, and how it was built.
I think this song speaks out to more people than society would like to admit. Praise for all the amazing and even not so amazing mothers out there, nobody's perfect and it's not easy. That being said it cannot be overlooked that there are a number of children, especially boys, who experience this in their lives to some degree.
Mother, Did you have to build it so high?? PINK the best rock band EVER!!!!!! So heady & thoughtful. Their lyrics always made me think & ponder... Many think their songs are too long, not me.!! This band's creativity was endless!!! Rachel, Take a big breath and relax!!!! Momma will look after you!!!
A bit of drummer trivia. Nick Mason, Pink Floyd's drummer, had trouble with some of the tricky timing on this song, so they brought in industry legend Jeff Porcaro to play this one. And you can hear that his style is a little different and a little more sophisticated.
Of course mothers do that. I bet your mother put her fears and nightmares into you, when you were young. Don't do that, beware of this, never go thuis... and so on. Great reaction! As simple song as this has (seemingly simple) so much depth and set you to think over you own life. Keep on ging the PF rabbithole👍
Another great reaction. Next to Dark Side of the Moon, this may be one of the greatest concept albums of all time. The album from start to finish is a ride. The movie based on this album gives even more perspective. Keep up the great work.
Roger Waters released a pandemic video of this with all the supporting musicians playing from their homes. The backing vocals by Lucious were crazy and the whole vibe fit with that moment in time.
The Wall is a concept album, so while you can listen to individual songs, you need to hear them all in order to understand the story. There is a movie based on the album and there is the concert version. The album came out first, in 1979, followed by the stage performance in 1980 and then the movie in 1982.
jajajaja great reaction!! Remember that Waters refers to post-WWII (Fletcher Waters - Roger Waters' father died in Italy, in the war) and if he refers to a 'psychological wall' of the overprotective mother since she lost her husband on the war...... 👏👏
In reference to Bowie looks like he may of got some inspiration of sounds and such from this..The Wall came out in 1979 and Labyrinth in 1986...just thinking out loud !
Have to know the beginning of Pink Floyd. The Wall is Pink Floyd. Look at Sid that formed the band but then he lost his mind so you have to know the beginning. Love that you look into meanings and you have great taste
My mother is overbearing and protective. When I was a child, she would talk me out of things like sports and other activities. I was either too small or not skilled enough to do it. No woman was good enough for me. Going to university was "the wall" I needed to keep my mother at a safe distance. Once that wall was built and i realized I could accomplish things, she told me I couldn't do. I found out I could do anything and kept my wall up around her. Today I have a very distant relationship with my mother as a father of two girls some say i give them too much freedom but i think it's safe to say they will never build a wall and try to shut me out for the things I've done. This song is deeply personal as some in my life don't realize that not all mothers are saints that their protection isn't always a good thing. It scars you for life and that is the basis of this song and this album.
Sinead O'Conner's version with The Band from The Wall Live in Berlin is the best version ever. A masterpiece of interpretation. Thanks for the reaction.
It is difficult to get the metaphor from just one song on the album, as many commenters have said. YOU got it in one song. Props to you. Joy, Love, and Happiness.
As long ago this song was released, I'm willing to wait till your next journey in life to see how your views have changed when hearing thus song. Many and I won't state how many but let's agree a few people who come back to watch new viewers react to this song also had their views/feelins change. Bands only prey after highting the "Big" time after all the fame, and fortune say I'm more happy to leave something that's multigenerational. Almost like it'll last though "Time".
Every album has a story to tell. Each song on the album builds the story. I have always loved Pink Floyd. There are some albums you have to be overseas to get. I used to have a large Pink Floyd collection since I was in the US Navy. You should collect more of their albums.
"Mother, did it need to be so high?" is such an ominous and wonderfully depressing ending to this song. It captivatingly portrays the inquisitive, trusting son, who doesn't understand that his mother is doing this to him. Such a heartbreaking lyric.😔
This album has to be listened to in its entirety, it’ll make sense, you’ll get the full story, and the songs just transition so smoothly into each other 🤌🏼
I think this song speaks a lot to the state of today's youth. Overprotective and not taught the real challenges in life, but their parents' weaknesses and social shortsightedness.
The genius of RogerWaters, who pretty much on his own, conceptualized and produced this amazing album... The entire TheWall movie, which is excellent imo, is posted here for viewing on YT! Highly recommended. Nice reaction, with enough attention to Waters' cutting sociopolitical lyrics, beginning with "Mother do you think they'll drop the [atomic] bomb?"
This album is a masterpiece but one that will leave you scarred for life! It paints such a vivid portrait of insanity. The experience leaves you with a new understanding of insanity that sane people really shouldn’t have to know
The initial idea of Pink walling himself in came from a particularly tetchy concert in Montreal I think on the Animals tour. Roger got increasingly pissed off with the crowd, he felt they should behave and just listen to the music the band had prepared, instead they were restive and just shouting out to demand the songs they wanted to be played. It came to a head and Roger spat at some people in the crowd, and said afterwards he wanted to put a wall across the front of the stage to keep the crowd out. The whole concept grew from there. I'd definitely agree with everyone else out there who says you ought to listen to the whole album. Only really this and Comfortably Numb stand on their own, but they open up to a whole new level in the context of the story arc.
Because of heartbreak, betrayal, disappointment, fear of rejection, etc. , we all build our own wall to keep us safe. That is the premise of this monumental album.
The Wall es un disco conceptual. Para entenderlo hay que escucharlo completo y en orden. Se trata de la locura e inestabilidad mental sufrida x "Pink". El muro que describe el tema, es lo que lo mantiene prisionero de su mente, aislado del mundo exterior. También se refleja en el tema "Hey You"
i think he's talking about all mother's combined, some are great, some are insane, but most are in the middle, so the song relates with everybody. Mother and child relationships are probably the most complex there is and will ever be
As a mini-encapsulation of the entire album, the ideal follow up song for this is Hey You. It shows the eventual fallout from here. Comfortably Numb fits right in the middle if you want to add a third. 😁
The whole album is a true masterpiece. You should listen to it all at once. Also if you are interested in movies, you should watch the wall by Pink Floyd.
I recommend you to react to the entire album. The entire album from the start to finish has a theme that makes all of these songs more sense.
Perhaps the Wall? Why yes, the Album, at least a few times. Then the movie.
@@Rembrant65 You can pretty much get the idea behind the entire movie, and the album by watching the full concert. (1980s concerts' visual quality is not great and the 2010s ones provide a great visuals and decent audio, yet I think the 1990 one is the most iconic one - which is done by Roger Waters after leaving PF)
If you want to go down the Pink Floyd rabbit hole and listening to each album a few times, I have a great news for you Roger Waters has a few solo albums following the same theme as he used to set back in Pink Floyd.
Yes, listening to a single song from the wall and trying to understand the meaning is like trying to understand the movie Fight Club from just the first two rules of fight club. There is more going on than is readily apparent.
Agreed this album should really only be heard all at once for the first few listens.
I'd say the same thing goes by listening to Pink Floyd's "Animals" LP in it's entirety also. Well if you want to get the real true vibe & energy of the album anyway, ya dig? Just saying... ++Peace & Rock n' Roll 4 Your Souls My Friends++ 🤘😉🤘
"Mama's gonna put all of her fears into you. "
Happens like a lot. Consciously or unconsciously.
Sad but true.
That’s why a family needs a dad.
Yep 'Toxic Femininity' is a thing, it's just rarely talked about.
@@AM-go3slSame thing happens. It's not a gendered thing. It's our bias and thoughts put onto those that depend on us.
The album is awesome, it's the life story of fictional rock star "Pink". The construction of his internal mental "Wall" and his eventual decent into madness.
All the events, the death of his father in WW2 while Pink was a baby, his terrible time at school, and people who mentally scared him.
If you like to analyse lyrics definitely have at this one! It's a monster and a warning for everyone even more than 40 years later!
Agree totally.
Are all these your guitars
@@mick6721pink is the individual in Roger waters head when he was struggling mentally with Sid Barrett and all the other stuff this albums is a reflect of his in mind it’s fabulous
This whole album is phenomenal. The movie is a trip. I hope you delve more into Pink Floyd. There is so much there.
As a grown man I can attest to having fears "put into you" by your mother. A silly reason but nonetheless true was as a kid I loved insects and worms etc. I distinctly remember my Mum reacting in shock and having aversions to the things I'd bring home. I was about 8 years old when I suddenly reacted negatively to these creatures because of my Mum's reaction. To this day I can't pick up a worm. Children are empty vessels to be filled up with whatever people want to pour in.
I am constantly fighting against the same dynamic with my wife and moreso, mother in law
"It's too cold to go outside!"
"You can't do that, it's too dangerous!"
"You're not old enough to do that, too young!"
"Careful, don't get hurt."
Careful, watch out for strangers in the neighborhood!
You can't go to the playground by yourself! It's too far! (Three blocks over)
Put a jacket on or you'll get sick!
Meanwhile, I got my eye exploded out of my head by a raw egg at aged 17 and after a rough decade or two, the strength I gained from it is absolutely a defining characteristic of my life.
@@Mhantraxhow did a raw egg do that?
@@mem1701movies one of those extremely unlikely outcomes. We were playing war games with 90 dozen raw eggs. My friend's dad owned an egg farm.
Soo, yeah, somehow the egg hit, didn't break. Eyeball popped like what happens when you stomp on an orange. Everything came out of it.
Still booked to this day, after a year of surgeries to try to save it.
@@Mhantrax IDK about all that my friend. I think a mother changing a child's mind by her reaction seeing a bug or worm is much different in comparison to the points you referenced. The points your wife & mother-in-law speak on are just plain common sense really. Maybe it's me but I don't see the same dynamics at all in comparison to a slimy worm or ugly bug. You mention things that keep people protected from harm in this world or harming themselves. Also good advice that instills moral values & principles on their path in life. I mean don't you think it makes perfect sense to tell not only a child but everyone around you to be careful of the danger's so they don't get hurt? It does to me, I've stressed work safety my entire career as an Ironworker & the one's I look after everyday as a steward on job sites. Just imagine if I or no one else expressed the danger's when we're hanging beams 50 stories high in the sky with nothing around us but the open air. Trust me, everyday is just as important as the day before & the next one to come. It's especially important in a trade like mine to remind Ironworker's in my crew every single day when we walk those beams. Just knowing I'm dealing with a bunch of crazy MFer let's me know they need to be reminded. Cuz you've got to be a little off your rocker to do the job we do everyday in the first place. So it's eccential to remind them on "safety first," otherwise they start getting comfortable & think they're invincible & do stoopid shlt. Which is when people get hurt or possibly even... I ain't even gonna say it, you already know, enough said. That's only one example of many I'm making that even comes close to the same dynamics of worms. Don't get it twisted, I'm not saying to shelter everyone in the world or coddle them so they don't take any risks in life. Again, you should know that already knowing my trade as an Ironworker. I'm just saying be smart about it & use common sense to understand the difference between right & wrong. 🤔. +Peace & Rock n' Roll 4 Your Soul My Friend+ 🤘😉🤘
One thing about Pink Floyd is Rodger Waters lyrics are not shallow or narcissistic for the most part. They're almost always very deep and about living life or life's pitfalls and they always tell a story!
I would disagree on the narcissist aspect, Mr. Waters is most certainly a narcissist and the whole Wall album is him psycho-analyzing himself and then having the ego of being able to diagnose himself because he felt that sure of himself.
@@robertevans2450nah. It's about the cyclical nature of humanity.
Pink Floyd's The Wall, is a concept album that was turned into a movie. It is about a man mentally building a wall around himself, shutting himself off from the world.
Watch the movie some time.
I 2nd this suggestion. This album is a masterpiece and the movie always stays with me for days after I see it. It's sad and introspective but seeing the work as a whole in one piece is important, I think.
It's honestly one of those movies that you will never forget where and when you watch it. Some movies are entertaining but The Wall is moving
ONE DOESN'T MERELY LISTEN TO PINK FLOYD, ONE EXPERIENCES THEM.
WELCOME TO THE RABBIT HOLE.
Would mother know that? Yep, she’s the biggest ball breaker of all.
The full Album of The Wall Stage Live Performance goes through ALL the songs. Yes, the Wall is a "Protective Barrier", built by his Protective Mother, which is later destroyed.
example: "HEY YOU" is sung from behind The Wall.
Every time election day in my state, I always sing "Mother, should I trust the government?"
To understand any Pink Floyd song,one must hear the entire album.
As a Pink Floyd fan (68 y old Dutch bloke) and have seen them several times.
This concert, The Wall, was one of the highlights for me in my concert career.
So exceptionally good
David’s solo is short but amazing
Listened to this song so many times as I really related to it. Not sure if it was just Mothers of the 70s. But installing fear into you, making you feel you weren't good enough. The last line “Mother did it have to be so high” really gets me.
They made great use of the contrasting vocal styles and abilities of David and Roger.
You don’t listen to Pink Floyd……you feel Pink Floyd
You do listen to the lyrics or you won’t get it. 90% of the reaction videos missed the point of this song completely
@@skumflum3768 Calm down, it’s not a literal statement
@@ctcanine Right on my friend some people just don't get it. 🤔 But I'm with ya & feel the exact same way as you do. +Peace & Rock n' Roll 4 Your Soul My Friend+ 🤘😉🤘
As many already pointed out, The Wall is a concept album, partially autobiographical about a fictional rocker named Pink (Roger Waters), who went through a mental breakdown before a show, every single tile of the puzzle of his consciousness, fell apart as he finally seal a metaphorical wall, he has been building along all his life, to protect what's remaining of himself from the others.
There's a movie, filmed by Alan Parker, with Bob Geldof as Pink, that is slightly different from the album, but basically it depicts pretty well the story.
In 1979 with headphones on, cranked up. A few months later I went to the concert. 'Mother did it need to be so high?"
You are correct when you said the wall was so high it curved around him from all sides. That's the exact point. The wall his mother helped him build was so high it became his prison. 💯👍
Talking about guitarrists with a touch, Tony Clarkin was not only one of those but a bona fide compser as well. He recently passed and it's absolutely unfair almost nobody has reacted to his band Magnum, one of the most underrated bands ever! Songs like "Don't Wake the Lion", "The Spirit" or "Kingdom of Madness" did a lot for the rock prog movement and their most hardrockin' side is undoubtedly enjoyable! Songs like "Just like an Arrow", "Midnight", "Heartbroke & Busted", "Start Talkin Love", "Days of No Trust" and "Vigilante" are clear examples of this.... And for the record, somebody well-known in the rock scene (who can be traced by the initials RT) produced their Vigilante album and you can hear him doing backing vocals in the songs "Sometime Love" and "When The World Comes Down". MAGNUM, a band totally worth giving a try. Long live Tony Carkin!
I'm really engaged with this reaction man it's great. You are doing it decades after I experienced this as a boy. But you are so engaged and I love it. And I love the David Bowie reference. It's absolutely true that when he does that little cry in his voice and leaps up there, it is so reminiscent of David bowie.😊
Mama's definitely overbearing mama is definitely a helicopter parent.
Most who listen to this song will be too young to understand the post war era lyrics.
the song is in a context. you have to listen the entire album.
Or watch the film, gives you a much better understanding about what it's all about. And knowing it's after Dark Side of the Moon that changed the band view of the fans.
The Gunners Dream. From The Final Cut. Roger's pained lyrics are exceptional. And David's guitar are amazing.
you understood perfectly what this song is about) it was a wonderful reaction, and you are wonderful too))
It's funny because I think I initially subscribed to you because of a Beatles reaction? Perhaps an Elvis? But yeah I hadn't heard this in a while and it was fascinating to see react to it. I'm so glad this popped up in my feed.
If you have it checked out their iconic album Dark Side of the Moon from 1974. Everything on it is a gem, and it's actually a concept album you could literally go through them one by one and blend two of them together when they traditionally go together. I have seen other reactors do it and not get blocked so you know.
But I think you would be blown away. It's that famous of an album for a reason. I still see people walking around with the colored prism from the album cover of that on their t-shirts and stuff. Even really young people.
I would recommend when you have reacted to most or if not all of the songs from The Wall album,
watch The Wall video.
It might help you get a grip or grasp the idea of most of their songs from the album.
But i do love watching reactions of people who think they know or assume their Music is about.
Comments usually explain but best to watch the video.
Do love your reactions though.
I am amused by the many reactors that think it's about a healthy relationship between a mother and a child. I am glad this reactor tot the tone right.
I would recommend watching The Wall first because I have yet to see anyone react to this song with any sort of understanding of the lyrics.
Congratulations!! 👏👏👏 You're one of the few "reactors", mostly from a later generation, who were able to understand what Pink Floyd tryed to say in their lyrics!
And this song, in a particular way, perhaps is even more difficult to understand because it is from "The Wall", a concept album where each and every song is connected to the other ones!
Your analysis is kind of a perfect one! "Chef's kiss", as some people say! Almost as good as a PF's song! (I don't say these things to anyone! 😅)
If you're really into their music, then I think you should react to some other PF's songs, such as: "Brain damage"; "Hey you"; "High hopes"; "If"; "On the turning away".
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Great reaction!! This has long been a top favourite from The Wall. Such a beautifully crafted, sung & played piece (and not as overplayed as it's predecessor - Another Brick In The Wall Pt 2). The live version is even better!
To get the entire context of the song, a full album listen is needed, but basically, yes, you're dealing with an overbearing & protective mother. Pink's father died in the war, so it's just him and her (this is autobiographical as Waters' & Syd Barrett both lost their fathers, Syd's to cancer, Waters' to the war - battle of Anzio - so parallels between Roger & Pink are ever-present) Mother was there for all things, protection, guidance, etc. Some people misconstrue the 'give all her fears to you' as something malicious, but it's not. As parents, we warn our kids of the dangers of society (strangers, disease, heartbreak, unemployment, finances, etc.) - our fears are projected on them (intentional or not), so it naturally becomes their fears. This is why he's asking her for permission to build the wall - should I make this barrier to protect my 'fragile' self from the outside world.
This dynamic is perfectly displayed in the movie of The Wall (which is also worth the review) - plus the movie version of the song is slightly different (and equally beautiful).
Love it. Cheers!
I also recommend watching the movie. The story explains, very well, every lyric in this amazing work. It tells so well what is meant by the wall, and how it was built.
I think this song speaks out to more people than society would like to admit. Praise for all the amazing and even not so amazing mothers out there, nobody's perfect and it's not easy. That being said it cannot be overlooked that there are a number of children, especially boys, who experience this in their lives to some degree.
Love the reaction, keep it up ❤
Mother, Did you have to build it so high?? PINK the best rock band EVER!!!!!! So heady & thoughtful. Their lyrics always made me think & ponder... Many think their songs are too long, not me.!! This band's creativity was endless!!! Rachel, Take a big breath and relax!!!! Momma will look after you!!!
A bit of drummer trivia. Nick Mason, Pink Floyd's drummer, had trouble with some of the tricky timing on this song, so they brought in industry legend Jeff Porcaro to play this one. And you can hear that his style is a little different and a little more sophisticated.
This is one of the best reactions I've seen to this song.
Be it good or bad mother will always be part of the wall we build around ourselves
Great reaction yet again you just do every time thank you again Rachel 😊❤
Absolutely! Yes the song can be analysed as a standalone piece, but when heard in it's proper place in the album time like it has even more impact
Of course mothers do that. I bet your mother put her fears and nightmares into you, when you were young. Don't do that, beware of this, never go thuis... and so on.
Great reaction! As simple song as this has (seemingly simple) so much depth and set you to think over you own life. Keep on ging the PF rabbithole👍
Greatest concept album ever. Well worth listening to from start to finish and understanding what the story is told
Still have the original album. Bought the latest remastered version last week. Amazing more than ever! Specially with headphones.
“Is It Just A Waste of Time” that line hits me every time
should check out the concert they did in Berlin after the literal wall fell. Great moment in music and actual history.
But 'The Wall' by pink floyd was released in 1979, so it was way before David Bowie's 'Labyrinth' so, he might have taken inspiration from them.
Growth.
Objective.
Admirable.
Another great reaction. Next to Dark Side of the Moon, this may be one of the greatest concept albums of all time. The album from start to finish is a ride. The movie based on this album gives even more perspective. Keep up the great work.
to think The Wall came out in like '79 and has remained popular several decades after.
Roger Waters released a pandemic video of this with all the supporting musicians playing from their homes. The backing vocals by Lucious were crazy and the whole vibe fit with that moment in time.
The Wall is a concept album, so while you can listen to individual songs, you need to hear them all in order to understand the story. There is a movie based on the album and there is the concert version. The album came out first, in 1979, followed by the stage performance in 1980 and then the movie in 1982.
jajajaja great reaction!! Remember that Waters refers to post-WWII (Fletcher Waters - Roger Waters' father died in Italy, in the war) and if he refers to a 'psychological wall' of the overprotective mother since she lost her husband on the war...... 👏👏
In reference to Bowie looks like he may of got some inspiration of sounds and such from this..The Wall came out in 1979 and Labyrinth in 1986...just thinking out loud !
Have to know the beginning of Pink Floyd. The Wall is Pink Floyd. Look at Sid that formed the band but then he lost his mind so you have to know the beginning. Love that you look into meanings and you have great taste
My mother is overbearing and protective. When I was a child, she would talk me out of things like sports and other activities. I was either too small or not skilled enough to do it. No woman was good enough for me. Going to university was "the wall" I needed to keep my mother at a safe distance. Once that wall was built and i realized I could accomplish things, she told me I couldn't do. I found out I could do anything and kept my wall up around her. Today I have a very distant relationship with my mother as a father of two girls some say i give them too much freedom but i think it's safe to say they will never build a wall and try to shut me out for the things I've done. This song is deeply personal as some in my life don't realize that not all mothers are saints that their protection isn't always a good thing. It scars you for life and that is the basis of this song and this album.
The live version from the "Is There Anybody Out There/ The wall Live" is the best!
Absolute masterpiece
I think the greatest lyrics ever in a rock song . The poets of pop !
You should see the movie The Wall you can see how his childhood affected his adulthood.
My Mama broke my heart when she passed. I did everything for her the last 2 years.
That's nothing compared to the time she....everything
One of the most underrated aspect of this song are those beautiful embellishments by Richard Wright!
Sinead O'Conner's version with The Band from The Wall Live in Berlin is the best version ever. A masterpiece of interpretation. Thanks for the reaction.
The whole album are bits and pieces of a story but the movie really puts things in perspective
Saw them live......One of the best bands ever
I grew up listening to these guy's!! Two of the songs I like is pigs n welcome to the machine but all theirs songs are killer
There’s a live version from 1980 with an extended guitar solo. You’ll love it.
The best is from 20-teens?....when he duets with his younger self.
Really good.
It is difficult to get the metaphor from just one song on the album, as many commenters have said. YOU got it in one song. Props to you. Joy, Love, and Happiness.
As long ago this song was released, I'm willing to wait till your next journey in life to see how your views have changed when hearing thus song. Many and I won't state how many but let's agree a few people who come back to watch new viewers react to this song also had their views/feelins change. Bands only prey after highting the "Big" time after all the fame, and fortune say I'm more happy to leave something that's multigenerational. Almost like it'll last though "Time".
Every album has a story to tell. Each song on the album builds the story. I have always loved Pink Floyd. There are some albums you have to be overseas to get. I used to have a large Pink Floyd collection since I was in the US Navy. You should collect more of their albums.
the wall by pink floyd was also made into a movie with sir bob geldof playing pink...listen to the whole album and then watch the movie
Great reaction. Glad you did your research, too many don’t pick up on the dysfunctional relationship with ‘Mother’.
"Mother is going to make all your nightmares come true"
"Mother, did it need to be so high?" is such an ominous and wonderfully depressing ending to this song. It captivatingly portrays the inquisitive, trusting son, who doesn't understand that his mother is doing this to him. Such a heartbreaking lyric.😔
You might find the movie "The Wall".Based on the album.
Incredible reaction, I recommend you listen to Pink Floyd - Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun is a jewel
"REN - Hi Ren" would compliment this well. Nice reaction ...thx!
I agree and i did it! ;) ua-cam.com/video/Syj7xuFVhLs/v-deo.htmlsi=pGYXdq3T2pcsXKfj
This album has to be listened to in its entirety, it’ll make sense, you’ll get the full story, and the songs just transition so smoothly into each other 🤌🏼
I think this song speaks a lot to the state of today's youth. Overprotective and not taught the real challenges in life, but their parents' weaknesses and social shortsightedness.
You must react to the entire album. It's a complete experience, trust me.
Great review
I like when you get carried away! lol 😍😍😍
The genius of RogerWaters, who pretty much on his own, conceptualized and produced this amazing album...
The entire TheWall movie, which is excellent imo, is posted here for viewing on YT! Highly recommended.
Nice reaction, with enough attention to Waters' cutting sociopolitical lyrics, beginning with "Mother do you think they'll drop the [atomic] bomb?"
Oh my…now you’re at the beginning of a very deep rabbit hole. I sincerely hope you react to a whole load more PF tracks …have fun.
This album is a masterpiece but one that will leave you scarred for life! It paints such a vivid portrait of insanity. The experience leaves you with a new understanding of insanity that sane people really shouldn’t have to know
Its a musical guys, you need to watch the film to get it.
I frequently reach the conclusion that this song is their very, very best.
The initial idea of Pink walling himself in came from a particularly tetchy concert in Montreal I think on the Animals tour. Roger got increasingly pissed off with the crowd, he felt they should behave and just listen to the music the band had prepared, instead they were restive and just shouting out to demand the songs they wanted to be played. It came to a head and Roger spat at some people in the crowd, and said afterwards he wanted to put a wall across the front of the stage to keep the crowd out. The whole concept grew from there. I'd definitely agree with everyone else out there who says you ought to listen to the whole album. Only really this and Comfortably Numb stand on their own, but they open up to a whole new level in the context of the story arc.
Too much love is worse than none at all!
You're gonna love the mom during "The Trial", hahaha.
Because of heartbreak, betrayal, disappointment, fear of rejection, etc. , we all build our own wall to keep us safe.
That is the premise of this monumental album.
The Wall es un disco conceptual. Para entenderlo hay que escucharlo completo y en orden. Se trata de la locura e inestabilidad mental sufrida x "Pink". El muro que describe el tema, es lo que lo mantiene prisionero de su mente, aislado del mundo exterior. También se refleja en el tema "Hey You"
The Wall is an album that must be heard in it entirety due to it being a concept project.
Having listened to this album since it's release the genius is you hear and interrupt new things on each listen.
I love your reaction to this song I love so much.
i think he's talking about all mother's combined, some are great, some are insane, but most are in the middle, so the song relates with everybody. Mother and child relationships are probably the most complex there is and will ever be
As a mini-encapsulation of the entire album, the ideal follow up song for this is Hey You. It shows the eventual fallout from here. Comfortably Numb fits right in the middle if you want to add a third. 😁
Listen to the album and watch the movie
The Wall is such a brilliant album
Over protective mother, out of her own fears.
The whole album is a true masterpiece. You should listen to it all at once. Also if you are interested in movies, you should watch the wall by Pink Floyd.