The Wall is a metaphor for a man who has built psychological barriers to the cruel world because of events from his life. One of the causes for him to close himself off was an overbearing and overprotective mother. The line "...of course Mamma's gonna help build the wall" refers to her part in his mental break with the world. The last line "Mother did it need to be so high" is him realizing how much she helped in building the wall.
@@joni99. heard it 10,000 times. I know the original meaning but music, lyrics, poems, books are all up for interpretation. The wall can be a metaphor for a dozen different things.
Yeah, I would love to see him play the movie for us on Patreon. I think I only saw it once, years ago, but don't remember much of it. I must have had a quaalude and a couple of beers when I watched it.
I could see you beginning to interprate the words........ It's a really sad song about an overbearing, overprotective mother who built the wall around her son so high he couldn't get over it......... Being a mother it breaks my heart. 💔
The first time I saw the movie, I was 20, in the hospital on a morphine drip due to a car accident. My mom had just left for the night before the movie started, and it got to this song and man, it just made me cry. There I was alone in a hospital bed, broken leg, my car (89 Mustang) was trashed, and I missed my mom. There's my G.F.S. (Good F'ing Story) for the night.
I loved your reaction, J.. Pink Floyd did a movie-length video for the entire album. Wouldn't it be a treat if you could make an event where you reviewed that! I hope you get to watch it either way. It's a landmark experience ❤️❤️❤️
You really need to put the headphones on and listen to the whole album, I remeber doing just that back in "79". This was definitely the best album that was put out that year. (my opinion) The album is a story and you won't get the full picture unless you sit down and listen to these albums. With headphones
Bruh! I’m so glad I found your videos. It’s unbelievable entertaining to watch reactions to my fav tunes - and it’s even better when the person reacting can explain what’s great about the songs (probably) better than I can. Keep doing what you’re doing my brother. The capacity to realise the literary genius in pieces like this from 40 years ago is rare even amongst that grew up with it... Where is the rest of your content!? “Mother did it need to be so high?” Is a reference to them wall’ that she built around him as a child. ;)
The line "mother used to wait up for me" ..I used to wait up for my two sons when they went into the city centre to the clubs as I couldn't sleep until I knew they were safe. When they came home ,they used to say "aw did you wait up for us mum" but I used to make out I had just fallen asleep on the sofa as I didn't want them to think I was being overprotective and spoil their night out. Very thought provoking song...still think I'm a good mom though !
Years ago after the bars closed and we all went to some house for an "after hours party"any PINK FLOYD tune always played on the turntable. Also " In the "Memory of Elizabeth Reed" by The Allman Bros.Then before you knew it the morning sun was peeking thru the drapes of a basement window. And for anyone who cares "Pink Floyd" got their name from 2 blues musicians named PINK ANDERSON & FLOYD COUNCIL.
these reactions take me back 40 years and make me remember what it was like when I first started listening, and Thank GOD I had so many years to listen to them over and over and over,, it will never grow old. and yes, sometimes i still get surprised as every once in a while a new message will come out of a song. The message is each segment of the protective bubbles from mothers love was another brick in the wall, and did the wall need to be so high.
Listen to it 500 times and you'll change your mind about what it's about several times. Most of the time you don't care what it's about, because the song is so beautiful. Focus on how the song makes you feel, not what you think it's about...
One of my favourite songs from The Wall. I like how on The Wall (and to some extent on the previous album, Animals) they had become better at deliberately utilizing Roger's and David's different singing voices for effect (Roger's range is more in the tenor range while David's is more in the baritone range, in addition to them having distinctively different voices of course), like in this song where Roger sings the part of the main character with David responding as the mother. Other great examples of this utilization to great effect on The Wall is Comfortably Numb where Roger sings the part of the doctor with David responding as the main character, or in Hey You where David sings the more calm beginning of the song while Roger comes in with his intense angst towards the end
As has already been stated, PLEASE watch the movie, Pink Floyd The Wall. All of the great songs from the album will make so much more sense once you've seen them in context of the entire story.
Mother should I trust the government"? "NO" was the roar of the crowd at Every concert! Their lyrics reflected what they were feeling and made a generation think rather than be controlled by government and media, let's hope this generation wake up.
what happened is, when roger waters ( the songwriter ) was a kid his father was killed in ww2 , and now, because he was all that his mom had left, she was very over protective. i always thought that it was amazing the way he was able to express such a personal moment in this song.
Theis song's lyrics have a whole other dimension if you know somebody personally who is very domineering and overbearing as a parent. Scarily accurate.
I won’t recommend the movie because it’s a depressing trip and you’re a good, happy dude. Let’s keep it that way. Great reaction, btw. Listen to the whole album end to end, in sequence.
Jayvee...there is actually PINK FLOYD ''THE WALL'' MOVIE that explains the whole album...Great movie...all the songs you are listening and reacting to are acted out thru out the movie..u should check it out.
Please react to ALTER BRIDGE "In Loving Memory" Live in Amsterdam 2008 It is a very touching song written by the incredible guitarist Mark Tremonti. He wrote for his Mom when she passed away. And it is beautifully sung by the incomparable Myles Kennedy. I've been asking & asking for you to please react to Alter Bridge, but I've been requesting heavier stuff. This amazingly talented band has so much talent. You will love this song! Have the tissues ready! Thank you my friend! Stay safe ☮ 💯🖤🆎️🎼🤘
It's impossible to interpret these songs in isolation, they are but chapters of a whole. The basic story is of a dysfunctional guy who has built a metaphorical wall around his emotional self and it's kind of making him lose his mind, That's as nutshelly as I can get :)
Exactly! Listened to in song order (and especially watching the movie) - it makes WAY more sense than just random songs here and there for new listeners- ✌️
I disagree with you Jonny. Listening to this track on its own lets the listener correlate these incredibly written lyrics with their own life experiences, as they unfold into a bitter tale of an overbearing mother. Listening to the album in its entirety... next level.
The loss of his father, his overprotective mother, his marital troubles, the pressures of touring..." All in all, it was all just bricks in the wall..."
Roger Waters recently (2020) put out a quarantine version of this song "Mother" as well as other songs definitely check his channel out. Btw he is singing here at the beginning than Dave and him alternate after. I enjoy your Floyd reactions I think over time you will see the deference between Roger and Dave and why pink floyd is the way they are even to this day.
"Wish You Were Here" makes me teary eyed every time I hear it. Brings up powerful memories of those who are no longer in our lives. Maybe you've already reviewed it? A short and simple classic.
no jayvee is 100% right . his mother made him go nuts with her possession of him . he decides he wants to build a wall around him so the outside cant get to him , mother agrees n says she'll help him , she did already . now he's wondering why he's so isolated . does it need to be so high . mother would like it higher so noone can get her baby . jayvee is very open minded and read that perfectly , well done jayvee
Also, that is not Dave Mason playing drums, but the late and great Jeff Porcaro from TOTO. I'm not 100% sure about this but I'm pretty sure that it's because Dave couldn't play in these signatures.
The ending “mother did it need to be so high” is referring to the “wall” she built around him, which was referenced to 2 times before in the song. Early on he asks his mom “mother should I build a wall” to keep him safe from the cruel world out there. Next the line “of course mother will help build a wall” is because like you said the mom doesn’t want the child to grow and leave her... so the end “ mother did it need to be so high” is him asking his mom... did the wall you built need to be so high? As in did you really need to shelter me to that extreme extent?
I wouldn't trust whatever that is sold as acid these days. God knows what it'd be. I did it that way though, first time watching, back in the day. Good times :)
I defs experienced that more than once on LSD... Peace fellow GenX'er [best concert I ever saw in my lifetime] - and whoever hit 'dislike' on this video can pound salt!
I really loved the movie. Throughout the whole concert the wall is slowly being built until the very last song when the very last brick is installed. Then it's over. Gave me chills
Rick Albee Love it! Another one: Lime & limpid green, a second scene now fight between the blue you once knew. Floating down the sound resounds around the icy waters underground...
Please please please check out David Gilmours Into the blue Live in Gdańsk. If you want to feel his music make you cry then this is the one. I have never heard anyone tame their guitar the way Gilmour does, he is a legend. Please do this one as I would love to see your reaction to it. Peace 👍
Sinead O’Connor did a cool version of this one at the ‘The Wall’ concert in Berlin. Back up singers were Rick Danko and Levon Helm, and Garth Hudson (all from The Band) on accordion. 👍👍👍💖
I've seen a couple of other reaction channels follow the entire album ......from start to finish......in 3 separate parts. I wish he would do that. The problem with trying to listen to the individual tracks (....as posted on UA-cam...)....is that folks miss out on those magical segues & transitions between each song. The day this album was released, I got off work & ran directly to the record store. Got home, fired up a bowl & strapped on the headphones. What a ride.
👌 Perfect You nailed it except for the ending, "mother did it need to be so hi" refers to the hight of the wall he's been inclosed in...... Heavy heavy song...... If you want to understand the wall fully you need to watch the film "the wall" it helps 👍
When you watch the movie, it will all make sense. This song comes at the point when he knows His wife is cheating on him. "Need to be so high" meaning the emotion of feeling betrayed.
Love this album bought it right after it came out and I have listened to it hundreds of times over the almost 41 years. Dude your gonna have to listen to the entire album at some point, it really is a treasure...♡
WOW! This sounds to me like a severe Mother, son co-dependent relationship. He’s a man now and struggles to break free from mom. He wants too but doesn’t want to break her heart. So he stays. He blames her though and the wall represents the barrier between the world and he and his mom. Jmo Thanks for this. 👍 Never heard before.
The Wall is a metaphor for a man who has built psychological barriers to the cruel world because of events from his life.
One of the causes for him to close himself off was an overbearing and overprotective mother. The line "...of course Mamma's gonna help build the wall"
refers to her part in his mental break with the world. The last line "Mother did it need to be so high" is him realizing how much she helped in building the wall.
Well said !
Is it a about Sid Barrett? Reminds me of my mother, only I was unaware there was a wall as it was too high to appreciate from my level.
The wall can be many things. Stop telling people how to think
@@MustObeyTheRules listen again to the song :)
@@joni99. heard it 10,000 times. I know the original meaning but music, lyrics, poems, books are all up for interpretation. The wall can be a metaphor for a dozen different things.
A beautiful depiction of how insecurities are passed on in families/the culture.
Pink floyd is just masterclass on how to touch the audience, more please everything from the concert PULSE is fire.
I prefer the Wall tour live 1980. Pulse is good but it's really missing Roger.
hit like if you'd want to watch him react to watching The Wall movie! ;)
Yeah, I would love to see him play the movie for us on Patreon. I think I only saw it once, years ago, but don't remember much of it. I must have had a quaalude and a couple of beers when I watched it.
I wish I voted 👍 MANY, MANY times!
*could not voted...🙄 stupid autoINcorrect!!
@@kimberlinibambini1988 It's okay, I gave an extra thumbs up to all.
Yes, PLEASE
I was told this has to do with an overbearing mom. She wants to protect him and keeps him full of fear. So they build the wall.
I could see you beginning to interprate the words........ It's a really sad song about an overbearing, overprotective mother who built the wall around her son so high he couldn't get over it......... Being a mother it breaks my heart. 💔
Sort of. The wall is a metaphor for alienation. She helped Build That Wall.
Oh oh... excellent choice. Beautiful song thanks.
I recommend watching The Wall the movie.
The first time I saw the movie, I was 20, in the hospital on a morphine drip due to a car accident. My mom had just left for the night before the movie started, and it got to this song and man, it just made me cry. There I was alone in a hospital bed, broken leg, my car (89 Mustang) was trashed, and I missed my mom.
There's my G.F.S. (Good F'ing Story) for the night.
Yes, highly recommend!!✌️
One of the most beautifully constructed songs I've ever heard. Pink Floyd is my favorite band. Songs like this is why.
I loved your reaction, J..
Pink Floyd did a movie-length video for the entire album.
Wouldn't it be a treat if you could make an event where you reviewed that! I hope you get to watch it either way. It's a landmark experience ❤️❤️❤️
You really need to put the headphones on and listen to the whole album, I remeber doing just that back in "79". This was definitely the best album that was put out that year. (my opinion) The album is a story and you won't get the full picture unless you sit down and listen to these albums. With headphones
Watch the movie. It is a masterpiece.
Bruh! I’m so glad I found your videos.
It’s unbelievable entertaining to watch reactions to my fav tunes - and it’s even better when the person reacting can explain what’s great about the songs (probably) better than I can.
Keep doing what you’re doing my brother. The capacity to realise the literary genius in pieces like this from 40 years ago is rare even amongst that grew up with it...
Where is the rest of your content!?
“Mother did it need to be so high?” Is a reference to them wall’ that she built around him as a child. ;)
Hi from the UK , so impressive, WOW WOW WOW 🤔🤔🤔😥😥😥 .
The line "mother used to wait up for me" ..I used to wait up for my two sons when they went into the city centre to the clubs as I couldn't sleep until I knew they were safe. When they came home ,they used to say "aw did you wait up for us mum" but I used to make out I had just fallen asleep on the sofa as I didn't want them to think I was being overprotective and spoil their night out. Very thought provoking song...still think I'm a good mom though !
Years ago after the bars closed and we all went to some house for an "after hours party"any PINK FLOYD tune always played on the turntable. Also " In the "Memory of Elizabeth Reed" by The Allman Bros.Then before you knew it the morning sun was peeking thru the drapes of a basement window.
And for anyone who cares "Pink Floyd" got their name from 2 blues musicians named PINK ANDERSON & FLOYD COUNCIL.
these reactions take me back 40 years and make me remember what it was like when I first started listening, and Thank GOD I had so many years to listen to them over and over and over,, it will never grow old. and yes, sometimes i still get surprised as every once in a while a new message will come out of a song.
The message is each segment of the protective bubbles from mothers love was another brick in the wall, and did the wall need to be so high.
Listen to it 500 times and you'll change your mind about what it's about several times. Most of the time you don't care what it's about, because the song is so beautiful. Focus on how the song makes you feel, not what you think it's about...
I had to go back and watch this again ❤️
One of my favourite songs from The Wall. I like how on The Wall (and to some extent on the previous album, Animals) they had become better at deliberately utilizing Roger's and David's different singing voices for effect (Roger's range is more in the tenor range while David's is more in the baritone range, in addition to them having distinctively different voices of course), like in this song where Roger sings the part of the main character with David responding as the mother. Other great examples of this utilization to great effect on The Wall is Comfortably Numb where Roger sings the part of the doctor with David responding as the main character, or in Hey You where David sings the more calm beginning of the song while Roger comes in with his intense angst towards the end
Great insight, his mother loves him so much and is very overprotective, she is one of the reasons why metaphorically he builds a wall around himself
My favourite track off this album
As has already been stated, PLEASE watch the movie, Pink Floyd The Wall. All of the great songs from the album will make so much more sense once you've seen them in context of the entire story.
Mother should I trust the government"? "NO" was the roar of the crowd at Every concert! Their lyrics reflected what they were feeling and made a generation think rather than be controlled by government and media, let's hope this generation wake up.
You should do a reaction to entire movie. This song is particularly powerful in the film when you see the main character "Pink's" life in context.
This is so timely.
I really liked your analysis. It's a mom son thing. Dads and daughters too. This album is just so great.
One their very bests...
what happened is, when roger waters ( the songwriter ) was a kid his father was killed in ww2 , and now, because he was all that his mom had left, she was very over protective. i always thought that it was amazing the way he was able to express such a personal moment in this song.
Pink floyd is the best
Pink Floyd The Wall has alot of animation in the movie and the meaning behind the movie is about tearing down the wall that split their country apart
A Life long Pink Floyd fan...
the WALL was the total change in pink the WHOLE album is the afterbirth coming into the 90`s with ANIMALS
Never pause Pink Floyd ✌️
Theis song's lyrics have a whole other dimension if you know somebody personally who is very domineering and overbearing as a parent.
Scarily accurate.
"... so high" refers to the wall: sometimes a cigar is just a cigar! A cigar? Maybe they should write a song about that...
Never a bad song with the FLOYD. nnot their best...but still way better than most groups. Nice react J
You really need to check out the movie, to see the great visuals that go with this great music. It's quite an experience.
Great job
I won’t recommend the movie because it’s a depressing trip and you’re a good, happy dude. Let’s keep it that way. Great reaction, btw. Listen to the whole album end to end, in sequence.
I think (Dark side of the moon) is there best lyrically, as far as musically (Animals) is their best and (The wall) conceptually is their best.
Please watch the movie The Wall by Pink Floyd! It will answer a lot of questions... It just might blow your mind...
Liked it . Try reacting too the Live version from 1980 with an awesome extended guitar solo included!
It is not "off the wall" that's Michael Jackson's Album. This is PINK FLOYD THE WALL.
Missed a hair at the end on the brick but you get it!
Jay, you should watch the movie "The Wall".
Jayvee...there is actually PINK FLOYD ''THE WALL'' MOVIE that explains the whole album...Great movie...all the songs you are listening and reacting to are acted out thru out the movie..u should check it out.
I’ll tell you this quote I found one day. One does not listen to The Wall on shuffle.
He's talking about the WALL being so high.
Mother does it to be so high, is the wall.
mother, did it need to be so... high (the wall that kept him from everything he wanted)
Watch the movie as a review!
Please react to
ALTER BRIDGE
"In Loving Memory"
Live in Amsterdam 2008
It is a very touching song written by the incredible guitarist Mark Tremonti. He wrote for his Mom when she passed away. And it is beautifully sung by the incomparable Myles Kennedy.
I've been asking & asking for you to please react to Alter Bridge, but I've been requesting heavier stuff. This amazingly talented band has so much talent. You will love this song! Have the tissues ready!
Thank you my friend!
Stay safe ☮
💯🖤🆎️🎼🤘
Hahah Lol he didn't mean High on drugs Haha hahaha i needed that laugh. He meant high standards. ;)
After you read the comments you should relisten to the album. Its like an out-of -body experience.
The wall!
Try “bike” by pink floyd !
The wall is high not the mother
This track is Nick’s snare,
Mother does it have to be so high is referring to the wall
A mother unhealthily controlling her child...
I listened to this song for 20 years before realizing that the last line was talking about the wall she was creating for him
So deep....💔😭
It's impossible to interpret these songs in isolation, they are but chapters of a whole. The basic story is of a dysfunctional guy who has built a metaphorical wall around his emotional self and it's kind of making him lose his mind, That's as nutshelly as I can get :)
Well nutshelled.
Everybody: whaaaatttt????
Johnny: explains why nuts have shells.
Exactly! Listened to in song order (and especially watching the movie) - it makes WAY more sense than just random songs here and there for new listeners- ✌️
Kimberlini Bambini I sent him the dvd, when he sees it, he will know.
I disagree with you Jonny.
Listening to this track on its own lets the listener correlate these incredibly written lyrics with their own life experiences, as they unfold into a bitter tale of an overbearing mother.
Listening to the album in its entirety... next level.
Gilmour's solo makes the hair on my arms stand up every time.
Find the video live from the Wall tour 1980 or 81. Fantastic. There's an extended solo about three times as long.
Gilmour is one of the most lauded guitarists in rock, and for my money he's still underrated.
Yea it wasn’t his greatest solo but D. Gilmour knows how to write a solo to match the song perfectly
Every Gilmour solo is hair raising!
Oh yes....🙌
The loss of his father, his overprotective mother, his marital troubles, the pressures of touring..." All in all, it was all just bricks in the wall..."
Listening to the album in order brings much more context to each track.
Nobody can make a guitar sing like David Gilmour.
So true! 💖💖👍👍
Steve Rothery of Marillion have the same style. Every note and tone gives chills.
His mother's sheltering and overbearing becomes another brick in his wall. In the end he asked her, 'mother did it need to be so high' ?
Glad you fixed that 😉
@@DMB088 ha!! damn voice text.
Just like the 90s hovering parents 😓
Dude, you're spoiling us :) I love watching you react to Pink Floyd, your joy in the music is so intense. Love it!
Pink Floyd’s music is both incredibly beautiful AND deeply disturbing. Sometimes it’s too much for me.
That’s a great way to put it. Disturbing, beautiful, and realistic which is why it hits hard.
Yes you are right
This Dave Gilmour fella is a pretty good guitar player.
Him SRV and Clapton are legends to me.
Virtuoso is the term I use.
@@mattbecham8795 His vibrato is among the best around.
The wall was too high as you can see
Nice reference
Roger Waters recently (2020) put out a quarantine version of this song "Mother" as well as other songs definitely check his channel out. Btw he is singing here at the beginning than Dave and him alternate after. I enjoy your Floyd reactions I think over time you will see the deference between Roger and Dave and why pink floyd is the way they are even to this day.
Yep it’s a fantastic version Jess and Holly are amazing
Awe man yes!!! Have you heard the quarantined version of two suns in the sunset? The two young ladies are simply angels?
David Breeden sure have my friend I couldn’t agree more 👍
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"Wish You Were Here" makes me teary eyed every time I hear it. Brings up powerful memories of those who are no longer in our lives. Maybe you've already reviewed it? A short and simple classic.
I did already checkout my Pink Floyd playlist
@@JayveeTV Here's Roger's recent quarantine ZOOM-style version of the song....'Mother'. ua-cam.com/video/9lCFaSL9aSE/v-deo.html
@@JayveeTV Thanks, I'll do that. Love your work! You bring a smile in this mixed up time.💙
Wish you were here and Mother are my all time favourite Floyd tracks
Both so poignant
No, “does it need to be so high?” Is about the wall.
no jayvee is 100% right . his mother made him go nuts with her possession of him . he decides he wants to build a wall around him so the outside cant get to him , mother agrees n says she'll help him , she did already . now he's wondering why he's so isolated . does it need to be so high . mother would like it higher so noone can get her baby . jayvee is very open minded and read that perfectly , well done jayvee
your comments right tho . the high part is the wall .
@@durv13 Yes, I was assuming too much. All of us old Pink Floyd fans already know what the Wall is.
@@nancycunningham4225 that we do lol . :-)
The line is...”Mother, did IT need to be so high?”...meaning the wall. Love your thought process tho. Keep rockin!
FUN FACT: Mother is notable for its varied time signatures, from 5/8 to 9/8. The song is mostly sung in G Major.
You never cease to amaze me! 😂👍👍💖
Turd Ferguson Thanks 😎
Mason’s masterful work, probably his best engineered and punchy snare ever, marvelous
Also, that is not Dave Mason playing drums, but the late and great Jeff Porcaro from TOTO. I'm not 100% sure about this but I'm pretty sure that it's because Dave couldn't play in these signatures.
His Father Died in his Childhood , Mom was always overprotecting him.
😢
Mother did it need to be so high is referring to the restrictions and ultimately the Wall.
Love this... honestly, I had never heard this song. Very haunting...😔
It's not saying his mother was on drugs. It says "Mother did it need to be so high" meaning did she need to install so many fears into him.
The ending “mother did it need to be so high” is referring to the “wall” she built around him, which was referenced to 2 times before in the song. Early on he asks his mom “mother should I build a wall” to keep him safe from the cruel world out there. Next the line “of course mother will help build a wall” is because like you said the mom doesn’t want the child to grow and leave her... so the end “ mother did it need to be so high” is him asking his mom... did the wall you built need to be so high? As in did you really need to shelter me to that extreme extent?
i think high meant unreachable or emotionally distant
The movie The Wall is one of the great classics of all time! It is a rock opera like Tommy! But better!
You need to make it your life's mission to sit down and watch the Movie The Wall!! It's even better if you're on Acid LOL.
In the last video he said he has the movie and intends to watch it. I agree, it's a great movie.
I wouldn't trust whatever that is sold as acid these days. God knows what it'd be. I did it that way though, first time watching, back in the day. Good times :)
I defs experienced that more than once on LSD... Peace fellow GenX'er [best concert I ever saw in my lifetime] - and whoever hit 'dislike' on this video can pound salt!
I really loved the movie. Throughout the whole concert the wall is slowly being built until the very last song when the very last brick is installed. Then it's over. Gave me chills
I think I was peaking when the flower animation started, lol
'Interstellar Overdrive' is a remarkable tune for the era it was recorded. On their debut album, with Syd Barrett.
Rick Albee Love it!
Another one: Lime & limpid green, a second scene now fight between the blue you once knew.
Floating down the sound resounds around the icy waters underground...
@@susanmaggiora4800 Yes Astronomy Domine! 🤘
Please please please check out David Gilmours Into the blue Live in Gdańsk. If you want to feel his music make you cry then this is the one. I have never heard anyone tame their guitar the way Gilmour does, he is a legend. Please do this one as I would love to see your reaction to it. Peace 👍
Nobody does it like Floyd they say that they are a rock band in my opinion they are a class unto themselves ✌️♥️
Watch the movie The Wall and you'll understand what the whole album is about.
Yes. You are correct in your description of the mother.
Sinead O’Connor did a cool version of this one at the ‘The Wall’ concert in Berlin. Back up singers were Rick Danko and Levon Helm, and Garth Hudson (all from The Band) on accordion. 👍👍👍💖
😶🙄🤢🤮
The Wall is a novel album and the movie is a masterpiece you must watch for the full feel of the songs meanings. ✌🏽
Did the wall have to be so high... the wall is a concept album that one song at a time you wont understand them.
Listen to the song "the day the tigers broke free". It is about Roger Waters father, which is the basis for the whole album of "The Wall".
I've seen a couple of other reaction channels follow the entire album ......from start to finish......in 3 separate parts. I wish he would do that. The problem with trying to listen to the individual tracks (....as posted on UA-cam...)....is that folks miss out on those magical segues & transitions between each song. The day this album was released, I got off work & ran directly to the record store. Got home, fired up a bowl & strapped on the headphones. What a ride.
Lido Shuffle by Boz Scaggs is a great somh
Already did that one about a month or so ago
Ok, thanks!
👌 Perfect
You nailed it except for the ending, "mother did it need to be so hi" refers to the hight of the wall he's been inclosed in...... Heavy heavy song...... If you want to understand the wall fully you need to watch the film "the wall" it helps 👍
The Floyd rabbit hole is as deep as their music. 👍😎
When you watch the movie, it will all make sense. This song comes at the point when he knows His wife is cheating on him. "Need to be so high" meaning the emotion of feeling betrayed.
He's talking about the wall, did it need to be so high
Love this album bought it right after it came out and I have listened to it hundreds of times over the almost 41 years. Dude your gonna have to listen to the entire album at some point, it really is a treasure...♡
I forgot how good this was! I love your reactions. You experience music!
WOW! This sounds to me like a severe Mother, son co-dependent relationship. He’s a man now and struggles to break free from mom. He wants too but doesn’t want to break her heart. So he stays. He blames her though and the wall represents the barrier between the world and he and his mom. Jmo Thanks for this. 👍 Never heard before.