Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)

PINK FLOYD – Legendary Psych-Rock Giants Topped The US Charts 45 Years Ago Today With Their 11th LP ‘THE WALL’

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Back in time

26 December 2024

Legendary psych-rock giants PINK FLOYD topped the US Album Charts
this day 45 years ago, on 26 December 1979 with their 11th LP THE WALL.
It occupied the top seat for 15 weeks. In the UK it peaked at #3.

The Wall is a rock opera that explores abandonment, cycles of violence, and isolation, symbolized by a wall. The songs create a storyline of events in the life of Pink, a fictional rock star based on Waters and Pink Floyd‘s former frontman Syd Barrett. The first half of the album largely features events from Waters’ childhood and young adulthood, such as the death of his father in WWII, and his wife’s infidelity.

Melody Maker (UK) wrote : “Not sure whether
it’s brilliant or terrible, but it’s utterly compelling.”

SINGLE
“We don’t need no education
We don’t need no thought control”

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PINK FLOYD Released Their Huge Hit Single ‘ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL’ 45 Years Ago Today

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Top singles from the past

23 November 2024

Pink Floyd, one of the biggest bands in musical history, released their
single ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (Part 2), on 23 November 1979,
today 45 years ago. It was written by Roger Waters and part of their
concept LP of the same name.

A protest song against corporal punishment and rigid and abusive schooling.
At the suggestion of the producer, Bob Ezrin, Pink Floyd added elements of
disco.

It was the band’s first single since Point Me At The Sky from 1968.
At the suggestion of the producer, Bob Ezrin, Pink Floyd added elements
of disco.

It was #1 in the UK, the US, Canada, South-Africa,
New Zealand and several European countries.

“We don’t need no education
We don’t need no thought control”

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