Brick Wallpaper
Brick Wallpaper"Another Brick in the Wall" is the title of three songs set to
variations of the same basic theme, on Pink Floyd's 1979 rock opera, The
Wall, subtitled Part 1 (working title "Reminiscing"), Part 2 (working
title "Education"), and Part 3 (working title "Drugs"). All parts were
written by Pink Floyd's bassist, Roger Waters. Part II is a protest song
against rigid schooling in general and boarding schools in the UK in
particular.[1] It was also released as a single and provided the band's
only number-one hit in the United Kingdom, the United States, West
Germany and many other countries. In addition, in the US, along with the
tracks, "Run Like Hell", and "Don't Leave Me Now", "Another Brick in
the Wall" reached number fifty-seven on the disco chart.[2] In the UK,
it was their first single since 1968's "Point Me at the Sky"; the song
was also the final number-one single of the 1970s. For Part II, Pink
Floyd received a Grammy nomination for Best Performance by a Rock Duo or
Group and lost to Bob Seger's "Against the Wind". In addition, Part II
was number 375 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All
Time".[3] The single sold over 4 million copies worldwide.
No comments:
Post a Comment