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"Another Brick in the Wall" is a three-part composition on Pink Floyd's 1979 album The Wall, written by the bassist, Roger Waters. "Part 2", a protest song against corporal punishment and rigid and abusive schooling, features a children's choir. At the suggestion of the producer, Bob Ezrin, Pink Floyd added elements of disco.
The "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" video was directed by Jim Shea, and aired for the first time in January 1999. As the recordings took place in November 1998, Class of '99 is now notable for being Staley's final appearance in the studio prior to his death from a drug overdose in April 2002.
Growing older, Pink is tormented at school by tyrannical, abusive teachers ("The Happiest Days of Our Lives"), and memories of these traumas become metaphorical "bricks in the wall" ("Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2"). The death of Pink's father during the Battle of Anzio (pictured) forms the backdrop of the story.
The Wall was nominated for and won two BAFTA Awards: Best Original Song (Roger Waters, for the song "Another Brick in the Wall") and Best Sound (James Guthrie, Eddy Joseph, Clive Winter, Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier).
"One of My Turns" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, [1] appearing on their 1979 album The Wall. The song was also released as a B-side on the single of "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)". [2]
During the transition to "Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2", the key shifts from D minor to the relative major, F major, with dramatic drum rolls and harmony vocals. The helicopter sound effects were captured by engineer and record producer Jack Douglas on location at Edwards Air Force Base. Douglas explains, "One of the guys in the band, I can ...
Roger Waters: The Wall is a live album by Roger Waters, a former member of Pink Floyd. It is a live recording of Pink Floyd's 1979 rock opera The Wall , captured during his solo tour of 2010–2013, The Wall Live .
The Wall's original closing number, "Outside the Wall," was affixed to the end of "The Tide is Turning." The Wall – Live in Berlin was released as a live recording of the concert, and the Laserdisc video in NTSC can still be found through second sourcing. A DVD was released in 2003 in the U.S. by Island/Mercury Records and internationally by ...