Pink Floyd, Waiting For The Worms - A Classical Musician’s First Listen And Analysis

[@anthonygutierrez985]

Well, we certainly were Waiting a long time for your Wall journey to continue. Worth the wait! Happy New Year! 🎉

[@DavidLindes]

I was having very similar thoughts! So glad another piece is finally here... though I admit I'm also a little glad that it's being spread out, because that means there's still more to come!

[@jamesloughran7278]

​@DavidLindes I've been bringing it up from time to time hoping for her to finish the album. But don't fear she can always jump into Animals next.

[@mikaeldk5700]

I have unsubscribed the channel obviously, but once in a while I come back to see if The Wall will be finished.

[@godfatherstabba]

You are almost at "The Trial". I have been waiting impatiently for you to react to the trial. I cant wait!

[@hullbarrett]

Yea, I'm thinking that she's gonna love the _musical arrangement,_ but we won't know for sure until she gets there.

[@timtempleton7130]

Good call! I came here specifically to suggest this one! I looked through her pink Floyd playlist and noticed the trial wasn't there... I really hope she does one for that!

[@TheOriginalFILIBUSTA]

She'll stop it 27 times. All about the flow...

[@captpicard100]

The last song on side four Outside the wall finishes with three spoken words “Isn’t this where” Side one starts with three spoken words “We came in” so it reads as “Isn’t this where we came in” The whole album is supposed to be viewed as a continuous loop of madness. Absolute genius concept.

[@richardcurley5798]

Thanks! Never realized that. This entire album is brilliant; I get more insight every time I listen to it.

[@seajaytea9340]

And an encircling wall....

[@captpicard100]

The wall is a Psychological defensive mechanism Pink has constructed in his mind so he won’t get hurt by people (or the worms) outside his mental Wall. Unfortunately he realises this has just made him feel nothing and he is now numb to the World (Comfortably Numb) during The Trial he wrestles internally with the possibility of breaking down his mental wall and trying to become normal again. After the Trial and outside the Wall he discovers who his real friends are. The central character of Pink is a combination or construct of Roger Waters and Syd Barrett’s personalities.

[@garryiglesias4074]

«Absolute genius concept». This started with Dark Side of the Moon, where EVEN the album cover is the full Newton Experiment (called "The Cambridge experiment), with light being decomposed on one side and recomposed on the other side, in a forever loop, only interfered by the green color marking the beat in "any colour you like"... (Yeah I did it on purpose, "Green is the colour" is on "More", but it happens that it's also the green which "beats" on the inside of the cover).

[@uncleal666]

In psych101 class we discussed the Wall. Each of the 7 ego defense mechanisms are present in the movie. It is like Rodger opened a psych book and used them as an outline for this work. It was a very interesting week in class, that is for sure.

[@LeeKennison]

Always interesting to go back to these earlier reactions, this is now over 2 years old. But even back then you were really starting to show off you analytical abilities, which have only gotten better over time, with your now greater understanding of rock and contemporary music. I really liked how you tied the lyrics and music together here. Great commentary on the lyrics and voices, such as on portraying a groupthink construct, without the humanity and human element. Along with the music being intentionally unimaginative, to reflect this dark hateful attitude that is all about power and the diminishment of others. Great reaction! Looking forward to the In-Depth!

[@riphopfer5816]

Your multiple interpretations of the bass drum in the tune brought up some ideas I’d never considered (‘a chamber in which a person can only hear his own heartbeat’)-and I’ve been an hardcore fan of this album for 27 years (I’m 42). It’s always such a pleasure. I wish you and your family an happy and healthy 2025.

[@WillFlyTheLightingGuy]

“Follow the worms”…this is Pink giving into his madness. He is allowing the worms of madness to eat into his brain…he welcomes them and even gives in to their tyranny.

[@MarkStockman-b4j]

The scary part is, every one of has it within ourselves to be either a Mother Teresa or a Jim Jones.

[@jacobpaulson23]

​@MarkStockman-b4j Mother Theresa isn't exactly the image of good

[@Android.Martian]

Classically trained musician totally geeking out on the Wall! Fabulous!

[@seajaytea9340]

Nice analysis and (as others have said) I'm happy to see this project hasn't been abandoned. I might quibble with the description of the music introducing this song as being "peaceful." While correct, I've always considering it "resigned." So, there is no more internal struggle, Pink has given in to his "darker" impulses. Yes, peace comes, but at a price.

[@WmJR-e1l]

Not a comment on this video but rather a comment about your body of work. The first time I saw one of your reactions I wasn't sure if I liked your format because nearly every song in your library I am familiar with and I suppose I just wanted to see you enjoy. I am of an age where I grew up with all of this wonderful music. Not sure exactly what I was expecting from all the reactions. But I continued to return to your videos as I began to appreciate your in-depth analysis from the perspective of a classical musician and teacher,( I also love your harp over your shoulder). I am a hobbiest drummer and enjoy learning as much as I can and you provide to me a whole new world of understanding music. Thank you for that. Last comment is about your Comfortably Numb video. I have seen many reactions to this classic and of all of them you are the only one that understood it, I assume you have not seen the movie which makes your analysis incredible. Anyway, thank you for what you do, I am now a subscriber and looking forward to looking back in your library and for what comes next. Thanks, again.

[@ReplicantSeven]

I so cannot wait for you to do the next song. I’ve literally been waiting MONTHS so see your reaction to it. Buckle up. You’re going to LOVE it.

[@Marnie-hates-winter]

The next song is "Stop" and is 30 seconds long. Are you thinking of the song after that, "The Trial"? Anyway, I have been on the edge of my seat waiting for the next installment myself!

[@MarkMundy-m8n]

I remember vividly going to the Empire Leicester Square to see The Wall with my friends when I was 15. I had no idea what to expect. It blew my mind away. I learnt more about life and feelings there than I did in the previous 15 years. I think I grew up that day. Simply stunning.

[@Marnie-hates-winter]

I don't remember how I got the video of this, but I got the video tape when I was 17 in the mid-80s. I probably drove my family crazy because I watched it 32 times over the next 6 months - in the living room. (Not one person in my family ever asked me about it or sat down with me to catch a glimpse.) I also drove my friends crazy because I bought the CD almost immediately and listened to nothing else for 6 months in the car. (I was the primary driver of my friend group.) I don't know if it had the same effect on me as on you, but it had a huge affect.

[@davesonofdave8612]

This is one of my favorite songs on the album, because it shows where the Wall ultimately leads. The refrain of the "We don't need no education," beat is now taunting Pink, and as much as he tried to keep everyone else out, all he succeeded in doing was keeping all of his worst nature locked inside with him.

[@drewx3199]

I don't know about it taunting him, he has become what he hated. The "we don't need no education" beat kicks in after the background vocals briefly mention "the school", and it then forms base rhythm Pink is using.

[@robertmatthews9650]

Good insight there! 👍🏽

[@keithkramer2617]

Im so glad you've stuck with this. Worth the wait and cant wait for the rest. Hope you do the same with Animals and DotM

[@sambirch6784]

Fascism, ie 'The Worms', feeds on the vulnerable and the isolated. Pink resigns himself to his fate behind the wall at the beginning of the song and it's at that moment The Worms move in on him, he actively welcomes them in fact. There is the facade of Nationalism mentioned ('would you like to see Britannia rule again'), a ploy often used by fascists to justify their intentions. The song, to me, describes that moment when the mentally vulnerable are most susceptible to extremism, when an individual becomes defenceless to the ideology of fascism and invites it in. Or, in Pink's case, does he...?

[@alanskidadomdom3748]

Echoes of Reform/Nigel Farage, and explains Donald Trump saying "I love the poorly educated"

[@garryiglesias4074]

@@alanskidadomdom3748 Donald Trump really said that ? ("I love the poorly educated") If so, he's even more obscene telling his followers how stupid he likes them to be. A fact I knew for long, but to express it publicly is like pissing on your voters... But it seems they like it...

[@sambirch6784]

@@alanskidadomdom3748 As the saying goes, 'Fascism doesn't kick your door down, it arrives as your friend.' It's no coincidence that the main cohort that are attracted to the likes of Farage and Trump are young males, a demographic that has felt increasingly isolated and emasculated in recent decades. Add to that those who are poorly educated (thus unable to critically evaluate politics well) and you've got a large group of people who are vulnerable to extremist ideologies. Of course, this is a simplification of the process but 'Waiting For The Worms' is a good illustration of how Fascism is opportunistic and we see this out in the real world with the recent riots.

[@TheMister123]

@@garryiglesias4074 A simple search will verify that he did in fact say that very thing.

[@alanskidadomdom3748]

@@garryiglesias4074 Yes, Donald Trump made the statement "I love the poorly educated" during his victory speech after winning the Nevada caucuses on February 23, 2016.

[@trevorgeddis9044]

Amy, if you haven't seen the full movie staring Bob Geldof, it is a must see. The progression of the music moves back and forth in time as Pink recalls his past life and present situation as he devolves deeper into his depression, building his wall of isolation. All of his own construct.

[@garganega]

Got it on DVD in the reference section.

[@hullbarrett]

Yea, she has seen it. This is all old stuff just waiting to be edited.

[@hemispheres6942]

I was just thinking about When Amy will watch it, then I look back at my phone where your comment just flipped from another comment (YT has started to rotate, mostly popular comments which I don't mind, yet.) 🤔

[@Marnie-hates-winter]

In my above reply, I edited it so much, it ended up garbled a bit and I repeated myself. I tried to edit it, but KZbin kept giving me an error when I tried to save. Sorry!

[@willem-janageling3907]

This song hits home end of 2024 😢

[@jaquestraw1]

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[@robertwollen1692]

LMAO

[@oceanfrog]

​@@robertwollen1692yeah fascists are funny. 🤦 Well, in our case, they actually are. Funny as in they're clowns. And dumb as everlovin' F. But you do you, friendo. Enjoy your moment.

[@FriedPi-mc5yt]

We will soon be free of the worms.

[@jaquestraw1]

@@FriedPi-mc5yt Can't happen soon enough!

[@reznik232]

You're going to love The Trial! 😁👌

[@uncooked_ham]

I think I've got worms...

[@KellyDaye]

lol

[@anthonygutierrez985]

Well, you are uncooked ham. 🤷‍♂️

[@Saturday8pm]

“Jumbo Go Awaaayyy” 🤣

[@klarenc-i4g]

salut, pour moi the wall est le moins bien réussi musicalement, pourtant je suis un amoureux de Pink Floyd,le meilleur de Pink Floyd musicalement et paroles est the dark Side of the moon.🤘🤘🤘

[@DWbo-r7v]

Are you in a doctors waiting room? Or the vets

[@willharm6143]

"It's obviously quite....Fascist!" *smiles gleefully* /our/ queen!

[@markhamstra1083]

Glee, or nervous embarrassment and discomfort?

[@willharm6143]

@@markhamstra1083 You may see the glass as half empty, I can't help that.

[@NotQuiteFirst]

secretly based harpist ftw

[@mikaeldk5700]

Orchestra and airwaves. "sings gladly" /my dog

[@aliendroneservices6621]

2:03 2:07 2:22 It's inspired by the *_Beach Boys,_* and actually features one of the real *_Beach Boys_* as a guest vocalist.

[@gbsailing9436]

I've always seen this song as a capsule that expresses 'Pink's' descent into a real demented psychosis. He is imagining all this euphoria at first, but then elements of his warped thinking start to intrude on his thinking with the various loudspeaker moments coming to the fore. The words show the level of his psychosis and dementia. The rising beat and supposed gathering of 'others' with him in the chanting march all in his mind gathering to bolster his feelings of camaraderie in his quest to face his foes and break out of his confinement. How, it is not to be (of course I can say that knowing what comes next). He feels as though he breaks out, but he doesn't really, as we shall see. Come on AMY, finish this off and put us all out of our misery waiting (waiting for the worms, no scratch that, the Trail)!

[@TrippyFox]

YOOO FINALLY!!!! SHINE ON!!!!

[@K1ng69Floyd]

Oh boy we are finally reaching the end of this magnificent album. So happy to be here with you all. Cheers!

[@lolxmew6114]

been waiting on this one for so long lol

[@timothyfoley3000]

Song of our times right now...

[@laetitiaples]

Excelente analyse . A french pink floyd's fan

[@mickh.7651]

In the final part of the song, when the crowd's chant grows louder and louder, if you listen carefully, on the left (or right, I don't remember) side of the stereo you can clearly hear "Hammer", while on the other channel you should hear "Pink Floyd", sung at the same pace.

[@almorad981]

Not at the end of this song, i think it's in the beginning of run like hell.

[@charles2241]

BTW, it has taken forever to do this album, and you promised doing the movie. Is it dumb that we might think you'll still do the movie? I don't recall the movie totally well just now, but there's one scene to the music which is different, because it not only is sang sounding rather different, but they add like thirty seconds of extra lyrics to it, and that extra is a punch in the gut, and is sooooo good. BTW, looked this clip up and it's called What Shall We Do Now?, and it's quite different from the album. Man, love it, especially the latter half.

[@jwiz2974]

Concept albums were quite the rage in the 70s. Another one worth while digging deeper into would be "The lamb lies down on Broadway" by Genesis.

[@stuarthein3444]

Can we get finally get to "Dark Side of the Moon"! After all, "The Wall" was recorded 2 years after "Animals", 4 years after "Welcome to the Machine", and 6 years after DSOTM. All four are concept albums and DSOTM is the granddaddy of them all. I know Vlad and Amy are aware of this album. It is physically up on their studio wall!

[@silvanorossi6416]

Roger Waters is the master creating a masterpiece of an album

[@rubywallace9535]

His ability to create a concept album is phenomenal. However, seems to me he can only do it with Gilmour, Wright and Mason.. The Final Cut and Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking are examples. Not to mention what he did to Dark Side Of The Moon.

[@peterliljeholmen5703]

@@rubywallace9535The final cut is still a great album (but a bit uneven)! Even if it is not at the same incredible level as the other four grand albums…

[@200405InVision]

@@rubywallace9535 Amused To Death says otherwise? Give it a go. Classic Pink Floyd was the sum of its parts. There is no denying that. 1967 - 1983.

[@stuartmacg]

Your analysis, and slow but serious breakdown is amazing. So sophisticated.

[@blackspires9033]

A band that have had a big influence on most of the big guitar bands from the 70's, that you haven't reviewed is Wishbone Ash. The first band to feature twin lead guitars and no keyboard, formed in 1969 are still touring and have a huge catalogue of material to explore. I would recommend the first 3 albums as this was their most influential era, from the first album, 'Phoenix', the 2nd album 'Pilgrimage' and from the 3rd (platinum) Argus, "Sometime World", "Warrior" and "Throw Down the Sword". The guitar playing, including the bass will be worthy of your attention.

[@MH_unknown-yt8fv]

I'm so glad you did this song. It's one of my favorites from Pink Floyd among so many incredible songs

[@timtempleton7130]

I looked through tour pink floyd The Wall playlist, and noticed you have done a reaction for "The Trial"... I'd really love to see you do one for that!

[@alanpeterson4939]

Glad to see you continuing this album. You’re getting close to the end of looking forward to the final wrap and conclusions.

[@tmountain1]

That little giggle in the middle section is possibly a callback to a song from Dark Side Of The Moon, "Brain Damage," where a demented giggle follows the line "The lunatic is in my head."

[@ludlowworthington697]

I like the contrast between Gilmore’s soothing singing “would you like to ..” and Waters’ harsh shouting.

[@Markhypnosis1]

I'm really surprised you haven't done Dark Side of The Moon yet. One of the best selling albums of all time.

[@garryiglesias4074]

Problem is she did not do the best protocol for The Wall... So now, if she must do the 4 golden albums like this one, we MIGHT have finished in 2076 maybe... And to me, those albums need to be listened to (discovered) in chronological order, because there's a progression of the band sound.

[@campbellclark2988]

@@garryiglesias4074 additionally as I think you were hinting at, the albums are better done as one series. I’d rather one long video for each album, or at least all released so we can watch them all together.

[@garryiglesias4074]

@@campbellclark2988 Yeah, I was not optimistic when she explained her process at the beginning... Even if she split a little bit because of copyright "dance", at least do them in "the flow"... And react to the whole stuff "at once" (each album), even if she want to zoom on some (or all) the songs.

[@altair8598]

So the delay in us receiving this is down to a delay in your uploading it , not in recording it as you are not in your current studion. Thanks, glad we are back on track.

[@PhilipvanderMatten]

recorded in summer, see through the window

[@basococ]

IMO . . . Pink is a tragic character in all of this. This part of the journey is effectively the climax of the album where all of the 'worms' of his past (persons) have completed this new identity separated from his self by the wall of his own making, brick by brick (events) and witnessed by the chanting crowd at his performance. The remainder of the album is the resolution (denouement) of all that has taken place. Your critical analysis of this work is hugely appreciated and we fans of this particular album continue to enjoy experiencing it with you.

[@richardcurley5798]

Yes! You should go right to the next song there! The wall is complete & now the trial begins!

[@Beatrixmdq]

Finally🎉🎉🎉

[@Cheecher421]

I so hope you react to the movie someday or at least watch it yourself but be sure to watch it. The Wall is an experience like no other.

[@marsdestroyer1621]

With such lyrics and style I could easily ear the SA' groups marching in the german 30's... (bunker, reds, jews, queers...)

[@user-H4-Hercules]

I like your careful listing to understand this masterpiece ❤

[@jaynyczak7999]

"Would you like to see Britannia rule again, my friend, all you have to do is follow". Amazing how these fascist ideas of bringing imaginary glorious past resonate, again. Very timely review.

[@willharm6143]

Europa needs the Sons of The West to awaken.

[@tomboy5212]

I saw Roger Waters The Wall at AT&T park in 2014 It was by far thee best concert I’d ever been to . Brilliant album 💿

[@pablolazaromartinez3541]

The 2nd part of the album is more scattered....I think It serves to the purpose to create tensión as the work is reaching the end

[@manlioyllades]

Thank you! Great analysis!

[@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer]

I really hope you enjoy The Trial. I can't wait for you to examine it.

[@angusrobertson2515]

That's been a long wait

[@davidberesford7009]

Rule Britannia - see "The Last Night Of The Proms" from the Albert Hall in London. The "Proms" are the Promenade Concerts, formally the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Presented by the BBC, is an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts etc held annually, predominantly in the Royal Albert Hall.

[@marknovaky]

Thank You Virgin, for having a kind heart....

[@dondebomm6329]

" Interesting"... Ive been saying that for 45 years.

[@bungopony]

If the harmonies at the beginning ring a bell, it's because it's the Beach Boys. They had no idea what the album was about.

[@robertholte958]

Watching this (and I know that you recorded it a long time ago making my wish to speak to you in the moment a moot one) and I hear you note the laughter... It isn't that there is any joke in here, it is the laughter of the creeping madness that the worms represent. Somewhere, deep inside, Pink is sobbing and crying, and this mad laughter is all that can escape... The opening words of the next song confirm the point.

[@gbsailing9436]

Agreed.

[@Cheecher421]

Perfect description

[@isaac_fuller_]

It sounds almost identical to the laughter on brain damage on DSOTM

[@richardscratcher6075]

I'm delighted to see you are finally continuing your reaction to this album. I was expecting to see a much older woman. 😛

[@spiderbass65]

Can’t wait for you to see the movie to tie this all together!

[@mikaeldk5700]

Ever since Amy learned that the person behind the wall was "controversial" among jews, it has been tame and afraid. Her review of Part1 is some of the best content on all of yt.

[@MLawrence2008]

Great reaction! We hope you had a merry Christmas!

[@Marnie-hates-winter]

She has an (almost) entire series of this album. What she did was give a first listen to each song on the album, in order. She labels this as "First Listen", which is what this one is. Then, after creating all of those, she watched the movie. She then went back and did a second video for each song, in order. These are labelled as the "In-depth" videos. There is an In-Depth video now for this song posted the day after this one. She would release the First Listen and In-Depth for each song close to the same time. She started it a couple of years ago. There have been fairly large gaps of time in between releases of the two videos for each song. You can find them all in her Playlist. The entire series is a must-see for anyone who is a fan of this album. It might be the best thing in KZbin.

[@cooktheogre]

Roger Waters liked to make his audience think.

[@richpeltier9519]

YAY! 🤘🧙‍♂🤘

[@dizzle7558]

I never thought I'd see the day that I was anticipating pauses during a reaction video.💯

[@shegocrazy]

The megaphone rant .....From "A History of the Wall" by Vernon Fitch "Testing. One. Two. One. Two. We're going to convene at 1:15 outside Brixton Town Hall where we will be..." "We will convene at Brixton Bus station. We'll be moving along at about 12 o'clock down Stockwell Road. And then pull in ... to Lambeth Road where comrades will assist us. Keeping close abreast in threes, as we move along Lambeth Road towards Vauxhall Bridge. Now when we get to the other side of Vauxhall Bridge, and we're in the Westminster Borough area, it's quite possible we may encounter some Jew boys from the royal..."

[@mijgreco3914]

When you watch the movie it all makes much more sense. Don't forget that its not only just music score and lyrics, there is also pictures, animation and characters.

[@jobryan191]

The chorus translates 'Britannia' into 'us', and 'our coloured cousins' into 'them'. This and the laugh are references to 'Us and Them' on Dark Side of the Moon.

[@sanandaallsgood673]

If you truly want to understand the album, you MUST watch the movie of the same name. It explains visually what some can't grasp in the music. Not to say you aren't getting it, but the movie shows a lot.

[@brendandunleavy1399]

Down the wormhole 😂im still sussing this album out but you caught up with me in 1 shift. Im impressed 😊

[@DaddyDoom]

I know that by now you saw the film so...yeah. This song is probably the bleakest and most terrifying in the album. Sadly we're living through similar vibes yet again.

[@philmathieu1017]

For me there two things happening here although I am not clear of the extent to which they are entirely separate. One, the smug contented voice of Pink 'safe' behind his wall, and in the outside world the Worms being organised to do their dirty work. Or, Pink is involved with/leading the Worms whilst in a delusional state believing himself safe in his bunker. Or, Pink is behind his wall and imagining what he'll get the Worms to do once he's organised them... or...

[@benitoherrero3895]

The sentence: "Would you like to send our coloured cousins home again" is incredible.

[@michaelfagan9620]

Supposed to be rhetorical; may be a reality soon in the US

[@IkarosK]

The whole album plays on the theme of isolation and being emotionally and/or physically disconnected from the environment due to emotional trauma, loss of loved ones and discontent with ones own life among other reasons, and how that may lead to psychological problems constant negative emotions, substance abuse, bad/aggresive behaviour and, on a more collective level (like countries, nations etc), authoritarianism, fascism, racism, segregation, war and all things that plague humanity throughout history. In this case the worms are are the thing that eats at you and causes you to build walls around you to be unreachable and disconnected, out of touch but also a symbol for rot and decay. In live concerts they erect this huge wall between the band and the audience to symbolize that and they project things on the wall. Really Great stuff!! Pink Floyd were such a huge band!!!

[@Mrharryprosser]

Roger Waters from Pink Floyd was dominating the band and over the years his dark view of the world stated to dominate the group. Other band members did not share dark creative view and felt isolated as Roger Waters was getting darker. This would ultimately destroy the creative co-operation within the group and they went their seperate ways. Highly recommend viewing the film “The Wall” based on this album after you finished listening to it. It will provide enormous in-site into the lyrics.

[@foxdenham]

LP No. 2 definitely has a greater feel of being a full on rock opera, not just a concept album (which it is). It also pulls a lot of conceptual strands together and steps right into the realms of metaphor and allegory.

[@YouEverSeeAFrogKid]

I hope you follow up by watching the movie and experiencing the movie versions of the songs. As I’m sure most of us feel the same in that some movie versions hit a little differently in the feels then the album. I saw the movie first as a toddler when it came out and only got the album around my early teens. So the songs instantly have that soundtrack in my mind. “One of my turns” is my all time favorite song and I can’t stand the girls intro on the album after knowing the movie version for so long. Mother as well although I love both the darker drawn out movie version is a masterpiece. I highly recommend the movie if you can find the time. It will also build the story to the music for you.

[@peternimmo74]

I miss the Scottish school teacher in the movie version, "How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat!"

[@gbsailing9436]

If you'd have follow all her work on this you'd know that Amy has seen the movie by now. Check her thoughts on the in-depth analysis.

[@KimBioni]

can't wait for the trial, one of my fav. from this album

[@cooktheogre]

It's scary how relevant this song is today

[@JacobCohen1704]

The Wall was planned as a triple album and was shortened to a double because of financial considerations. This caused the story to be uneven, especially in the second half.

[@DHARMN00]

This song is the 1st thing I thought of in the Lion King during Scar's speech.

[@joelschama1735]

Hmm. 🤔 The entire concept album seems to flow perfectly for me I feel no disconnect nor jumping around of which you speak .. Perhaps you can elaborate on this further.

[@erlonbailey8398]

Some Beach Boys harmonies there..

[@begrackled]

Those opening chords are totally a Brian Wilson reference. Syd was a drug casualty in real life the same way Brian was, like Pink is in this album. "You cannot reach me now," is really tragic here. The worms are a metaphor for drugs as Pink devolves from rock star to fascist dictator.

[@johnbowley1950]

Wow......just a couple more tracks and you can put this 'bad boy" to bed

[@ayenackaye2625]

It's Britannia Rule the Wave as in having command over nature itself. Britain with (at the time) the most technologically advanced ships that 'did not need to have concern of the seas'. At the time being referred to in the song the UK had the strongest navy in the word.

[@SteparyFerret]

Thanks a Lot. Perdí El Hilo conductor de tu análisis pero es lo de menos.

[@JS-sh2tq]

The background riff is of course, again, Another Brick in the Wall's 'we dont need no...'

[@robertmatthews9650]

“It’s good to say ‘let me just check myself here for a moment’”. Wow you perfectly segway’d to the next song without even knowing it.

[@edwhite517]

Sitting in a bunker, building a wall. Walls come down!

[@stevesilsby9668]

Such power in this music! We hear contrasting extremes of Pink's psychosis driving his imagination of a violent fascist army with himself as itsleader delivering the orders. His pathology indeed has his psychotic fantasies scattered about, bubbling up haphazardly out of his mind which is juat boiling in mad turmoil. This is evidenced by the immediate and total change at the end of this spiece. Pink frightens himself into the realization of his madness and desperately searches for a path back to sanity.

[@pietrodiiorio532]

I think you're quite upset by this album. I have been listening to it since i was a child thanks to my older brother, i am in love with this album and many others by Pink Floyd. I hope one day you can listen to Atom Heart Mother and The Final Cut in full. I would love to know your opinion on that. Happy new year from italy.

[@hullbarrett]

_In Perfect Isolation_ ... I broke out of my wall for nearly a decade in my late 30s to late 40s, only to realize that as an introvert, I'm better off behind my wall. So here I lie, happily, behind my wall at 53.

[@BeijingBuzzz-China-Travel]

Look up "stamped to death for £30" - the reality of the opening song; and doubtless many more ...

[@jonathanhill9748]

Remember, this concept arose out of the feeling of isolation from the audience felt by Waters. It also came after the staggering success, money and fame brought by Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here. In the song, pink has lost his mind and pushes his persona beyond extremes, cynically knowing that no matter how extreme his behaviour, the audience would still follow. He has contempt for them and himself.

[@MarkStockman-b4j]

It has been said by my Generation X brethren that one must listen to the album version of "The Wall" and view the cinematic version twice. The first time, cold sober; the second, in an altered state of consciousness. I would personally like to recommend a checkup with a mental health professional before doing either.

[@baskoning9896]

Why dont you watch the video that belongs to the songs, it explains and adds sooo much to the art

[@alphacrusis2632]

In the film, 'waiting' is when Hammer is marching his troops through a township raving into a megaphone, people are closing their windows and drawing the curtains as though hammer is being pushed further into his delusion which then devolves into animation of Nazi hammers marching to the ravings of a megalomaniac...along with a key change that is quite heavy metalish. Great reaction!

[@thewhitestuffinchickenshit]

I'm someone has suggested it already but she.really should.see the film!

[@carnivoroussoupspoon]

the triumph of finally accepting the end, a contradiction to the human spirit.......Pink Floyd is such a journey. Wish you would listen to the whole album all the way through. Even if you posted one song at a time back to back. The whole story has to be heard complete, and watching the movie also provides great perspective.

[@amievil3697]

The horn reminds me of an inner monologue.The whispers in the noise becoming louder-LOuder-LOUDer-LOUDER! Like a demon tearing down the psyche

[@skwervin1]

I was wondering when she would get around to end

[@louisemiller3784]

Who is ‘she’ the cats mother?

[@dirtyburd71]

Very graphic when the visuals of hammers goose stepping in perfect time with the music is seen on the screen. HAM-MER • HAM-MER • HAM-MER....

[@basococ]

That driving marching and pounding then met with the dum da dum dum that had been building over the course of the album.

[@brendandunleavy1399]

Like a surfboard to a jackboot,,,,its very significant 😊