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"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. 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. 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". The single sold over 4 million copies worldwide.[citation needed]
The Wall is the eleventh studio album by English progressive rock group Pink Floyd. Released as a double album on 30 November 1979, it was subsequently performed live with elaborate theatrical effects, and adapted into a feature film, Pink Floyd—The Wall.
As with the band's previous three studio albums, The Wall is a concept album and deals largely with themes of abandonment and personal isolation. It was first conceived during the band's 1977 In the Flesh Tour, when bassist and lyricist Roger Waters's frustration with the spectators' perceived boorishness became so acute that he imagined building a wall between the performers and audience. The album is a rock opera that centres on Pink, a character Waters modelled after himself, with some aspects based on the band's original leader, Syd Barrett. Pink's life experiences begin with the loss of his father during the Second World War, and continue with ridicule and abuse from his schoolteachers, an overprotective mother and finally, the breakdown of his marriage. All contribute to his eventual self-imposed isolation from society, represented by a metaphorical wall.
daddy's flown across the ocean
leaving just a memory
a snapshot in the fammily album
daddy what else did you leave for
daddy what else did you leave behind for me
all in all it was just a brick in the wall
all in all it where all just bricks in the wall
we don't need no eduacation
we don't need no hard control
no dark sarcasm in the class room
teachers leave those kids alone
hey teachers leave those kids alone
all in all it's just another brick in the wall
all in all it's just another brick in the wall
we don't need no eduacation
we don't need no hard control
no dark sarcasm in the class room
teachers leave those kids alone
hey teachers leave those kids alone
all in all it's just another brick in the wall
all in all it's just another brick in the wall
I don't need no walls around
I don't need no drugs to calm me
I have seen the writings on the wall
don't think I need anything at
no don't think I need anything at all
all in all you where just a brick in the wall
all in all you where all just bricks in the wall
goodbye crule world
I'm leaving you today
goodbye goodbye
goodbye
goodbye all you peaple
there's nothing you could say
to make me change my mind
goodbye