Pink Floyd and the Wall

The narrator in ‘Mending Wall’ states, “Before I built the wall I’d ask to know what I was walling in or walling out.”

Some walls aren't only physical, but there are ones that are inside of us. The “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost and “Tear Down This Wall” by Ronald Reagan are brilliant examples of how, not only nature, but humans as well do not like walls. Walls form separation, and they also affect people, countries, and civilizations.

Commercial success and true ‘artistry’ or creativity seem to be contradict with each other. However, I don’t agree this statement and it’s not correct at all. I’m going to use the Beatles, the musical Hair and Pink Floyd as examples (as they gained success in both aspects) to explain how these two elements can coexist in the following essay.

Music is the art of combining vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) to produce beauty of form, harmony and expression of emotion and it has always been an integral part of American culture. People of any race, age or social class can enjoy music as a popular form of entertainment. There are many different kinds of music, but Rock & Roll is one of the biggest and most popular. Rock & Roll began as a mixture of blues and country music and has been ever evolving while spawning numerous additional genres that share its roots. Many of today’s megahit artists have credited their style and success to the trailblazers of the early commercial music scene. From dive bars to huge arenas, most artists are out to accomplish the same thing: to tell a story.

A Howl Against Capitalism: An Analysis of a Poet’s Political Metaphors Ginsberg’s Howl is decidedly not the kind of poem that inspires children in traditional elementary schools across the country to put their right hands on their breasts, face the flag, sing the national anthem. Contrariwise, the controversial poem uses Ginsberg’s signature repetitive prosody and metaphorical speech to figuratively pummel the living daylights out of the society we know as America. More specifically, it is Ginsberg’s unabridged, unyielding critique of American lifestyle in the post-World War II era of the 1950’s from the perspective of the optimistically poetic but down-trodden beatniks. His fast-paced, restless thrashing is perhaps a defining feature of

In “Where there’s a Wall” poem by Joy Kogawa, the author addressed how a person can get through the wall and how a person behaves on the other side of the wall. Just like in real life, people have motivations as to why they act in a certain way. In the poem, the reasons that lead the character to walk away from the wall are the speaker’s fear and self-interest.

Next, Frost and Reagan both feel as if the wall is affecting people physically and mentally. In "Mending Wall" the narrator seems to say that his neighbor is a savage. The neighbor seems convinced that the

Comparing the albums, The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall, there is a noticeable change in the themes, among, the musical sensation that is being portrayed. The Wall was mainly based on Roger Waters childhood. His childhood was disturbing as he lived in an abusive situation. The Wall creates a storyline of abuse, totalitarian society, and alienated teens with mean parents. From those traumatic events he created The Wall to tell the story of how isolated he felt; he was so isolated that he built a wall to block himself from the only thing causing him pain—the world. In the rock opera, The Wall, Pink, the protagonist, lives a treacherous life with abuse from teachers, abusing drugs, overprotective mother, and a failure of a marriage. With

In one of the most well-known masterpieces by Pink Floyd, “Hey You”, focused on one of the most important aspects of human life – the sense of belonging through human interaction. The lyric highlights Roger Waters’ skill as a brilliant lyricist and composer, who reaches out to his audience with the haunting melody and emotionally-charged lyric. Waters has touched many lives with this piece by explicitly emphasizing on the pain of desolation and disassociation. He constructs his dialogue based on a life of his former bandmate Syd Barrett, whose life was severely affected by heavy drugs use, social desolation, and ultimately developed into mental illness.

The wall had always been there—a deep, persistent reminder that a divine being was watching Berlin, and it wasn’t God. It had been there for eleven years before my birth, plus my seventeen years of existence. I could see it from my bedroom window on the rare occasions that I peered through the curtains, but I didn’t like the thought of eyes always gazing into my room.

I am truly intrigued by your interpretations of “Where there’s a Wall”. Although I agree with most of your analysis, I would like to outline some of my personal impressions on the poem.

“Money” by Pink Floyd is a song written by Roger Waters and released in May of 1973 (Genius). The primary focus of the song beyond the obvious (money) is the subtle commentary the singer makes on the American capitalist system. At the time of its release, the post World War II Soviet Union’s economy was booming, and massive periods stagflation in America began to force citizens to question the validity of the regulated brand of capitalism made popular in the decades following Roosevelt’s New Deal (Nielsen). The song appears at first glance and is accepted by most to be a sardonic condemnation of the wealthiest members of society. However, a closer analysis reveals that Waters’ original intent was for the song to be taken literally; “Money” is undoudbetdly a praise of capitalism. The broad message of the song and the nuanced linguistic choices contained therein serve to simultaneously affirm a capitalist system and glorify wealth. Before beginning and for the sake of clarity, vocalist David Gilmour will be the presumed speaker of the song and any references to its content will attributed to him.

The lyrics of “Wonderwall” are full of metaphors, the song itself is an extended metaphor. The comparison between Gallagher`s girlfriend and the wall of teenage boys is what the entire song is about. When Oasis sings “because maybe you`re gonna be the one that saves me and after all you`re my wonderwall” (Oasis line 18-21), they`re referring to the teenage boy`s emotions, how he feels about his crush. This reference, for those who understand it, was meant to describe that one person you used to see while walking in the halls at school. That one person who gave you butterflies or who you couldn`t stop thinking about all

“Mending Wall” talks of barriers between people that disrupt the human relationships. It talks of communication, kinship and also the feeling of security that people gain from barriers. Being a philosophical poet Frost has cleverly intertwined the literal and metaphoric meaning into the poem using the wall as a symbolic representation of barriers that separate neighbours in their

I believe the poem suggests that wall stands as an obstacle to progress and social agreement. Tearing the wall down, as does the