“Post War Dream” by Pink Floyd
(Words/Music: Roger Waters, Album: The Final Cut, Capitol 1983)

I had a friend in high school who loved this album and would play this song over and over again when we went over to his house. He would tell everyone that The Final Cut was the pinnacle of Pink Floyd’s achievement - it was better than The Wall, Wish You Were Here, and The Dark Side of the Moon. It sounded plausible when he was saying it, so I gave it some private listens. I didn’t understand why he would say those things or how he could not see the obvious holes in the album and that it was another rehashing of the same themes. A few years later, I realized that he probably didn’t even believe what he was saying but that he was just being contrarian in order to sound important.

Although, through all of his rants, I do like the song, but see it more as an alternate ending to The Wall than an integral part of another album. Overall, it seems very British - like Waters stands in the tradition of George Orwell and Graham Greene and puts their themes to music.

Tell me true tell me why was Jesus crucified
is it for this that daddy died?
was it you? was it me?
did I watch too much t.v.?
Is that a hint of accusation in your eyes?
if it wasn’t for the nips
being so good at building ships
the yards would still be open on the clyde
and it can’t be much fun for them
beneath the rising sun
with all their kids committing suicide
what have we done maggie what have we done
what have we done to England
should we shout should we scream
“what happened to the post war dream?”
oh Maggie Maggie what did we do?

scumson:

Pink Floyd - Nobody Home

Album: The Wall

“Surprise, surprise, surprise”

arcadefiresucks:

Welcome to the Machine - Pink Floyd

What did you dream? / It’s alright, we told you what to dream

(via vergeofbliss)

“Eye in the Sky” The Alan Parsons Project

The Alan Parson Project was one of the first bands that I really liked. Back in the early 80s when I was discovering music, there was something about them that seemed interesting and catchy. Looking back on them now, I can recognize that they settled into an interesting niche between soft rock and prog rock. For years, the prog rock label confused me until I was exposed to their album Tales of Mystery and Imagination which was a concept album of musical version of or inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Also, when I found out that Alan Parsons worked as an engineer for such legendary albums as Let It Be, Abbey Road, and The Dark Side of the Moon, the prog rock label made a lot more sense.

(Source: adanvc, via vrac-musique)