Another Brick In The Wall by Pink Floyd

“Another Brick in the Wall” is the title of three songs set to variations of the same basic theme, on Pink Floyd’s 1979 concept album, The Wall, subtitled Part I, Part II, and Part III, respectively, all of which were written by Pink Floyd’s bassist and then lead songwriter, Roger Waters.

Part II is a protest song against rigid schooling in general and boarding schools in particular, which has led to the song being banned in several countries. It was released as a single and provided the band’s only number-one hit in the UK, the US, West Germany and many other countries. In the UK, it was their first single since 1968’s “Point Me at the Sky”. 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 #375 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.

In 1980, the song was adopted as a protest anthem by black students during the “Elsie’s River” uprising in South Africa, protesting against the racial propaganda and bias in the official curriculum. On May 2, it was banned by the government.

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