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This article is about the three songs by Pink Floyd. For the song by Laurent Wolf entitled "Another Brick", see Laurent Wolf "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 . It's one of the band's most well known songs and also their biggest hit, peaking at #1 on the American singles charts and also the U.K charts. In addition, the second part was #375 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time list.http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/11028260/the_rs_500_greatest_songs_of_all_time/3 "Part II", best known for the line "We Don't Need No Education", 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 ". It is a Protest Song against rigid schooling in general and Boarding School s in particular http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=17292 which has led to the song being banned in several countries. http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=17292 For "Part II", Pink Floyd needed a school Choir , and producer Bob Ezrin asked sound engineer Nick Griffiths to find one. Griffiths approached music teacher Alun Renshaw of Islington Green School , around the corner from their Britannia Row Studios . The choir were not allowed to hear the rest of the song after singing the chorus, and were let down, as they wanted to hear Gilmour's solo. The chorus was overdubbed 12 times to give the impression that the choir was larger. Though the school received a lump sum payment of £ 1000, there was no contractual arrangement for royalties from record sales. Under 1996 UK copyright law, they became eligible for royalties from broadcasts, and after royalties agent Peter Rowan traced choir members through the website Friends Reunited and other means, they claimed their payments. Contrary to press reports, this did not involve suing Pink Floyd. Music industry professionals estimated that each student would be owed around £500.http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1376418,00.html "Part II" gave Pink Floyd a Grammy nomination for Best Performance by a Rock Duo or Group and lost to Bob Seger 's " Against The Wind ". 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. CONCEPT Part I Composition Part one of the song is very quiet in dynamics, and features a long, subdued guitar solo. The vocals are softer and more gentle in tone than in Parts II & III, although there is a short, sharp rise in dynamics and tone for a brief period towards the end of the lyrical portion. Plot The Thin Ice discussed during the previous song breaks when Pink becomes older and learns of the death of his father. Pink is devastated by this reality and begins to build The Wall. Film Version Pink's mother is seen praying in a church, after the death of her husband overseas. Pink however is, at this point, oblivious of his death, playing with a toy aeroplane. The song continues with Pink playing in a public park, after his mother leaves him to go shopping. He sees a man, who he takes a liking to in the absence of his own father. The man gives Pink a lift onto a ride, and it's clear Pink feels as if this man is his real father. Pink follows the man's son around, copying him, but doesn't understand why the other boy's father isn't paying attention to him. He grabs the man's hand, but is shooed away, only to grab the man's hand again. The man pushes Pink away again, and dejectedly he sits on a swing. Part II
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