Pink Floyd, One of My Turns - A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Reaction

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    The reality of love turning grey ”like the skin of a dying man” is driving Pink crazy, throwing him into an uncontrollable tantrum. As he progresses down the path of self-isolation, the struggle with his own nature becomes more and more violent.
    Here’s the link to the original song by Pink Floyd:
    • One Of My Turns
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  • @DavidLindes
    @DavidLindes ปีที่แล้ว +180

    I'm so so glad that this series continues. This has to be one of the best music analysis video series ever... because this is all so foreign to you, and yet you embrace the dive into it, and have such interesting insights. Take as long as you need to, and I'll be eagerly awaiting every video in the series. :) Thank you, Amy! (And Vlad!)

    • @Christopher50now
      @Christopher50now ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I hope she does DarkSide or Echoes from Meddle or watch them perform it live in the Pompeii amphitheater.

    • @DavidLindes
      @DavidLindes ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Christopher50now would love those things, too. Though I somehow suspect that the cohesive nature of The Wall as a singular overall work will make this one unique.

    • @Christopher50now
      @Christopher50now ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@DavidLindes I just want to hear what she has to say about it. It’s like I’m listening to a super pro analyze the music that’s been the soundtrack of my life since 13. I play music because I seen David Gilmour start a solo with a mirror ball and it looked on fire. Then he hit a pedal and the thing burst open and shit went wild. That’s when I wanted to play guitar. I didn’t even want to go. I thought it was old men yelling at teachers. Only went because I was gonna be allowed to smoke weed. She is such a pro at what she’s doing I’d love her to hear all of Floyd. Not go in-depth unless that’s her deal. So I do pray she does DarkSide at least then Echoes. I’ve fell in love with her breakdowns.

    • @damianovezzosi
      @damianovezzosi ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Can't wait for Comfortably numb

    • @daltonkuse2854
      @daltonkuse2854 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I loved watching these!

  • @Valarmorgolis
    @Valarmorgolis ปีที่แล้ว +95

    Fun fact: That phone call with the operator is an actual real operator. Roger placed a collect call and recorded the operator's reaction. It's a legitimate reaction.
    “We were in L.A. at Producer’s Workshop so I phoned my neighbour, Chris Fitzmorris in London. He had the keys to my flat and I asked him to go there and said that I would call him through an operator. “No matter how many times I call”, I said, “just pick up the phone, say ‘Hello’, let the operator speak and then hang up”. I placed a telephone in a soundproof area, got on to an extension phone and started recording to 1/4″ tape. It took a couple of operators - the first 2 were a bit abrupt, but the 3rd was perfect. I told her that I wanted to make a collect call to Mrs. Floyd. “Who’s calling?” she asked. “Mr. Floyd”, I replied. Chris’ timing was terrific, over and over he would hang up just at the right moment and she became genuinely concerned. “Is there supposed to be someone there besides your wife?” I was playing her along saying things like “No! I don’t know who that is!” and “What’s going on?” and she would try the call again. Unwittingly, she was helping to tell the story. Afterwards I went through the 1/4″ and edited my voice out, just leaving her and Chris. I sometimes wonder if she ever heard herself on the record.”
    Roger Waters also loved this bit:
    “I think it’s great. I love that operator. I think she’s wonderful. She didn’t know what was happening at all. The way she picks up on - I mean it’s been edited a bit, but the way she picks up all that stuff about “is there supposed to be anybody else there besides your wife” you know? I think is amazing. She really clicked into it straight away. She’s terrific.”

    • @chuckteague
      @chuckteague ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Incredible story! I never knew that. It adds even more depth to the call. Thanks

    • @70zenboy
      @70zenboy ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Never knew. Cheers.

    • @mikenolin8747
      @mikenolin8747 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That's awesome! I hope she got some compensation for it 🤑

  • @yakmueller
    @yakmueller ปีที่แล้ว +162

    An 'Axe' is slang for an electric guitar. A great insight into this track.

    • @fad23
      @fad23 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I only remembered that as I watched the video. I hadn't connected that before.

    • @ClaytonMacleod
      @ClaytonMacleod ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes, in this case it refers to his guitar. Axe in general is used in reference to other instruments, as well, though.

    • @torbenanschau6641
      @torbenanschau6641 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ClaytonMacleod As I understood the video and the Liveshow Berlin, it was rather thought as a real axe?

    • @rickrose3476
      @rickrose3476 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      eugenes axe?

    • @robertoneill1979
      @robertoneill1979 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is not a drill 😉

  • @PK1971PK
    @PK1971PK ปีที่แล้ว +151

    Waters is a master at vocal expression. You'll never hear more pain and despair than the way he holds and develops the last note in "why are you running away." The very tail end of it is brilliant.

    • @RicardoRivera-rv2me
      @RicardoRivera-rv2me ปีที่แล้ว +3

      100% agreed.

    • @Marnee4191
      @Marnee4191 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well said. I would never compare these two groups in quality, but as for emotional endings, this link to a Tiny Desk concert is the only one that ever came close as Waters at the end in this song. The yell at the end of the linked one here (about 35s in) - yelling to God about the tragic passing of his mother - gives me chills every time: th-cam.com/video/Y-9ZQCS3Pb0/w-d-xo.html

    • @lics01
      @lics01 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      In this context all true, but if Gilmore didn't carry it off with the music, on it's own it's just a miserable self pathetic rant/tantrum.

    • @larrybremer4930
      @larrybremer4930 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      When the tigers broke free, you can feel his pain in that song since it is basically autobiographic, especially the part where about King George signing his fathers death notification with his rubber stamp.

    • @KyleS.1987
      @KyleS.1987 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@lics01 It's true that Gilmour's musical and vocal contributions were essential, but Pink Floyd with Polly Samson writing lyrics were toothless and boring.

  • @bighenry6633
    @bighenry6633 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    A female groupie manages to make it past his security (Pink is a rock star, this is before his big show, he's still in his hotel room). Pink starts to have his breakdown after discovering his wife's infidelity, and starts to smash up the hotel room, including the old 70s rock star trope of smashing the tv and throwing it out the window. The groupie obviously is scared of this madman so runs away, continuing the theme of him being abandoned.

    • @yes_head
      @yes_head ปีที่แล้ว +10

      More like a groupie was picked out of the throng of groupies and sent to him, or she enters the room with him. Standard operating procedure for rock stars in the 70's.

    • @gerardgalaxy35
      @gerardgalaxy35 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@yes_headyou're right, to me. In my memories of the movie, I think she enter the hotel room with him..just after the "young lust" episode..Pink bringed this groupie back from one of his shows.

    • @vladvale
      @vladvale ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@gerardgalaxy35 she enters a motorhome that then changes into an apartment.

  • @mattleppard1964
    @mattleppard1964 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Still hits me at 53 after it made a major impression on me at 16. An astounding work of art ❤

    • @Marnee4191
      @Marnee4191 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm 55 and it hit me at age 17. I listened to the album nearly every day for six months - drove my family and friends crazy. I watched the movie 32 times that year.

    • @alanpeterson4939
      @alanpeterson4939 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I’m 68. No telling how many hundreds of times I have listened to this album and pondered the lyrics since I bought it over forty years ago.

    • @stevepulford216
      @stevepulford216 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly. I'm also 53, I think the first time I listened to the entire album (or saw the movie) I was probably 14. I still love both.

  • @gilblax8764
    @gilblax8764 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    It's impossible to listen to "One of my turns" without to listen to "Don't leave me now".
    Both songs are so madness

  • @rossjohnmclean
    @rossjohnmclean ปีที่แล้ว +19

    “Run to the bedroom, in the suitcase on the left, you’ll find my favourite axe…” is a brilliant Waters lyric because of the ambiguous meaning - 🎸? 🪓 ? The young woman flies into a blind panic because she has no idea if this madman is going to play her a tune on his favourite guitar or attack her with a weapon - the lyric ramps up the unstable atmosphere to intense heights. It signifies the pivotal moment when Pink finally loses it and the complete chaos and madness to come becomes inevitable. David Gilmour delivers the perfect solo for this insane atmosphere - disjointed yet melodic, emotive, haunting AND groovy, all at the same time.

  • @marceloleybovich6230
    @marceloleybovich6230 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I can't even imagine what a good experience it will be for Amy to complete all this musical analysis with the viewing of the film.

    • @petersattler22
      @petersattler22 ปีที่แล้ว

      In earlier videos, she already mentioned that she watched the movie as part of her analysis.

    • @marceloleybovich6230
      @marceloleybovich6230 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@petersattler22 So, why she don't know anything about these particular scene?

    • @chuckteague
      @chuckteague ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@marceloleybovich6230exactly... Unless she just watched it thru without taking notes, etc.

    • @mattnic13
      @mattnic13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I suggested watching the movie may be beneficial after the 1st few videos. However I think I have made a mistake. Hearing unbiased perception & options of the lyrics & music arrangement is brilliant & I hope Mrs Shafer just glanced over the movie so & we continue to hear how she sees & feels his album. Surely that’s the idea behind this project . Great work .

  • @DaronMalakian06
    @DaronMalakian06 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    One of my turns and don't leave me now, those two songs combined are masterpieces underrated

  • @paulrogers4483
    @paulrogers4483 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This is my favorite song of the album. The first indication that the cheese is sliding off his cracker 😅
    The vocal performance by Waters in this song is just phenomenal. The way he portrays the raw emotion and pain that Pink is in is simply nothing short of genious and pure talent.
    ✌️Peace✌️

    • @uoabigaillevey
      @uoabigaillevey ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LOL I almost choked to death on my cookie crisp when I read 'the cheese is sliding off his cracker' :P hehe. I hope I get to use that someday ;)

  • @carlhammill5774
    @carlhammill5774 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Stunning song that still gives me goose bumps. I must make a confession - I only watch her analyze Pink Floyd songs. She is a master at this. Videos like this are the reason I stick around on TH-cam. Thank you so much for your special gift.

  • @ThisTrainIsLost
    @ThisTrainIsLost ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The major events in Pink's experience in his hotel room are few but they're well described in not only his voice, but also in the sound design. First we discover that he's not alone, he has a young groupie with him. A little later, he breaks a window and asks, "would you like to see me try?" (To jump from the window and fly.) Pink has had a psychotic break and the groupie runs away, the smartest decision that she could make, a decision that Pink is not capable of understanding as her escape doesn't fit into the rules of the world he now inhabits.

  • @LordEriolTolkien
    @LordEriolTolkien ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Day after day, the love turns gray
    Like the skin of the dying man
    And night after night, we pretend it's all right
    But I have grown older, and you have grown colder
    And nothing is very much fun any more
    And I can feel one of my turns coming on
    I feel cold as a razor blade, tight as a tourniquet
    Dry as a funeral drum.
    ^ some of the best lyrics in Rock

  • @nobody8328
    @nobody8328 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    13:17- " i need to spend some more time with this music."
    Yes. And that feeling will never stop 🥰🥹

  • @wrldchamps04
    @wrldchamps04 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    It's easy to forget the individual songs' brilliance that make up the masterpiece as a whole.

  • @unfilthy
    @unfilthy ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Possibly my favorite individual track from this album. On its face, he finds out his wife is with another man, and he goes nuts/has a breakdown. Of course, since this is a brilliantly insightful album, we already know that his relationship is broken, that he was looking for a "dirty woman" and that he has these temperamental explosions on a consistent basis, because it's *one* of his turns, *one* of his "bad days," so not his first, or his last.
    It reminds me of a novel with an unreliable narrator written by a master to include all the hints we need to figure out what they're not focusing on telling us explicitly (of course, his contribution to the hell he's living in becomes more explicit in Don't Leave Me Now).
    It's very enjoyable, revisiting this album through a newcomer's eyes.

  • @leew6091
    @leew6091 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The glass breaking was a TV through the hotel window. The biggest rock cliche of them all.

  • @palms4759
    @palms4759 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Rockin guitar. Is there any player more expressive than Dave Gilmour? I don't know any. This is another masterpiece from him.

  • @diamondback2085
    @diamondback2085 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    as we get closer and closer to comfortably numb I'm getting giddy. She visibly recoiled when the insanity kicked in. I'm so looking forward to her reaction to what I consider a perfect song. Comfortably numb always takes me somewhere I don't want to be but so need to revisit. Even if I can't really explain where that is. The pain hoplessness lonlines in it i can so empathise with. Im soooooooo loking forward to her response

    • @tbrown6559
      @tbrown6559 ปีที่แล้ว

      I always thought the drug effect in comfortably numb was akin to the comfort he got from his mum when he was sick as a child. Reinforces the habit maybe? So many ways to think about it.

    • @diamondback2085
      @diamondback2085 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tbrown6559 being a recovered addict I never looked at it that way. I saw it as a numbing agent to drive away the pain. Getting so fucked up that nothing really gets through. Including people. Just another brick to isolate ones self.

  • @MrRomanGuy
    @MrRomanGuy ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Amy, I was both looking forward to and dreading your initial hearing of this song. You have a caring disposition that comes out in your analysis. I almost feel bad that you had to be exposed to Pink's "break" as you rightly call it. I can only imagine how it will be for you as you follow further into Pink's fall into madness. Your clearly confused and disturbed reaction tells it all. You sum it up well with "this is tragic". Tragic, indeed. Thank you for persevering on this project.

  • @benitoherrero3895
    @benitoherrero3895 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Thank you for going on with the Wall, Amy.

    • @MrAitraining
      @MrAitraining ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lol yeah 1 song a month. So stupid.

    • @williamhenning4700
      @williamhenning4700 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrAitraining I enjoy it more this way honestly. She's giving each song the proper weight and analysis it deserves.

  • @whointheside
    @whointheside ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This song is insane (!) I don't understand why it's so underrated...it was the B side of Another Brick in the Wall part 2, I love it!

    • @harlanmonk569
      @harlanmonk569 ปีที่แล้ว

      Along with Mother this is tops for me.

  • @ghostpuppet31
    @ghostpuppet31 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Over the years, I've found the story of the character 'Pink', just as memorable as the music, itself. Everything is so well intwined! Such a unique band, with the ability to express specific emotions, in completely personal ways.

  • @yes_head
    @yes_head ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The studio version presents a pretty clear narrative of events. The film version is comparatively surreal:
    "The song begins with a close-up of the debris in Pink's hotel room, then switches over to the hotel's pool, where Pink is seen floating in a crucifix position. Having cut open his right hand during his violent outburst, his blood stains the pool water. What follows is a fantasy sequence in which Pink watches The Dam Busters on TV in a much larger, and entirely empty, hotel room. The shadow of Pink's wife emerges on the back wall before materialising into a praying mantis-like monster, which then transforms into the vulva-shaped flower from "What Shall We Do Now?". The song ends with Pink cowering in the corner of the room, tortured by both the imaginary mantis in front of him, and thoughts of his wife's adultery."

  • @DruncanUK
    @DruncanUK ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The sound of breaking glass was the tv going through the hotel room window...so very rock and roll! 🤣

  • @benitoherrero3895
    @benitoherrero3895 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    In the book tittled "Inside out" by Nick Mason says that Roger remembered saw Syd seated with a cigarette end in the hand without moving at all.

  • @christophecapon8626
    @christophecapon8626 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Waiting for "Don't leave me now" real quick!

  • @sepposyXIV
    @sepposyXIV ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This whole album brings you to the edge of tears. So much internal pain and suffering, release through music. Brilliant album, a true masterpiece!

  • @jasongress8764
    @jasongress8764 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Water’s voice was jarring when I first heard the album, but damn, I’m not sure anyone could convey the despair and heartbreak better than him. I think the word I’m looking for is vulnerable.

  • @zaphods2ndhead193
    @zaphods2ndhead193 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In the movie, when he says "would you like to learn to fly" he breaks out the window of the hotel and hangs outside. You are right, he has a completely broke down and had a manic episode.

  • @luvbasses5487
    @luvbasses5487 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    There’s a song that didn’t make it on the record, but made it on the movie. It’s called: What Shall We Do Now? I recommend it.

  • @jedisix
    @jedisix ปีที่แล้ว +1

    'Reflexively' - Perfect word.

  • @josephgilbertipe1
    @josephgilbertipe1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful how this Woman has used her Mind and Time. She is an Angel. You can see her Love for beauty⚡️. We Floridians 🦅all tripped on Acid on it at Night in stars burning candles. Whole different World🌎 She will NEVER UNDERSTAND THE REAL PICTURE! Ever! It was planned for another Place❤️🌎The Wall and Pink was designed for a higher Frequency of Observation🐊

  • @harlanmonk569
    @harlanmonk569 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man its been a while ! Lol Finally back to Floyd!!

  • @tristanrl1940
    @tristanrl1940 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You are quickly and quite predictably, catching-on - I.e. - with the story! Am much relieved to see you have not abandoned the album - it truly is a gem! Many-thanks for pressing-on with it despite the plausible, daunting process of doing reactions. Your singular analysis of the recording is a much welcome breath of fresh air. Carry on 😃

    • @MrAitraining
      @MrAitraining ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah maybe she'll catch on completely by thanksgiving at this rate. Has to be one of the dumbest method reactions to this album on youtube,

  • @dbriddie9525
    @dbriddie9525 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    His axe is a guitar :-). Nice interpretation. The Wall tracks cannot be taken in isolation. A brilliant thing to do is the watch the film in full, and all would be clear to you regarding the story.

  • @navbusiness2210
    @navbusiness2210 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Interestingly, this is a turning point in the album. It's fascinating to see someone break down this classic rock opera brick by brick, especially someone who has such a musical background but has never heard this before. I wait eagerly for every new Wall reaction and analysis from you. Thank you for digging so deep into this. I hope you are enjoying.

    • @rossjohnmclean
      @rossjohnmclean ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I’d say it’s THE turning point in the arc of Pink’s story - the moment where, after everything that has been bubbling under, he finally snaps and begins his descent into madness.

  • @RichardCook
    @RichardCook ปีที่แล้ว +2

    in-order to completely understand the background conversations and voices you need to watch the movie!!

  • @MaceGill
    @MaceGill ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wow. This reaction right here! Somewhere along the way, you've become a rock fan. I know this is the 'first listen' and not the analysis, but even in your first listens you tend to start with the details of the music theory, the sound of the instruments, et. al. as the vehicle for evoking emotion. But here, you're already struck with the emotion. 'Feeling' the song first, and then some of the details of the score come to mind after. You're invested in the story and how the lyrics, music, and sound effects feel long before the analysis dawns on you. I am so thrilled to see this video, especially after having enjoyed your channel for some time. It is my sincere hope that you can now add rock music to your expanded list of musical genres that you enjoy for i's own sake. For its own merits. Love this so much.

  • @theotherone58
    @theotherone58 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Roger Waters from Pink Floyd is currently on a world tour. I would highly recommend checking him out. Amazing shows. Saw him do The Wall several years ago.

  • @bungopony
    @bungopony ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This song and the next song (Don't Leave Me Now) might be the two most depressing and angry songs ever recorded.
    "Would you like to learn to fly" is referring to jumping out of the hotel window.

    • @palms4759
      @palms4759 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, more to the point, it is a murderous suggestion of throwing the groupie out the window. 'Would you like to see me try?' is a question pointing to suicidal ideation

  • @hjhelio
    @hjhelio ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This song makes a lot more sense when you experienced (or dealt with someone in) a period of clycling through depression and mania.
    Some lyrical details using words like "razor balde, tourniquet, funeral drum" and the part where he asks if the girl would like to see he trying to "fly", seems to subtly imply the ideia of self-harm or worse.
    And the "would you like to call the cops" line kind of shows that he's somewhat aware that his atitude is frightening and dangerous, but he just can't hold it anymore and does not care about consequences.
    Then the song ends as he's coming out of the manic phase and going back to depression.

  • @thundersos8087
    @thundersos8087 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Probably already mentioned in other comments but the 'favourite axe' lyric refers to Pinks guitar, guitarists in rock bands often call their guitars axes.

  • @bradpatrick3856
    @bradpatrick3856 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There is an accompanied movie called The Wall with Bob Geldof as Pink. Some of the songs on The Wall are better understood if you watch the movie, this is definitely one of them and a major scene in the film, The soundtrack that runs with the movie also sometimes plays differently, sometimes subtly sometimes more overt., than the The Wall double album. Anyway worth checking out the film for broader context of Waters lyrics.

  • @TurningoffyourGaslights
    @TurningoffyourGaslights หลายเดือนก่อน

    That conversation in the background, 'let me know when you are entering the room'... is from the movie 'The Dam Busters', a movie on the WW2 British attack on the German Ruhr dams.

  • @mattleppard1964
    @mattleppard1964 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oooh, it’s a wet Saturday night here in the UK. This is something to look forward to. Keep it up ❤

    • @bibobibo8084
      @bibobibo8084 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same in Germany... 🌧️😜

  • @nobody8328
    @nobody8328 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    4:57 "wut"
    😆😆😆ohgodsmysides😆🤣😂😆
    That's the most genuine reaction ive ever seen! 💕

  • @liveinaweorg
    @liveinaweorg 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Doesn't EVERYONE have a favourite axe? 😁
    Love Pink Floyd and loving your series, Amy.

  • @m.ericwatson968
    @m.ericwatson968 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    In the film our protagonist character, Pink, loses it, throws a television out of the hotel window, screaming down to the streets below as his hand gets cut on the broken glass, "...would you like to learn to fly, would like to see me try?" Pink has now become the antagonist as he has a complete mental breakdown and loses himself in the isolation and drug madness he has surrounded himself and mired himself in, a rock star who becomes a malignant narcissist as the story takes a very dark turn.

  • @ralphroder3136
    @ralphroder3136 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can't wait for "The Trial" :D

  • @Coddiwomple1
    @Coddiwomple1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yes, listen to the show that's on the TV. It goes with the song. Genius!

  • @phil-nt4yz
    @phil-nt4yz ปีที่แล้ว

    i start crying every time this starts.

  • @jaredlackey9177
    @jaredlackey9177 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is one of my favorites. You're getting into the best part of the album imo.

  • @tomate6235
    @tomate6235 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If you have the time to watch, watch „The Wall, live in Berlin“. It is an amazing experience and very close to the original. And many artists in there high performance time..

  • @MarcSmithCPISales
    @MarcSmithCPISales 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "Kinda went crazy there..." Made me literally LOL.

  • @PeterBuwen
    @PeterBuwen ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You said it: really sad. But the next song in the series (don't leave me now) is one of the most heartbreakingly sad musical piecesI know.

  • @user-nb8lu8mm1v
    @user-nb8lu8mm1v 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    First time seeing this beautiful woman

  • @plunger110
    @plunger110 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Would love to see her reacting to the movie "The Wall", the imagery adds so much to the music...

  • @jack_m100
    @jack_m100 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Axe is also slang for Guitar especially among rock musicians. Pretty sure that is what is meant literally by the speaker, a guitar, but it used in the song like proverbial axe as he uses it to smash things.

  • @Polecat54941
    @Polecat54941 ปีที่แล้ว

    Look forward to these Floyd ones :)

  • @chrissmith7669
    @chrissmith7669 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool. I’d never picked up on that inflection in the questions.

  • @rifleattheplayground
    @rifleattheplayground ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm so excited for "Don't Leave Me Now" lol

  • @splitimage137.
    @splitimage137. ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The best part of this song is that it leads into the next one... which is far more atmospheric and interesting.

  • @KarinaSilveira
    @KarinaSilveira ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm having a whole new experience listening to The Wall with you. thank you so much for this!

  • @mariozammit7065
    @mariozammit7065 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had to laugh at the “kinda went crazy there” comment. Right after (in my humble opinion) one of the most powerful pieces of music that i have ever come across. It goes to show how subjective music is which makes music even more beautiful than imaginable! Another reason this song is so powerful is the segway from him being dejected by that phone and you can really sense/feel his rage beyond the point of reasoning. He could care less about anything in his moment, that and the tempo changes, vocals, amazing, divine rock jam there, still to this day (I’m 58 years young) moves me in ways that is completely rare in finding those feelings anywhere else! I kind of feel bad because i could tell that she tried to give it another chance (possibly influenced to do so) but the absolute most beautiful thing about music is the love that we feel for it is very diverse and so Loving a piece or not doesn’t mean a single thing. What matters is that YOU love it because that frequency, vibration, energy that you receive, and your acceptance of it is your life!! (Literally your life) And you always want to take care of that for the sake of the powerful alchemist that you are! Love is the answer to everything! Pretty easy, or else this song is a great example of what fear energy brings us more of when we allow it. As always, thank you so much for your advance analogy Amy! You are loved so much more than you know!❤

  • @gregorymurray5121
    @gregorymurray5121 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watch the movie when you get to the end of the album. It strings it all together. Keep up the awesome work!

  • @toddwebb6216
    @toddwebb6216 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    To be true to your love, is the highest commitment. To cheat, is the highest insult.

  • @manlioyllades
    @manlioyllades ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you! :)

  • @kenwitzell6899
    @kenwitzell6899 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amy, I am really enjoying your series on The Wall, your perspective on the songs is brilliant! I am sure someone has already suggested this, but you must see the film as it will put much of the music in perspective, sort of ties it all together. Looking forward to the next song.

  • @lfmorellorep
    @lfmorellorep ปีที่แล้ว

    You are really really awesome. ❤

  • @stevenharper6888
    @stevenharper6888 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love these reactions to the Wall! Once you have finished with the Wall reactions do yourself a favour and watch the movie 😀👍

    • @KuroSteve1
      @KuroSteve1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amy did already! After the first hearing of the complete album and her first reaction videos she watched the movie and did an in-depth analysis videos of each song. I think we have to wait a couple of days for her to release the in-depth analysis of this song. I guess over on patreon she did already ...

  • @timgendron4211
    @timgendron4211 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Pink Floyd "Animals" album is very much worthy of your review.

  • @kylben
    @kylben ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "Would you like to learn to fly would you like to see me try?" Would you like me to throw you out this broken window of this high-rise hotel, or do you want to watch me jump?
    Yeah, he's having a meltdown, but he's so lost and so broken that watching TV, having sex, committing suicide or murder, or having a snack, they're all the same to him, none has any more significance than the other. He doesn't care about anything any more.
    It is also a turning point in the album, the story. From here on, he withdraws into an ugly and violent persona, one that he thinks his fans *really* want, in a "be careful what you wisth for" or "you're going to get more than you bargained for" kind of way. In a way, he kills his old self and replaces it with a hateful substitute.

    • @gregorybrown3272
      @gregorybrown3272 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's been a while since I have listened to this album, is the next song the one where he smashes up the TV shop, and then goes into self-imposed exile in his hotel room?

    • @kylben
      @kylben ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gregorybrown3272 "Don't leave me now", then Brick 3 and "Goodbye Cruel world". I thnk the TV smashing happens between Leave and Brick. So he's not quite over the edge yet, but he's on the way out. Though the songs from here to Comfortably Numb are kind of a review of all the bricks and a despairng cry for help, so that could all be happening in his head between the time the girl runs away and the doctor gives him a shot for the show.

    • @vladvale
      @vladvale ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@kylben the smaching tv happens right before Another Brick in the Wall 3

  • @trishlarocca
    @trishlarocca ปีที่แล้ว

    I just listened to the whole album while doing yardwork today. Amazing as always. Thank you for the inspiration to revisit some of my old favorites.

  • @dachille1
    @dachille1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m not a big Pink Floyd fan, so maybe I shouldn’t comment but I wasn’t that impressed with that song musically. Lyrically was pretty good. He is talented so I will give it more listens. This is the first time I’ve heard it it’ll probably grow on me as I become more familiar with it.

  • @LordEriolTolkien
    @LordEriolTolkien ปีที่แล้ว

    The lyrics are brilliant

  • @sanandaallsgood673
    @sanandaallsgood673 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In order for you to fully understand this album, you really need to watch the movie "The Wall'. It helps to understand what's going on.

  • @peterolbrisch8970
    @peterolbrisch8970 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dear VR. I don't know if you have done any songs from the group YES, but Close to the Edge would seem to me to be right up your alley.

  • @poetwp975
    @poetwp975 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should watch the film the wall. It’s amazing. All that stuff you hear in the background the woman talking and the tv on is from the movie. To fully appreciate the wall in it’s totally you have to watch the film.

  • @nunomuacho446
    @nunomuacho446 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nothing is done by chance when it comes to Mr Waters

  • @boretti1307
    @boretti1307 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really love to see you doing this analysis, complete blanco. It reminds me on the time I listened to this album when I was a about 15 years old, not knowing what it all was about. I had a casette copy of it so I didn't have the lyrics and English is not my first language and I was just a kid. So what could I know??
    The penny dropped years later at the age of 19 when I first saw the movie, subtitled on a huge screen. A slice of space cake made in come in to the merge of my bones and never before and never after this I had an artistic experience that hit me so deep as The Wall.

  • @Gary-tm1kx
    @Gary-tm1kx ปีที่แล้ว

    Incidentally, the TV voices in the background are Alan Napier and Adam West in a
    scene from the "Batman" TV
    series from the '60's.

  • @dylanberry7404
    @dylanberry7404 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Wall album has been hype to watch you break down! Can’t wait for Hey You & The Trial. Can you do nirvana - aneurysm live at reading 1992 if you have time? Thanks!

  • @davidbrugger292
    @davidbrugger292 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've watched every video of this series so far and your analysis of the story is spot on everytime, Amazing.

  • @michaelyork4554
    @michaelyork4554 ปีที่แล้ว

    And We who were Younger when this came out, only had the Music, and Album Art to go on. Knowing the Sarcastic Bent of Waters, and PF in general, The Wall was what I expected,
    and more. I had to wait many months to finally get my VHS copy of the movie, when it was finally released. Thanks Amy, for plunging into this Rock Opera, with more British Melancholy.

  • @alansesco
    @alansesco ปีที่แล้ว

    3:00 that's an interesting point!!!! thx

  • @daneng3641
    @daneng3641 ปีที่แล้ว

    I used to think he said, ...one of my toes coming off...". Still like the bizarre imagery of that.

  • @tymsmithe8675
    @tymsmithe8675 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There's a "Pink Floyd The Wall " movie that can explain a lot more of what's going on.
    Its actually a really good movie,( assuming you like Pink Floyd ).

  • @youraccount7003
    @youraccount7003 ปีที่แล้ว

    What an excellent and insightful analysis of the album so far.
    I sincerely hope that when you have finished the last song, you really have to see the visuals put with the music as a show.
    Roger Waters live show is beyond incredible. I saw it live twice but it is also on you tube and dvd.
    You really won't be disappointed.

  • @danepetersen4464
    @danepetersen4464 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am late tonthis series and reactions overall without question. So not sure I truly have much to add to what many others have mentioned. I have noticed in the comments that you will culminate the series by viewing the film which I think is awesome! I absolutely love when you point out the technical aspects of this work. You can be sure every single thing is intentional without doubt. Pink Floyd was a very long time developing and settling on their very distinct sound. Early on they would do live gigs accompanying orchestras publicly, it was what got them some notoriety early on so thats what they did for a large part of the 60's. Thus; they are very aware of classical and experimental use of sound and progressions and how they affect a listener. The basis for the story is centered around a lost member of the very original line up to mental illness Sid Barrett, (I believe they credited Sid for most of the lyrical hooks and construction there of Waters and Gilmore developed over the years) however; this is not Sids story overall. Gilmore and Waters both have said many times Sid was a major influence but the story really is a combination of at least four of the band members. So to recognize the complex relationships of the song's is exactly what Gilmore would have hoped a listener notice. My personal thoughts are that Waters would not be as set on the technical side but would have liked the idea at this moment you would be confused and feeling unsettled about the direction of the story itself. That opinion comes from some conflicting interviews of the two members over the years. Then we got lucky and Gilmore candidly speaks about Sid and we learn "wish you were here" is more about Sid than the entire work you are now enjoying. I can't help but think that the events Gilmore described did play a major role in the arrangement and lyrical content I have not been able to shake the feelings the band members must of had during an unannounced visit to the studio by Sid it is best told by both Waters and Gilmore so I won't go into the story itself. I would like to say I love your channel and how you approach all the music you review! I absolutely respect and listen to your opinions and explanations of music! Your students surely must feel very fortunate to have such a gifted and knowledgeable teacher. Thank you for so much work and such amazing insight into areas of songs I normally would not notice.

  • @diamondback2085
    @diamondback2085 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you've ever suffered from bouts of mania this song hits hard. Before the episode starts you feel it. Like a coming storm. Building inside you. Then it explodes and you lose control. I know that feeling and it's represented in one of my turns perfectly.

  • @songfulmusicofsongs
    @songfulmusicofsongs ปีที่แล้ว

    It's such a great contemplative and relaxing song! Putting these things into words and music makes us see and understand things clearer. Thank you for your reaction!

  • @bugslayerprime7674
    @bugslayerprime7674 ปีที่แล้ว

    I believe the song "Careful with that axe Eugene" offers some context to this song.

  • @ilovegreattits
    @ilovegreattits ปีที่แล้ว

    You are quite brilliant in your intuition at understanding of the greatness of Floyd.

  • @alexp.4270
    @alexp.4270 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic series. Thank you for all the work that is put into these videos.

  • @dugdowndeepdog
    @dugdowndeepdog ปีที่แล้ว

    I think the learning to fly thing with the glass breaking is him talking about throwing her or himself off a hotel balcony and the breaking glass is either a window or a bottle or a mirror or something in the room.

  • @jeansamara698
    @jeansamara698 ปีที่แล้ว

    A very little share, but way far of paying you back for all the efforts ,great & beautiful musical expressions and deep divings and definitions! I’m really impatient for the Analysis of rest of the Album and hoping for other Pink Floyd Albums. Thank you So much🙏🌻

    • @VirginRock
      @VirginRock  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you, Jean, for supporting my work! Very much appreciated!

  • @therealcyber5
    @therealcyber5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you watch the film it pretty much answers some of the questions you have posed. Then, you can listen to it as you are doing now without your mind wandering into walls and wondering what is going on. The film depicts everything very visually and is a must see when trying to analyze this album, if you ask me.

  • @chuckteague
    @chuckteague ปีที่แล้ว

    It's really cool how you can figure the song out just by listening. You are very close indeed. After you are done, invest the time into watching the movie, The Wall, and it will all come together. It still amazes me how Pink Floyd was able to create this album and movie. They are perfect.