Sunday, December 11, 2011

Pink Floyd

     Pink Floyd, banded in 1965, wrote "Another Brick in the Wall" (Parts 1-3) about breaking free from the
social norm and realizing that things go as they will.

Part 2 of this song goes as follows:
"We don't need no educationWe dont need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave them kids alone
Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone!"

     This song does not contain lyrics directly associated to anarchism, but it does address anti-authoritarian views in education. Pink Floyd tells the teachers to leave the kids alone and that we don't need education. This supports that the band views education as it is now as corrupt and that it brainwashes students and controls their thoughts, rather than letting students think for themselves.
     Although the band's lineup changed over time, Pink Floyd released music with views against authority for 36 years. 

-Julianne Fleck

http://www.pink-floyd-lyrics.com/html/another-brick-in-the-wall-lyrics.html

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  2. Pink floyd entirely has Anarchist theme in lyrics. because Roger waters. Waters thinks and writes lyrics about social disciplines, money, and any reasons that make today human living insane .

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