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Another Brick In The Wall by Pink Floyd
Genre: Art Rock
Year: 1979
Year: 1979
"Another Brick in the Wall" is the title of three songs set to variations of the same basic theme, on Pink Floyds 1979 rock opera, The Wall, subtitled Part I, Part II, and Part III, respectively, all of which were written by Pink Floyds bassist and then lead songwriter, Roger Waters. It has become one of the most famous Pink Floyd songs.
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 South AfricaCounting out time Pink Floyd the wall - song was banned in South Africa in 1980. It was released as a single and provided the bands only number-one hit in the UK, the US, West Germany and many other countries. In the UK, it was their first single since 1968s "Point Me at the Read full article at wikipedia.org
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