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From: nessus@mit-eddie.UUCP (Doug Alan)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: The Wall
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Date: Thu, 31-Oct-85 02:25:08 EST
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Posted: Thu Oct 31 02:25:08 1985
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Keywords: About Syd or Roger?

> [/amqueue:]

> Did Waters write that in his childhood? (does anyone know?)

I dunno, but I doubt it.

> or did the group simply put something in that is identifiably theirs?

I presume that Waters put in his own well-known lyrics there so that you
would identify "Pink" with Waters.

> To me, the Wall seems to be a more complete and elaborate retelling of
> the tale that the Album Wish You Were Here tells, and I beleive that
> the general consensus is that WYWH is about Syd...

It is?  "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is surely about Syd, but I don't
think the rest of the album is.  "Have A Cigar" is clearly *not* about
Syd.

> (btw, does anyone know what has happened to him? I heard he was
> released...).

Released?  Was he ever locked up?  The last I heard, he was living at
home with his mother.  Though, that info is a little old.  As soon as I
receive my Syd Barret fanzines, maybe I can tell you more.

> While we are on the topic of The Wall, can someone enlighten me as to 
> the symbolic meaning of the walking hammers?

Seems to me they represent the mindless masses who want "freedom from
freedom".

			"Waiting for the final solution
			 To strengthen the strain"

			 Doug Alan
			  nessus@mit-eddie.UUCP (or ARPA)