My Life as a Soundtrack, Vol I, Track #4: Pink Floyd
I’ve already posted about how when I was a kid my older brother used to come over with his records to play them on my mom’s new stereo. I can’t remember what all he brought over, but I know there was some Pink Floyd. The song I remember most is “Hey You,” but I can’t find it to post it. So I’m using “Another Brick in the Wall.” I think he also had a sound effects record. Wish I had that one today!
I can remember being shocked in about 4th or 5th grade when a boy in my class said to Mrs. Starnes, “Hey, teacher, leave that kid alone!” I remember that was he wearing an AC/DC Back in Black tshirt. I didn’t know what Back in Black meant, or who AC/DC was, other than they were devil music.
Bob Geldof starred as Pink Floyd in the movie the Wall, and in his autobiography, “Is That It?” he talks about the experience. It sounded miserable. You know the scene where he freaks out in the hotel room, throws a tray of food and dishes at the room service girl, then breaks the huge plateglass window? Well, the director told him to do that, but didn’t tell the actress he was going to. So when she ducks and looks scared, it’s because she wasn’t expecting it. And I think when he broke the window and leaned out of it, he tore some of his fingernails off, or something like that. His autobiography is pretty interesting. He talks about meeting Mother Teresa among other things.
Listen to Pink Floyd in the radio.blog to the right.
I was a big fan of Pink Floyd, but I have to say I’m glad I shrugged them off in high school. I still like to listen to them sometimes, but to listen to them on a continual basis is depressing. For me, anyway. It taps into something I don’t need to tap into.
I loved that movie. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen it - it would be cool to watch again.
Comment by Laura — July 27, 2005 @ 1:55 pm