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Us and Them, written by Roger Waters, has something to say about class struggle, boiling it down to:
With Without
And who'll deny it's what
The fighting's all about
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Us and them
And after all
We're only ordinary men
Me and you
God only knows it's not what
We would choose to do
"Forward", he cried from the rear
And the front rank died
The general sat and the lines on the map
Moved from side to side
Black and blue
And who knows which is which
And who is who
Up and down
And in the end
It's only round and round, and round
"Haven't you heard it's a battle of words?"
The poster bearer cried
"Listen, son", said the man with the gun
"There's room for you inside"
They're not gonna kill ya
So like, if you give 'em a quick short, sharp, shock, they won't do it again
Dig it? I mean he got off lightly 'cause I would've given him a thrashing
I only hit him once
It was only a difference of right and wrong, innit?
But really, I mean good manners don't cost nothing, do they, eh?
Down and out
It can't be helped
But there's a lot of it about
With, without
And who'll deny
It's what the fighting's all about
Out of the way it's a busy day
I've got things on my mind
For want of the price of tea and a slice
The old man died
Roger Waters rocked the world 50 years ago when Dark Side of the Moon was released in March of 1973.
Waters said he wanted to "drag [Pink Floyd] kicking and screaming back from the borders of space, from the whimsy that Syd was into, to my concerns, which were much more political and philosophical". He became a dominant songwriter and the band's principal lyricist, sharing lead vocals with Gilmour and sometimes Wright.
Throughout the late 1970s, he was the band's dominant creative figure until his departure in 1985. He wrote most of the lyrics to the five Pink Floyd albums preceding his departure, starting with The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) and ending with The Final Cut (1983), while exerting progressively more creative control.
-wikipedia
Lately his music has been rocking politics, drawing attacks from Zionists and the Right that equate his criticism of Israel with Anti-Semitic hate. The charge is a smear based on his wearing a fascist style uniform.
The costume is a satirical takedown of authoritarianism. It's been included in Pink Floyd & solo Waters tours since the Wall 40 some years ago.
Here's Hedges interviewing Waters
Roger Waters, the British rock legend and co-founder of Pink Floyd, is in the midst of his “This Is Not A Drill” tour. He joins Chris Hedges to discuss his music, life, and how his politics have guided him through it all. Studio: Adam Coley, Cameron Granadino, Dwayne Gladden Post-Production: Dwayne Gladden Watch The Chris Hedges Report live ... |
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