He told me there is a section of the song/movie which begins "OK - how many queers are there in the audience....all of you, up against The Wall...." It goes on to call out various minority groups, putting them "Up Against the Wall" as well. Out of context this could be taken as racist.
In context, one realizes that "The Wall" is a metaphor for an establishment-bound society in which such racist attitudes exist. Hence, the song/movie does depict racism, but advocates "knocking a hole in the wall".
And I disagree with Harry - this is quite a bit deeper than schizophrenia/LSD induced paranoia.
-- Jim Dougan
At 11:11 AM 12/6/02 -0800, Harry Avis wrote:
The Wall is not a racist rock song. It sounds like it was written by a schizophrenic on LSD with some paranoid overtones. I cannot for the life of me figure out what significance it might have to hate groups, but it was one of the most popular songs for the disaffected, geeky youth of the 70s. It most closely resemble Jefferson Airplane crossed with Mitch Ryderl and the Detroit Wheels. Or Jefferson Airplane mixed with early punk (Sex Pistols). Notice I wrote Jefferson Airplane not Jefferson Starship, a distinction that only my generation will appreciate. Go White Rabbit. Think Psychedelic Furs for the more recent folks,
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