Something that was initially set up to offer cheap credit to consumers was followed by “a banking crisis, raging inflation, and stratospheric wage deals.” There were other struggles for money at the time for the general public in the form of national strikes from the mining industry as a result of worker’s wages falling behind others in the manufacturing industry.
You have to accept it… I very much wanted all that material stuff.”ĭuring the time period in which ‘Money’ was released (and shortly after) Britain was recovering from something known as the ‘Barber Boom’. I remember thinking, ‘Well, this is it and I have to decide whether I’m really a socialist or not.’ I’m still keen on a general welfare society, but I became a capitalist. This is made particularly relevant by the fact that Pink Floyd started out as a band that believed in socialism and a welfare state yet Waters as an individual ultimately got caught up in the machine and became the very thing that he was fighting against. In this line Roger is embodying the spirit of someone who not only understands the game of capitalism but actually enjoys playing it. Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash”. For example, in the first verse Waters writes “Money, it’s a gas. The following weekend’s headliners are Michael Bublé, Bruno Mars and Paul Simon.The lyrics themselves contain certain elements of satire towards the selfish nature that money incites in people alongside flashes of deep rooted truth about the social structure of western society and capitalism as a whole. Eric Clapton – not retiring just yet - and Santana will close the BST’s first weekend on Sunday. The BST Festival is continuing today with The Cure’s 40th anniversary celebration and also starring Interpol, Editors, Goldfrapp and more. The sound-and-vision experience of the latest London show included an inflatable pig parading through the crowd, Battersea Power Station chimneys extending above the stage, a prism created from lasers and a closing firework display. Some promoters could see a figure of that amount for Pink Floyd, given the potential for income – surely more than The Wall Live Tour, with extra for a movie.Īt the same press conference last year, Waters was asked if there was any possibility that his composition The Wall, already famously done in Berlin, could be staged in more geographically sensitive zones such as Mexico. Led Zep’s Robert Plant has denied reports that he rejected $800 million for a reunion. Like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd members face constant questions about the likelihood of reuniting.
Grenfell children join Roger Waters on stage. While they suggested it was not very likely, both agreed it would depend on a decision of guitarist David Gilmour, who has been on his own solo tour. The album, on Columbia, is a continuance of a campaign which Waters says is aimed at “despots, dictators and thieves” all over the world.Īt a news conference last year to announce an exhibition of Pink Floyd memorabilia, Waters and drummer Nick Mason were asked if there was any possibility that the group might reunite, possibly for the Glastonbury Festival in future. The 21-track performance also included Pink Floyd classics such as “Breathe,” “Time” and “Wish You Were Here,” as well as several tracks from the most recent Waters solo record, Is This The Life We Really Want?, his first new rock studio album in 25 years. The children took to the stage dressed in Guantanamo Bay prisoner boiler suits and shirts bearing the one word – “RESIST.” The current Us + Them tour has currently grossed about $94.7 million from some 150 shows.īritish politics crept into other songs, such as “Another Brick In The Wall Part 2.” The backing vocals on this song were done by those schoolchildren living near the Grenfell Tower, last year devastated by a fire. The remaining members of Pink Floyd grossed $250 million on the 1994 Division Bell Tour. His Wall Live tour in 2010-13 was seen by more than 4 million people worldwide and grossed $458 million, the biggest by a solo artist. Waters clearly feels confident to speak his mind without worrying about the commercial consequences.
0 kommentar(er)
