Empty spaces
Empty spaces | |
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Pink Floyd | |
publication | November 30, 1979 |
length | 2:10 |
Genre (s) | Rock music , progressive rock , art rock |
text | Roger Waters |
music | Roger Waters , David Gilmour |
album | The Wall |
Empty Spaces is a song by British rock band Pink Floyd from the concept album The Wall , released in 1979 . After Bike on their debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn , Empty Spaces is Pink Floyd's second song with a backward message .
content
Like all other songs from The Wall , Empty Spaces tells part of the story of the protagonist Pink , who erects an imaginary wall to protect himself from emotional influences.
At this point, Pink is already an adult and married, but his wall puts Pink and his wife in serious trouble. Now Pink asks how he should complete his wall.
music
Empty Spaces is played in E minor and is 2 minutes and 10 seconds long.
The song begins with a comparatively long, instrumental intro consisting of guitar riffs and drums. While Waters sings his verse, elements from the track What Shall We Do Now? which was initially recorded for The Wall , but then had to be removed for reasons of space (the running time of the vinyl format is severely limited).
Backward message
Just before the vocal part begins, a hidden message can be found. Normally played, it sounds incomprehensible. However, if you play them backwards, you can hear the followingː
- –Hello, Luka ... Congratulations. You have just discovered the secret message. Please send your answer to Old Pink, care of the Funny Farm, Chalfont ...
- - Roger! Carolyne's on the phone!
- -OK.
occupation
- Roger Waters - electric bass , vocals
- David Gilmour - guitar
- Nick Mason - drums
- Richard Wright - piano
in collaboration with:
- James Guthrie - synthesizer
literature
- Andy Mabbett: The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. Omnibus, London 1995, ISBN 0-7119-4301-X .
- Vernon Fitch: The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia. 3. Edition. Collector's Guide Publications, Burlington, Ont. 2005, ISBN 1-894959-24-8 .
Web links
- German translation of the text to Brother Franziskus .
- Empty Spaces - The Wall Analysis. In: thewallanalysis.com. Retrieved March 17, 2017 (American English).