Goodbye Cruel World
| Goodbye Cruel World | |
|---|---|
| Pink Floyd | |
| publication | November 30, 1979 |
| length | 1:05 |
| Genre (s) | Rock music , progressive rock |
| text | Roger Waters |
| music | Roger Waters , David Gilmour |
| album | The Wall |
Goodbye Cruel World is a title by British rock band Pink Floyd from the 1979 concept album The Wall . It is one of the shortest pieces of music on Pink Floyd and the second shortest on the album after Stop .
content
Like all other songs from The Wall , Goodbye Cruel World tells part of the story of the protagonist Pink , who erects an imaginary wall to protect himself from emotional influences.
Here Pink has finally completed the wall and decides to finally say goodbye to the outside world after being completely separated from social contacts. Pink says he doesn't need anything anymore and that nobody can change his mind now.
music
The music of Goodbye Cruel World is very calm, played by a synthesizer and a bass guitar.
Cover versions
KoRn covered Goodbye Cruel World together with all three parts of Another Brick in the Wall on their album Greatest Hits Vol. 1 .
occupation
- Roger Waters - vocals, bass guitar
- Richard Wright - 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 .
- Goodbye Cruel World - The Wall Analysis. In: thewallanalysis.com. Retrieved March 17, 2017 (American English).