The Thin Ice
| The Thin Ice | |
|---|---|
| Pink Floyd | |
| publication | November 30, 1979 |
| length | 2:27 |
| Genre (s) | Rock music , progressive rock , hard rock |
| text | Roger Waters |
| music | Roger Waters , David Gilmour |
| album | The Wall |
The Thin Ice is a song by British rock band Pink Floyd from the 1979 concept album The Wall .
content
Like all other songs from The Wall , Then Thin Ice tells part of the story of the protagonist Pink , who erects an imaginary wall to protect himself from emotional influences.
The Thin Ice can be seen as the beginning of the story, since the first song In the Flesh? takes place at a time when Pink is already an adult - maybe not until the end of the story.
Here pink is presented as a baby or young child.
music
The Thin Ice begins with a baby crying.
The tempo of the song can be assigned to a " 50's progression ", which was often heard in songs like Stand by Me in the 1950s and 1960s .
Movie
The beginning shows wounded and dead soldiers in World War II.
The film then shows a sequence that should take place between One of My Turns and Don't Leave Me Now . Pink is sitting by the pool in his hotel room and has cut his hand. Now blood is dripping into the water.
occupation
- Roger Waters - electric bass , vocals (second verse)
- David Gilmour - synthesizer , guitar , vocals (first verse)
- Nick Mason - drums
- Richard Wright - organ , piano
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 .
- The Thin Ice - The Wall Analysis. In: thewallanalysis.com. Retrieved March 21, 2017 (American English).