The poem that the teacher makes fun of the kid for writing are the lyrics to "Money", another great Floyd song you should check out 🙂

Pink Floyd - The Wall movie was released in 1982 and is well worth watching in its entirety

The entire album is a story. The Movie is good at explaining. It is an emotional wall that people end up building to protect themselves. And each negative thing that happens to us just adds another brick. Once your wall gets to high you will become unreachable until you break down your wall and expose yourself. It is a very deep concept.

The album and movie "the wall" changed my life as a 13 year old kid. It literally changed my life forever. Of course, the psychedelics helped as well...

As a concept album, it's worth watching or listening to it in its entirety. It's vulnerable and demonstrates some of the best internalization of life experiences some people go through. It's not an easy watch, but it is cathartic. Edit: This video is from the whole feature film, The Wall.

Hard to really get the full story of any song off of The Wall album, the whole thing is one long narrative. (It's like reading one random chapter in a book). Would love to see you react to the whole album, it's a masterpiece, very emotional moments. All that said, great reaction as always.

I was in high school when this came out. This became our anthem back in 70's. I do believe that because of this song a change took place in our generation , and yes, it really changed attitudes towards the same old same old education. We broke out and went our own ways. So Pink Floyd started something big. Your comments were Spot-On !!!!

I'm 50, but I subscribe to few reaction channels for the learning and expanding of the younger generations that have no idea what has come before. This one is a standout Aileen😍. Young people have no understanding of what a "concept album", or a cohesive story in music is because algorithms HATE it. I see rays of hope every time I watch these videos hoping people will investigate further to understand how we got here. Watch "The Wall" Aileen, you will understand so much more(and no, you don't need drugs for it to make sense😂). The movie is the visual to the albums audio. Ground-breaking, mind-blowing, and anyone in power absolutely hated it.

"HOW CAN YOU HAVE ANY PUDDING IF YOU DON'T EAT YOUR MEAT?" One of my favourite lines ever 😂

The whole album was conceived as a "Rock Opera" and tells a story, but was intended to be listened too in its entirety. Also, this is from the film, "Pink Floyd: The Wall" (1982), which is fantastic. I would highly recommend viewing it and the poem the young boy is writing in this video is actually the lyrics to their song "Money".

Our generation was so lucky to have the bands we did. Pink was at the top.

This hits me so hard it's unbelievable, as a child in the 70's I was renowned amongst the family for my singing, had perfect control from my diaphragm and pitch and tone control everyone thought I would be a singer until 1 day at community singing class I was told to be quiet as I was putting everyone else off and I have never been able to sing a note in tune since, every time I hear 'mares eh dotes ' it breaks my heart thinking about what could have been, nuff said!

Critic Leonard Maltin described the film Pink Floyd's The Wall as the world's longest rock video, certainly the most depressing. As it is the story of a person's decent into madness and the Bricks that build the Wall between him and reality, depressing is appropriate. Great film. Great album, Great story.

The entirety of Pink Floyds The Wall album is truly a complete masterpiece. A story so true to modern times. My fav sing has always been Comfortably Numb

Back in the day when that song came out, it came with a lot of controversy teachers in particular didn’t care for it, so we would have to sing it a little louder at school the good days 😂

I grew up with Pink Floyd, both my parents were lucky enough to have seen them live. I was actually listening to this song in the car the other day and it's still so relevant. Both my kids have finished with school at 17 and 19 and with one of them being autistic and the other not being really academic, although he is intelligent enough, it's been blaringly obvious to me how much our education system is failing our kids.

This Video was taken from the movie that accompanied the ''The Wall album. The whole 'The Wall' project was always planned as an Album, a stage live show and a movie. The live show took place only at 4 locations around the world, because the stage with this long a high wall did not fit into most arenas at this time (1980-1981). You were able to experience it 7x in Los Angeles (USA), 5x New York (USA), 11x London (England) and 8x Dortmund (Germany). After the tour the movie was shown in cinemas all over the world. You will only be able to get the full meaning of the story after you listened to the album, watched the stage show and the movie. Roger Waters staged the show once again in Berlin 1990 after the Berlin Wall fell and all over the world between 2011 and 2013.

It's amazing how relevant this song is in current day😮

So powerful glad you saw the theme from the beginning. Almost brings tears to your eyes to think of the way children were stifled.

Highest compliment to a musician is that they make you think more ❤

This album came out in 79 I was fortunate to see this concert in October 1980. They played all 26 songs in order. Nothing from the early catalog. Please check out the Wall movie 🎥 from 1982. Or have a watch party 🥳. Great reaction!!! 👍

I first heard this song with my uncle. Pink Floyd is his favorite band. Great song. Korn did a good cover of this too.

I don't know how many times I shed a tear to songs I've heard thousands of times thanks to your reactions and comments. This is clearly one of the best if not the best reaction channels I've seen and I've seen a lot. Exactly what you said about teachers / adults encouraging us to follow our dreams only to then ridicule us when we try. Spot on! I'm a bassist myself so I know exactly what you're talking about. Your intro / outro song is totally my jam and it would be cool to see you react to the band Windhand, maybe their song Diablerie or Orchard. Thanks for restoring some hope for humanity. Cheers!

I love seeing people connect with this music. I felt the same way about Pink Floyd when I was your age. Their music can mean so many things. I re-listen to their albums every few years and I always discover something new each time. Thank you for sharing your experience.

This song was No1 in the UK for 8 weeks 79/80. the film came out 2 years later. They had many great albums but their 2 monster hits were the Wall and Dark side of the Moon, 2 very different albums, not many bands have 2 defining albums. Edit: For those who disagree. Dark Side 45m Wish You Were Here 20m Animals 12m The Wall 30m.

What a fantastic song! It reminds me of my childhood when the wall fell in Germany. The song has been played many times. A piece of contemporary history in my head and heart!😍

Amazing reaction and interpretation. The look in your eyes while you're watching the video and your facial expressions shows that you've really "felt" the song and its message. And I think the way you talked about it shows that you're incredibly intelligent.

What I always thought about the portrayal of the school and the children, is as you said, the school just blends everything/everyone (like a meat grinder) into one homogenous blob and sends it out into the world, with the kids all wearing a similar mask to show them being stripped of any individuality or uniqueness. Just memorize what we teach you, don't think for yourself or outside the box, and become what we tell you to become. Feels like you can still see that happening today.

Fun fact, the guy in the picture at the end is Bob Geldof, singer of the Boomtown rats. They have a song called “I don’t like Mondays” written about an attempted school shooting. He also acted in the movie The Wall.

Great reaction, your analysis makes me understand the song better. Thank you!

You’re amazing. I discovered you a few short days ago and I’m hooked. You appreciate music, art, creativity, and intellect. I love your analysis.

Okay. So this is Part 2 which released as a Single as well. Even taken from the album in context, it helps to hear all three in order to enjoy the theme's evolution through life's experiences told in more detail from the rest of the recording. I can remember EXACTLY where I was when I first heard this: The night of The WHO's concert tragedy in Cincinnati OH several of us were sitting, listening to WEBN whom was playing all four sides of The Wall in order. In between album sides we received reports from the 'Colosseum' about the injuries and deaths. Considering the mind altering elements we were experiencing, it was quite a night, forever etched.

Pink Floyd's The Wall is a masterpiece. No matter how many times I've watched it, there was something more than seemingly missed from times before. Layers upon layers of emotions. Sid Barrett was the inspiration behind Pink Floyd's The Wall. Pink Floyd is at the top of my list of favorite bands. Seen them in concert and was awestruck by not only their performance but also their light effects and stage props. Undoubtedly, their message was delivered and received.

One doesn't merely listen to Pink Floyd, One experiences them.

Love your passion - As I've said before I adore Pink Floyd, so glad you're seeing/listening to it

Do yourself a favor and watch the movie, "The Wall".... the entire Pink Floyd album set to a visual narration of each song, front to back. It flows and you will understand every song.

The INFJ in you was loving the last part of the video. Do yourself a HUGE favor, and watch The Wall, and listen to the Entire Album The Wall. You won't regret it. 👍🏼✌🏼

Powerful song, with a great beat behind it. Pink Floyd is in my top 3 favorite bands (along with Tool and Nine Inch Nails). Cool to see you break down this video and song's meaning. Good insight! Great reaction!

It is amazing timeless genius how most of Pink Floyd’s music is part of one big story of their lives and the lyrics relate back to other songs… when you speak of how kids are molded to fit certain expectations and not live their dreams, it takes me back to “Comfortably a numb”: “When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse out of the corner of my eye. I turned to look, but it was gone. I cannot put my finger on it now. The child is grow, the dream is gone…”

The clips are from the movie "The Wall", Bob Geldoff as lead (try "I don't like Mondays from him"). Written by Pink Floyd. This contains multiple parts of "bricks in the wall" from the album. Resonates with me as I grew up in the brutal bullying school regime of Britain back then.

Always a huge pleasure watching you react to music, Aileen. Insightful, elaborate, eloquent, compassionate, empathetic. I wonder if we could get you into listening to some stuff from New Model Army, particularly from their fantastic "Thunder and Consolation" album...

Indeed, this song was well received when it came out. One of their most powerful. Thanks for your reaction.

I grew up with an education system like this, where the teachers mocked us and even slapping us if we did something wrong. Many years later, when the video was released, only then this song made sense to me. You see, Pink Floyd is kind of an acquired taste. You need to listen their message once, twice, three or more times to get the full depth of what they mean. As a teenager in the 80's I never cared much for the lyrics, if the rhythm was right, then I would like the music. Now, almost 60, I do appreciate music much more and better. Awesome that you picked straight away what was happening in the beginning. My dear Succubus, you have no idea of what you still have to discover, and not just this band we grew up with. Kind regards.

you must listen to the entire album in order; It's an otherworldly experience!

The very first rock album I ever heard. I was in high school. Still love it. ICONIC

Your assessment of Floyd, even with the limited amount you've heard, is dead on. There is not another band I can think of who are better at making you `feel` what they're talking about. The music always seems to match the lyrical content flawlessly. So, you're right. Even if you didn't have the lyrics, you could still tell if it was sad, or angsty, or happy, or crazy, etc etc.

Lord I grew up with this band (I’m 54) and I’ve heard this song and seen this video hundreds and hundreds of times. You’re the first reactor I’ve watched react to this who gets the symbolism and the message behind the song and video..well done! Love to see young people keeping great rock music alive! Keep it up!

imagine being in the room when classics like these were born and realised in the studio. easy to see why a classic is a classic.

Oh yes, Aileen the Empath hits home! I wouldn’t say this is ahead of its time though. This issue, and many others are as old as time itself. For as far back as you want to go, there have been people seeking to rewrite history to further their agendas. It was bad in the 60’s and 70’s and this song was a reflection of that.

You summarised that perfectly, The horns on your headphones are particularly appropriate - and ridiculously cute!

Yet ANOTHER great reaction. I love watching you experience the Pink Floyd rabbit hole. Your life will forever change ( in the best way). Give us more. May I suggest “In any Tongue” live in Pompeii. I think you will love it.

The Wall is a journey through madness with fantastic music to soundtrack it all. I urge you to listen to the whole album,in your own time if you want,but after dark side and animals with such pressure to come up to that standard,they did it again. Great album.

You need to play the entire album. It is like an opera story. Also when I was a kid growing up, the teacher unions here in the US did not want radio stations to play this song.

Great reaction, you nailed this song. I was in maybe 5th grade when The Wall was released, the album was released before the film. I'm so happy watching the young react to the Pink Floyd rabbithole!

Your reactions are spectacular! This album came out my Freshman year of high school and we all wore it out. At lunch time every day this would blare outside the school

Gotta watch the movie The Wall. It makes all the separate songs make sense.

Phenomenal reaction. You really got it. That meat grinder is such a good representation of "Into the meat grinder". Into the system like the rest. You should really watch Pink Floyd the Wall movie. It's the whole album put into one long music video and it's amazing.

I like your honest comments and reactions

Aileen, you are one of most analytical of all music reviewers on youtube and I really enjoy your reactions. It's a real joy to see someone put so much thought into a music review.

This video was just a clip from the movie The Wall, directed by Alan Parker and the main role was played by Bob Geldolf of Boomtown Rats and he also did the Live Aid event that was INCREDIBLE!!

the wall is one of the most personal concept album of roger waters, it is complex and beautiful...Unfortunately many know only comfortably numb and forget many other incredible songs of the album as mother or hey you for example...

This album was the backdrop to my entire teenage years :)

I love Pink Floyd and there fan's, I've been listening to them for forty years and have never tired them on drives they eat through the miles, thanks for your reaction

What a great, authentic review of the song and music video.

First I just never apologize for expressing your feelings you experience with music. This is just the tip of the iceberg the movie The Wall is an epic story in visuals,music and incredible meaning well worth the time to watch. There is so much amazing music to be discovered I personally have loved music my entire life. My Playlist is so random but I have been fortunate enough to have been exposed to so many different genres of music over the years. The greatest thing about your videos is that you have a genuine love of music of all sorts. I really don't understand how someone can limit themselves to one genre with so many incredible artists out there.

Hey Aileen - Your Pink Floyd reactions are so awesome! The movie 'The Wall' was amazing but it is a heavy watch! Check out 'Run Like Hell' next - you will absolutely love that track. Have a great week - thank you for all the amazing videos you do :) BTW please do more classic Iron Maiden!!!!!

Loved watching your heartbeat spike during te intro . this song seems to have really struck a chord in you.

Amazing video and you are very perceptive to know the meaning of the song.❤

Sorrow (the live version of course) from pink floyd is a song I think you'd really enjoy.

This entire album is 1 story, each song being part of it. The teacher is Scottish because Roger Waters' teacher was Scottish, and tells him his poetry is rubbish - it's the lyrics to "Money" from the Dark Side Of The Moon album, the 2nd best selling album of all time lol. This video is from the movie of the album, which is a great movie :)

2:19 the poem here is lyrics from the Pink Floyd song "Money" off the album "Dark Side of the Moon" which is one of the longest running albums in Top Music charts & amongst the highest selling albums of all times. What I love most about Pink Floyd albums are they are a single story told over a series of songs and need to be listened to in their entirety uninterrupted to the massage of the albums. Great band that my conservative upbring meant I didn't listen to it when it was released but a massive fan of today. "The Wall" has been made into a movie that is truly worth the watch. Adults to kids " Dream big but only our dreams"

Wonderful interpretation, seen this many times over many years and you expressed the meaning beautiful.

One of Pink Floyd's many masterpieces. Normally I'd say a live version is better but given the title I totally agree with the video as well. The composition, text and production are brilliant and to the point, as is the guitar solo, how could it be otherwise, hey it's Pink Floyd, unmistakable. But what I also really like here is the choir that has been integrated, the voices, excellent contrast. PS: If you ever want to watch Dire Straits "Brothers in Arms", I would recommend the video (black and white drawings) there as well.

This album changed my concept of music and song writing.

That movie is the Wall. And the poetry is from the song Money by Pink Floyd.

I was a sophomore in high school when The Wall came out...immediately purchased my first stereo system to play the vinyl record on, over and over and over.... Saw the movie a year or two later with a bunch of my friends the theater - another great experience. Listening to the Wall album with headphones is really the best overall experience.

I can see so well in your eyes, Aileen, how deeply you're feeling this. Your eyes betray the emotions of your heart and it's a beautiful thing to see. ♥ If you've not seen it yet, I highly recommend checking out the 1927 silent movie, Metropolis, as it explores a similar theme and still resonates with modern society. I was near to graduating high school when this album came out and it was an incredible experience. Like almost all Pink Floyd albums, the full album is the complete story. The music was always amazing but half the love for Pink Floyd was deciphering the meaning of the work. Many were the nights we would turn off the room lights and sit down, joint in hand, and just listen to The Wall. At this time, videos were in their infancy and this one wasn't made until a few years afterwards. Thankfully, in my high school, we were rarely pushed into fitting in to the mold of 'proper' society - the meatgrinder that strips us of our souls. I have always taught my sons to be themselves and explore as many different facets of life as they could but to also appreciate where it all came from. Their love of all forms of music is a blessing to me and we're always giving each other suggestions for what to listen to next. When my eldest was about 4, we were in a record store and I was looking through the Pink Floyd section. Out of the blue, he tells me that if I don't eat my meat I can't have any pudding. For a grade 7 music lyrics report he chose Dear God by XTC, flooring his teacher with his comprehension of the song's cynical meaning. Good music knows no time period and no generational divide.

So happy that I stumbled upon your wonderful channel.

When I was 16 in 1980, I listened to the Wall album for two years non stop nearly and had a vision in my head as to what the film would be like. When I eventually watched the Movie in 82, It was nothing like I imagined. But it put the whole album and a lot more about Floyd in perspective. Well worth watching it's legendary. cheers.

So well spoken about kids, their dreams and inspirations but also about the reality of (bad) parenting and (bad) teaching ❤

YES!!!!! I would like this reaction fifty more times, if youtube would let me. Albums like this are why Pink Floyd has the fandom it does, the irony is that the kids that grew up loving this music became the ones crushing the dreams of the next generation.

Pink Floyd is timeless . Music and lyrics paint a picture in your mind . There albums are like conceptual rock operas to me . Glad to see you get into this as much as I always did . I hope you watched The Wall by now .

The first actual real reaction to the video. You absolutely nailed the meaning. Love your commentary.

AILEEN ,you summed it up beautifully.

Brilliant take on this song!! Very eloquent and spot on across the board! Was 9 years-old when I heard this song and our 4th grade teacher would call us dummies on occasion. The "dark sarcasm in the classroom" back then was VERY real!! The song almost scared the hell out of me at such a young agen.

Song Motto: An acre is the area of a rectangle, whose length is one furlong and whose width is one chain.

Aileen found your channel and watched four Pink Floyd vids, Im so so happy that you have come across them and share the same feelings, the same joy and pain that they have been able to portray for so long. Fortunately I have known them since their inception and in all that time there has been no other band to come close to them musically, technically and emotionally and no guitarist could ever match Dave Gilmour.

being an avid Floyd lover, you really made me chuckle when you asked if this was from a movie, priceless, and fyi, yes! its from the movie, Called Pink Floyd - The Wall, staring bob geldoff, thanks so much for making me feel old btw, loving your reactions, putting a smile on the dial.

The Video isn't way ahead of it's time but the fight we have been fighting before. Time is constant but History repeats itself. Kudos to you for getting this! You earned a new sub!!

So nice to see you again, Aileen. If you watch the movie it will put all this into perspective.

I truly appreciate your opinions and insights! Thank you! I was a child when introduced to Pink Floyd and it has definitely shaped my life….have a love of fine music for true! 😽💋🎶🖤

I had a teacher a horrible women, hid the fact she had a problem with boys, in th end she got found out, but i had to move school, she remained at the school. ironically she also had my older sister to which she loved . there were atleast 2 other boys she hated or treated badly , she got found out but for some reason she was allowed to continue.

Spot on with your analogy Aileen. I was raised here in the US but my parents were born in Europe so there strict upbringing taught me well. It was never what there profession was it was as long your happy and successful was the most important aspect.. Work hard and rewards will follow.

Love your take on this song. Pink Floyd's lyrics always seem to tell of life's truths. Teacher's often use their power over the children in psychological and physical abuse. When I was in the 2nd grade I had a teacher who emotionally and physically abused me. I am a mother of 2 who had to at times basically tell them to leave my kids alone or eles... My children are adults now but they never forgot and I didn't either. GREAT INTUITION ❤❤

We used to sing this on the school bus in the 80's…drove the teachers nuts 😊

Pink Floyd's music and lyrics always have a story to tell. That is the power and the art of Pink Floyd. Just like the song "us an them" or Eclipse "Where we start" or "The Blue" to name a few.

First heard The Wall nearly 20 years ago now, and it's still at the top of my list of greatest albums. Plenty of individual songs that I'd rank higher, but for an album as a whole (especially through the movie), it's tough to find something better.

Loved hearing the classmates of the London school who 40 years later met to discuss how great it was to be asked to do a Pink Floyd video back in the day.

From my all time favorite rock album of all time - Pink Floyd's The Wall, Awesome song

Love your enthousiasm