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Despite being a fan favorite, the song was entirely cut from the 1982 The Wall movie because Waters felt it didn't fit the film's chronological flow.

Although Roger Waters was the band's bassist, the iconic fretless bass part on this track was actually played by guitarist David Gilmour . pink_floyd_hey_you

The song opens the second disc, immediately following "Goodbye Cruel World," where Pink has finished building his metaphorical wall of isolation. Despite being a fan favorite, the song was

While the song is central to the fictional rock star "Pink" in the 1979 album The Wall , its emotional core comes from own life. Waters wrote the song during the painful disintegration of his first marriage . He described the feeling of being an adored rock star on tour, performing for millions, while simultaneously feeling utterly alone and fetal with grief after his wife told him over the phone that she had fallen in love with someone else. The Narrative: A Point of No Return While the song is central to the fictional