How can we NOT love Roger Waters?
The Pink Floyd founder gave permission to two Iranian brothers and handed them full rights of their rewritten cover to the ultimate classic Another Brick in The Wall as support for the freedom of Iranian youths against its repressive regime, with these words: I encourage artists to use the song to resist all forms of oppression.
Another Brick in the Wall is VINTAGE... the end of the video with children being churned into minced meat by the massive machinery gave nightmares to kids and a phonia for school. 31 years on, it's still an awesome statement against repression and is rockin' inspirin' stuff.
by John Carucci (AP) NEW YORK - Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters has no qualms about giving a Canadian band permission to tinker with his band's classic "Another Brick in the Wall" for use as an anthem for young Iranians.
Toronto-based band Blurred Vision, fronted by two exiled Iranian brothers, has reworked the lyrics to express the resentment felt by young people toward the government of Iran, where it's illegal to play rock music. One well-known verse was changed to "Hey, Ayatollah, leave those kids alone!"
Waters said he encourages artists to use the song to resist all forms of oppression. He said in a statement that he sees the band as playing a vital part in "the resistance to a regime that is both repressive and brutal."
The Pink Floyd founder gave permission to two Iranian brothers and handed them full rights of their rewritten cover to the ultimate classic Another Brick in The Wall as support for the freedom of Iranian youths against its repressive regime, with these words: I encourage artists to use the song to resist all forms of oppression.
Another Brick in the Wall is VINTAGE... the end of the video with children being churned into minced meat by the massive machinery gave nightmares to kids and a phonia for school. 31 years on, it's still an awesome statement against repression and is rockin' inspirin' stuff.
by John Carucci (AP) NEW YORK - Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters has no qualms about giving a Canadian band permission to tinker with his band's classic "Another Brick in the Wall" for use as an anthem for young Iranians.
Toronto-based band Blurred Vision, fronted by two exiled Iranian brothers, has reworked the lyrics to express the resentment felt by young people toward the government of Iran, where it's illegal to play rock music. One well-known verse was changed to "Hey, Ayatollah, leave those kids alone!"
Waters said he encourages artists to use the song to resist all forms of oppression. He said in a statement that he sees the band as playing a vital part in "the resistance to a regime that is both repressive and brutal."
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