These four musicians collaborated to cover Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall pt.2" for the soundtrack to Robert Rodriguez's 1998 horror/sci-fi film, The Faculty.
Another Brick In The Wall
Class of 99 Lyrics
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We don't need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave the kids alone
Hey, teacher leave the kids alone!
All in all it's just another brick in the wall
All in all you're just another brick in the wall
We don't need no education
We don't need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave the kids alone
Hey, teacher leave us kids alone!
All in all it's just another brick in the wall
All in all you're just another brick in the wall
The lyrics to "Another Brick in the Wall" by Class of '99 seem to convey a deep sense of frustration towards the educational system. The first two lines, "We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control," are repeated twice in order to really hit home the message of rebellion against the system. The song then goes on to criticize the way teachers interact with students, calling for them to "leave the kids alone." The lyrics suggest that the process of education itself is a form of imprisonment, which seems to be emphasized by the repetition of "just another brick in the wall." Students are being molded and stripped of individuality to become a part of a larger, uniform whole.
The theme of rebellion against authority is central to this song, mirroring the political and social upheaval of the 1960s and 70s. The lyrics are a commentary on the educational system, which is often criticized for its top-down approach and the way it strips students of their individuality. The line "no dark sarcasm in the classroom" communicates the idea that students are often belittled and talked down to by teachers. The use of the word "brick" is significant as it symbolizes the way that the educational system tries to create conformity among its students, forcing them to lose their personal identity in order to become part of the wall of society.
Line by Line Meaning
We don't need no education
We do not require formal schooling
We don't need no thought control
We do not need to be conditioned to adhere to particular thoughts
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
There is no need for teachers to use irony or bitterness in the classroom
Teachers leave the kids alone
Teachers should not interrupt the children
Hey, teacher leave the kids alone!
Teacher, please stop bothering the children
All in all it's just another brick in the wall
All the children joining schools are just identical in ignorance and detriment
All in all you're just another brick in the wall
All the students are identical in ignorance and detriment
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Written by: George Roger Waters
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@rainingwhenidie
This is an amazing cover, but at the same time, it just breaks my heart. I never had to deal with the aftermath in the same way that my mom did, since I was born in 2005; I've always known him as dead. But when I got into AIC, it quickly became my favorite band and Layne became one of my biggest inspirations. I don't like to idolize people since it puts them on a pedestal, but he's the closest person I have to an idol; and he was a very flawed person.
I try to focus on his life before he isolated himself because I think it's important to celebrate someone who has passed away rather than only mourning them. I mean if I died, I don't think I'd want people to be sad every single time they thought of me. But this is just a long-winded way of saying that because I try to focus on his life when he was healthy, I tend to avoid looking at anything from later on when he was at his worst.
I feel like too many people focus on his addiction, and it was an important aspect of his life, but they act like that's ALL he was. They never talk about the good times in his life, his personality, his sense of humor. He's always painted as a tragic artist, and that's true, but he was so much more than a tragic artist. It just feels like the people who do that are the same people who seem to ignore his good moments. Not just good performances, but times where he was actually happy and just having fun (like when he did that goofy ass dave mustaine impression that makes me lose my shit every time i see it)
I don't know, this is getting really long and it's kind of all over the place, but I have a lot of feelings about Layne. It's just heartbreaking thinking about his last few years. Because this is a good cover, but you can hear how he had deteriorated. And death wasn't instant. I feel like when you isolate yourself for so long, when you lose that much weight, it's just a long, drawn out, death.
And no one deserves to go out that way, especially not Layne.
@GregGallagher
This cover is so depressing. Knowing this is Layne’s final studio recording. His voice sounded so… lifeless here. He was such an amazing, vibrant singer and personality. To hear him reduced to just a monotonous drone and an audible lisp due to his lack of teeth from all the crack and heroin. It’s just sad, because he was so much more than this. Rest In Peace Layne, I hope you’ve found the peace in the afterlife that evaded you in this one. 💔
@russellschwartz9687
I feel like he chose to sing that way intentionally. Don’t get me wrong, he was in very poor shape by 1998, but on the two Alice songs he recorded that year, even though he’s noticeably lesser than on other recordings, he sounds more alive. I feel like his lifelessness here may have been a stylistic choice.
@GregGallagher
@@russellschwartz9687 possibly, it’s just not his finest performance and for this to be the very last official studio recording of such an incredible singer, it just feels… sad.
@russellschwartz9687
@@GregGallagher oh no question about that. I’ve always been so curious what made him decide to do his final recordings. Though he wasn’t quite as reclusive as he would be in his final years, he hadn’t sung live since 1996 and only did one guest vocal in 1997(that we know of.) His physical appearance and overall health had deteriorated immensely in that short time and he was putting himself back out there in a semi public way. I don’t believe he was in a position where he needed the money as he had a steady flow of royalties that could sustain him.
@igorferrer949
You're a mad man
Know nothing about music.
@joetury
@@russellschwartz9687 Here is a good behind the scenes of this. https://youtu.be/jyjSzyjpmA4
@Giratina1999
It’s so chilling, like layne’s ghost came to do the vocals
@Tapp-Mourningwood
I felt the same way. His vocals are a dark lifeless moan. Eerie and sad for sure. RIP Layne.
@Giratina1999
Tapp Morningwood they had to overdub him pronouncing the letter S, he had no teeth
@christopherrowe7860
that's basically what it was, imagine what this song would have sounded like in Layne's prime