| "Goodbye Cruel World" | |||||
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| Song by Pink Floyd
from the album The Wall |
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| Released | 30 November 1979 (UK), 8 December 1979 (US) | ||||
| Recorded | April-November, 1979 | ||||
| Genre | Progressive rock | ||||
| Length | 1:17 | ||||
| Label | Harvest Records (UK) Columbia Records (US)/Capitol Records (US) |
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| Writer | Waters | ||||
| Producer | Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour and Roger Waters | ||||
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"Goodbye Cruel World" is a song by Pink Floyd. It was released on The Wall album in 1979.
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Composition
The song is quiet in dynamic, the Prophet-5 provides the D major chord sequence - D, G, D, A, D, while the bass guitar plays the root notes and their octaves[1] -- a similar bass riff was used in the earlier Floyd songs "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" and the fade-out of "See Emily Play"[2]. Notably, the final instance of the word "goodbye" is spoken as the music is cut, causing the final "goodbye" to appear somewhat despairing, as well as identifying the listener with Pink as he cuts all ties to the outside world.
Plot
As with the other songs on The Wall, Goodbye Cruel World tells a portion of the story of Pink, the album's protagonist. This song details Pink's reaction to the completion of his mental wall, and marks his acknowledgement of his isolation from society.
Personnel
- Roger Waters - bass guitar[3], vocals[4]
- Richard Wright - Prophet-5 synthesizer[4]
Cover versions
An acoustic version is performed by musician Orlando Jacinto Garcia
Anathema Covered the song for the Re-release of their Album "Alternative 4"
The KoЯn cover of Another Brick in the Wall on their album
References
- Fitch, Vernon. The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia (3rd edition), 2005. ISBN 1-894959-24-8
- Pink Floyd: The Wall (1980 Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., London, England, ISBN 0 7119 1031 6 [USA ISBN: 0 8256 1076 1]) for "Goodbye Cruel World"
- Pink Floyd: Anthology songbook (1980 Warner Bros. Publications, Inc., Secaucus N.J.) for "See Emily Play"
Notes
- ^ Pink Floyd: The Wall (1980 Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., London, England, ISBN 0 7119 1031 6 [USA ISBN: 0 8256 1076 1]) for "Goodbye Cruel World"
- ^ Pink Floyd: Anthology songbook (1980 Warner Bros. Publications, Inc., Secaucus N.J.) for "See Emily Play"
- ^ Fitch, Vernon and Mahon, Richard, Comfortably Numb - A History of The Wall 1978-1981, 2006, p. 89
- ^ a b Fitch and Mason, p. 89
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