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Gilmour refused to play 'Wall' at Live 8
Published Thursday, Mar 16 2006, 10:40 GMT | By Fiona Edwards
Pink Floyd guitarist Dave Gilmour has revealed that he refused to play Another Brick in the Wall at Live 8.
Gilmour said that he thought the song's anti-education message was inappropriate for the charity concert, even though it is one of Pink Floyd's biggest hits.
Live 8 was the first time in 24 years that Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wright and Roger Waters had played together in a public arena and though Waters was keen to perform Wall, Gilmour vetoed the suggestion.
He pointed out that lyrics such as "We don't need no education" and "If you don't eat yer' meat, you won't get any pudding" were not really suitable for a gig aimed to raise awareness of poverty in Africa, where many children are malnourished and uneducated.
Gilmour explained: "[The song] was way off message. Anyway, I don't like it much. It's all right, but not part of the great emotional oeuvre.
"The songs that Roger wanted were not the ones I thought we should do. The arrangements of the songs were not the way Roger wanted to do them. But I kind of insisted."
Gilmour said that he thought the song's anti-education message was inappropriate for the charity concert, even though it is one of Pink Floyd's biggest hits.
Live 8 was the first time in 24 years that Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wright and Roger Waters had played together in a public arena and though Waters was keen to perform Wall, Gilmour vetoed the suggestion.
He pointed out that lyrics such as "We don't need no education" and "If you don't eat yer' meat, you won't get any pudding" were not really suitable for a gig aimed to raise awareness of poverty in Africa, where many children are malnourished and uneducated.
Gilmour explained: "[The song] was way off message. Anyway, I don't like it much. It's all right, but not part of the great emotional oeuvre.
"The songs that Roger wanted were not the ones I thought we should do. The arrangements of the songs were not the way Roger wanted to do them. But I kind of insisted."
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