The Fletcher Memorial Home
Pink Floyd
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Take all your overgrown infants away somewhere And build them a home, a little place of their own. The Fletcher Memorial Home for Incurable Tyrants and Kings. And they can appear to themselves every day On closed circuit T.V. To make sure they're still real. It's the only connection they feel. "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, Reagan and Haig, Mr. Begin and friend, Mrs. Thatcher, and Paisly, "Hello Maggie!" Mr. Brezhnev and party. "Who's the bald chap?" The ghost of McCarthy, The memories of Nixon. "Good-bye!" And now, adding color, a group of anonymous latin- American Meat packing glitterati. Did they expect us to treat them with any respect? They can polish their medals and sharpen their Smiles, and amuse themselves playing games for awhile. Boom boom, bang bang, lie down you're dead. Safe in the permanent gaze of a cold glass eye With their favorite toys They'll be good girls and boys In the Fletcher Memorial Home for colonial Wasters of life and limb. Is everyone in? Are you having a nice time? Now the final solution can be applied.
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Album Classification"The Fletcher Memorial Home" is a song by the British rock band Pink Floyd from their twelfth studio album "The Final Cut," released in 1983.
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Song MeaningThe song is considered a critique of warmongering political leaders, with the "Fletcher Memorial Home" referring to a fictional place where these leaders would be sequestered and out of harm's way.
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Song's Name OriginThis song is named after Roger Waters' father, Eric Fletcher Waters, who was killed in action during World War II when Waters was just five months old.
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Concept AlbumThe album, "The Final Cut," is a concept album exploring themes of warfare, the loss of life and the callousness of political leaders, with "The Fletcher Memorial Home" playing a significant role in this narrative.
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Central CharacterMuch of the album focuses on a central character, whom Waters refers to as "the teacher." This figure is believed to be a combination of Waters himself and his lost father, further lending significance to ”The Fletcher Memorial Home".
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Direct ReferencesThe song contains several unflattering references to specific figures such as Richard Nixon and Margaret Thatcher, who were both prominent political leaders during the time of the album's release.
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Waters soloThis song contains one of the few guitar solos performed by Pink Floyd's bassist and vocalist, Roger Waters. Usually, the band's lead guitarist, David Gilmour, would handle the guitar solos.
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Satirical VideoA music video for "The Fletcher Memorial Home" was created using satirical puppet caricatures of various political leaders, further emphasizing the song's critique of their actions.
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The Berlin WallThe line "Did they expect us to treat them with any respect?" has been interpreted by some fans as a direct critique of the construction of the Berlin Wall in Germany.
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Division in the BandThe recording of "The Final Cut," including "The Fletcher Memorial Home," was said to be fraught with tension within Pink Floyd, particularly between Roger Waters and David Gilmour, leading to the departure of Waters from the band shortly after.
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