Young Lust
Pink Floyd
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I am just a new boy Stranger in this town Where are all the good times? Who's gonna show this stranger around? Ooh, I need a dirty woman Ooh, I need a dirty girl Will some woman in this desert land Make me feel like a real man? Take this rock and roll refugee Ooh, baby set me free Ooh, I need a dirty woman Ooh, I need a dirty girl Ooh, I need a dirty woman Ooh, I need a dirty girl Hello? Yes, a collect call for Mrs. Floyd from Mister Floyd Will you accept the charges from United States? Oh, he hung up, that's your residence, right? I wonder why he hung up? Is there supposed to be someone else there besides your wife there to answer? Hello? This is United States calling, are we reaching See he keeps hanging up, and it's a man answering
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Written by: David Jon Gilmour, Roger Waters
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10 facts about this song
Album Classification"Young Lust" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, featured on their 1979 double album, "The Wall".
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Song InterpretationThe song embodies the character Pink's craving for the high life of rock stardom, and his early enthusiastic embracing of its trappings.
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CompositionThe music of "Young Lust" is an important departure from Pink Floyd's classic progressive rock style, as it presents a straightforward hard rock sound.
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PerformanceIt is one of the few songs where the band's vocal duties are handled by guitarist David Gilmour alone, rather than Gilmour and Waters sharing the role.
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Live PerformanceDuring live performances of the song, Waters usually sung the verses, while Gilmour sung during the chorus.
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Song ConnectionIn terms of the concept album's narrative development, the song "Young Lust" segues directly from the previous track "Empty Spaces" and is immediately followed by a field recording of a phone call on the next track, which is sometimes considered part of "Young Lust".
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MeaningThe song represents the main character Pink's hedonistic lifestyle and his pursuit of ephemeral pleasures to numb his distress.
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Movie RepresentationIn the 1982 film adaptation of "The Wall", the pounding rock rhythms of "Young Lust" underscore scenes of Pink's debauched tour life.
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InfluenceThe song, despite being drastically different from Pink Floyd's usual style, was quite popular and has since influenced numerous hard rock and heavy metal bands.
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Publication"Young Lust" was also released as a single in the United States, accompanied which coincided with Pink Floyd’s five-night residency at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in February 1980.
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