"In the Flesh" (work title The Show) is a song by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It was released on The Wall album in 1979.
The song is rather loud in dynamics. It is approximately 4 minutes, 19 seconds in length. The introduction segment of the song features the same explosive organ sequence heard in the introduction to "In the Flesh?". Following this, the song then moves into a slightly quieter choir chorus, before the lyrical se...
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"In the Flesh" (work title The Show) is a song by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It was released on The Wall album in 1979.
The song is rather loud in dynamics. It is approximately 4 minutes, 19 seconds in length. The introduction segment of the song features the same explosive organ sequence heard in the introduction to "In the Flesh?". Following this, the song then moves into a slightly quieter choir chorus, before the lyrical section. The end of the song features another organ sequence, and the song fades out to the chanting of "Hammer! Hammer!"(which is the symbol of Pink's hate group supporters) or "Get them! Get them! Get them!" Like the angelic choir.
As with the other songs on The Wall, "In the Flesh" tells a portion of the story of Pink, the main protagonist. This song marks the first of a series of songs in which Pink, in a drug-induced hallucination, believes himself to be a fascist dictator, crowing over his faithful audience; this particular song is his...
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