The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
So ya
Thought ya
Might like to
Go to the show
To feel the warm thrill of confusion
That space cadet glow
I've got some bad news for you, sunshine
Pink isn't well, he stayed back at the hotel
And they sent us along as a surrogate band
We're going to find out where you fans really stand
Are there any queers in the theater tonight?
Get 'em up against the wall (get them up)
Now, there's one in the spotlight
He don't look right to me
Then get him up against the wall (get them)
Now, that one looks Jewish
And that one's a coon
Who let all this riffraff into the room?
There's one smoking a joint
And another with spots
If I had my way, I'd have all of them shot
Thought ya
Might like to
Go to the show
To feel the warm thrill of confusion
That space cadet glow
I've got some bad news for you, sunshine
Pink isn't well, he stayed back at the hotel
And they sent us along as a surrogate band
We're going to find out where you fans really stand
Are there any queers in the theater tonight?
Get 'em up against the wall (get them up)
Now, there's one in the spotlight
He don't look right to me
Then get him up against the wall (get them)
Now, that one looks Jewish
And that one's a coon
Who let all this riffraff into the room?
There's one smoking a joint
And another with spots
If I had my way, I'd have all of them shot
Lyrics submitted by -fool-, edited by Mellow_Harsher, digitalmanMKII, curt77777, Deka7X9
In the Flesh Lyrics as written by Roger Waters
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im sorry but youre retarded. ive run into other people that say, "hey this racist, they shouldnt be saying those things." Its a satire, he's singing out a character, from a different narrator, he's not Roger Waters. He's playing a bigot, its a concept album.
Pretty sure this In The Flesh Part I.
ugh, these lyrics are full of mistakes.... they really shouldn't be here. On The Wall their is a song called "In the Flesh" and a differents one called "In the Flesh?". Their is no "In the Flesh II"
Just go comment on "In the Flesh" , just incase though, here are the right lyrics
In The Flesh - Pink Floyd
So ya, thought ya Might like to go to the show. To feel that warm thrill of confusion, That space cadet glow. I've got some bad news for you sunshine, Pink isn't well, he stayed back at the hotel And they sent us along as a surrogate band We're gonna find out where you fans really stand. Are there any queers in the theater tonight? Get them up against the wall! There's one in the spotlight, he don't look right to me, Get him up against the wall! That one looks Jewish! And that one's a coon! Who let all of this riff-raff into the room? There's one smoking a joint, And another with spots! If I had my way, I'd have all of you shot!
That's the other version dear. This is track 1 of the album, the one you describe is track 21
Fool is a fool coz this aint nazi thats not the name and these definetly arent the lyrics.
how can you write so many mistakes?
anyway this song is bagging out racist so thats u Slipknot retard
yay! racism! about damn time someone took a stand. no but seriously floyd rocks and this song proves it. and they're right about the title. its IN THE FLESH?
Seriously, this song is in the "crazy" part of the album where the main character Pink has gone insane, and he has been injected with some medicine by the doctor that is making him hallucinate. The whole thing about Nazism and racism is that he essentially becomes what killed his father in WWII: a fascist dictator like Hitler. It's supposed to be ironic and over the course of the next 2 songs ("Run Like Hell" and "Waiting for the Worms") he becomes exactly like Hitler before realizes what's happened to his mind and sets things right.
This is the song they sing in the movie The Wall, near the end when he goes all nazi.
Very Good Movie.
i wish the versin was FROM the movie, co the one in the movie rocked! where he was yelling and screaming as he sang
This song is when his shows start become Neo-Nazi-esque political rallies, creating angry mobs. He has gone crazy behind his "wall". and believes himself to be a fascist dictator.