FIRST TIME listening to PINK FLOYD - "Mother" REACTION 

Heart react this comment if I should react to the whole "The Wall" album

What you have to understand about this album is that "The Wall" is a metaphorical wall around his heart to keep people and things out so he doesn't get hurt. This abum is about building that wall with various things that hurt him over the years like an overbearing mother, a terrible school system, the fear of going to war, etc. You definitely need to listen to this album from start to finish.

ONE DOESN'T MERELY LISTEN TO PINK FLOYD, ONE EXPERIENCES THEM.

The Wall is a ROCK OPERA. They even turned it into a MOVIE. You must listen to The Wall in track order. ✌️

The song is about an overprotective mother and the damage she did to him. She taught him how to start building the Wall to close himself off from anything that might hurt him. The character, Pink, does that over the course of his life and is the theme behind the whole album. The musical tone and the contrast of the lyrics represent his mixed perception of his mother.

This should be a full album reaction from beginning to end. You’ll appreciate it so much more 💜 Oh… Shine On You Crazy Diamond is a sensational song you should hear.

pink is the main character in this story. his dad was a pilot who died in world war 2 so mother had to raise him on her own hense the overprotection, of course mothers gonna help build the wall to keep all things bad away from her only child . find the time to sit quietly and listen to this amazing piece of art. you will not be disappointed 😊

Ive always held that David Gilmour does more with one note than most other guitarist can do with a fleet of guitars.

You obviously got that The Wall is metaphorical for this dude finding his way in the world, dealing with loss, resentment, an overbearing mother, among other themes all explored in different ways on the album. With that said, there is definitely a political undercurrent running throughout the album. War, Fascism, on a literal sense the Berlin Wall (where Roger Waters performed this live after it came down). So you can’t entirely separate the metaphors with some of the literal symbolism. An amazing album to listen to all the way through, with each song telling a piece of the larger story

Hearing a single song does THE WALL, no justice. WATCH THE MOVIE!!!! You will have no questions... only thoughts

Mother is part of the story that the the wall album tells. U really need to listen to the whole album with your headphones and enjoy. It is a very dark album

I bought this double album masterpiece in 1980 when I was 18 years old. It is basically a story from start to finish. Therefore, when someone not familiair with the content or meaning of The Wall listens to a single song somewhere in the middle it seems totally bizarre. A few of the songs from The Wall became big hits like Comfortably Numb, Hey You, and Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) Since there are actually three versions with the same name in the Albums. I remember back in 1980 when the single Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) was moving up the charts in the US and other countries, I heard on the radio that England (where Pink Floyd is actually from) was trying to ban the song from the radio there because it had improper grammar that 23 school children sang just for the song without permission from the school. The school music teacher on his own brought the 23 school children to the studio and within half an hour Pink Floyd had their rebellious children singing, " We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control. No dark sarcasm in the classroom. Teacher leave them kids alone. "

Roger is part of a generation and a victim of WW2 where many fathers were sent off to war and never returned. His father was killed in Italy and his remains were not recovered. The song reflects Rogers view of his relationship with his mother. You get a much better sense of this in a later documentary that Roger did where he travels the route that led to where his father died in battle. Also Roger lost his grandfather as a result of WW1.

There isn't just one Pink Floyd song that puts me in a most relaxed state. There's several, such as Mother, The Great Gig in the Sky, Echoes, Fearless, San Tropez, Us and Them, Goodbye Blue Sky, Comfortably Numb, Don't Leave Me Now, The Thin Ice, Wish You Were Here, Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I - IX), Pigs on the Wing (Part One and Part Two) ...

His overprotective mother is just another brick in the metaphoric wall that contributed to have him socially isolated. The songs of the first half of the album are just pointing what contributed to that wall. The second half is his journey trying to get free of it. And one song you I really think you will love musically, feeling and lyrics is High Hopes. Nightwish even covered it :) High hope is part of their last true album, The Division Bell. All the songs have the same theme, communication. Lyrics hit hard.

This album is considered as one of the best concept albums ever made!! its a full album expreience, linking it all gives the best experience..

Most relaxed is also tied with most melancholy for me. Pink Floyd was one of my older brother's favorite bands, and definitely my favorite. He passed when he was 25 and I was 18, in 1982. The song is "Wish you were here".

what this song talks about is the "smothering Mother complex"

I can listen to Pink Floyd,Eminem,Hank Williams,Pantera,etc….. I love all different kinds of music,people,experiences. There’s so much to appreciate in this existence-grateful for all of it❤

The album is a requiem to the post WW2 era. The wall represents barriers between all facets of life. The particular song “Mother” is a microcosm of how everyone can build walls metaphorically or literally. At the end the child asks, [why did it have to be so…high?] Walls a good when used properly

Like others say, the album tells a story. There are parallels to Mother also being the government. This was released in the post cold war era, so it was very topical with its political commentary at that time. And yes, love Pink Floyd and Eminem. For me the Pulse Concert live recordings are... A must see experience for anyone wanting a feel for what Pink Floyd is. The music, the stage show, Gilmore guitar. I re watch that live show several times a year. It's perfect.

I'm 48 and my music taste, well, is all over the spectrum. The nineties is probably the best era for music in the sense that bands like Pink Floyd and the Rolling Stones were still touring and recording while Grunge and Hip Hop were newborns. So, yeah. Smoked a lot of concert joints in my time.😶😜😂

It’s all in his head. Definitely do the album. It’s stunningly brilliant. This album (and movie) is a landmark in popular music history. Thanks, Lilly 🙂

The Wall album should be treated as one long song. And yes, grew up on LZ, Pink Floyd, and Hendrix as a young child. Also been a fan of rap since it’s inception…

I've watched people cry thinking this is about a loving mother. No. In the Wall storyline, Mother causes the Wall to be built. Pleased you caught it right away. Greatest theme album ever recorded.

"Mother" is the part of the story explaining how even his own mother contributed to his emotional damage. "The Wall" is an emotional wall between himself and reality.

The Floyd song that puts me in the most relaxed state is Marooned, off The Division Bell album. The live version from the Strat Pack concert in 2004 especially.

Take some dabs and listen to the whole album with lyrics and headphones. Mind blown.

Mother kept him close and at the same time used his nightmares to keep him close.

If you want a true relaxing break from your day, you should react to PF’s Echoes off their Meddle album. Warning it’s a 23 minute song. The song is an ode to empathy. You should react to the studio version, not the Live at Pompeii version, which cuts out the last 8 to 9 minutes of the song. Great reaction.

Pink Floyd songs always tell a story. Each album tells a story.

Nice reaction! Check out the version that Roger Waters put out three years ago. It's great and the harmony of the vocalists he brought in (Jess and Holly of Lucius) is fantastic.

Yes, he said mommas gonna make all of your nightmares come true. its what moms do. They take their fears and insecurities and failures and doubts and pain and anger and hatred put them into you. They hold you close and don't let you fly because of their fears or failures. They never wanna let you go because then they will be all alone. It is, after all, just another brick in the (their) wall.

"The Wall" is about Roger Water's experiences in War Torn England as a child when his father was sent off to fight in World War 2 and all of the emotions he had not knowing if his father would ever return. I always recommend people watch the movie to better understand the album.

best band ever lived lilly,all the way through this album it's ying and yang with the vocals.roger the paranoid,isolated etc voice and dave the sweet relief or "mother".it really is something else the brains behind it lilly,in this song it's the touches,the 2 note bassline,the ride cymbal work,rick's tinkerings and dave melodic break.then if you've lost a mother like me that ending "you'll always be baby to me" is the most beautiful audible hug you'll ever hear.keep it coming and have a good day

Donald Trump's "Mother," was daddy. 😢

Speaks so much to the fears mother has that she wants to protect, yet force upon her son.

"The Wall", in it's original context refers to the emotional wall we build around ourselves to protect ourselves from being hurt by the world around us

the only M&M' s I like they melt in your mouth but not in your hands. Pink Floyd is one of the top selling groups outside of the Beatles. DSOTM has been in the top 200 for well over 900 wks.

the floyd songs that put me at peace the most are comfortably numb and wish you were here. ironically 2 songs dealing w drug overdose!

This is at the top of some of my favorite songs. I've been listening to Pink Floyd since I was 11 and n9w I'm 59. They're still my most go to music. Pink Floyd for life

Over protective mother is just another brick in the wall he built between him and the world.

Most Pink Floyds songs have that one guitar solo that changes the song which what I love about them as a group

I used to listen to em before he told me he doesn't want me to. But I listen metal, rock, pop, old country, lyrical rappers, folk, classical.

In psychological terms, this is about spousifying a child and smothering him. You REALLY should watch the movie. Utterly brilliant.

Basically what the song is saying is that Mothers going to show you life. Mother will be there. He's talking to his mother about all of his fears and doubts.

I absolutely love both it's been a 30-year experience

Most relaxing Pink Floyd song? I'm sure most people would say "Comfortably Numb" But I would say "Wish You were Here".

This song is about his very over protective mother raising him after his father died in ww2. The wall builds in his mind driving him kknda crazy over the years. You will see this if you watch the wall movie.

I absolutely listen to both. I’m a fan of powerful poignant lyrics. I like Ems songs when he is being goofy because they make me laugh, when he is being serious, each bar isn’t a double entendres, it’s maybe a triple and sometimes quadruple. And Floyd’s lyrics , while not containing as many double meanings, they don’t have to, because they know what buttons to push to make you feel sad, hopeful, depressed and joyful all at the same time. Both are artists that make you feel something

Young one you are intelligent so you will probably love all kinds of music. I bet you will be curious and give all music a listen. Pink Floyd is different from any other music. This is what makes them magical.

Shine on you crazy diamond always makes me happy. Worth listening to ❤

Hi Lily Jane, Am 70 and listened to Pink Floyd in the '70's. Great. Also like some M&Ms, e.g. 'Lose yourself'.

Pink Floyd have lots of means in their music 🎶 💯🤘👂🎵👂🎵👂🎵❤️1️⃣❤️1️⃣❤️1️⃣🇦🇺👈

The wall is a concept album, the context of the song makes more sense when you listen the album in full

My father Chucky, just passed last June..... As me n my brother's grew up in Atlantic City, he n my Mom "said" they hated hip hop.... When my little brother turned 18, they admitted. They love good rap! One of my best Dad stories is a 2pac one..... I miss ya Pops! Rest well Buddy!

Listened to both of them growing up. I was in Jr. High or High School when Eminem came out. My uncles were all in bands throughout the 70s, 80s, and 90s....so I grew up on Floyd, amongst so many other Classic Rock bands, so to speak.

Hi Lily Jane. Cool reaction thanks. Pink Floyd is my favorite band but I have listened and do like many genre's of music. Including many hip hop and rap artists. I always search for something new. The one song of Pink Floyd's that always works for me to unwind is Shine on You Crazy Diamond. Thx again!

I totally relate, it was a nightmare living with my mother and I’ve spent the last 30 years trying to undo the damage by letting down the wall that was absolutely necessary at the time to keep me alive.

Long time Pink Floyd fan. When our son was young, he introduced us to Em. I'm no fan of rap, but I do like Em.

Most relaxed state ... Echoes or Shine on you Crazy Diamond

Pink Floyd is my absolute favorite,no one compares

The wall is his own mental defense against everything outside of himself.

Pink Foyds most relaxing? "Grandchester Meadows" is a beautiful piece of art.... pure peace.

It hasn't changed in the last 44 years since this record came out. Still all the same as it's relationship to the world. As far as mama taking care of their baby they may have again been referring to Syd. Who left Pink Floyd, became a recluse and lived with his mom till he died in 2006.

I’m a dies hard Floyd fan but was 19 when Em came out and have listen ritually since

We all build a wall around our self metaphorically. Our mother is one of the bricks in the wall sometimes

Shine on you crazy diamond is the track that takes me to another mental state

Mothers are very protective of there children especially when the father is gone. Mothers will help build that protective wall

I listen to all good music. Seriously, The Wall lives up to the hype. It is an incredible work of art. See the movie, but be prepared to weep openly.

Fat Old Sun may be my favourite Pink Floyd song of them all.

Shine On You Crazy Diamond is a very relaxing song.

When he mentioned the bomb, you have to remember these guys were young when the Cold War was going on, and we lived with the constant thought of either America or Russia dropping the Nuke bomb.

In the Berlin live concert of ''The Wall'' album Sinead O'Conner sings the mothers part , she's being very sweet and demure

Look up Mother, Sinead O'Conner, When the Berlin wall came down Roger Waters put on a massive concert where the wall was, they performed The Wall with numberous artists, Sinead's version of Mother was outstanding

What you have done is akin to reading a random chapter from a book. With Pink Floyd in general and The Wall in particular, you can enjoy the aural majesty, but the lyrics really are contextual. This is one small part of a much larger story. The Wall was intended to be experienced as a whole. Its is, essentially, a single piece of music with many movements.

When I grew up in the sixties we had duck and cover drills in grade school in case Russia dropped a nuke on us.That's the bomb.the wall is the Berlin wall.I relate to this song because I remember coming home from school scared to death Russia was going to drop the bomb.

The Wall is a phycological wall, it's the wall we all build. Some just build walls with no windows or doors only to find there is no escape. An overbearing mother is just one of the bricks that makes up the wall here. Movements of our lives make up the bricks that we build our walls with.

The Wall is a Concept Album. One song leads into the next while telling a story. It makes the songs easier to comprehend if you listen from the beginning to the end

Too much love is worse than none at all!

The whole wall album is a masterpiece.

There many gems from this album including this one for sure! The wall is intended to hear from start to finish. Everything makes sense when listened to in full.

Glad to see you're back onto Floyd

I’ve never seen a person respond so viscerally to music before. It’s almost involuntary. It shows me that what you’re listening to is good and you recognize that.

We watched The Wall movie my freshman year of college.....watched it over and over at least a half dozen times or so over 2-3 days if I recall. So powerful. Highly recommend.....especially if you have a little assistance from your garden.

Comfortable numb always got me relaxing when playing it. I could lay there and space out a few minutes.

This song is about an over bearing mother, he checks everything though what mother has instilled in him

shine on u crazy diamond appears on the album 'wish you were here' another floyd album to experience in it entirety. dedicated to sid barret a founding member of pink floyd who took a way too large dose of LSD and never came back. he was found in the commun where he lived trapped in his own mind. 2 very telling lines on the album -" now theres a look in your eye, like black holes in the sky" "nobody knows where you are, how near or how far"

Doing a first react to this song is like doing a book report on chapter 6 of a novel. You need to listen to the entire album.

If you listen to the whole album, the wall is a running theme, but it’s metaphorical for different things throughout one’s life.

I listened to a lot of different music all the way from classical rock heavy metal rap country i have just love music since i was a kid & im now 49 some songs got me through a lot of bad times just thankful that music in general helpped me

Yes, I loved Pink Floyd since almost birth and I have loved EM since his first day.

I've loved them both since I knew both! Wiiiide variety of good music out there.

As others have commented, you must listen to The Wall from start to finish. Each song is like a chapter in a book. You wouldn't open a book and read a middle chapter all by it self. You need the earlier chapters to understand the whole story and get context. Just like listening to The Wall and DSOTM albums. Cheers.

💯Pink Floyd 1️⃣🇦🇺💯⭐️🌟👁❗️🪝50 years

Listen to the lyrics ! This song travelled through time .

This album does need to be listened in it's entirety. I love listening to the "Live in Berlin 1990" version with the all star cast. Sinead O'Connor RIP singing this song with The Band is just mesmerizing.. If you can find it, Pink Floyd tends to block most videos on RU-vid.

I think the wall represents any stumbling block preventing you from becoming the best person possible.

Yes to your question. That’s the beauty of music. It’s like a different blanket to put on for whatever life’s weather is hitting you with. Eminem when I’m looking for music to get me amped, or Pink Floyd if I want to think or reminisce. At 47 I have a ton of strong memories - both good and bad - tied to this band who, at least for me, has the most unique sound of any band before or since. But my point before rambling about irrelevant things is most people (at least in my small circle) have a very eclectic taste in music. I’m trying to pass the torch to my daughters everyday.

Pink Floyd is my favorite band.