While watching an episode of "The Prisoner", called "The General", I heard a familiar sound. The computer's encoder, which looks like an old copy machine, was making a noise similar to the sounds heard during the intro to Pink Floyd's "Welcome To The Machine".
Upon further study, I realized that the theme of the show also paralleled the theme of the song. In another episode, called "A, B and C", a machine is used to observe and control the dreams of No. 6 (Patrick McGoohan).
I know that the song is supposed to be about the "music industry", but I can't help but feel that Roger Waters may have been inspired, or at least influenced, by one or more episodes from "The Prisoner".
5 сен 2024
