The Happiest Days of Our Lives
Pink Floyd * Track #4 On The Wall
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- #4The Happiest Days of Our Lives
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The Happiest Days of Our Lives by Pink Floyd
Release Date
Performed by
Pink FloydProduced by
Roger Waters & James Guthrie & David Gilmour & Bob EzrinWrited by
Roger WatersAbout
With bitter satisfaction, Pink recounts how the teachers of his childhood would stop at nothing to humiliate their students and crush the childrens' individuality, but would then get their comeuppance at home where they suffered the abuses of their wives.
The Happiest Days of Our Lives Lyrics
[Intro: Roger Waters]
You! Yes, you! Stand still, laddie!
[Verse 1: Roger Waters]
When we grew up and went to school
There were certain teachers who
Would hurt the children in any way they could (Oof!)
By pouring their derision upon anything we did
Exposing every weakness
However carefully hidden by the kid
[Verse 2: Roger Waters]
But in the town, it was well known, when they got home at night
Their fat and psychopathic wives would thrash them within inches of their lives
The Happiest Days of Our Lives Q&A
Who wrote The Happiest Days of Our Lives's ?
The Happiest Days of Our Lives was written by Roger Waters.
Who produced The Happiest Days of Our Lives's ?
The Happiest Days of Our Lives was produced by Roger Waters & James Guthrie & David Gilmour & Bob Ezrin.
When did Pink Floyd release The Happiest Days of Our Lives?
Pink Floyd released The Happiest Days of Our Lives on Fri Nov 30 1979.
What did Pink Floyd say about "The Happiest Days of Our Lives"?
In an interview with Tommy Vance, Roger Waters revealed that the song was written to condemn his childhood teachers:
Um. My school life was very like that. Oh, it was awful, it was really terrible. When I hear people whining on now about bringing back Grammar schools it really makes me quite ill to...