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Pink Floyd – Run Like Hell (7:08)

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“Run Like Hell” is a song on the Pink Floyd album The Wall. It is preceded by “In the Flesh” and is followed by “Waiting for the Worms”. The song is from the point of view of anti-hero Pink during a hallucination, in which he becomes a fascist dictator and turns a concert audience into an angry mob. He sends the mob out to raid nearby neighborhoods that are full of minorities.

The music was written by David Gilmour (one of the three songs on The Wall for which Gilmour wrote music), while the lyrics were by Roger Waters alone. On the record, Waters provided the vocals (except for “Run, Run”, in which Gilmour is lead singer). The song features the only keyboard solo on The Wall (although on live performances, “Young Lust” and “Another Brick in the Wall, Part II” would also feature keyboard solos); after the last line of lyrics, a synthesizer apparently takes over Waters’ singing. Also in the song are the sound of the mob’s maniacal laughter, running footsteps, car tires skidding and a loud scream.

This song was originally much longer, however it had to be cut because of the time limitations on the original vinyl record format. Although the lyrics “Run like hell” appear several times in the liner notes, they are never actually heard in the song. Near the end, the same piercing shriek (made by Waters) can be heard, almost identical to that heard during “The Happiest Days of Our Lives” when seguing into “Another Brick in the Wall, Part II”.
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  • oldiesfanjohn

    Excruciatingly brilliant!!! (Me trying out new material.)

    Saturday evening

  • dancinchristina

    Love the live version

    12 days ago

  • lfc_1990

    best song to be performed live

    last month

  • BossBattleMusic

    you better RUN [2]

    last month

  • KConn3711

    love it

    last month

  • b8k3d

    Definitely on my 'Run' Playlist

    March 2012

  • maxlharris

    Love the song, but on the alt version I am getting, I am reminded that two screaming dudes do not make an adequate substitute for Roger Waters vocals. If you can't do the vocal, don't do the song.

    March 2012

  • natomissingsoul

    This song reminds me to Queen, :P I just wanna dance. I can't wait to see The Wall in concert in two weeks!

    March 2012

  • thetimeiisnow

    genial!

    March 2012

  • RockaB1

    intoxicating stuff!!

    March 2012

  • GAPHCC

    GOT TO LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    February 2012

  • TheDarkSide73

    You Better Run Like Hell

    January 2012

  • PinkFloydrulez

    this song from "Is There Anybody Out There?" is fucking incredible. dat intro.

    January 2012

  • scapino

    One of the most memorable riffs in rock history for me.

    January 2012

  • ricksean66

    audio beauty

    December 2011

  • rockandrolljoe

    You better RUN

    December 2011

  • heavyrockian

    just played this to my 11 year old daughter.......her reply.........fuck me dad you do have great taste in music.........now all she wants is pink floyd cd's or dvd's for xmas

    December 2011

  • Jo-Bob-

    I think this is the theme for my life.............

    December 2011

  • rachanel

    woo!

    December 2011

  • Jenn245

    I **Heart*** you Roger Waters.... :) :) :)

    November 2011
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