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Pink Floyd/ Another Brick/Toff or chav question

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:18 am
by jimslip
I was recently listening to "Another Brick in The Wall" and noticed the childrens' chorus seemed to sound odd, ie they sing:

"We darnt need no hed-u-kishon, we darnt need no fork contraal"

If I didn't know better, they sound like young toffs masquerading as chavs, am I imagining this? I know that in the 50's actors like Larry Olivier merely place an "H" is front of every vowel to achieve the effect of "common working man".


Re: Pink Floyd/ Another Brick/Toff or chav question

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 11:12 am
by jj
I definitely got the impression that they were from a stage-school or the
like; distinct signs of elocution lessons there.....


Re: Pink Floyd/ Another Brick/Toff or chav question

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:55 pm
by Trumpton
The studio did employ some real chavs - but one half didn't bother turning up and the other half tried to nick the recording equipment!


Re: Pink Floyd/ Another Brick/Toff or chav question

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 1:07 pm
by steve56
as you might have guessed pink floyd were posh.

Re: Pink Floyd/ Another Brick/Toff or chav question

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 1:34 pm
by steve56
Barrett always sung poshy.

Re: Pink Floyd/ Another Brick/Toff or chav question

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 2:12 pm
by steve56
The Wall Lp was very overated.