"In the Flesh " is a song by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It was released on The Wall album in 1979.

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Composition

The song is rather loud in dynamics. It is approximately 4 minutes, 19 seconds in length. The introduction segment of the song features the same explosive organ sequence heard in the introduction to "In the Flesh?". Following this, the song then moves into a slightly quieter choir chorus, before the lyrical section. The end of the song features another organ sequence, and the song fades out to the chanting of "Hammer! Hammer!"(which is the symbol of Pink's hate group supporters) or "Get them! Get them! Get them!" Like the angelic choir.

Plot

As with the other songs on The Wall , "In the Flesh" tells a portion of the story of Pink, the main protagonist. This song marks the first of a series of songs in which Pink, in a drug-induced hallucination, believes himself to be a fascist dictator, crowing over his faithful audience; this particular song is his hallucination that his concerts can be likened to a political rally. He begins exhorting his fans to show their devotion to him by throwing "undesirables" such as homosexuals, Jews, and blacks, "up against the wall". He punctuates the end of the song with "If I had my way I'd have all of them shot!" The incited crowd then chant Pink's name, as the song then segues into "Run Like Hell".

Personnel

• David Gilmour - ARP quadra sequencer, guitars ^[1]
• Nick Mason - drums ^[2]
• Roger Waters - lead vocals, bass, VCS3
• James Guthrie - ARP quadra sequencer
• Freddie Mandell - organ
• Bob Ezrin - prophet-5 synthesizer
• Joe Chemay - backing vocals
• Stan Farber - backing vocals
• Jim Haas - backing vocals
• Bruce Johnston - backing vocals
• John Joyce - backing vocals
• Toni Tennille - backing vocals

Cover Version

• A cover of In The Flesh by Shaun Guerin appears on 2003 Pink Floyd tribute album A Fair Forgery of Pink Floyd .
• Country Teasers covered the song on their 2006 album The Empire Strikes Back .

References

1. Fitch, Vernon and Mahon, Richard, ''Comfortably Numb - A History of The Wall 1978-1981'', 2006, p. 104
2. Fitch, Vernon and Mahon, Richard, p. 143