Hey You

At the heart of the piece, a guitar solo is supported by a distorted Hammond organ, which reprises the album's main melody, Another Brick in the Wall, albeit in E minor and A minor keys. After the solo, Roger Waters takes the lead vocals, adopting a narrative role. He refers to "Pink" in the third person and then addresses him directly. The middle section, which links to Bring the Boys Back Home, concludes on an E minor chord and gives way to the reappearance of the instrumental intro, now enriched with powerful ARP Quadra riffs. An unintelligible murmur floats from the left channel before the drums and vocals re-enter. Around the three-minute twenty mark, a sound resembling sonar is heard, evoking the ping from Echoes. The brain-eating worm effect, accompanying the lyrics, was created by sound engineer James Guthrie, who used the sound of a hand drill boring through material. Waters sings the final verse an octave higher than Gilmour. The Wall tells the story of "Pink," a rock star who isolates himself from society. In Hey You, "Pink" realizes his mistake in rejecting the outside world and tries to reconnect, but finds himself unable to see or hear beyond his own barrier. His plea becomes increasingly desperate in the face of his inability to escape. The recording of this song, along with The Show Must Go On, was edited for the 1982 film, although a preliminary version can be found on the album's special edition. The filming for the movie, depicting "Pink" trying to break out of his wall, an apathetic audience, and scenes of riots, was not included in the final cut. The album, released in November 1979 in the UK and December 1979 in the US, was conceived by Roger Waters during the 1977 tour, drawing inspiration from his own experiences and those of a former band member. The album's production involved Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, James Guthrie, and Roger Waters.