I was cleaning up my hard drive and I came across this excerpt of a message on Pink Floyd’s The Wall. <\/p>\n
Old Pink<\/a><\/p>\n “Congratulations. You have just discovered the secret message. Send your answer to Old Pink, care of The Funny Farm, Chalford, UK.” Roger Waters is interrupted by a man who says “Roger… Carolyn’s on the phone!”<\/p>\n Depending on where you look, the song is titled “Empty Spaces” (label on side 2 of record) or “What Shall We Do Now?” (liner notes). For whatever reasons, they don’t match.<\/p>\n When I was a kid, I had access to a reversible reel-to-reel tape recorder. I borrowed my friends copy of The Wall, recorded this song onto the tape, and played it a hundred times in reverse. I even ran the audio through a graphic equalizer trying to isolate the message.<\/p>\n “Old Pink” refers to Syd Barrett<\/a>, who was allegedly committed to the “funny farm” for his mental issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I was cleaning up my hard drive and I came across this excerpt of a message on Pink Floyd’s The Wall. Old Pink “Congratulations. You have just discovered the secret message. Send your answer to Old Pink, care of The … Continue reading