In 1983 English Prog band Pink Floyd released their twelfth album entitled: The Final Cut. Roger Waters penned: The Fletcher Memorial Home.
It was a fictitious retirement home for tyrants and kings and people like Thatcher and Reagan, Napoleon and Brezhnev resided there.
Fletcher is the one of the names of Roger Waters father who was killed in Italy in WW2.
Although a lot of the world leaders in the video have passed on. I think the lyrics are still relevant today. Especially with what's being reported on the news at the moment.
I saw Roger Waters in Warsaw in 2013 on The Wall tour. He's some what of a rock genius and he is not afraid to call out injustice in the world no matter who they are. All he wants is peace. Don't we all.
I think most world leaders would be my choice for residents in the Fletcher Memorial Home
Who would you place in the Fletcher Memorial Home?
Benjamin Netanyahu - responsible for countless unnecessary deaths and never a whiff of apology or remorse.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree with you YP. Anyone who wants a war should be a resident there.
ReplyDeleteVlad should definitely be in there.
ReplyDeleteI don't think there is a country leader who hasn't got blood on their hands JayCee. Either directly or providing the weapons or fuel indirectly.
ReplyDeletePower corrupts, however good the original intentions.
ReplyDeleteSo true Jabblog. The arms trade is a big industry and makes people very rich.
ReplyDeleteOh dear. I think we'll need a bigger Fletcher Memorial Home! It will not hold them all!
ReplyDeleteIt looks very nice accommodation Debby. I would love to go for the "Happy Hour". Putting the world rights in the bar and maybe start an organic gardening, prog rock and walking and writing club.
ReplyDeleteNo matter how nice it is, I would prefer not to live among the tyrants. I'll stick to our little house, where I can tell my tyrant to cool his jets, if necessary.
DeleteImagined if we owned it Debby? We could charge a kings ransom for board and lodgings. We could play "If I ruled the world" for them every night along with "The Winner Takes It All".
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