Music Journal

      There's a song from Pink Floyd that reflects transcendental ideas. The name of this song is Another Brick on the Wall pt 2. Pink Floyd is one of my favorite bands and this song came to my mind when I thought of something that had to do with being against imitation and other transcendental ideas. These are the lyrics of the song:

We don't need no education
We dont need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave them kids alone
Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone!
All in all it's just another brick in the wall.
All in all you're just another brick in the wall.

We don't need no education
We dont need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave them kids alone
Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone!
All in all it's just another brick in the wall.
All in all you're just another brick in the wall.

"Wrong, Do it again!"
"If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding. How can you
have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat?"
"You! Yes, you behind the bikesheds, stand still laddy!"

      This song talks about how the schools are making you one of the bunch, or just another brick on the wall, and not a unique person.  It also says how schools are controlling people's minds by telling them what to think, what to do and to think inside the box. In the line "wrong, do it again" it says that school kills creativity because it limits the students creativity.

      If iPods existed back in the 1800's I think that Thoreau would have had this song in it. This is because Thoreau transcendental beliefs are that you should break out of your routine, be the best version of yourself, march to the beat of your own drum and make the most of your life. I don't think that Thoreau would have liked the method that schools teach children things. Inside the school, everyone should march at the same beat of the drum or you are going to be behind your classmates. Also every day of school is a routine that repeats time and time again, something that Thoreau doesn't approves. And because schools limit the creativity of children, it doesn't let you be the best version of yourself. Those are the reasons why I think that Thoreau who have this song.