Roger Waters wrote this about his father, who died in World War II at Anzio, Italy in 1944. Roger was just five months old when his father was killed. The feeling of loss became a theme in Roger's songs, many of which dealt with military themes and the repercussions of war.
Released as a single in 1982, this song did not appear on an album until it was used on Pink Floyd's 2001 greatest hits compilation, Echoes. It also appeared on the reissued version of The Final Cut in 2003.
This was used in Pink Floyd's 1982 movie The Wall. It appeared in the "Enemy Bridge Was Held" and "High Command" sections, when Pink sees his dad loading a gun and dusting his army uniform.
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