The Fletcher Memorial Home

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About The Fletcher Memorial Home

"The Fletcher Memorial Home" is a song by Roger Waters, performed by Pink Floyd. The song appears on their 1983 album, The Final Cut. It is the eighth track on the album and is arranged between "Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert" and "Southampton Dock". The song is also featured on the Pink Floyd compilations Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd and A Foot in the Door – The Best of Pink Floyd.


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1983
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Take all your overgrown infants away somewhere 
And build them a home, a little place of their own. 
The Fletcher Memorial 
Home for Incurable Tyrants and Kings. 

And they can appear to themselves every day 
On closed circuit T.V. 
To make sure they're still real. 
It's the only connection they feel. 
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, Reagan and Haig, 
Mr. Begin and friend, Mrs. Thatcher, and Paisly, 
"Hello Maggie!" 
Mr. Brezhnev and party. 
"Who's the bald chap?" 
The ghost of McCarthy, 
The memories of Nixon. 
"Good-bye!" 
And now, adding color, a group of anonymous latin- 
American Meat packing glitterati. 

Did they expect us to treat them with any respect? 
They can polish their medals and sharpen their 
Smiles, and amuse themselves playing games for awhile. 
Boom boom, bang bang, lie down you're dead. 

Safe in the permanent gaze of a cold glass eye 
With their favorite toys 
They'll be good girls and boys 
In the Fletcher Memorial Home for colonial 
Wasters of life and limb. 

Is everyone in? 
Are you having a nice time? 
Now the final solution can be applied.

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Written by: ROGER WATERS

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10 facts about this song

Album Classification
"The Fletcher Memorial Home" is a song by the British rock band Pink Floyd from their twelfth studio album "The Final Cut," released in 1983.
Song Meaning
The song is considered a critique of warmongering political leaders, with the "Fletcher Memorial Home" referring to a fictional place where these leaders would be sequestered and out of harm's way.
Song's Name Origin
This song is named after Roger Waters' father, Eric Fletcher Waters, who was killed in action during World War II when Waters was just five months old.
Concept Album
The album, "The Final Cut," is a concept album exploring themes of warfare, the loss of life and the callousness of political leaders, with "The Fletcher Memorial Home" playing a significant role in this narrative.
Central Character
Much of the album focuses on a central character, whom Waters refers to as "the teacher." This figure is believed to be a combination of Waters himself and his lost father, further lending significance to ”The Fletcher Memorial Home".
Direct References
The song contains several unflattering references to specific figures such as Richard Nixon and Margaret Thatcher, who were both prominent political leaders during the time of the album's release.
Waters solo
This song contains one of the few guitar solos performed by Pink Floyd's bassist and vocalist, Roger Waters. Usually, the band's lead guitarist, David Gilmour, would handle the guitar solos.
Satirical Video
A music video for "The Fletcher Memorial Home" was created using satirical puppet caricatures of various political leaders, further emphasizing the song's critique of their actions.
The Berlin Wall
The line "Did they expect us to treat them with any respect?" has been interpreted by some fans as a direct critique of the construction of the Berlin Wall in Germany.
Division in the Band
The recording of "The Final Cut," including "The Fletcher Memorial Home," was said to be fraught with tension within Pink Floyd, particularly between Roger Waters and David Gilmour, leading to the departure of Waters from the band shortly after.

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