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Wolfgang Schüssel, né le 7 juin1945 à Vienne, est un homme politiqueautrichien.
De 1968 à 1975, il fut secrétaire du groupe parlementaire du Parti du peuple autrichien (ÖVP, conservateur)
De 1975 à avril1991, il fut secrétaire général de la Fédération autrichienne des Affaires, une organisation professionnelle subordonnée au Parti du peuple autrichien.
Le 2 avril1995, Wolfgang Schüssel fut élu leader du Parti de peuple autrichien, à l'occasion de son XXX Congrès.
Fonctions gouvernementales
- 24 avril1989 : ministre des Affaires économiques dans le gouvernement de coalition social-démocrate/conservateur dirigé par Franz Vranitzky.
- 4 mai1995 : vice-chancelier et ministre des Affaires étrangères (gouvernement Vranitzky)
- 28 janvier1997 : vice-chancelier et ministre des Affaires étrangères (gouvernement Viktor Klima)
- 4 février2000 : chancelier fédéral (premier gouvernement Schüssel)
- 28 février2003 : chancelier fédéral (deuxième gouvernement Schüssel)
Another Brick in the Wall
"Another Brick in the Wall" is the title of three songs, to the same tune, on Pink Floyd's 1979rock opera/concept album, The Wall, subtitled "Part I", "Part II" (hitsingle), and "Part III", respectively.
Part II was released as a single, and provided the band's only number 1 hit in the UK. Although many people believe it to be a protest song (which has lead to it being banned in South Africa, and several countries), the refrain of the song, "We don't need no education" (a double negative), is an allusion to the demotivating effects of bad education, rather than a literal rejection of all formal teaching.
For Part II, Pink Floyd needed a school choir, and approached music teacher Alun Renshaw of Islington Green, around the corner from their Britannia Row Studios. The chorus was overdubbed 12 times to give the impression that the choir was larger. Though the school received a lump sum payment of £1000, there was no contractual arrangement for royalties. Under 1996UK copyright law, they became eligible, and after choir members found each other through the website Friends Reunited, they sued. Music industry professionals estimated that each student would be owed around £500.
In 1980, the song was adopted as a protest anthem by black students during the "Elsie's River" uprising in South Africa, protesting against the racial propaganda and bias in the official curriculum.
The "bricks" are different traumatic events that make up the mental "wall" created by the protagonist.
In Part I, Pink tells the story of his father's death during the Anzio Campaign. This part of the song establishes the idea of everything being "another brick in the wall" - another thing that causes Pink to slowly disassociate himself from society.
Part II, the part re-released as a hit single, is the rebellion of the students against their abusive teacher, which is further explained in The Happiest Days of Our Lives.
Part III could be called Pink's last bout of sanity before being completely hidden behind the wall - he resists his wife and drugs, then says that he doesn't need anything at all. The song is in contrast to Goodbye Cruel World, immediately following, where he has finished the wall.
External links
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4047533.stm BBC story on royalties suit]
- [http://www.songfacts.com/detail.lasso?id=1696 Songfacts.com - "Another Brick in the Wall, Part II"]
Category:Pink Floyd songsCategory:1979 singles
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