- The Hero's Return
Song_infobox
Name = The Hero's Return
Artist =Pink Floyd
Album = The Final Cut
Released =March 21 1983 (UK)April 2 1983 (US)
track_no = 5
Recorded = July-December1982
Genre =Progressive rock
Length = 2:423:54 ("Not Now John " single Version)
Writer =Roger Waters
Label =Harvest Records (UK)Capitol Records (US)
Producer = Roger Waters, James Guthrie and Michael Kamen
Chart position =
* #31 (US Mainstream Rock)
prev =When the Tigers Broke Free
prev_no = 4
next =The Gunner's Dream
next_no = 6"The Hero's Return" is a song fromPink Floyd 's 1983 album, The Final Cut. The song (originally called "Teacher, Teacher") was introduced on Roger Waters' original home demo forThe Wall album in 1978. It has never been performed live by any member of the band, though an extended version of the song, with a new stanza and retitled "The Hero's Return (Parts 1 & 2)" was released as the b-side to the single version of "Not Now John ".The lyrics are about a war veteran who returns to England and finds himself disgusted with how things are going in his home country.
Personnel
*
Roger Waters - Vocals, Bass, Synthesiser, Tape effects and Acoustic guitar
*David Gilmour - Guitar
*Nick Mason - Drums and Percussion
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