Empty Spaces / What Shall We Do Now? - Pink Floyd - The Wall - 4K Remastered

“What Shall We Do Now?“ (working title “Backs to the Wall“) is a song by Pink Floyd, written by Roger Waters. It was originally intended to be on their 1979 album The Wall, and appeared in demo versions of The Wall, but was omitted due to the time restraints of the vinyl format. In its place is a much shorter song, titled “Empty Spaces“, which segues directly into “Young Lust“. This was a last-minute decision; the album’s sleeve notes still feature the song in its track listing, and include its lyrics. The beginning of the song is the same backing track as “Empty Spaces“, but in the original key of D minor. It’s a slow, dark progression with a repetitive, electronic drum beat and solo guitar, but where “Empty Spaces“ ends and segues into “Young Lust“, “What Shall We Do Now?“ moves into a second, louder section punctuated with guitar power chords. The transition of D - E - F - E is a recurring theme throughout
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