NOT NOW JOHN/THE HERO'S RETURN (PART 2)

Where to begin with this one. I should start out by saying that this is my favorite song from the abysmal The Final Cut from 1983. It was the sole number that made me have at least some sort of iota of faith that Pink Floyd still retained some small qualities of a unified music group. But this single release in itself is worse than the album it originally came on.

First things first, there are two tracks on this single. One of them is obviously 'Not Now John', and the other is a more obscure and much less enjoyable second part to 'The Hero's Return'. The latter is a boring, Waters led song that really signifies how air-headed the entire release was, and thus it ins't very enjoyable. That, under any normal circumstances, would be fine as long as we have the definitive main track leading the way. Instead of the strong original song, however, we get a chopped up, censored version that was obviously meant to be used as radio fuel. The iconic swap of 'fuck all that' is now replaced with 'stuff all that', which, as many others have stated before, is one of the worst musical censorships I have seen. Not to mention the original revels in the use of curse words to convey it's strength to the listener. In this bad, child-friendly version, that it swept away to make way for a money hungry release that was outputted as quickly as possible to perhaps strike another 'Another Brick in the Wall'.

This is undoubtedly the best example of a horrendous single release. If you which to listen to the song, search it up online. If you wish to go one step further, then buy the album. I do not recommend this single to anyone, but if I were to, it would only be to the die-hard fans of the band.