When members of CityRocks – the biggest live rock flashmob group in Central Europe – came together to perform the classic Pink Floyd track ‘Another Brick in the Wall’, the result was a performance that has left even hardcore Pink Floyd fans singing its praises. Bringing 400 musicians together in one place, the video of the rendition has since gone viral online and touched the hearts of many rock music fans around the world.
In simple terms, Music Man readers, what CityRocks did with this performance was to get hundreds of musicians in a field in Hungary so they could all play the same song at the same time. But the video of the performance reveals that it was, in fact, so much more than just a crowd of people in a field – it marked a transcendental moment where music broke down barriers of age and gender and brought hundreds of people together in one extraordinary moment.
Complete with drummers, singers, guitarists, bassists, and even a children’s choir, the members of CityRocks are clearly a talented bunch, and together they make ‘Another Brick in the Wall’ sound perhaps even more powerful and potent than it does on the original Pink Floyd single. “Pink Floyd’s song about defying the controllers transcends time, age and language barriers” said one YouTube commenter, summing up the impact of CityRocks’ performance.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the group’s rendition of ‘Another Brick in the Wall’ remains one of the most popular on the CityRocks YouTube channel. One of their few videos that has even more views is the collective’s spine-tingling rendition of Linkin Park’s ‘New Divide,’ which once again had even hardcore Linkin Park fans singing the praises of CityRocks for bringing so many people together to perform such a powerful song.
As much as we love the collective’s rendition of the Linkin Park tune, however, our favorite CityRocks rendition to date has to be their powerful take on Pink Floyd’s ‘Another Brick in the Wall.’ Seeing so many people of different ages performing this track really does remind you that music has the power to bring people together, no matter who they are or where they come from.
CityRocks has delivered a powerful rendition of a rock classic, uniting musicians and touching fans across the globe. Their commitment to breaking barriers and creating transcendent musical moments deserves every accolade. Discover more about this amazing group and their viral success through the links provided below.