# In 1979, Pink Floyd borrowed a disco groove from Chic for a prog masterpiece. It became an anthem of rebellion

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/in-1979-pink-floyd-borrowed-a-disco-groove-from-chic-for-a-prog-masterpiece-it-became-an-anthem-of-rebellion/
- Published: 2026-11-02T16:07:13+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T16:21:36+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-pink-floyd-sin-1979-pink-floyd-borrowed-a-disco-groove-from-chic-for-a-prog-masterpieceong-inspired-by-chic/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Chic’s disco rhythms helped shape Pink Floyd’s hit.
- Bob Ezrin encouraged the band to try the groove.
- Nile Rodgers also cited Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust”.

## Summary

Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2” drew on the disco rhythms of Chic while retaining the band’s rock sound. Producer Bob Ezrin heard Chic working in a nearby New York studio and saw how their groove might carry Roger Waters’s lyrics, helping turn the song into a widely recognised anthem of rebellion.

David Gilmour was initially sceptical about disco, but the band tried building the track from drums and bass upwards. Chic’s Nile Rodgers later said Pink Floyd had listened to his band’s patterns while recording nearby; he also pointed to Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust” as another song influenced by Chic’s “Good Times”. Rodgers argued that Chic’s rhythmic influence spread widely through rock music.

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