Thought control
Good afternoon.
Do you think there is a possibility, even a faint one, that in the lyrics:
'We don't need no thought control'
the word 'thought' is considered as the past participle of the verb think?
That way the form of control could be a thought, a planned one, that is not spontaneous.
Thank you
Top answer
It is a noun, not a verb. I assume you mean "the Wall" by Pink Floyd? We don`t need no thought control means we want freedom of thought.
- It is a noun, not a verb.
- I assume you mean "the Wall" by Pink Floyd?
- We don`t need no thought control means we want freedom of thought.
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It is a noun, not a verb. I assume you mean "the Wall" by Pink Floyd? We don`t need no thought control means we want freedom of thought.
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Great lyric - it's The Clash, of course
No, I think it's just a simple noun phrase: 'thought + control' = 'thought control'. It's true that 'thought' is the past participle of 'to think', but 'thought' is also a noun in its own right - just meaning the things that are going through your head - and that's how it's being used here
Dave
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