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"Pigs on the Wing" is a two-part song by English rock band Pink Floyd from their 1977 concept album Animals, opening and closing the album. [1] According to various interviews, it was written by Roger Waters as a declaration of love to his new wife Carolyne Christie .
During the fly-by, a pig can be seen floating above Battersea Power Station. [25] The album's theme continues onto the record's picture labels. Side one's label shows a fisheye lens view of a dog and the English countryside, and side two features a pig and sheep, in the same setting. Mason's handwriting is used as a typeface throughout the ...
"Pigs (Three Different Ones)" is a song from Pink Floyd's 1977 album Animals. In the album's three parts, "Dogs", "Pigs" and "Sheep", pigs represent the people whom the band considers to be at the top of the social ladder, the ones with wealth and power; they also manipulate the rest of society and encourage them to be viciously competitive and cut-throat, so the pigs can remain powerful.
The album features solo recordings by White along with tracks that he recorded with various artists between 1974 and 1994. Seven of the tracks were previously unissued, including the bridged version of " Pigs on the Wing " by Pink Floyd that had previously only been available on the 8-track version of Pink Floyd's "Animals".
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from the album Animals; A-side "Pigs on the Wing" Published: Pink Floyd Music Publishers: Released: 21 January 1977 (UK) 2 February 1977 (US) Recorded: April–May, July 1976: Studio: Britannia Row, London: Genre: Progressive rock; hard rock; Length: 10: 20 (album version) 9:46 (Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd version) 4:14 (French single ...
White had been recommended to Pink Floyd by Kate Bush's former manager Hilary Walker, as they were looking for an additional guitarist for the live band on the In the Flesh tour in 1977 to promote the Animals album. White's solo on "Pigs on the Wing" (8-track version only), was his first time
Inflatable flying pigs were one of the staple props of Pink Floyd's live shows. The first balloon was a sow, with a male pig balloon later introduced in their 1987 tour. Pigs appeared numerous times in concerts by the band, promoting concerts and record releases, and on the cover of their 1977 album Animals.