Mitchell from Redding, CaAfter reading the book, Animal Farm, I instantly knew that this Pink Floyd song (actually the whole album "Animals"0 was based on the themes of George Orwell's powerful book. Daniel from Cincinnatti, OrIn the movie Children of Men, A building that looks Extremely similar to the power station on the cover is used as the Ministry of Art or something. There was some geographic liberty here, as Swahili is not spoken in the West African nation of Liberia. It's obvious this album is based on some of the dirty dealings and greed inspired by Western Capitalism.

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It disappeared from sight within five minutes, and was spotted by airline pilots at thirty thousand feet in the air. Everybody thought we’d let it go on purpose, as a publicity stunt, and I sometimes think we should have,” said Thorgerson. The pig became a point of contention when the band toured without Roger Waters - the new inflatable pig had testicles, which some fans interpreted as a stab at Waters.As you can see Animal Farm is clearly about Russian Communism during the mid-1900s, and I think it's obvious that the album Animals is NOT.

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Film-maker Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon was also shooting the pig’s maiden flight for a potential TV commercial. Roy from Granbania, MaLisa from Toronto, the book you are referring to is actually Animal Farm by George Orwell, and yes, this album was inspired to a certain extent by that book. Giant helium filled pigs are not renowned for their flying qualities so we hoped that there would be little or no wind at this time of the morning and we were luckily proved correct.He told me that he didn’t have a hope in hell as the pig was climbing at a far greater rate than his helicopter. Jonny from Newark, NjIt's one of Roger Waters' best lyrics, but the amazing bass on this song is actually played by David Gilmour.

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During Waters' performance at the 2008 Coachella Festival, one of the giant inflatable pigs being used as a prop became untethered and floated away into the California desert. The people from the factory were responsible for the execution, but I began to doubt their professionalism,” Botschuijver told author Peter Watts. sheep are the abused cheated lied to - sheep are the prey which the dogs prey on for the source of income for whatever the big business is manufacturing and selling. Jewish people and others were killed, humiliated, arrested, abused and raped; buildings demolished and destroyed. The three pigs are people who stop him from making good music or to convey his message to fans (sheeps).During the November pogrom, the Festhalle became a prison-like place for about 3,000 Jews,” Heike Drummer, curator for contemporary history at Frankfurt’s Jewish Museum, explained to POLITICO. plus, anyone telling other Floyd fans what to think obviously hasn't really absorbed the true meaning they're trying to get accross.

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Voodoocat from Zimbabwe, United StatesThis is my all-time favorite song by Pink Floyd, no contest at all. One damaged inflatable pig, believed to be from the 1988 Pink Floyd tour, was repaired by Nga Keith and flown again over a concert by the band The String Cheese Incident in Austin, Texas on 20 September 2003. Explaining why he wasn’t wearing his SS-like coat, Waters told the crowd: “I know all about Kristallnacht. Brad from Lexington, KyYes, the 3rd verse refers to mary whitehouse explicitly, it even uses her name ( Hey!

The pig was flown during the intermission and the first few numbers of the second set; its eyes were covered by a mask representing the Meta logo and were illuminated red during the performances of " In the Flesh" and " Run like Hell. The balloons at his performances, which have changed designs over time, often display political messages and are widely accepted as sometimes featuring people, organisations or ideas that Waters protests. He works with provocation and is a courageous ambassador for things that are not going right in the world,” said Martin Nielinger (pictured below), referring to the Mideast conflict.