Animals Lyrics Pink Floyd Meaning

Loosely based on George Orwells political fable Animal Farm the albums lyrics describe various classes in society as different kinds of animals.

Animals lyrics pink floyd meaning. A simple romance on acoustic guitar cuts through the bitterness and unexpectedly. Animals is the child of a Pink Floyd songwriterbassistvocalist Roger Waters concept. And then moving in silently down wind and out of sight.

Richard Wright also spoke about Rogers egocentrism and ideas. An allusion to the porcine characters in George Orwells novel Animal Farm which served as inspiration for Animals. Pink Floyds Animals is one of the darkest musical illustrations of a persons way of viewing the world around them.

The three sections are sandwiched between the first and second verses of an acoustic song Pigs on the Wing sung by Waters in a neo-Sixties singer-songwriter style that is so alien to everything one associates with the Floyd in that it comes like a. You gotta be crazy you gotta have a real need. Pink Floyd rules and thats that.

You better watch out There may be dogs about. And whilst I have no doubt Roger Waters would have read 1984 and Animal Farm at some point I think the only effect Orwell had on this album was that Waters may have just thought animals make brilliant metaphors. The album is loosely based on George Orwells Animal.

The lyrics do not describe law enforcement but politics. Ive looked over Jordan and I have seen. Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict by Pink Floyd song meaning lyric interpretation video and chart position.

I totally concur with Ramone and only add that Pink Floyd and Roger Waters seem to have an affinity with animal imagery. You gotta be able to pick out the easy meat with your eyes closed. Pink floyd seemed determined to do precisely the opposite setting a template for entire genres of metal to follow.