Piggies (track)
by The Beatles
Year: 1968
From the album The Beatles (The White Album) (track #12)
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Piggies appears on the following album(s) by The Beatles:
- The Beatles (The White Album) (track #12) (this album) (1968)
- The Beatles Box Set (track #142) (compilation) (1988)
- Anthology 3 (track #8) (compilation) (1996)
- The Beatles In Mono (track #133) (compilation) (2009)
- Mono Collection (track #133) (compilation) (1982)
- The Beatles (track #133) (compilation) (2009)
- The Collection (track #122) (compilation) (1982)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/12/2026 08:49 | Vasco | 8,715 | 77/100 |
| ! | 08/02/2026 14:17 | Siromynian | 20,079 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/13/2026 12:50 | beausteg | 138 | 60/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 8% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 78.9/100, a mean average of 77.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.4.
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After While my guitar gently weeps, piggies, is George Harrison's next best contribution to the White album. It's an excellent cut, completely bonkers really, and unfortunately one of those songs on the album which Charles Manson completely misinterpreted for his own twisted needs. Anyway, it's a brilliant song, totally underrated. (Edited)
Maybe the best anti-establishment song George ever wrote, if it weren't for "Taxman". Actually, George started to write the tracks around the same time, but "Piggies" was left unfinished. Two years later he discovered the manuscript in the attic of his parents' Liverpool house and decided to finish and record it for the upcoming White Album. (Edited)
Sharp lyrics, cool use of the instruments and just an awesome song :) (Edited)
One of those great songs that only the Beatles could make. (Edited)
This song is my childhood. This song has a simple enough metaphor that is relatable no matter who you are which makes it beautiful. (Edited)
