Pigs (Three Different Ones) (track)
by Pink Floyd
Year: 1977
From the album Animals (track #3)
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| ! | 01/30/2026 07:25 | Deckard | 278 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/27/2026 23:03 | tyleraepps | 4,741 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/21/2026 19:30 | martintho | 68,366 | 74/100 |
| ! | 01/13/2026 16:40 | philschmil | 427 | 88/100 |
| ! | 12/07/2025 15:59 | Exist-en-ciel | 78,542 | 70/100 |
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ChlebHead 08/31/2024 23:33 | #305077
Really good metaphors and a good use of the metronome
A brilliant fierce attack on the pigs, those who rule the world in a ruthless way. The lyrics are outstanding. Guitar, base, keys and drums are too.
Squonk007 04/04/2021 09:11 | #268191
Wow, what minds to make music like this. Everything about it is just brilliant and it stands the test of time.
Easily my favorite song on the album. One of the greatest songs ever made.
One thing I've only recently realised is just how detailed Animals is. This song has so many extra little sounds going on in the background that we all know inside out but have never actually paid attention to, they keep the song interesting and always on the move. I love how the atmosphere gets progressively heavy and darker in the middle section too.
DeusExMackia 06/16/2016 13:52 | #168900
- The funky bass and drums.
- The extra funky and groovy chorus.
- The superb lyricism.
- The guitars. Oh my, the guitars.
- The tension that fills every crevice of this song. It's palpable.
- The Heil talk box (and the pig-solo).
- The Piano (listen out for it, it adds a whole lot of darkness).
- The finale. 30 seconds of Gilmour playing the living sh*t out of one note.
When someone says this is one of the best songs Pink Floyd ever made, they're not joking.
flyingcitrus 02/09/2015 23:37 | #134510
Some of Gilmore's best guitar work closes out this track
Mother Nature's Son 01/03/2015 15:26 | #130702
Ha haaa... I love this song. It's kinda silly (that cowbell especially), it's kinda grandly arranged with piano glissando and everything, it's still very bitter in tone and then, Gilmour tears everything apart in the end with a mind-blowing guitar solo that cuts through diamonds!
Jasonconfused 01/23/2013 02:08 | #62551
Amazing song with one of Pink Floyd's best choruses. I love the whole middle section where the band seems to go into some sort of trance.
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