A First Listen To Dogs and Pigs On The Wing 1 By Pink Floyd (Animals Album Reaction Hip Hop Fan)
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As a lawyer, I definitely relate to "Dogs" as a song about lawyers. Lol. I think it represents the professional class in between the Pigs at the top and the sheep at the bottom. They are trapped in a "dog eat dog" world, if you will.
In fact, a couple phones ago, I had this song as a ringtone for when opposing counsel would call.
Sadly not the only professions included here, I think firstly of " The market " people, and thier lawyers of course, For the writer it would be music biz and thier lawyers in the front row,,
That is so funny weird! This song reminds me of my father. He was a gifted. Con man. We moved a lot.
I meant to say grifter. Either way
It’s also about politics and Northern Ireland. But dog eat dog and hierarchy yes!
This album is widely overlooked by most, mainly because of the format (very long songs, unplayable on radio). But for me it's their best.
Great reaction!
Pigs on the Wing= World War I pilot lingo for an enemy pilot in your blind spot...a hidden enemy.
Finally. Someone who reveals the meaning of that phrase!
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And that comes from the expression “when pigs fly” meaning it will never happen.
I never knew the meaning but it makes a tonne of sense contextually speaking.
@@djdoss2775 ...and from the fact that Fascists are associated with pigs..."Fascist Pigs". It's a layered definition, like most of what Water's writes.
I remain ever grateful to have been turned onto this genius song at 20 years old. They really lay it down clear. "Gotta admit that I'm a little bit confused. Sometimes it seems to me as if I'm just being used. Gotta stay awake, got and try to shake off this creeping malaise. If I don't stand my own ground, how will I find my way out of this maze?" These are wisdom teachings. Pay attention y'all.
"you have to be trusted- by the people that you lie to , so that when they turn their backs on you- you'll get the chance to put the knife in" .... Legendary lyrics
The saying, "Pigs will fly the day....(such & such)...happens", means that thing (whatever you're thinking of), will most likely never happen. So, watching for pigs on the wing means you're hoping for a very unusual & unlikely change in things or events to happen. For the world to change for the better amidst the "boredom & pain". ✌🏻
Another interesting take which also makes sense.
Yeah, when pigs fly
JUST BRILLIANT, CREATIVE, MINDBLOWING MUSICAL SOUNDS AT IT'S HIGHEST LEVELS SYED!!! 😊 AND CLOSE ENOUGH TO 50 YEARS AGO, TOO HILARIOUS OF HOW GOOD THESE GUYS WERE! 😊
Permanently ahead of their time.
This cassette found me in 1988. Blew me away at 16. Still does at 50.
Same to me (I'm 50 too)
Cool. Floyd just wouldn’t be the same without this album in their catalogue. Totally crucial album.
i was 16 when it came out. still listen to it at 61
When I was sixteen, I'd just read Nietzsche's Also Sprach Zarathustra and bought a tent, which I pitched at a nearby gravel pit; I was gonna spend the whole summer there, but I bailed (some kids actually put a hole in it) and only in October decided that I had to spend at least one night in it before the winter. I took my iPod shuffle with Pink Floyd's Animals on it along and spent the whole night lying in a freezing pool of water listening to Dogs. :)
Slight spoiler for the rest of the album - they're dogs, not wolves, because they serve a master.
Great reaction, keep bringing it!
One of the GREATEST ALBUMS ever RECORDED. ✌️
While listening to this with you it takes me back to February of 1977 when I was privileged to see Pink Floyd in their Prime play this entire album "animals" take a short break then play the entire "Wish You Were Here" album, disappear for a few minutes and come out and play three songs off of "Dark Side Of the Moon" for their encore!! I still have a Hanging On by a thread hope that they filmed this concert back in '77 and they're hiding it for a 50-year release or something! Because it was a phenomenal concert!! I've seen these guys four times, once in 74 for their Dark Side of the Moon tour and that 1977 "In the Flesh" tour that I just spoke of and I saw them in '87 and 94 for The Division Bell Tour. But I have to tell you that 1977 concert was probably the best of the four because they were really on that night and I still hope to God they filmed it because what a terrible thing to lose when it comes to Art if they didn't film it!! I still remember people passing out right and left because of the intensity of the concert and probably a few other things added to their metabolism but what a magnificent concert that was!! I remember driving home from that concert with my then-girlfriend who later became my wife and neither one of us spoke all the way home we were just I guess in shock or in AWE or both???
So glad you're doing this. One of absolute favorite albums of all time. Pigs is my personal favorite of the main tracks, but all 3 are musical titans
"It's too late to lose the weight you use to need to throw around " Best lone ever !
Well done👍 it must have been dreadful to be in the same room with Roger during this period in time, his menacing genius and darkness just would suck the life out of your lungs and soul. You could probably feel he was near without even seeing or hearing him, 🎭
Darth Vader has nothing on old Rog
Animals is pure murky dread and menace, my favorite album of theirs by a wide margin.
i don‘t really get why people always say animals is based on animal farm, because it‘s not at all. they tell completely different stories and roger waters only was inspired by the way orwell used animals to portray certain groups of people. even the roles of the pigs and the dogs are completely different.
besides that, it’s an amazing book and animals is amazing album, my fav of pink floyd. always great to see someone experiencing this masterpiece for the first time…
The inflatable flying pig photographed on the Animals album cover, named Algie by Roger Waters, broke free from one of the chimneys of Battersea Power Station soon after the photo shoot and flew away, completely unplanned, to settle down at a farm in Kent.
Kent, farm, Superman reference, Pink Floyd truly a great band
Went to see the Sheep I’d imagine…. 🐑
I love your Pink Floyd reactions most of all Syed. It is like you have been given a present, such as this album, and as it unfolds and you explore the musical and lyrical layers and you receive more and more gifts. Pink Floyd albums are beautifully crafted. My favourite song for many years was Sheep. But now it is Pigs (three different ones). I eagerly await when your reaction to this drops.
During the spacey middle section after the stone, stone, stone... part, you might notice the sound of the dogs barking again, now fed through the synthesizer - hearing the barks change chords when the keys were played. And then we hear whistling, calling the dogs.
Indeed. But what I find puzzling is that none of the reactioners seem to pick up on the fact that the protagonist (antagonist?) of the song is dragged down by the stone metaphorically,
but we get to hear someone sink like a literal stone, stone, stone...
I read a British commenter explain that long ago in rural England there was nearly always a dog or dogs on a farm and they were seen simply as tools to help with livestock, not pets.
When these dogs grew old and no longer useful, they would often be brought to a pond/river and tossed in with a heavy stone tied to them. Hence "dragged down by the stone".
This album is a fucking masterpiece, the remix they did in 2018 that was released in 2022 makes it even better. It was my number 1 Pink Floyd album but Wish You Were Here has taken that spot but they are very close, always depends on the mood that I am in.
Agree my fav Floyd album. Didn’t know about a recent remix. Thanks for heads up
@@patrick3926 no worries
The remaster of Animals is frickin' awesome. Especially Pigs (3 Different Kinds) and Sheep. They really brought the bass and drums forward in those songs. I learned something new this year, David Gilmour played bass on both those tracks as well as guitar. 50 years of being a PF fan and I just learned this. 😂
@@jeanineluedemann4049 Waters wasn't even the best bass player in the band. lol
The remix is also available in 5.1 ch sound which is fantastic. For both the stereo and the 5.1 mix there is some super low bass in there that I did not pick up on the original.
I've been waiting for this. Thank you, Syed for going down this road with all of us.
Must acknowledge the mastery in all of Floyd , that Richard's role is so important. No single cog could be missing in this great sprocket. They knew this when he passed. R.I.P. Master Wright.
Pink Floyd's absolute best album, in my opinion.
Syed…. I just went back through your entire videography, and watched what were, for me, some of the highlights. Like your first listen to Zeppelin 7 months ago…When The Levee Breaks (in my top five for sure). I just wanted to say that the selection of bands that you’ve covered is WONDERFUL; from Dylan, The Beatles, The Doors, through Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, to Dire Straits, into grunge, Metallica, Tool, Radiohead. Holy crap! I’ve been enjoying your channel since you hit Zep, and I think you have some of the best breadth and quality…from 60’s and 70’s classic rock, up through 90’s alternative metal. Bravo!
You loved the hypnotic vibe of Levee and Digital Bath. Perhaps you should try a trip-hop song… like Angel by Massive Attack.
This might be my favorite song ever, it's so dense with an amazing instrumental and magnificent lyrics. The only issue with it is for me that interlude goes on for too long.
Have you listened to Tool's Fear Inoculum? Very reminiscent of Pink Floyd in the ways they construct a soundscape
Good analysis. Remember the line about "And as the fear grows, the bad blood slows and turns to stone." And then at the end, he's ultimately dragged down by it. The reference to "the stone" will come up again in the album, but I believe that's where it's defined.
The stone also returns in The Wall in "Hey you ! would you help me to carry the stone "
@@Elangeni1 Waters has used the 'stone' reference many times over the years, going all the way back to 'Crying Song' from the Floyd's soundtrack album to the film, "More".
This is my favorite Pink Floyd album. After all these years, I still love it as much as the first time I heard it. Especially Dogs.
I’m happy you got to listen to that song it’s probably one of my favorites and by the look on your face you enjoyed it too
Woooo I’m Stoked! My Favorite Pink Floyd Album of All Time! Thanks to Mathew!! ✌🏻☀️
Animals. Pink Floyd's epic genius on display. I love almost all of Floyd's output, but Animals is easily my favourite.
I have been waiting for you to listen to Dogs, it's such a brilliant song and both Roger and David but their hearts into singing and playing the story of a Dog who was trained to protect at any cost those who hold the chains. Great job, I listened to this song so many times I know every moment of it.
" "Dark Side of Moon" is the greatest album ever made,and it's not even Pink Floyd's best one."
Your analysis is so spot on. Few people understand Floyd as you do, it's not just lyrics, you being able to connect musical details/guitar solos to the theme and the mood of that part of the song, thats just brilliant. Keep up the good work. You are my fav reactor so far
What a great observation, "a string connected from his soul to his guitar". That is David Gilmour in one phrase!
Pigs On The Wing....song structure is so simple but so good at the same time.
Dogs is stunning
Still some of the best guitar work ever created. Absolutely brilliant.
Often a slightly overlooked album compared to DSOTM, WYWH or The Wall, but “Dogs” in particular stands out as a classic PF song. As good as they’ve ever been. It is bleak but so powerful. Gilmour is absolutely breathtaking in “Dogs”. Lyrically, it’s stunning as well.
Also a brilliant read, by the way.
Hey try Pigs three different ones when you have time. I think you will enjoy it. It’s my favorite on this album.
This is part 1/3, so sit tight. :-)
A bleak, bitter, dark record. But still great. Waters was not in a good place at the time, identifying himself as one of the dogs in the lyrics.
It does end on a hopeful note though.
so strange he became a commie recently - protesting the US border wall. what a nutcase.
@@nancywolf3786 He was always a socialist, what are you talking about.
This is just a rollercoaster of emotions... One of my favourite songs ever.
Animals is my favourite PF album. You still have to listen to Pigs and Sheeps. For Pigs, you better look for references before listening, otherwise you could misunderstand who are they talking about.
Probably my favourite Pink Floyd piece tbh.
Love love the Animals album. And love your reactions. Can't wait for your reactions to the rest of the album! Keep up the great work!
When I heard this album for the first time around late '77 early '78 I was flashed about the lyrics and of course this powerful music. Of course I knew P.F. I was particularly taken with "Meddle" (and so on) before that, but somehow all my senses appealed to me and it has stayed that way to this day. There is hardly a band that has produced such timeless compositions and lyrics as P.F. ! Thank you for bringing this music back to life, I'm already looking forward to pigs, sheep and pigs on the wings. Best wishes @all from hamburg (germany)
Favorite track on the album. Whereas Pigs has more a "f*ck you" vibe to it, this one sounds more to me like "it's unfortunate you were used and it's not 100% your fault, but you're going to get what's coming to you, and that makes me sad in the end."
Pink Floyd is for the ADVANCED music listener. 👍👍👍😎
think about it, hes going to start off gentle and even with some confidence as a baby then kid in the world, then dogs reality sets in, its a life thing.
Roger uses the metaphor of the stone in Hey, You too, when Pink asks for help carrying the stone that represents the burdens of life.
I think it was the unremitting darkness and bleakness of Animals and then The Wall, which led to the breakup of Floyd. Gilmour especially just didn’t want to stay in that bleak creative space any longer. He has spoken of feeling so much lighter, and relieved, when Waters left. Waters is a creative genius, but seems to be a pretty bitter, angry man. As you get older, you normally have less tolerance for negative energy around you. At least I’ve found that to be true myself
Love the band, all of them. Post Waters it obviously wasn't the same. I've often thought it seemed as if Mr. Waters had never known a happy thought.
Your comment is a perfect contradiction
@@samuelalexander558 how so? Where’s the contradiction?
While some of us were enjoying Wish You Were Here, the band was busy building their own studio at 35 Britannia Row, north London for this self-produced next album. The lush sound from previous has been replaced by a cold dry engineering mix. A possible texture to harness the concept.
Syed, I really like your openness as a young man to the ideas in these songs, and in particular the fact that you make me think again with your new interpretations. Keep it coming!
Timeless message. 50 years later, prophetic message. Who was found dead on the phone.
My career was working for Fortune 100 companies in the white collar middle and upper management jobs, and this is my favorite album fit for that environment.
Brilliant and insightful reaction to the opening tracks of my favorite album. I enjoy your reactions immensely.
Great reaction,you seem to grasp it well over this series,well done ,I enjoyed your interpretation
The dogs are supposed to be bodyguards for the top pig CEO's. They come in different forms but are many. Lawyers, Police, Army, Social workers, teachers, doctors, psychologists or even climatologists and virologists but all with one job, to protect the pigs at the top.
Syed...
Well done,as always. You found your niech in life.
Love to see you do the albums rather than single tracks, man! Don't miss out on Obscured By Clouds which came out in 1972. It's a great album but gets lost in the shuffle because it fell between Meddle and Dark Side Of the Moon. It might be in my top 5 Floyd albums. Keep it up Syed!
Wow….I never knew there WAS an album between Meddle and DSOTM!
If you ever get the chance to listen to it, definitely do it Helene. It's not a concept album but was recorded as a soundtrack to a French film called "La Valee". IMO, the second half is better than the first but it's all Floyd at their creative best. Childhood's End (words and music by David, and based on the story of the same name) really sounds like the forerunner to Time. They remixed it for their Early Years box set so there's a 2016 version as well. It gives the album a totally different tone and both versions are worth delving into. Let me know how you like it, or them if you do both. ☺️
@@ianfortier6796 oh, it’s a soundtrack. That explains why I haven’t heard it. Never knew they did a soundtrack. And I e read Childhood’s End…. A pretty great Sci-Fi book I think. I’ll check it out! BTW, are you French? Was wondering if you pronounce your name in the French way, or Anglicized. My maiden name was Napier. French teachers loved that. 😁
I LOVE Obscured By Clouds.
It's a beautiful mix of Meddle and Darkside musically, a simple little album, and criminally overlooked.
@Helene Spaulding They did a couple soundtracks, actually. Obscured By Clouds is the best imo. They did one for a film called More, and a few songs for a movie called Zabriskie Point as well.
I thought you might be French based on the accents in your first name. It's normally pronounced Anglicized in my area, but every now and then someone will pronounce it the proper way. My French teachers always appreciated it when I did the same! lol
Great analytical reaction. You went into great depth 👌
You pull in one song after the other from my youth and manage to make me listen to it again much more intensively than before. And you manage that I discover completely new perspectives on the meaning of some lyrics. Great work!
By the way, my musical journey started with another great but underrated Englishman - Mike Oldfield with his fantastic album QE2. And from there the journey went to Pink Floyd, Supertramp and Dire Straits. And if you grew up with that and take a look at what's on the radio today, then it will probably soon be time for some AI's to start making music. Oh how glad I am to be a little older already... 😉
Dogs might be their best song ever it at least top 5
Pigs on the Wing is heartbreaking and exquisite.
The chilling thing about Animals Farm, the novel, is that the animals rose up against their oppressors and became just like them. What does that say about how things are in this samsaric world?
The acoustic rhythm guitar is played (by Gilmour) in drop-D tuning. Gives it a darker,
more ominous vibe while still strikingly beautiful to the ears.
You've discovered what makes Floyd...well, Floyd. It's all the "little" things that go seemingly unnoticed yet add so much to the overall composition and atmosphere.
Also, as you aptly pointed out, Roger Waters wrote some of the most poignant, gut-wrenching lyrics, yet somehow they managed to fit them into some of the most compelling music ever recorded.
It's ironic that you mentioned the middle synth-heavy section sounded like a "bad acid trip." My first listen to this album (in 1978) coincided with my very first acid trip (thankfully, a very good one) as a young lad who knew nothing of the Floyd until someone dropped this mind-melting masterwork on the turntable. All present at that experience just closed our eyes and held on for dear life as the Floyd took us far, far away.
Congratulations on another excellent analysis.
I love your reactions thx
Love your stuff, thanks for listening to what helped many of us grow, cheers. When pigs fly" = an unlikely event. It's nice they made the pigs fly at Battersea(which is It's own vid). I even got to help them fly a couple times, on the road, and the bed and plane, too.
Love to imagine those dogs barking representing people arguing with each other.
You should check out a couple of Gilmour's solo albums from back then. There are the self-titled David Gilmour and About Face. Really great tunes throughout.
I love the self titled sebum but About Face is my least favorite Gilmour solo album. It's just my opinion though. There are still a couple great songs on it like Murder and Let's Get Metaphysical. Near the End is good too. On the whole it just feels a little too 80s pop and less like Gilmour's usual work, at least to me. Definitely still worth a listen for anyone who hasn't heard it yet though!
Excellent excellent analysis. 👍
This song reminds me of my Uncle that died selling insurance over the phone. He lived in Florida and was definitely dragged down by the stone
I saw this concert in Tampa Stadium, Tampa Fl. and they had speakers on all sides and a big Pig hanging over the stadium in Tampa they had the largest steel ball bearing hanging over the stadium too because it was there for some other reason but it added that extra coolness to the show, and on the Ticket It said "An Evening Of Sight And Sound With Pink Floyd" and that was something I just Remember because that is what it was!
watching for pigs on the wing - ever heard of the saying “and pigs might fly”?
I remember, I think it was in 9th or 10th grade, back in the early 60’s, having to read Animal Farm and write an essay on it. It was one of the most studied books in English class in American schools back then, during the Cold War, as it is a blistering condemnation of communism. ( All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others). I have honestly not devoted much time to the lyrics of this album, but it seems that Waters has taken the idea of animals representing people in society, but turned it into a excoriating critique of capitalism.
You are the only reactor I’ve seen pick up on the third person / first person twist. Yea!🤣
I'm pretty sure this song is about Record Company Executives. Roger Water was very outspoken about them being like vampires or dogs
That was Fantastic!! Can’t wait till you finish it…Thanks again to Mathew for the donation to do this! 🐖 ✌🏻☀️
You will love this album. Very good review.
Syed, the line 'pigs on the wing' is Waters own adaption of a very common phrase used to describe an outcome that is impossible. When someone makes what is perceived to be a preposterously bold claim they may receive the scoffing reply 'Yeah, when pigs fly!" or "...and pigs can fly!"
Animals my favorite Pink Floyd album love you
"And it's too late to lose the weight you used to need to throw around." Great description of when the karma police finally show up. As for 2023, I'm noticing that the karma police seem to be stuck at the donut shot, sipping coffee and whatnot. Prayers for humanity 100%
I think Pigs on the Wing comes from the saying which means 'it's a long shot' or 'highly unlikely' - 'Pigs might fly'. Dogs IMO is the best track on their best album.
agree. best album and best track
"When pigs fly."
Akin to: "When Hell freezes over."
Like saying, "Yeah, that's never going to happen."
i read somewhere that pigs on the wing is a saying used by fighter pilots refering to enemy planes in their blind spot, but not sure if that‘s true…
AWE Dogs.. the Business man taking advantage.
On his current tour, Roger Waters plays Sheep from this album. great show, I hope you have a chance to see him!
This is one of my VERY favourite albums of theirs and I've been listening since the very first one... If I could only have one of their albums it would be this one.... Keep on Rocking It only gets better.. Some of Gilmour's most aggressively harsh guitar playing...
Loved the look of realized astonishment (and maybe "lyrical devastation") in your eyes at the end of the song. It's getting to the end of an epic poem and having its meaning wash over you. I call that the "Roger Waters Effect!" 😳
"Dogs" concentrates on the aggressive, ruthlessly competitive world of business, describing a high-powered businessman. The first two verses detail his predatory nature - outwardly charming and respectable with his "club tie and a firm handshake, a certain look in the eye and an easy smile", while behind this façade he lies waiting "to pick out the easy meat...to strike when the moment is right", and to stab those who trust him in the back. Subsequent verses portray the emptiness of his existence catching up to him as he grows older, retiring to the south rich but unloved: "just another sad old man, all alone and dying of cancer", and drowning under the weight of a metaphorical stone.
You should hear Each small candle , Its a miracle , what god wants , amused to Death, tje tide is turning , Perfect sense, the powers that be, Home, three wishes from Roger waters Solo career .... Very good
As Dave does his guitar solos, you can hear a call a response (with a guitar overdub done afterward) between the main solo, and a quieter, further off guitar echoing in the distance. Slap back echo (short delay) done on the vocals for some snap, and edge, and gentle key chords in the background. Plus those Ringo style drum fills.
Just a touch of Rhodes electric piano with the synthesizers.
Another brilliant album from Floyd. Great reaction. .
i don't wanna distract anybody from pink floyd, but everybody who is touched by dogs should give jeff waynes War of the worlds a listen ...
ok, i think everybody should do that, but doglovers are more likely to recognize it's genius :P
Dogs is a magnus opus, and nobody can change my mind.
!00% I agree especially now in 2023
I was fortunate enough to see them at MSG touring this album and was blown away. I still am…
Dogs is by far their best song. wish you were here is next best
Richard Wright ..................... CRUCIAL element in Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd are arguably the greatest band of the modern era. Their music is high art, and is genius on so many different levels that it sets them apart from almost all other great bands.
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Strangest of all, to find out Roger wrote both parts of Pigs on the Wing, just as you said. As a love song for his GF at the time