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"Pigs (Three Different Ones)" is a song from Pink Floyd's 1977 album Animals. In the album's three parts, "Dogs", "Pigs" and "Sheep", pigs represent the people whom the band considers to be at the top of the social ladder, the ones with wealth and power; they also manipulate the rest of society and encourage them to be viciously competitive and cut-throat, so the pigs can remain powerful.
Pink Floyd: Margaret Thatcher and Mary Whitehouse: The song's writer, Roger Waters has stated that the second and third verses of the song are directed at the two political figures respectively. The first verse of the song is more general and is widely agreed upon by fans to be directed at businessmen in general. [18] [19] "Idiot Box" the Damned
Constance Mary Whitehouse CBE (née Hutcheson; 13 June 1910 – 23 November 2001) [2] was a British teacher and conservative activist. She campaigned against social liberalism and the mainstream British media, both of which she accused of encouraging a more permissive society.
Pink Floyd: Pink Floyd chronology; Wish You Were Here (1975) Animals (1977) ... the only one directly identified is the morality campaigner Mary Whitehouse, ...
This article lists songs and whole discographies which have been banned by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) over the years. During its history, the corporation has banned songs from a number of high-profile artists, including Cliff Richard, Frank Sinatra, Noël Coward, the Beatles, Ken Dodd, Elvis Presley, Bing Crosby, the BBC Dance Orchestra, Tom Lehrer, Glenn Miller, and George Formby.
Pink Floyd's The Wall exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially successful and influential rock bands of all time. [372] They have sold more than 250 million records worldwide, including 75 million certified units in the United States, and 37.9 million albums sold in the US since 1993. [373]
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Pink Floyd (1966 onwards): Syd Barrett – lead vocals, guitars; Nick Mason – drums, percussion, lead vocals on "Scream Thy Last Scream" Roger Waters – bass ...