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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.
Algie replica flying over the Battersea Power Station on 26 September 2011. The original Pink Floyd pig, a 12-metre (40 ft), helium-filled balloon, was designed by Roger Waters and built in December 1976 by the artist Jeffrey Shaw with help of design team Hipgnosis, [2] in preparation for shooting the cover of the Animals album.
Animals is the tenth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 21 January 1977, [2] by Harvest Records and Columbia Records.Pink Floyd produced it at their new studio, Britannia Row Studios, in London throughout 1976.
Note - dates indicate period in which each person worked in or for the band. Top importance articles are indicated in bold Syd Barrett (1966–68) Guitar and vocals; David Gilmour (1968–present) Guitar and vocals
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Since the two schools could not continue wagering a live pig, Governor Olson commissioned Saint Paul sculptor Charles Brioschi to capture Floyd's image. [8] The result is a 98 lb (44 kg) bronze pig trophy, 21 in (53 cm) long and 15 in (38 cm) high. [9] Iowa and Minnesota have played for the Floyd of Rosedale every year since then.
Steve O'Rourke (() 1 October 1940 – () 30 October 2003) was an English music manager and racing driver. He was the manager of Pink Floyd, a position he held from 1968 until his death.