To understand any of the songs fully, you need a full understanding of what the album is about
So here it is, even though some of it may be obvious.
Animals
----Capitalist nations are nations made up of sheep that are owned by pigs, and competed for by dogs
Dogs
Cutthroat businessmen and always in vicious competition like dogs fighting for scraps that the masters (pigs) give them
Either end up "sad old men dying of cancer" or "pulled down by the stone"
All that competition actually give them no fulfillment in the long run
The stone -- dirty tricks the pull and bad things they do to others to get ahead (conscious?)
Probably not conscious -- more like getting caught breaking the law -- Enron or Bernie Madoff
Pigs (3 different kinds)
Heads of society who pull the strings and control all the dogs and especially the sheep
James Callaghan - prime minister. Fat dude -- big man pig man
Mining industry - keep on digging
Maggie thatcher
Bus stop rat bag -- "a man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself as a failure."
Mary whitehouse
Media censorship advocate -- pirate radioesque
Hey you whitehouse
Sheep
Play on the bible: The Lord is my shepherd (but not primarily a religious commentary)
Pigs: the "good" shepherd
We are all just sheep in the flock mindlessly feeding on grass ignorant of our masters controlling our every move
Dogs/wolves competing to pick off the sheep but we are ignorant until it is too late
@Therealdtaylz very nice interpretation of Floyd's Dogs. They were never shy about taking on the British Government. Such a departure from their earlier work but definitely one of their best chock full of social commentary.
@Therealdtaylz very nice interpretation of Floyd's Dogs. They were never shy about taking on the British Government. Such a departure from their earlier work but definitely one of their best chock full of social commentary.
To understand any of the songs fully, you need a full understanding of what the album is about So here it is, even though some of it may be obvious.
Animals ----Capitalist nations are nations made up of sheep that are owned by pigs, and competed for by dogs
Dogs Cutthroat businessmen and always in vicious competition like dogs fighting for scraps that the masters (pigs) give them Either end up "sad old men dying of cancer" or "pulled down by the stone" All that competition actually give them no fulfillment in the long run The stone -- dirty tricks the pull and bad things they do to others to get ahead (conscious?) Probably not conscious -- more like getting caught breaking the law -- Enron or Bernie Madoff
Pigs (3 different kinds) Heads of society who pull the strings and control all the dogs and especially the sheep
Sheep Play on the bible: The Lord is my shepherd (but not primarily a religious commentary) Pigs: the "good" shepherd We are all just sheep in the flock mindlessly feeding on grass ignorant of our masters controlling our every move Dogs/wolves competing to pick off the sheep but we are ignorant until it is too late
@Therealdtaylz Your interpretations are spot-on. I enjoyed reading it. And it sure saved me a lot of writing this evening.
@Therealdtaylz Your interpretations are spot-on. I enjoyed reading it. And it sure saved me a lot of writing this evening.
Either end up "sad old men dying of cancer" or "pulled down by the stone"
Either end up "sad old men dying of cancer" or "pulled down by the stone"
Those two things above are the same thing. The stone is made from the Bad Blood (a tumor).
Those two things above are the same thing. The stone is made from the Bad Blood (a tumor).
Thanks
Thanks
@Therealdtaylz very nice interpretation of Floyd's Dogs. They were never shy about taking on the British Government. Such a departure from their earlier work but definitely one of their best chock full of social commentary.
@Therealdtaylz very nice interpretation of Floyd's Dogs. They were never shy about taking on the British Government. Such a departure from their earlier work but definitely one of their best chock full of social commentary.