The pig has remained an enduring and adaptable symbol of the darker side of politics, both in Roger Waters’ solo work and throughout Pink Floyd’s legacy. It was a perfect symbol for Animals’ thematic seethe. Dropped in 1977 amid the era’s social ennui and punk’s insurrectionary fervour, Waters could spot the political scheming at play behind closed doors, the post-war big statism he cherished ready for the economic bonfire at the hands of the da…
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