Wonderful pigasi (pigasuses?)
Anyone else a Pink Floyd fan?
They have a song, Pigs on the Wing, (or at least that is a verse in it).
on their Animals album. They sometimes had at their concerts a giant pig ballon floating around.
Hi JBF,
A
Pink Floyd fan checking in here. They are actually my second-favorite band of all time (after Rush).
Offhand, I think that
Pink Floyd
had 2 songs with that title. There are "Pigs on the Wing,
Part 1" and "Pigs on the Wing,
Part 2". At least, that's how they are titled in the scroll
bar when Sirius satellite radio does their
Pink Floyd channel (a special that they run from time to time, which they have done 2 or 3 times now). If you listen to the lyrics, they seem like songs that Roger Waters wrote about
his father. Of course, they are in addition to "When the Tigers Broke Free", which is the more famous song he wrote about
his father.
I saw
Pink Floyd live during their "Momentary Lapse of Reason" tour in circa 1987. And I saw Roger Waters perform "The Wall" live in circa Fall 2010. And yes, at both concerts, they floated around a giant flying
pig balloon. That is one of their "trademarks". In typical Roger Waters fashion, at "The Wall" concert in 2010, there were numerous political messages written on the giant flying
pig balloon. I remember the phrase: "Mother, should I trust the government? No f**
king way!!!", which was written right on the pig's butt. It was also written on the wall that is slowly constructed during the concert. Of course, that is a phrase from the song "Mother". Someone was even
selling illegal/bootleg T-shirts at the concert with the flying
pig on it. I can't wait for the live concert DVD to be released. I assume that is going to happen when the European
leg of
his tour is over.
In case you are unaware of it, Roger Waters gave a great interview on the "Howard Stern Show" about 2-3 years ago. Howard just re-ran it about 1-2 weeks ago.
And
Pink Floyd is supposed to be releasing a new
album (without Roger
) this Fall.
So, yes, pigs didn't only fly in
antiquity. They
still fly today. Just ask anyone who has been to a
Pink Floyd or Roger Waters concert.
Meepzorp