50+ Music<p>"Piggies" is a song by the English rock band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theBeatles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theBeatles</span></a> from their 1968 album The Beatles (also known as the "White Album"). Written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GeorgeHarrison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeHarrison</span></a> as a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/socialCommentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialCommentary</span></a>, the song serves as an <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Orwellian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Orwellian</span></a> satire on greed and consumerism. Among several elements it incorporates from <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/classicalMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>classicalMusic</span></a>, the track features <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/harpsichord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>harpsichord</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/orchestralStrings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>orchestralStrings</span></a> in the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/baroquePop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>baroquePop</span></a> style, which are contrasted by Harrison's acerbic lyrics and the sound of grunting pigs. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0nzZ8-kIf0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=t0nzZ8-kIf0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>