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''''Pig'''" is the twelfth track off of ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|The Red Album (Deluxe Edition)]]'' | ''''Pig'''" is the twelfth track off of ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|The Red Album (Deluxe Edition)]]''. | ||
==Appearances== | ===Appearances=== | ||
* [[Weezer (The Red Album) |Weezer (The Red Album) (Deluxe Edition)]] | * ''[[Weezer (The Red Album) |Weezer (The Red Album) (Deluxe Edition)]]'' | ||
* ''[[Deliverance at Hand!]]'' | |||
== | ==Overview== | ||
Although not confirmed, it is | ===Release=== | ||
"Pig" was the first new song of the ''Red Album'' era to be heard by fans. The song was leaked as an acoustic home demo on various music blogs in April of [[2007]], featuring only lead singer [[Rivers Cuomo]] performing on the track. The metadata from the song showed that it belonged on an eighteen-track demo album entitled ''[[Deliverance at Hand!]]'' as the twelfth track. Fans would later discover that ''Deliverance at Hand!'' was a collection of Cuomo's demos from the period between the release of ''[[Make Believe]]'' and ''The Red Album''. A full-band recording of "Pig" was later released as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of [[The Red Album|Weezer (The Red Album)]]. | |||
"Pig" is one of the two post-''[[Pinkerton]]'' Weezer songs to feature a harmonica, the other being "[[Freak Me Out]]." Cuomo sings his own backing vocals for this song. The production of the percussion in "Pig" is also notably unique. | |||
===Song structure=== | |||
"Pig" is uniquely simple. The song features very atypical structure, as it builds to an emotional peak without a distinct chorus or set of verses. The vocal melody remains constant for most of the song. The song features synthesizer strings. | |||
===Differences between versions=== | |||
The most-discussed differences between the demo and the officially released version of "Pig" pertain to lyrics. The band chose to add background noises into several sections of the song, and this has been met with a largely negative response from fans. Likely sung by guitarist [[Brian Bell]] or bassist [[Scott Shriner]], a background noise of a whiplash sound was added after the lyric "''my friends all made the whip-lash sound''." Additionally, hand-claps were added after the lyric "''and everyone clapped when I asked her to marry me''." | |||
Other notable differences include the near-removal of the harmonica melody from the song and a loud hit of the snare drum at the song's close. Fans have speculated that this addition is supposed to represent the slaughtering of the pig. | |||
===Possible inspiration=== | |||
In June of [[2006]], Cuomo was interviewed by Beliefnet, a spiritual website. In the interview, Cuomo discussed reading Daniel Defoe's ''Robinson Crusoe''. He mentions, "''One thing that really struck me is, what he writes about for some reason comes across as so cruel. Like there's so little feeling of compassion or regret that he has to kill the animals to survive. I'm not sure what to make of it yet. The way he describes it is so cold...It never occurred to him that the suffering of the animals is something to worry about or to feel sorry about. And maybe that was just a product of the times or maybe some Christian philosophy that justifies it; I'm not sure. Really the thing that strikes me most about it is: Maybe there's something in me that's reacting to this and that maybe other people wouldn't notice it''." | |||
Although not confirmed, it is possible that this contributed to Cuomo's inspiration for "Pig," as it was written around this time period. | |||
==Reception== | |||
"Pig" is very well-liked by Weezer's online fan community. [[Teenage Victory Songs]], a Weezer songblog, called the song "as grand a triumph as anything Cuomo — maybe anyone — has ever achieved through song." TVS also placed "Pig" in it's ''Very Best'' category. Fans praise the song's sincerity and emotional power, and often call it one of Cuomo's best songs ever. The original demo was well-received also, however, which has caused a minor debate as to which version of the song is superior. | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals | ||
*[[Patrick Wilson]] – percussion | *[[Patrick Wilson]] – percussion | ||
*[[Brian Bell]] – rhythm guitar | *[[Brian Bell]] – rhythm guitar, keyboard | ||
*[[Scott Shriner]] - bass guitar | *[[Scott Shriner]] - bass guitar | ||
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We were a gang, you gotta believe me. | We were a gang, you gotta believe me. | ||
Momma would scold us if we got too rough | Momma would scold us if we got too rough | ||
She | She didn't care, she was proud of us. | ||
I ran around and talked to the animals, | I ran around and talked to the animals, | ||
Tellin' 'em stories of savage cannibals. | Tellin' 'em stories of savage cannibals. | ||
Then | Then I got older and noticed a girl. | ||
At first | At first I was sure I didn't exist to her. | ||
I sulked around but I didn't know why. | I sulked around but I didn't know why. | ||
Then she put her cheek on my shoulder and I | Then she put her cheek on my shoulder and I | ||
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I played with my friends in the mud. | I played with my friends in the mud. | ||
</lyrics> | </lyrics> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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[[Category:Bonus tracks]] | [[Category:Bonus tracks]] | ||
[[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]] | [[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]] | ||
==External links== | |||
*[http://tvs.soymilkrevolution.com/?p=500 Teenage Victory Songs entry for "Pig"] | |||