War Pigs
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| "War Pigs" | ||
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| Song by Black Sabbath | ||
| Released | 1971 | |
| Recorded | 1970 | |
| Genre | Heavy metal | |
| Length | 7:57 (album) | |
| Label | Vertigo | |
| Writer | Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward | |
| Producer | Rodger Bain | |
"War Pigs" is an anti-war song by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath from their 1970 album, Paranoid.
As explained in the liner notes of the band's live album Reunion, the original title of the song was "Walpurgis", and it dealt with the witches' sabbath.[1] The title, lyrics, and theme were subsequently changed during the recording of Paranoid. An early version, with its original theme, can be found on Ozzy Osbourne's compilation The Ozzman Cometh.
It is the opening track on Paranoid, Black Sabbath's best selling album. It can also be found on every live and compilation album by the band except Cross Purposes Live along with "Paranoid" itself and "Iron Man". The outro to "War Pigs" has its own name, "Luke's Wall", and features a more melodic tone than the rest of the song.
War Pigs is ranked number two on Digital Dream Door's "100 Greatest Metal Songs".[2]
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[edit] Covers
- Sacred Reich on the EP Surf Nicaragua and their live EP Alive at the Dynamo.
- PIG on the Prime Evil EP.
- Faith No More on their 1989 album The Real Thing and the Nativity in Black tribute album.
- Gov't Mule on their 1999 album Live... With a Little Help from Our Friends.
- Reef on their "Waster" single.
- Hayseed Dixie on A Hot Piece of Grass.
- The Flaming Lips at multiple concerts for their iTunes Originals session.
- The Dresden Dolls played a cover on an early live DVD.
- Overkill connects part of the song to their song "F*** You" to end concerts.
- Bathory
- Nonpoint in live performances.
- Tesla on Real to Reel.
- Cake on their 2007 album B-Sides and Rarities.
- Beanie Sigel uses a verse from the song plus the background in his song "The Day" from the album The Solution.
- Alex Skolnick Trio on their 2002 album Goodbye to Romance: Standards for a New Generation.
- Dream Theater in live performances.
- Barenaked Ladies keyboardist Kevin Hearn's side project Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle on their 2004 album Night Light.
- Bong-Ra in live performances.
- Weezer on their 2009 summer tour would play only a portion of the song and then go into their song "Hash Pipe".
- Esham samples this song in his song "Judgement Day" off his 1992 double album, Judgement Day.
- Godsmack often incorporates it into their drum duels between Sully Erna and Shannon Larkin.
- Ween have played this song live on multiple occasions
- Suck on Time to Suck.[3]
- Freya, on their album "Lift The Curse"
- Hellsongs on their EP Pieces of Heaven, a Glimpse of Hell
[edit] In other mediums
- A cover version is present as an encore for the game Guitar Hero 2, as well as downloadable content for the Rock Band series.
[edit] Credits
[edit] References
- ^ Alexander, Phil (1998). Album notes for Reunion by Black Sabbath. Epic.
- ^ "100 Greatest Metal Songs". Digital Dream Door. 4 October 2005. http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/pages/best_metal-songs.html. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kjfpxzl0ldae
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