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MEANING Dogs are used to represent the megalomaniacal businessmen who are finished by being dragged down by the very weight they needed to throw around. EARLY VERSIONS During their tour in 1974 Pink Floyd played three new songs in the first half of the shows, followed by the whole of the '' Dark Side Of The Moon '' album. Those three new songs were "You Gotta Be Crazy" (which would later become "Dogs"), " Shine On You Crazy Diamond " and "Raving And Drooling" (which would later become " Sheep "). During 1974 performances of "You Gotta Be Crazy", David Gilmour would sing the song in a faster speed than the versions on the 1975 US tour and the ''Animals'' album. "You Gotta Be Crazy" was about the problems one had to deal with in life. The lyrics were modified by the time the song was played live in 1975 and then the lyrics changed again when recording ''Animals''. Both "You Gotta Be Crazy" and "Raving And Drooling" were originally planned to be on the album following the tour ('' Wish You Were Here ''), but the plans were changed and they both ended up in different forms on ''Animals''. During the part which includes Rick Wright's synth solo, the sounds of dogs barking can be heard; this sound effect was created by Roger Waters by using a Vocoder . CREDITS
Recorded April, May and July 1976 at the band's own Britannia Row Studios , Islington , London . Total time: 17:08 When performed live on the In The Flesh tour of 1977, Gilmour sang all of the track except for the last verse from "Who was born in a house full of pain" to "who was dragged down by the stone" which was sung by Waters. |
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