Dystopian Music

Pink Floyd "Animals"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft7QMuliH2M


   When searching for some dystopian music, i did come across a good deal of dark, depressing songs, then this little number came along. Of course dystopia is a dark dreary place, but the way they intrepreted it really interested me. In a doomed future, this is a song of hope and survival, yet manages to catch the underlining tones of the evils of this society, being the cries of dogs in the night, and the gluttonus squeals of the pigs. In both the fictional world, 'Animal Farm' for which the song is based and named , and 'The Ship Breaker' the power of corporations overwhelms and enslaves the common man.
   Now if you haven't read 'Animal Farm', and I suggest you do so, I'll give you a quick rundown. In the countryside of England some farm animals find new freedom as they overthrow their owner. Based on the ideals of a pig passed away, they set out to create their own society. They face a good deal of hardship, yet eventually make good process. Unfortunatly the pigs then give into the power given to them, rewriting the laws to their own gain, and in the end one wonders if this revolution was worth it in the first place.