Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "\"Piggies\" is a song by the English rock group the Beatles from their 1968 album The Beatles (also known as \"the White Album\"). Written by George Harrison as a social commentary, the song is an Orwellian-like satire on the greed and consumerism in mainstream society. The recording features harpsichord and orchestral strings in the baroque pop style, accompanied at times by the sound of grunting pigs.The song was among the White Album tracks that Charles Manson used as the foundation for his Helter Skelter theory of an American race-related countercultural revolution. Inspired especially by the line \"What they need's a damn good whacking\", Manson's followers left clues relating to the song at the scenes of the Tate–LaBianca murders in August 1969.Since its release in November 1968, \"Piggies\" has received a mixed response from music critics. While some reviewers admire its musical qualities and recognise sardonic humour in its lyrics, many others consider the song to be too direct and lacking in subtlety. A live version by Harrison, reinstating a verse that was cut from the Beatles recording, appears on his 1992 album Live in Japan."@en }
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- Piggies abstract "\"Piggies\" is a song by the English rock group the Beatles from their 1968 album The Beatles (also known as \"the White Album\"). Written by George Harrison as a social commentary, the song is an Orwellian-like satire on the greed and consumerism in mainstream society. The recording features harpsichord and orchestral strings in the baroque pop style, accompanied at times by the sound of grunting pigs.The song was among the White Album tracks that Charles Manson used as the foundation for his Helter Skelter theory of an American race-related countercultural revolution. Inspired especially by the line \"What they need's a damn good whacking\", Manson's followers left clues relating to the song at the scenes of the Tate–LaBianca murders in August 1969.Since its release in November 1968, \"Piggies\" has received a mixed response from music critics. While some reviewers admire its musical qualities and recognise sardonic humour in its lyrics, many others consider the song to be too direct and lacking in subtlety. A live version by Harrison, reinstating a verse that was cut from the Beatles recording, appears on his 1992 album Live in Japan.".