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"Sheep" is a song by English band Pink Floyd, released on the album Animals in 1977. It was originally titled "Raving and Drooling" and performed live on tours in 1974. It was written by bassist Roger Waters.

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"Sheep"
Song by Pink Floyd
from the album Animals
Published	Pink Floyd Music Publishers
Released	23 January 1977 (UK) 2 February 1977 (US)
Recorded	April–May, July 1976
Studio	Britannia Row, London
Genre	Progressive rock hard rock
Length	4:14 (single version) 10:20 (album version)
Label	Harvest (UK) Columbia/CBS (US)
Songwriter(s)	Roger Waters
Producer(s)	Pink Floyd

History

During their tours in 1974, Pink Floyd played three new songs in the first half of the shows, followed by The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety. The three new songs were "You've Got to Be Crazy" (which later became "Dogs"), "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and "Raving and Drooling" (which later became "Sheep").[1]

During performances of "Raving and Drooling", a recording of a DJ at BBC Radio called Jimmy Young was played after being cut up and reassembled randomly. This was Roger Waters' idea of a man "raving and drooling" (or being insane). The lyrics of the song at this point were quite different from the ones that were to become "Sheep".[2]

"Raving and Drooling" was originally a more jam-based song. While the basic motif was already in place—a held note from the vocalist (Waters) being crossfaded into the same note on a synthesizer, with various inhuman effects applied—Waters had yet to write anything for the sections repeating F♯7 and A7 (such as "You better watch out! There may be dogs about", and so on), and so these sections, while clearly part of the song structure, were rendered instrumentally. While Gilmour later stated that "Dogs" in its earlier incarnation as "You've Got to Be Crazy" simply had too many words for him to sing, "Raving and Drooling" appeared to suffer more from a lack thereof.

"You've Got to Be Crazy" and "Raving and Drooling" were originally planned to be on the album following the 1974 tours, Wish You Were Here, but plans changed and they ended up in different forms on Animals.[1] In November 2011, versions of both tracks recorded at Wembley in 1974 were officially released as part of the Experience and Immersion versions of the Wish You Were Here album.

In live versions from 1977, backing guitarist Snowy White played bass guitar as Waters shared electric guitar duties with David Gilmour. The performance was almost identical to the album version except that had a slower ending with Richard Wright playing an organ solo.

Ian Peel, a musical columnist for The Guardian, noted the resemblance of "Sheep" to the Doctor Who theme, due to its bassline and sound effects.[3]

Recording

The song was recorded during April, May and July 1976 at the band's own Britannia Row Studios, Islington, London.[1]

On Animals Roger played bass on "Dogs" and I played bass on "Sheep" and "Pigs." Most of the bass line on "Sheep" (apart from the ending) was what Roger had been playing onstage, as we had been performing it as "Raving and Drooling" for a couple of years. However, in the studio Roger had a rhythm guitar part he wanted to play, so we swapped roles. On "Pigs" the part and the playing are mine.

— David Gilmour, 1998, to Karl Coryat, Bass Player

Personnel

• Roger Waters – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, tape and electronic effects, vocoder
• David Gilmour – lead guitar, bass guitar, echoed vocal (from "Dogs")
• Richard Wright – Fender Rhodes piano, EMS VCS 3, Minimoog, ARP String Synthesizer, Hammond organ
• Nick Mason – drums, tape effects

References

• Fitch, Vernon (2005). The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). ISBN 1-894959-24-8.

External links

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[de] Sheep

Sheep (englisch für „Schaf“ bzw. „Schafe“) ist ein Lied der britischen Rockband Pink Floyd, das 1977 auf dem Konzeptalbum Animals erschienen ist.[1] Ursprünglich 1974 komponiert, hieß das Stück zuvor Raving and Drooling.

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- [en] Sheep (Pink Floyd song)

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[es] Sheep

"Sheep", originalmente compuesta como "Raving and Drooling", es el cuarto tema del disco Animals, de 1977, de la banda inglesa de rock progresivo Pink Floyd. Es probablemente una de las canciones más dinámicas del disco dejando de lado la corta Pigs on the Wing. La canción empieza con el sonido de ovejas en una granja para luego dar lugar a un solo de teclado de Rick Wright. Después entra el bajo tocado esta vez por David Gilmour (levemente similar al de One of These Days, del álbum Meddle, de 1971), junto con la batería. Luego Waters entra con la parte rítmica de la guitarra, y luego cantando a un ritmo rápido comparado con el resto del disco. En la etapa intermedia de la canción el ritmo disminuye dramáticamente, y, si se presta atención, se puede escuchar una parodia del Salmo 23, aunque con voz distorsionada y un volumen muy bajo.

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[ru] Sheep

«Sheep» (с англ. — «Овцы») — музыкальная композиция группы Pink Floyd из альбома 1977 года Animals. Представлена вторым по счёту треком на второй стороне LP[1][2][3]. Автор музыки и лирики «Sheep» — Роджер Уотерс, он же — исполнитель вокальной партии.

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