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In an NME article the song was described as being "flamenco-flecked". When earlier describing the album on twitter Matt was possibly referring to 'Animals' as 'face melting metal flamenco cowboy psychedelia'. | In an NME article the song was described as being "flamenco-flecked". When earlier describing the album on twitter Matt was possibly referring to 'Animals' as 'face melting metal flamenco cowboy psychedelia'. | ||
'Animals' is about economies collapsing under the weight of stock market savagery, of industries desperate to "advertise, franchise… kill the competition", and of the greed of bankers who Matt claims should "kill yourself, come on and do us all a favour". Matt says: "This song is conjuring up the rawest form of that feeling of "look what humans are capable of doing, it's shocking.'"<ref>http://www.muselive.com/index.php?m=single&id=6747</ref> | |||
== Information == | == Information == | ||
Revision as of 12:07, 27 July 2012
| Muse song | |
|---|---|
| Name | Animals |
| Album/single | The 2nd Law |
| Length | 4:23 |
| Alternative titles | - |
| First live performance | |
| Latest live performance | |
| Recorded | 2011-2012 |
| Writer/composer | Matthew Bellamy |
| Producer | Muse |
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Description
In an NME article the song was described as being "flamenco-flecked". When earlier describing the album on twitter Matt was possibly referring to 'Animals' as 'face melting metal flamenco cowboy psychedelia'.
'Animals' is about economies collapsing under the weight of stock market savagery, of industries desperate to "advertise, franchise… kill the competition", and of the greed of bankers who Matt claims should "kill yourself, come on and do us all a favour". Matt says: "This song is conjuring up the rawest form of that feeling of "look what humans are capable of doing, it's shocking.'"[1]
Information
The name of this working title song was shown on a photo posted by the Muse account on Twitter.[2]
According to an NME article the song is about "the economies collapsing under the weight of stock market savagery and of the greed of the bankers". In the same article Matt was quoted saying that "the world of business seems to be wild, that song is conjuring up the rawest form of that feeling of 'Look what humans are capable of doing, it's shocking'"
Lyrics
Incomplete
...advertise, franchise...kill the competition...
...Kill yourself, come on and do us all a favour...
References
- ↑ http://www.muselive.com/index.php?m=single&id=6747
- ↑ Muse account. (2012-03-01). Picture posted on Muse's twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 2012-03-01.