Toronto – The third installment of Suedeview features *gasp* an a-side. We Are The Pigs was the lead single off Dog Man Star. The video features people running around setting things on fire while wearing russian gas masks. This is the first Suede song which features a long guitar solo. Maybe this was a sign that Bernard Butler wanted to branch out. It’s a rocker. It’s post-apocalyptic. It’s the world gone mad, it’s a warning for humans against humans. The initial intro sounds almost like hells bells are ringing, if done by guitar. Brett warns the people “stay at home tonight”. Overall, it’s a pretty dark view of the impending future. This was the song that got me into the band, and I love the chorus, horns, trumpets and all.
“We are the pigs, we are the swines…we are the stars of the firing line!”
Maybe England is a depressing place to live, judging from all the music that comes from it. Another song that features the infamous Ohhh
“Ohhhhh…Ohhhhhhh… we will watch them burn!”
Look out for the little kids cameo in the end. Dramatic.
Well the church bells are calling
Police cars on fire
And as they call you to the eye of the storm
All the people say “Stay at home tonight”
I say we are the pigs we are the swine
We are the stars of the firing line
And as the smack cracks at your window
You wake up with a gun in your mouth
Oh let the nuclear wind blow away my sins
And I’ll stay at home in my house
I say we are the pigs
we are the swine
we are the stars of the firing line
But deceit can’t save you so
We will watch them burn
