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'''''[[Animal Farm]]''''' is an [[allegory|allegorical]] novel by [[George Orwell]], ostensibly about a group of [[livestock|animals]] who oust the humans from the farm on which they live. The book was written during [[World War II]] and published in 1945. As with Orwell's novel ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' ("1984") references to this novella are frequent in other works, particularly popular music and television series. |
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==In music== |
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* [[Pink Floyd]]'s 1977 record album ''[[Animals (Pink Floyd album)|Animals]]'' was partially inspired by ''Animal Farm''.<ref>Schaffner, Nicholas (1991), Saucerful of Secrets (1 ed.), London : Sidgwick & Jackson, ISBN 0-283-06127-8, p 199</ref> It categorises people as pigs, dogs, or sheep. |
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* [[R.E.M.]]'s song ''Disturbance at the Heron House'' is based on Animal Farm.{{clarify|date=September 2011}}<ref>33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History of Protest Songs, from Billie Holiday to Green Day, Dorian Lynskey, HarperCollins, 2011, unpaginated</ref> |
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*[[The Clash]] used an image from the 1954 animated movie ''[[Animal Farm (1954 film)|Animal Farm]]'' on their 45-RPM single "[[English Civil War (song)|English Civil War]]".<ref>[http://www.endlessgroove.com/issue6/nwgal01.htm Endless Groove. An Ezine for record collectors and enthusiasts]</ref> |
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*Canadian-based band [[Boxer the Horse]] takes its name from a character in the novel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2012/3/-QA-with-Boxer-the-Horse-5-PEI-artists-you-should-be-listening-to/ |title=Q&A with Boxer the Horse |publisher=cbcmusic.com |date=13 March 2012 |accessdate=22 October 2013}}</ref> |
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*[[Dead prez]] based a song on their 2000 album, ''[[Let's Get Free]]'' called "Animal in Man" based on the novella, putting emphasis on how the other animals should not trust the pigs during a revolution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858616165/ |title=Lyrics | Dead Prez – Animal in Man |publisher=SongMeanings |date= |accessdate=4 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rapgenius.com/Dead-prez-animal-in-man-lyrics |title=Dead Prez – Animal in Man Lyrics |publisher=Rap Genius |date= |accessdate=4 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://monsterpiggymonkeybubble.com/animal-in-man-dead-prez/ |title=Animal in Man Dead Prez |publisher=monsterpiggymonkeybubble.com |date=11 July 2011 |accessdate=4 January 2012}}</ref> |
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*The lyrics of the song ″Arthur's Farm″ from the [[Half Man Half Biscuit]] album [[Back Again in the DHSS]] tell the story of [[Douglas Bader]] and [[Arthur Askey]] visiting Animal Farm. The song features the line 'Four legs good, but no legs best′ in apparent tribute to the two famous amputees.<ref>http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/back-again-in-the-dhss/arthurs-farm/</ref> |
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*[[Radiohead]]'s song ''Optimistic'' contains a lyric mentioning Animal Farm.<ref>[http://rock.rapgenius.com/Radiohead-optimistic-lyrics#note-248844]</ref> |
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==On television== |
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* In [[The Daleks' Master Plan]], a 1966 episode of the long-running British science fiction show ''[[Doctor Who]],'' a character references the modified seventh commandment of Animal Farm, saying: "Though we are all equal partners with the Daleks on this great conquest, some of us are more equal than others."<ref>Dennis Spooner, from an idea by Terry Nation [http://homepages.bw.edu/~jcurtis/Scripts/DMP/dmp11.html “The Daleks’ Master Plan – Episode 11 – The Abandoned Planet”], "The Doctor Who Scripts Project", 22 January 1966, accessed 30 March 2011.</ref> |
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* In the seventh episode of the [[List of Oz episodes#Season 2 (1998)|second season]] of the [[HBO]] series ''[[Oz (TV Series)|Oz]]'' was titled ''Animal Farm'', in reference to the conniving and manipulation of the characters vying for control, similar to the characters of the novella.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0668286 |title=Episode 7 of Season 2 of HBO's OZ (1997–2003)|accessdate=1 June 2011 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date=24 August 1998 |work= |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=TV.com |url=http://www.tv.com/oz/animal-farm/episode/61328/summary.html?tag=ep_guide;summary |title=OZ: Animal Farm – Season 2, Episode 7 |publisher=TV.com |date=19 July 2006 |accessdate=4 January 2012}}</ref><ref>http://www.hbo.com/#/schedule/detail/Oz+15%3A+Animal+Farm/78280</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.answers.com/topic/oz-animal-farm-tv-episode |title=Animal Farm: Oz (TV Episode): Information from |publisher=Answers.com |date= |accessdate=4 January 2012}}</ref> |
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* In the third episode of the first season of the [[X-Men (TV Series)|X-Men]] animated series, "[[Enter Magneto]]," [[Beast (comics)|Beast]] is seen reading a copy of Animal Farm, and is mocked by the prison guards for "reading a picture book" and is asked if he "sees any relatives in there" because they assume he is an illiterate animal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://persephonemagazine.com/2011/06/animated-ladyghosts-x-men-s1-night-of-the-sentinels-1 |title=Animated Ladyghosts: X-Men, S1, "Enter Magneto" |publisher=Persephone Magazine |date=9 June 2011 |accessdate=4 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=TV.com |url=http://www.tv.com/shows/xmen/enter-magneto-1-56106 |title=X-Men: Enter Magneto (1) – Season 1, Episode 3 |publisher=TV.com |date= |accessdate=4 January 2012}}</ref> |
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* In the tenth episode of [[List of Johnny Bravo episodes#Season 2: 1999-2000|the second season]] of ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'', "Aunt Katie's Farm", Johnny, while dressed in a pig costume, yells, "Four feet good! Two feet bad!".<ref>{{cite web|author=TV.com |url=http://www.tv.com/shows/johnny-bravo/man-with-the-golden-gut-welcome-back-bravo-aunt-kates-farm-118154/ |title=Johnny Bravo: Man with The Golden Gut / Welcome Back, Bravo / Aunt Kate's Farm – Season 2, Episode 10 |publisher=TV.com |date= |accessdate=4 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=eeggs.com |url=http://www.eeggs.com/items/49638.html |title=Johnny Bravo Easter Egg – Animal Farm Reference |publisher=Eeggs.com |date=16 April 2007 |accessdate=4 January 2012}}</ref> |
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* The ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' episode [[Exposé (Lost)|"Exposé"]], in season three, involves flashbacks with Nikki and Paulo involving an argument with Kate about the handgun case. During this scene, Dr. Leslie Arzt yells at Kate that "The pigs are walking," a reference to ''Animal Farm'' where Napoleon and his generals begin to adapt human characteristics and change their oath from "Four legs good, two legs bad" to "Four legs good, two legs better."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thelibrary.org/booklist/titles_jackets.cfm?catid=727 |title=LOST! Quoted Books (want more LOST? attend our LOST in the Library Program) |publisher=Thelibrary.org |date= |accessdate=4 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.losttvfans.com/page/Literary+Allusions |title=Literary Allusions – LOST |publisher=Losttvfans.com |date= |accessdate=4 January 2012}}</ref> |
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*In the ninth episode of the [[List of Sex and the City episodes#Season 4: 2001–2002|fourth season]] of ''[[Sex and the City]]'', "Sex and the Country", Carrie goes with her new boyfriend Aidan to his cottage, and informs her friends that it reminds her of Animal Farm, and wouldn't be surprised to hear an outburst of "four legs good, two legs bad!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sexandthecityscripts.com/S04E09_Sex-and-the-Country.php |title=Sex and the City Scripts |publisher=Sex and the City Scripts |date= |accessdate=4 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.satctranscripts.com/2008/08/sex-and-city-season-4-episode-9.html |title=Sex and the City Season 4 Episode 9 | Sex and the City Transcripts |publisher=Satctranscripts.com |date= |accessdate=4 January 2012}}</ref> |
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==Notes== |
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