Anthems in Animal Farm the novel as sounding like a combination of "La Cucaracha" and "Oh My Darling, Clementine".) After "Beasts of England" has been used to express criticism of the direction of Animal Farm, Napoleon tries to supplant the song, arguing that such an anthem is antiquated and no longer needed after the rebellion has been completed. The anthem is first replaced by the short "Animal Farm!" and later by "Comrade Napoleon", while "Beasts of England" is eventually outlawed. The phasing out of "Beasts of England" as the anthem of Animal Farm corresponds to the Soviet Union's 1944 replacement of "The Internationale" with
Animal Farm (song) eighth track on said album. However, the track was eventually used as the B-side to the Japanese only single, "Village Green". The track was also released on The Kinks' compilation album "Picture Book", and an alternate stereo mix of the track made its debut on the 2004 Sanctuary Records special deluxe edition of "The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society". "Animal Farm" has received positive feedback from reviewers. J.H. Tompkins of "Pitchfork Media" said of "Animal Farm", "There's a clue to who [Davies] was in the song 'Animal Farm', which opens with a cascade of chords played on a