Anthems in Animal Farm "Socialism in One Country". The song itself is most likely a reference to the State Anthem of the Soviet Union. As Napoleon became more powerful, he replaced "Animal Farm!" with another anthem, again written by Minimus. The anthem praised and glorified Napoleon, attributing many of the successes on the farm to him, even though he had little or no role in them. The poem marked the general happy feeling towards the rule of Napoleon at the time in the book and was painted on the wall of the big barn opposite the Seven Commandments. It was capped by a portrait
Animal Farm (song) was used to impersonate strings in the track rather than using actual string instruments. Drummer Mick Avory claims that "Animal Farm" was recorded in Pye Studios 1. The recording of Animal Farm was somewhat controversial. Bassist Pete Quaife stated, "There was a big fight about 'Animal Farm'. I thought the bass should be playing the piano introduction as well. Both Ray and Dave threw a hissy fit and said no. So it's not there. I was a bit angry and sour about that one." "Animal Farm" was first released on "The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society" as the