Three Little Pigs (song)

"Three Little Pigs"
Single by Green Jellÿ
from the album Cereal Killer
Released 1992 (original)
1993 (re-release)
Format Video single, vinyl, CD single
Recorded 1991
Genre Comedy rock, heavy metal, hardcore punk, punk rock
Length 5:53
Label Zoo Entertainment
Songwriter(s) Marc Levinthal, Bill Manspeaker
Producer(s) Sylvia Massy
Green Jellÿ singles chronology
"Three Little Pigs"
(1992)		 "Anarchy in the U.K."
(1993)

"Three Little Pigs" is a song by heavy metal comedy band Green Jellÿ, from the album Cereal Killer. Released by Zoo Entertainment in 1992 with the original band name, Green Jellö, the single was re-released in 1993 under the name Green Jellÿ due to a lawsuit for trademark infringement by the owners of Jell-O.

The song peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1993, staying on the chart for 20 weeks, and charted even higher in the United Kingdom, where it reached number five. It also reached number one in New Zealand for two nonconsecutive weeks and charted highly in European countries. The chart success can be partly attributed to the song's unique and heavily aired music video. The song was ranked number 35 on VH1's 40 Most Awesomely Bad Metal Songs...Ever.

Writing and composition

Written by Marc Levinthal and Bill Manspeaker after a "late-night drinkfest" at Zatar's in Hollywood, the song is a re-telling of the classic fairy tale Three Little Pigs, with modern twists—the straw-builder pig escaped the farm where he was raised to begin a new life in Los Angeles, the stick-builder pig is a marijuana-smoking, dumpster diving hippie and preacher from Venice Beach, and the third pig is the son of rock star Pig Nugent with a master's degree in architecture from Harvard University who builds his concrete mansion in Hollywood Hills. The third pig dispatches the Harley-riding Big Bad Wolf by calling in Rambo, who mows the wolf down with a machine gun.

The original hand written lyrics to the song, dated 4/24/89 and written on 2 yellow legal pad pages with the title "The 3 LTL' PIGS...", showing changes and corrections were sold by Bill Manspeaker in 2012.

Music video

The song's stop motion claymation music video received regular rotation on MTV, and in 1993 it was certified gold by the RIAA. "Three Little Pigs" was notable for being the first known music single to debut only in video form; when the music video was first shown on MTV, fans could buy the song on videotape, but not on CD. In 1993, however, the single was finally released in CD form.

Censored/changed lyrics

Two versions of the song exist; the only change being the lyrics as to what the second Little Pig was doing. In the censored/modified version, the lyric was "He was kind of stokin'/spent most of his days in the sun just soakin'". The original lyric was "He was kind of stokin'/spent most of his day just a ganja smokin'". Despite the attempt to remove the marijuana reference, the video does not edit "pot culture" references in this part of the song.

Track listings

Vinyl pressing

  1. "Three Little Pigs"

1993 CD pressing

  1. "Three Little Pigs" (edit) – 2.30
  2. "Three Little Pigs" (full-length version) – 5:54
  3. "Obey the Cowgod" – 3:09

Personnel

  • Bill Manspeaker (as Moronic Dicktator) – vocals
  • Maynard James Keenan – guest voice of Three Little Pigs
  • Les Claypool - guest voice of Three Little Pigs
  • Pauly Shore - guest voice of Three Little Pigs
  • Gary Helsinger (as Hotsy Menshot) – voice of Rambo
  • C.J. Buscaglia (as Jesus Quisp) – guitars, producer
  • Steven Shenar (as Sven Seven) – guitars
  • Michael Bloomquist (as Rootin') – bass
  • Joe Russo (as Mother Eucker) – bass
  • Danny Carey (as Danny Longlegs) – drums

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Green Jellÿ – Three Little Pigs". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Green Jellÿ – Three Little Pigs" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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  4. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. June 19, 1993. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Green Jellÿ – Three Little Pigs". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Three Little Pigs". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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  11. ↑ "Top 10 Portugal" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
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  15. ↑ "Green Jellÿ Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Annual Charts 1993". Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  17. ↑ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts 1993". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  18. ↑ "JAAROVERZICHTEN - Single 1993". Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  19. ↑ "End of Year Charts 1993". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1993". Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  21. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1993 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  22. ↑ "ARIA Annual Charts 1993". Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  23. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Green Jelly – Three Little Pigs". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  24. ↑ "American single certifications – Green Jelly – Three Little Pigs". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  25. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. BPI Communications. 106 (3): 73. January 15, 1994. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
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