Dwarf On A Pig

"Dwarf on a Pig"
Single by The Esgaroth Three
Released December 08, 2014
Recorded 2014
Pukerua Bay
Genre Mock rock, comedy, novelty
Length 4:30
Writer(s) Christopher Winchester
Producer(s) Christopher Winchester
The Esgaroth Three singles chronology
"Who the 'Ell Is Tauriel?"
(2013)		 "Dwarf On A Pig"
(2014)

Dwarf On A Pig is a comedy/parody song and video written by British/New Zealander Christopher Winchester[1] and recorded by Winchester's band, The Esgaroth Three.[2]

The song was inspired by Billy Connolly's character, Dáin Ironfoot, a dwarf who charges on a pig into the Battle of the Five Armies.[3] In an interview with Empire magazine, Peter Jackson had posed the question: "Why wouldn’t you want to ride a pig if you were a dwarf?"[4] Winchester's response was: "Well, personally, you know, if I was a dwarf, I’d rather have a warg?"[5] (an evil beast, descendant from werewolves).

Music video

A video for the song was filmed in Pukerua Bay, New Zealand, Jackson's childhood home town, and released to coincide with the release of Jackson's third and final Hobbit film installment.

Personnel

The Esgaroth Three

Production

Video

References

  1. ↑ Care, Adam (December 12, 2014). "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: Watch Cambridge graduate's musical spoof youTube movie". Cambridge News.
  2. ↑ Dwarf On A Pig'’. YouTube. December 08, 2014.
  3. ↑ Vineyard, Jennifer (September 25, 2012). "Billy Connolly Finds Tolkien ‘Unreadable,’ Stars in The Hobbit". Vulture
  4. ↑ Nathan, Ian (September 2014). "Hobbit Exclusive - Winter Is Coming". Empire ]
  5. ↑ Kelly, Mike (December 12, 2014). "The Hobbit 3: Ex-pat Geordie and family release Tolkien based music spoof". Evening Chronicle

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