How 'You Gotta Be Crazy' Became Pink Floyd's 17-Minute 'Dogs' and the Mystery of the Barking Sounds

The most remarkable thing about “Dogs” is that it started as a tight eight-minute live number called “You Gotta Be Crazy” during the 1974 French tour. By the time it landed on Animals in 1977, the band had tripled its length by stitching in entirely new verses—the “Who was born in a house full of pain” section—and extended instrumental passages that let David Gilmour stretch out with his slide guitar. The original live version essentially became the first half of the final track; the rest was built from scratch in the