ORWELL SPINS IN HIS GRAVE: Taking Sides: 1984, For the Love of Big Brother by Eurythmics VS. Diamond Dogs by Bowie

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Appetite for Destruction plays no role in this debate, by the way.

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As if these thread weren't enough ("Beware the Savage Jaw...." In Praise Of....Diamond Dogs by David Bowie, Eurythmics - 1984For the Love of Big Brother).

Which of these icy, cold, vaguely malevolent opuses (opi?) better captures Orwell's atmosphere of futuristic paranoia and dread? Which is better?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 13:48 (twenty-one years ago)

What about Van Halen?

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 27 October 2004 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Hahah.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

The correct answer being: 1984 by Hugh Hopper; beginning of post-rock and trance, among many other things.

― Marcello Carlin, Wednesday, 27 October 2004 13:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Post-trance?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 13:57 (twenty-one years ago)

(Actually the abbreviation of that would be 'pance' and that would be a problem.)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 13:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I was into pance before it was cool.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 27 October 2004 13:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Ants in the Pance

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 13:59 (twenty-one years ago)

The correct answer - as I would have expected my learned colleague in NYC to have been fully aware - is quite clearly the entire works of Crass.

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 14:03 (twenty-one years ago)

I get this vision of Dean Osborne and Dean in NYC leading Punk-By-The-Thames/Hudson (depending) University.

"MICCIO MINOR! Cease your prattle about that, that, what is it lad, Well Carlotta?"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 14:08 (twenty-one years ago)

That's quite enough from you, Raggett.

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 14:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Don't forget the excellent 1984 by Rick Wakeman. Lyrics by Tim rice. You know it's good.

― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 14:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Van Halen

― dave q, Wednesday, 27 October 2004 14:32 (twenty-one years ago)

whoops sorry

― dave q, Wednesday, 27 October 2004 14:34 (twenty-one years ago)

The excellent 1984 by Rick Wakeman.

He's doing a follow-up album. I Deplore The Nanny State (Next They'll Be Telling Me When I'm Allowed To Have A Shit). Lyrics by Mike Read. Special guest vocalist Jeremy Clarkson.

― Marcello Carlin, Wednesday, 27 October 2004 14:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Howbout Jimi's "1983"?
Or Wings' "1985"?

(Can't remember if "1982-A" by the Sons Of Champlin is any good, sorry.)

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

We're looking for albums rather than songs - otherwise Spirit and New Model Army's 1984's would have been right up near the top of the list (and the 4 Skins's 1984 right down near it's bottom).

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 15:21 (twenty-one years ago)

if music about orwellian dystopias are yer thing, then joe's garage beats both of these.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Thursday, 28 October 2004 04:51 (twenty-one years ago)

a/k/a the battle of Eisbär's musical überheros!

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Thursday, 28 October 2004 04:52 (twenty-one years ago)

1984 condensed into one song: "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell (a hit in 198four!)

― Super Willem! (willem), Thursday, 28 October 2004 05:47 (twenty-one years ago)

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