"1984" - Brother Smith (Music Video)

written by Del and Tom Kovacevic.
Released in 1984 on London Records. Inspired by George Orwell's novel.
Video was one of the first on MTV's Basement Tapes and other music video shows as they first appeared...

Lyrics:
1984 (del/kovacevic)

We are many people
Existing in all lands
The rich and the poor
The gap getting bigger

Everything is fast
Always speeding up
Life is still short
It's all just a glimpse

Computer is here
Man of the year
Friend of us all
Making life easy
Making our new world
He'll do the thinking
Knowlege is assured
He'll do the talking
Can not doubt his word
He'll make us happy

No time to think
Time to work and play
Families breaking up
Will love stay today?

We are all ready
We all have our bombs
Pointed at our brothers
Playing games of pride
A world confrontation
With nowhere to hide
They are watching you
They are watching me
You are watching me
I am watching you
I am watching I
Who is watching who?

It's 1984
It's 1984
1984

Big Brother is alive
He exists inside
Slowly taking over
All that is sacred

Big brother is alive
He exists inside
He will use our hands
He will use our eyes
Big Brother is alive
He exists inside
Taking up our hearts
Taking up our minds
Taking all our strength
Taking all our time
Putting down the race
Putting down the face
Putting down our hopes
Putting down our dreams
Down with Big Brother
Down with Big Brother
Down with Big Brother!
That year is here...

copyright 1983. One Love.

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[salteye]

finally, it's 1984, again and again. The Bro knew, thanks Frank

[redavide1]

It was great to see this video again -- I saw it more than 20 years ago -- its message is timeless and makes even more sense today than it did back then . . .