Escape+from+Big+Brother

​Escaping Big Brother...through music

Ok, now I know teachers are always wanting you to 'learn stuff' but if you read this page and are not affected, I will give you a million dollars...when I'm a millionaire...which, as a teacher, should be soon right?

Take a close look at the picture above. This (now Pulitzer prize winning) picture is from Kent State in Ohio on May 4, 1970 immediately after the infamous Kent State 'Massacre". If you've never heard about this very famous American incident, it's time you did. In a mere 13 seconds four college students were shot dead by the National Guard during an anti-war protest. To this day, nobody has taken responsibility for their deaths and the incident would forever remind the American public how important it is to pay attention.

The story goes...that very night [|David Crosby, Neil Young, Graham Nash, and Stephen Stills] got together and wrote the lyrics to one of our nations most tragic mistakes. Learn more about this event here: [|Kent State Video Clip]

This is a much longer video that includes interviews of both National Guardsmen and victims. [|Democracy Now Documentary About Kent State] media type="file" key="05 Ohio.m4a" width="300" height="50"

Lyrics to Ohio written in one night Tin soldiers and Nixon coming, (Nixon gave the ok for the National Guard to [|take control of Kent State Campus)] We're finally on our own. This summer I hear the drumming, Four dead in Ohio.

Gotta get down to it Soldiers are cutting us down Should have been done long ago. What if you knew her And found her dead on the ground (this line is about murdered student [|Alison Krause)] How can you run when you know?

Gotta get down to it Soldiers are cutting us down Should have been done long ago. What if you knew her And found her dead on the ground How can you run when you know?

Tin soldiers and Nixon coming, We're finally on our own. This summer I hear the drumming, Four dead in Ohio.

Where] Is The Love lyrics by Black Eyed Peas Throughout the years, many musicians have taken written powerful song lyrics meant to make audiences stop and think about current events. Choose a song that you believe has an important message for audiences. Read the lyrics carefully and in your 22 line wikipost, draw the class's attention to why this song is an important reminder as to why we all should pay close attention to the world around us. Look for songs about that focus on themes relative to 1984 including... 1. Abuse of power 2. Real events exposed by song writers 3. The destruction of the individual 4. The importance of individuality 5. Security and Surveillance 6. Rebellion against a unseen power
 * Your Assigment**


 * You may find some songs that actually include lines directly from **//1984//**.

Assignment: 1. Post your audio clip to this page with the title of the song and the name of the song. Make sure it can play in school. Be careful not to delete anybody's song. 2. Include the song lyrics on your wikipost along with your 22 line reaction. 3. Afterwards. 'vote' for another student's song by replying to that post and saying "I want to vote for this song". 4. The three students with the most votes will have their song played for class, so if you want your song played, really write a persuasive and suspenseful wikipost encouraging people to vote for you!

media type="file" key="Spies.mp3" width="164" height="24" align="left"

Spies By Coldplay - Jon Combs

media type="file" key="Beatles - John Lennon - Imagine(1).mp3" width="240" height="20" Imagine By John Lennon - Liz Rice

[|"California Uber Alles" The Dead Kennedys]

media type="file" key="01_-_the_sound_of_silence.mp3" width="240" height="20" Sound of Silence --> Jason Kleban

Michael Jackson - They Don't Care About Us (Nichelle Matias)

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[|God Bless This Mess] by Sheryl Crow (Carly Scorziello)

Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears (Jamie Phillips) media type="custom" key="5600197" http://lala.com/zy7Z

Wake up Everybody- Harold Melvin (Kylishia Newton) []

Freedom by Jimi Hendrix (Jackie Linke)

http://www.jango.com/music/Jimi+Hendrix?l=0

click on freedom, sorry I don't have this song on my computer, hope it works!

Waiting on the world to change by John Mayor []

Here's to the state of Richard Nixon by Phil Ochs (Alexis Jackson)

media type="file" key="phil ochs - Here's to the State of Richard Nixon.mp3" width="240" height="20"

1983... A Merman I Should Turn To Be by Jimi Hendrix (Nichole Cooper) [] ( I didn't have it on my computer, but the link works in school.)

[] (Shardae White)

We are the world (Laura Baker) []