1984+Song+Lyrics


 * //1984// **
 * Does 2+2=5?
 * For this discussion, please choose one of the following songs or find a song, movie, poem, or piece of artwork of your choice. Listen to the song and/or read through the lyrics or review the media of your choice. Then, complete the following steps: **

Lyrics Lyrics
 * 1)  Explain your understanding of the meaning or idea of the song, what is the message?
 * 2)  Choose two lines from the song. Quote the lines, and then explain the literal reference or connection to //1984//.
 * 3)  Explain why you think this artist chose to incorporate //1984// into the song. Elaborate on what the song writer is suggesting by using this allusion to Orwell’s novel?
 * 4)  Share your thoughts - why do people still connect so strongly to 1984? Why, over 60 years after it was written, and nearly 20 years after it was supposed to take place, is it still so present in our popular culture?
 * **"2+2=5" by Radiohead **
 * **"1984" by David Bowie **

Lyrics Lyrics
 * **"Testify" by Rage Against the Machine **
 * **"Doublespeak" by Thrice **

Lyrics Lyrics
 * **"A Bright Cold Day in April" by Sonic Boom**
 * **"Resistance" by Muse**

Lyrics
 * **"California Uber Alles" by The Dead Kennedys**