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War Again (1984 Version)

from The 1984 Remix Project by NCN

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A monologue by Winston Smith (John Hurt from the 1984 film, 1984) as he reads about the real reason for war from The Brotherhood 'book' given to him by O'Brien. Unbeknownst to him, O'Brien wrote the book which is revealed later in the story. The monologue is taken over by the Oingo Boingo Song 'War Again'. This track is not available as a separate download, but is an inherent part of this program, taken as a whole.

After the song, Winston Smith (John Hurt) talks to Julia from the 1984 movie '1984'.

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War Again by Oingo Boingo

Don't you know we got smart bombs,
it's a good thing that our bombs are clever.
Don't you know that the smart bombs are so clever,
they only kill bad people.

Don't you know though our kids are dumb,
we got smart bombs, what a joyous Thing.
Here we go so let's drink a toast,
to those clever bombs, and the men who
Built them.

(Chorus)
There they go now, there go all my friends
There they go now, marching off to war again
With their bright flags waving in the wind
There they go now, marching off to war again
Smiling proudly, with their heads in the clouds.

Don't you know this is better than any video friend.
It's an action movie.
Here we go watch the bad guys get their butts kicked.
Really makes me feel Good.

Here we go watching CNN, the adrenaline rushes through my veins.
Don't you know it's a feel good show, electronic bliss. It's a video, video...

(Chorus)

Aren't you glad we got smart bombs, it's a damn good thing our bombs are clever

It's a shame that our kids are dumb, but our bombs are smart, what a lucky thing now

Don't you know it's a feel good show and it's suitable for the whole darn family

Come on out everybody shout, give a big salute to our ingenuity

Don't you know this is better than, any video friend, it's an action movie...

Here we go, watch the bad guys get their butts kicked, and it makes me feel good.

Don't you know it's Nintendo, really gets the blood flowing thru my veins now

Don't you know it's a feel-good show, electronic bliss, it's a video, video

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from The 1984 Remix Project, released June 22, 2013
1984 (1984); John Hurt; George Orwell; Oingo Boingo

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The National Cynical Network San Jose, California

The National Cynical Network (NCN) is a long-running, SF Bay Area alternate programming media remix project. It originally consisted of a trio of SF Bay-Area based radio collage artists: Phineas Narco, Ronald Redball and Alexander T. Newport. NCN seeks to play *with* music , using sound, and video media samples in the process of media collage or 'mediage'. ... more

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