Musical Predictions of Current Events

[CCTelander]

I've always thought this was one of the most prescient and chilling descriptions of the modern surveillance/security state that I've vere seen presented in pop-culture. It was released in 1982.


YouTube - Judas Priest - The Hellion/Electric Eye (Live) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TopkgGxGzQs)


Electric Eye
Judas Priest



Up here in space
I'm looking down on you.
My lasers trace
Everything you do.
You think you've private lives
Think nothing of the kind.
There is no true escape
I'm watching all the time.

I'm made of metal
My circuits gleam.
I am perpetual
I keep the country clean.

I'm elected electric spy
I['m] protected electric eye.

Always in focus
' can't feel my stare.
I zoom into you
But you don't know I'm there.
I take a pride in probing all your secret moves
My tearless retina takes pictures that can prove.

I'm made of metal
My circuits gleam.
I am perpetual
I keep the country clean.

I'm elected electric spy
I['m] protected electric eye.

Solo

Electric eye, in the sky
Feel my stare, always there
[There]'s nothing you can do about it.
Develop and expose
I feed upon your every thought
And so my power grows.

I'm made of metal
My circuits gleam.
I am perpetual
I keep the country clean.

I'm elected electric spy
I['m] protected electric eye.
I'm elected electric spy
I'm elected
Protected. Detective. Electric eye.

[phill4paul]

LOL I saw them in concert on that tour.

[BuddyRey]

Philo-Publius introduced me to this one. Awesome classic rock song, timelier than ever!

YouTube - Steppenwolf - Monster (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpuyXdKx9Ws)

(Monster)
Once the religious, the hunted and weary
Chasing the promise of freedom and hope
Came to this country to build a new vision
Far from the reaches of kingdom and pope
Like good Christians, some would burn the witches
Later some got slaves to gather riches

But still from near and far to seek America
They came by thousands to court the wild
And she just patiently smiled and bore a child
To be their spirit and guiding light

And once the ties with the crown had been broken
Westward in saddle and wagon it went
And 'til the railroad linked ocean to ocean
Many the lives which had come to an end
While we bullied, stole and bought our a homeland
We began the slaughter of the red man

But still from near and far to seek America
They came by thousands to court the wild
And she just patiently smiled and bore a child
To be their spirit and guiding light

The blue and grey they stomped it
They kicked it just like a dog
And when the war over
They stuffed it just like a hog

And though the past has it's share of injustice
Kind was the spirit in many a way
But it's protectors and friends have been sleeping
Now it's a monster and will not obey

(Suicide)
The spirit was freedom and justice
And it's keepers seem generous and kind
It's leaders were supposed to serve the country
But now they won't pay it no mind
'Cause the people grew fat and got lazy
And now their vote is a meaningless joke
They babble about law and order
But it's all just an echo of what they've been told
Yeah, there's a monster on the loose
It's got our heads into a noose
And it just sits there watchin'

Our cities have turned into jungles
And corruption is stranglin' the land
The police force is watching the people
And the people just can't understand
We don't know how to mind our own business
'Cause the whole worlds got to be just like us
Now we are fighting a war over there
No matter who's the winner
We can't pay the cost
'Cause there's a monster on the loose
It's got our heads into a noose
And it just sits there watching

(America)
America where are you now?
Don't you care about your sons and daughters?
Don't you know we need you now
We can't fight alone against the monster

[Vessol]

More modern then classic

YouTube - Muse - Uprising [OFFICIAL VIDEO] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8KQmps-Sog)
The paranoia is in bloom, the PR
The transmissions will resume
They'll try to push drugs
Keep us all dumbed down and hope that
We will never see the truth around
(So come on!)

Another promise, another scene, another
A package not to keep us trapped in greed
With all the green belts wrapped around our minds
And endless red tape to keep the truth confined
(So come on!)

They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious

Interchanging mind control
Come let the revolution take its toll if you could
Flick the switch and open your third eye, you'd see that
We should never be afraid to die
(So come on!)

Rise up and take the power back, it's time that
The fat cats had a heart attack, you know that
Their time is coming to an end
We have to unify and watch our flag ascend

They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious

Hey .. hey ... hey .. hey!

They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious

Hey .. hey ... hey .. hey!

[BuddyRey]

Good one, Vessol!

[BuddyRey]

Bump!

[Philo-Publius]

Did you know there is actually a version of that song made FOR Ron Paul by a supporter of his in 2008 for his campaign? It's actually pretty well-done.

YouTube - Steppenwolf MONSTER 2008 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3L1uZ3Chtg)

[__27__]

Not as much a prediction of current events as it is my anthem for revolution.



YouTube - Slipknot - Pulse of the Maggots (Unofficial Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jonFSTMrHhs)

This is the year where hope fails you
The test subjects runs the experiments
And the bastard you know, is the hero you hate
But cohesing is possible if we try
Theres no reason, theres no lesson
No time like the present, I'm telling you right now
What have you got to lose, what have you got to lose
Except your soul... who's with us?!

I fight for the unconventional
My right, and its unconditional
I can only, be as real as I can
The disadvantage is
I never knew the plan
This isn't just the way to be a martyr
I can't, walk alone any longer
I fight, for the ones who can't fight
And if I lose, at least I tried

We-we are the new diabolic
We-we are the bitter bucolic
If I have to give my life you can have it
We-we are the pulse of the maggots

I won't-be the inconsequential
I won't-be the wasted potential
I can make it-as severe as I can
Until you realize
You'll never take a stand
It isn't, just a one-sided version
We've dealt, with a manic subversion
I won't, let the truth be perverted
And I won't leave another victim deserted

We-we are the new diabolic
We-we are the bitter bucolic
If I have to give my life you can have it
We-we are the pulse of the maggots

Do you understand? (yes)(x4)

Say it again say it again (we won't die) (x8)

We fight until no one can fight us
We live, and no one can stop us
We pull when we're pushed too far
And the advantage is
The bottom line is
We never, had to fight in the first place
We only, had to spit back at their face
We won't, walk alone any longer
What doesn't kill us only makes us stronger

We-we are the new diabolic
We-we are the bitter bucolic
If I have to give my life you can have it
We-we are the pulse of the maggots

Do you understand (yes)(x4)

Say it again say it again (we won't die)(x4)

[Mach]

:cool:

YouTube - Black Sabbath-War Pigs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo135x0oXo8)

[BuddyRey]

Did you know there is actually a version of that song made FOR Ron Paul by a supporter of his in 2008 for his campaign? It's actually pretty well-done.

YouTube - Steppenwolf MONSTER 2008 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3L1uZ3Chtg)

What a perfect song to illustrate the current political situation!