Big Brother
Stevie Wonder * Track #7 On Talking Book
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Big Brother by Stevie Wonder
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This Bluesy, Electric-Folk song was influenced by the book 1984 written by George Orwell. The song makes numerous references to the book in various verses.
As was often the case on Stevie Wonder songs, Wonder himself played every instrument on the recording.
Big Brother Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Your name is big brother
You say that you're watching me on the telly
Seeing me go nowhere
Your name is big brother
You say that you're tired of me protesting
Children dying everyday
My name is nobody
But I can't wait to see your face inside my door
[Verse 2]
Your name is big brother
You say that you got me all in your notebook
Writing it down everyday
Your name is I'll see ya (Your name is I'll see ya)
I'll change if you vote me in as the pres
The President of your soul
I live in the ghetto
You just come to visit me 'round election time
[Verse 3]
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
I live in the ghetto
Someday I will move on my feet to the other side
[Verse 4]
My name is secluded
We live in a house the size of a matchbox
Roaches live with us wall to wall
You've killed all our leaders
I don't even have to do nothing to you
You'll cause your own country to fall
Big Brother Q&A
Who wrote Big Brother's ?
Big Brother was written by Stevie Wonder.
Who produced Big Brother's ?
Big Brother was produced by Stevie Wonder.
When did Stevie Wonder release Big Brother?
Stevie Wonder released Big Brother on Sat Oct 28 1972.
What did Stevie Wonder say about "Big Brother"?
In Rolling Stone’s 2010 Playlist Issue (Dec. 9, 2010), DJ Mark Ronson cited “Big Brother” as one of his Top 10 Stevie Wonder songs. “I can’t say enough to do justice to this song,” Ronson said. “He played every instrument on it and he’s one of the best drummers ever. There are political undertones,...
What did Stevie Wonder say about this song?
Stevie told Stretch & Bobbito in 2017:
“Big Brother” was really a lot of what had been happening that I had been seeing. I think I had read the book “1984.” There were references to all that in the lyric, but I was seeing that there were things happening that history too much was repeating itse...
How did this song come about?
Malcolm would read stuff to Stevie. He read him pieces from George Orwell, from “1984.” One day Stevie said, “Malcolm, Malcolm, I have a new song.”
“Stevie, it’s not another love song, is it?”
“Oh, no, no,” he said. “I wrote about Big Brother.”
The real essence of what drove me toward Stevie, and...