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In addition, it draws influence from ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' by George Orwell,<ref name="mj200907"/> in which Eurasia arbitrarily changes between ally and enemy of Big Brother country Oceania. This is where the idiom "We have always been at war with Eurasia/Eastasia" came from, typically employed in response to the most obvious political uses of the exposure effect to convince a populace that a ruling figure or party said or did the opposite of that which was in fact actually said or done. | In addition, it draws influence from ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' by George Orwell,<ref name="mj200907"/> in which Eurasia arbitrarily changes between ally and enemy of Big Brother country Oceania. This is where the idiom "We have always been at war with Eurasia/Eastasia" came from, typically employed in response to the most obvious political uses of the exposure effect to convince a populace that a ruling figure or party said or did the opposite of that which was in fact actually said or done. | ||
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Revision as of 19:46, 8 July 2009
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| Name | United States of Eurasia |
| Album/single | The Resistance (4), United States of Eurasia (1) |
| Length | Unknown |
| Alternative titles | - |
| First live performance | - |
| Latest live performance | Unknown |
| Recorded | Milan, Italy, 2009 |
| Writer/composer | Matthew Bellamy, Dominic Howard, Christopher Wolstenholme |
| Producer | Muse |
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Description
A song featuring stringed instrumentation and vocals reminiscient of "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen.[1]
Additional information
The song title was found by Muse fans from a picture on Twitter of Matt holding a score.[2] The name comes from the book The Grand Chessboard by Zbigniew Brzeziński, who puts forward the view that Eurasia must be controlled by the USA to secure oil supplies.[3]
In addition, it draws influence from Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell,[3] in which Eurasia arbitrarily changes between ally and enemy of Big Brother country Oceania. This is where the idiom "We have always been at war with Eurasia/Eastasia" came from, typically employed in response to the most obvious political uses of the exposure effect to convince a populace that a ruling figure or party said or did the opposite of that which was in fact actually said or done.
Promotional copies will apparently be sent at such a time as to arrive at radio stations on the 20th of July.[4]
References
- ↑ Dean Chalkley. (2009-07-07). Muse New Album - First Listen. NME magazine. Retrieved 2009-07-08. [verify]
- ↑ Muse. (2009-05-22). New Album Title. Official Muse website. Retrieved 2009-05-22 from muse.mu.
- ↑ a b Ray Wilkinson. (2009-07). Progressive stadium rock three dream up album five. Mojo magazine, 1802. Retrieved 2009-07-05 from www.muselive.com. [verify]
- ↑ Tom Wilson. (2009-07-08). United States of Eurasia - First Single. Muselive. Retrieved 2009-07-08 from www.muselive.com.