1979 footage by David Hoffman
2019 Super 8 film footage shot by Charlie Bruber, Joey Hamburger, Dexter Wolfe
Video edited by Joey Hamburger, Murphy Janssen, Charlie Bruber
lyrics
Ah I'm sorry
Yeah I'm a little shaky
What's your job
My job, uh
It's a living
How do I feel about my job
Do I think the government
Has more power than corporations
Instant communication
Without it we wouldn't be
Nearly what we are today
If you'd have asked me that question
A few years ago I would have said no
But today I would say definitely yes
Privacy? Um
Loneliness
As human beings
Need better leadership
The rich, government, corporations
Have power in society
Who has the power
Not the people
Well I think it's terrific
Very good
Confusion
We can't be helped
O.D. on information
What? What? I don't understand
Too much
I think we're an information oriented society
The telecommuncations
That's expanding as rapidly as it is
You just can't get away from it
Who has the power?
Who has the power?
The computer
That's what we're working on now
Help, help
What do you think of the corporations
They're devious
Why? They have so much influence
Over you
What's the first thing that
Comes into your head
Hahahaha
Privacy
O.D on information.
Confusion
What? What? I don't understand
The rich, government, corporations
Have power in society
Who has the power?
Who has the power?
See, I didn't know we were in the information society
Paperwork. Paperwork? Ah, paperwork
Do I have a lot of paperwork
Information Society
credits
released January 24, 2020
Bass/Synthesizers: Charlie Bruber
Drums/Synthesizers: Murphy Janssen
Production: Charlie Bruber, Murphy Janssen, Jason McGlone
Engineering/Editing: Jason McGlone, Charlie Bruber, Murphy Janssen
Writing/Arranging: Charlie Bruber, Murphy Janssen
Artwork: Iris Page
Voice samples from '1979 Wall Street Interviews - Are They Any Different From Now?' A video by David Hoffman
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