Big Brother and the Holding Company Filmography

• The Life and Times of the Red Dog Saloon (1996)
• Monterey Pop (1968)
• Petulia (1968)

Matching lyrics:

The Mad Caddies - Big Brother

we are one in a million we are one and the same
like buildings of our generation,
they're in our name
they'll censor it with a whistle now
while back in 1952
the mercy of our mother there is nothing left to do
it's only human nature pollutes temptation
we have reserved bookings for the fathers of our nation
(please god tell me i haven't got this right!)
his things gone too far
we're entirely described
the peeling microwavers and a telescopic eye
intimate dimension keeping perfect track of time
the rolling mass of thunder on a simulated line
we are all one
it cant be undone
were stuck
there no future!
if i had my way
i would fly far away,
where noone else could find me
and build a home
i could call my very own
the way it was supposed to be

Stevie Wonder - Big Brother

Your name is big brother
You say that you're watching me on the tele,
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.
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,
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.
I live in the ghetto,
Someday I will move on my feet to the other side,
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 nothin' to you,
You'll cause your own country to fall.

Pulse Ultra - Big Brother

Try to break away from you
But you won't let me go
You impose your point of view
And you won't let me know
You create my solitude
In independance
My fate awaits this somber mood
So justify conformity
I need to break these chains
Change chains
Before I live in vain
Change chains...
Pry the lid open on you
But you manage to lie low
You depose the reign of truth
Claim not to be my foe
You create my emptiness
With false ambitions
It's hard to live alone in this view
So justify conformity
I need to break these chains
Change chains
Before I live in vain
Change chains
I need to break these chains
Change chains
Before I live in vain
Liberate your precious minds from the chains of empty thoughts

Reset - Big Brother

Searching for the truth
Where should I look around
The T.V. channels can't
Stop going round and round
Pathetic shows
There all controlled
Big Brothers changed the sounds
We all know the
Right wing pays the crowd
He's watching you now
Suddenly I've notices that it's no a game
We're so well programmed
That everybody thinks the same
And I can't take it
There's so much more to understand
So much information kept in
Government hands
I won't accept it anymore
You can't show that on T.V.
Reflects too much reality
Don't want anyone to know
What's really going on
Don't want to know what's going on
Don't want to know what's going on
Going on
Going on
Search for the truth
There's nothing you can do
You're searching for the truth
There's nothing you can do

Oxymoron - Big Brother

he's the ghost behind the scenes
a nightmare born by modern times
different faces, various places
you're never really sure if he's around
he's so insidious
watch your steps
wings familiar though surreal
he's made of ice they're made of steel
the brave new world you warned us of
turned out to be right in front of our doors
stomping boots
watch out droogs
[Chorus:]
watch out what you do our big brother keeps you in view
watch out what you do our big brother keeps his eyes on you
the terrorists are sharpened up
ike lurid visions in the dark
they're marauding, raping, running wild
while watchful eyes observe the file
they're so insidious
watch out droogs

Mushroomhead - Big Brother

Open Up Your Mind And Let Some Thought Inside Open Up Your Mind As They All Survey 4 Out Of 5 And They All Survey 4 Out Of 5 And They All Survey Open Up Your Mind And Let Some Thought Inside Open Up Your Mind As They All Survey And In This Time Of Free Thought It'd Be A Shame To Let It Rot Open Up Your Mind As They All Survey When You're All Alone You'll Never Wanna Know Open Up Your Mind As They All Survey 4 Out Of 5 And They All Survey You Gotta Let Some Thought Inside As They All Survey
Caught Between The Parallels Of Life And Death And Compromises Fill The Hours With New Vices Voices Screaming Time Is Numb Single File Come And Follow Choosing Futures From Brochures Changing Channels No Opinion Losing Track Which Way Is Up
Use Your Head For What It's There For Though Not One In The Same Receptive Minds Co-operate Do Not Dissect The Human Race Make One United Higher Plain And In This Time Of Free Thought It'd Be A Shame To Let It Rot Open Up Your Mind And Let Some Thought Inside Use Your Head, For What It's There For

Girls Aloud - Big Brother

(M. Cooper, B. Higgins, T. Larcombe, L. Cowling, Girls Aloud)
Uh-oh, Uh-oh, Uh-oh, Uh-oh
Uh-oh, Uh-oh, Uh-oh, Uh-oh
I think about you baby every night
Oh, it feels so good
It's got to be alright
And darling I don't even know your name
Oh, it's good, it's good I like it that way
Close up, rewind, you're in my mind
One touch, too far
Eyes meet so sweet in the dark
Big brother's watching me
And I don't really mind
I like him, watching me
Watch him watch life
There's nothing he can see
And not much he won't find
He likes me
Watching him watch me all night
I like the way you're messing with my head
Oh, it feels so good I'm shaking in my bed
And baby don't you think I know your game
Oh, it's good, it's good
I know you feel the same
Close up, rewind, you're in my mind
One touch, too far
Eyes meet so sweet in the dark
Big brother's watching me
And I don't really mind
I like him, watching me
Watch him watch life
There's nothing he can see
And not much he won't find
He likes me
Watching him watch me all night
If I'm confused and dazed
And it's a crazy day
I wanna know you care
And when I'm home at night and Mr Lonely bites
I wanna know you're there
Big brother's watching me
And I don't really mind
I like him, watching me
Watch him watch life
There's nothing he can see
And not much he won't find
He likes me
Watching him watch me all night

Hazel O'Connor - Big Brother

They'll tear out your heart, throw it knee-deep in a gut
'cos that's what they do with the scum like me and you
And you feel as if you died, moisture standing on the line
And you wonder all the time why can't you cry?
But the people in control don't care for you
Say you're just a robot with a job to do
And when your use is exhausted, they'll be rid of you
As soon as look at you, go to the back of the queue!
B-B-Big brother's got no heart
When I get my chance
I'm gonna kick him in the ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Big brother's got no heart
When I get my chance
I'm gonna kick him in the ah (sh) ah (sh) ah (sh) ah (sh) arse
His eyes are dull, they stole his soul
They left him to rot in some stinking cancelled hole
Where they keep him doped on beer and hopes
Of television dreams he's living on the screens
He knows something that he used to believe in
That was: Every human being should have his freedom
But while his dungeon had to wait to show him
He should be more useful, as they broke into his skull
B-B-Big brother's got no heart
When I get my chance
I'm gonna kick him in the ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Big brother's got no heart
When I get my chance
I'm gonna kick him in the ah (sh) ah (sh) ah (sh) ah (sh) arse
Big brother, beware, 'cos some of us do care
And the word (and the word, and the word, and the word)
They turn (they turn, they turn, they turn)
And the violence (and the violence, and the violence, and the violence)
In my head (in my head, in my head, in my head) is real
Bam-bam, you're dead!
B-B-Big brother's got no heart
When I get my chance
I'm gonna kick him in the ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Big brother's got no heart
When I get my chance
I'm gonna kick him in the ah (sh) ah (sh) ah (sh) ah (sh) arse
B-B-Big brother's got no heart
When I get my chance
I'm gonna kick him in the ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Big brother's got no heart
When I get my chance
I'm gonna kick him in the ah (sh) ah (sh) ah (sh) ah (sh) arse
Arse!

Dear Ephesus - Big Brother

The sky is falling.
Meet the UFO's.
There's bombs and then there's wars.
The people are faceless.
They're leaving this town.
The skay is falling.
They're scared of the monsters.
These beasts have two heads.
You can see them on the T.V. Headline at 10.
In herds just like cattle.
How's it gonna end.
The sky is falling.
They always know.
Big brother is watching and I can't sleep.
Where do we go.
They always know.
The aliens come and gather specimens.
Where do we go.

Subhumans - Big Brother

Here we are in a new age
Wishing we were dead
There's a TV in my front room
And it's screwing up my head
There's a scanner in the toilet
To watch you take a bath
And there's a picture of Hiroshima
To make sure you never laugh
[Chorus:]
And somebody told me
"Big Brother's watching you"
And somebody else said
"You know it's not true"
Who do you believe?
Well the police have all gone crazy
You never had it so bad
They take away the dignity
That you never really had
They know all about you
They even know what you drink
And if they thought you were worth it
They could sus out what you think
And think your crazy
[Chorus]
Well they asked me how to prove it
And there was nothing I could say
I said "Watch out for Big Brother"
And then they put me away
They said I was paranoid
Because I wrote this song
But they didn't need to read it
Because they knew it all along
[Chorus]