1984 - 2016 Remaster

Bowie wrote this as the theme to a musical version of George Orwell's novel 1984. The musical never surfaced as the Orwell estate would not authorize it, but several of the songs found their way on to Diamond Dogs, most noticeably "Big Brother" and "We Are The Dead."

This is the only song on the album to feature guitar by Alan Parker instead of Bowie.

This song's funk-inflected sound was indicative of where Bowie would head with his next album, Young Americans, during which he would hone the genre of "plastic soul."