*A/N* Ok, I usually don't do author's notes, but this needs some introduction. This is an (incomplete) parody of "La Vie Boheme", from the best musical of all time, RENT, by Jonathan Larson. Basically, I had to do a creative school assignment on 1984, by George Orwell, and I really wanted some way to incorporate RENT into it. And as I was reading the end of the novel, when Winston's in the Chestnut Tree Café and he finally finds love for Big Brother, I started to think, hmm... Chestnut Tree Café... Life Café? So, I decided to write "La Vie Ingsoc", and I set it at the end of the book. Unfortunately, I didn't exactly have enough characters to do the whole song. So just envision "La Vie Boheme" starting with "Benjamin Coffin III, here?", skipping every Maureen/Joanne part, every line assigned to one of three characters, and ending at "To S&M!". Also, I skip a whole big part at the beginning- just imagine Benny's "I would like to propose a toast" melding immediately into the
middle of Mark's eulogy at "On this night, when we celebrate the birth...". Confusing, I know, and this isn't exactly my best work, but just tell me what you think. Reviews are encouraged. Thanks!
*Disclaimer* RENT and the song "La Vie Boheme" belong to the amazing Jonathan Larson. They're not mine. 1984, Winston Smith, the Chestnut Tree Café, and about 90% of the words in this song belong to George Orwell. I don't own them either. (And believe me, I really don't want to.)
LAVIE INGSOC
By Angel of Harmony
WAITER
Winston Smith -- here?
Oh no!
ALL
Cloves and gin!
CUSTOMER
The thoughtcriminal of Avenue A-
Here to stay!
WAITER
What brings an unperson in his own mind to the Chestnut Tree Café?
WINSTON
I would like to play some chess
And have a drink- gin would be best...
On this night when I celebrate my rebirth
From the great Ministry of Love
We raise our glass- not to the past - but
To la vie Ingsoc
ALL
La vie Ingsoc
La vie Ingsoc
La vie Ingsoc....
WINSTON
To days of domination
Doublethinking, making nothing out of something
The need to suppress --
To eradicate,
To going against the brain,
Going insane
Going mad
To loving Big Brother, no other
Not even one another,
To no privacy or cover
Hating Eurasia, hating Eastasia
Not to mention of course,
Hating dear old mom and dad!
To walking to work
Midday in your overall suits
To no disputes - to no absolutes -
To staying mute- to no choice -
To having no voice -
To any passing truth
To the Party's power being
As solid as a rock!
ALL
La vie Ingsoc
La vie Ingsoc
WAITER
So that's five pink-gray stew
Four crusty dark breads
Three saccharine tablets,
Two cubes of yellow cheese
And one milkless Victory Coffee
CUSTOMER
Ugh
WINSTON
It tastes the same
CUSTOMER
If you close your eyes
WAITER
And thirteen Chestnut Surprise
Are all orders in?
ALL
Cloves and gin!
WINSTON
To mass-produced gin made in local factories
To Newspeak, to duckspeak, to stew and cubes of cheese
To blackwhite, to artsem, dayorder, bellyfeel
To crimestop, crimethinkers, to nothing being real.
No emotion, Party devotion, never causing a commotion
Destruction, corruption
CUSTOMER
Choco-ration reduction
WINSTON
To good, to doublegood, to doubleplusgood- when it's great
CUSTOMER
To goodthink
WAITER
To goodsex
ALL
To the Two Minutes Hate
WINSTON
To evil Aaronson, Rutherford, and Jones
CUSTOMER
The Youth League!
WAITER
Telescreens!
WINSTON
To the Spies!
CUSTOMER
To speedful!
WINSTON
To doublespeedful!
WAITER
Doubleplusspeedful, too!
WINSTON
Though the Brotherhood and Goldstein have tried to destroy us,
To sway us and to shock-
ALL
La vie Ingsoc
WINSTON
Thoughtcriminals, sexcriminals, Ignorance is Strength, Room 101, Freedom is Slavery, War is Peace
Pornosec, vaporized, Anti-Sex League
Community hikes, facecriminals, Floating Fortress,
Disputed Territories
ALL
To Minitrue, to Miniluv, to Minipax, Miniplenty
To no oldthinkers! - no ownlife, Great BB!
To being the same- never playing any games
WAITER
To Airstrip One!
WINSTON
To Oceania,
To Hate Week mania
To no wedlock!
ALL
La vie Ingsoc!
La vie Ingsoc!
Viva la vie Ingsoc!
middle of Mark's eulogy at "On this night, when we celebrate the birth...". Confusing, I know, and this isn't exactly my best work, but just tell me what you think. Reviews are encouraged. Thanks!
*Disclaimer* RENT and the song "La Vie Boheme" belong to the amazing Jonathan Larson. They're not mine. 1984, Winston Smith, the Chestnut Tree Café, and about 90% of the words in this song belong to George Orwell. I don't own them either. (And believe me, I really don't want to.)
LAVIE INGSOC
By Angel of Harmony
WAITER
Winston Smith -- here?
Oh no!
ALL
Cloves and gin!
CUSTOMER
The thoughtcriminal of Avenue A-
Here to stay!
WAITER
What brings an unperson in his own mind to the Chestnut Tree Café?
WINSTON
I would like to play some chess
And have a drink- gin would be best...
On this night when I celebrate my rebirth
From the great Ministry of Love
We raise our glass- not to the past - but
To la vie Ingsoc
ALL
La vie Ingsoc
La vie Ingsoc
La vie Ingsoc....
WINSTON
To days of domination
Doublethinking, making nothing out of something
The need to suppress --
To eradicate,
To going against the brain,
Going insane
Going mad
To loving Big Brother, no other
Not even one another,
To no privacy or cover
Hating Eurasia, hating Eastasia
Not to mention of course,
Hating dear old mom and dad!
To walking to work
Midday in your overall suits
To no disputes - to no absolutes -
To staying mute- to no choice -
To having no voice -
To any passing truth
To the Party's power being
As solid as a rock!
ALL
La vie Ingsoc
La vie Ingsoc
WAITER
So that's five pink-gray stew
Four crusty dark breads
Three saccharine tablets,
Two cubes of yellow cheese
And one milkless Victory Coffee
CUSTOMER
Ugh
WINSTON
It tastes the same
CUSTOMER
If you close your eyes
WAITER
And thirteen Chestnut Surprise
Are all orders in?
ALL
Cloves and gin!
WINSTON
To mass-produced gin made in local factories
To Newspeak, to duckspeak, to stew and cubes of cheese
To blackwhite, to artsem, dayorder, bellyfeel
To crimestop, crimethinkers, to nothing being real.
No emotion, Party devotion, never causing a commotion
Destruction, corruption
CUSTOMER
Choco-ration reduction
WINSTON
To good, to doublegood, to doubleplusgood- when it's great
CUSTOMER
To goodthink
WAITER
To goodsex
ALL
To the Two Minutes Hate
WINSTON
To evil Aaronson, Rutherford, and Jones
CUSTOMER
The Youth League!
WAITER
Telescreens!
WINSTON
To the Spies!
CUSTOMER
To speedful!
WINSTON
To doublespeedful!
WAITER
Doubleplusspeedful, too!
WINSTON
Though the Brotherhood and Goldstein have tried to destroy us,
To sway us and to shock-
ALL
La vie Ingsoc
WINSTON
Thoughtcriminals, sexcriminals, Ignorance is Strength, Room 101, Freedom is Slavery, War is Peace
Pornosec, vaporized, Anti-Sex League
Community hikes, facecriminals, Floating Fortress,
Disputed Territories
ALL
To Minitrue, to Miniluv, to Minipax, Miniplenty
To no oldthinkers! - no ownlife, Great BB!
To being the same- never playing any games
WAITER
To Airstrip One!
WINSTON
To Oceania,
To Hate Week mania
To no wedlock!
ALL
La vie Ingsoc!
La vie Ingsoc!
Viva la vie Ingsoc!