From WFMU Techtonic, a new take on a classic, by -
Scott Williams - lyrics, vocals, organ, guitar
Mark Hurst - lyrics, vocals
Greg Harrison - drums
Matt Fiveash - bass
Lily Wen - audio engineering

LYRICS:
The Sounds of Surveillance
by Si-mark and Scott-funkel

Hello Siri, my old friend
You've come to spy on me again
Because the websites that I've been browsing
Give you insight into my thinking
Paranoia that you planted in my brain 
Still remains
Within the sounds of surveillance

And in the metaverse I saw
Three billion people, maybe more
People texting without speaking 
People swiping without reading
People monitored by devices that never cared
No one dared 
Disturb the sounds of surveillance

And the people bowed and prayed 
To the neon god they made 
And the screen flashed out its warning 
In the words that it was forming 
And the screen said, "The billions in profits are written in the smartphone apps
Like Google Maps"
And whispered in the sounds of surveillance

Sounds Of Surveillance - Si-Mark And Scott-Funkel

Mark Hurst (creativegood.com) and Tricia Davies (thepublicgoodconsulting.com) discuss consulting in the public and private sectors, trying to create better experiences for constituents.

The story of Prospect Park's rebirth comes from Mark's book "Customers Included," 2nd Edition (customersincluded.com).

Mark Hurst (Creative Good) and Tricia Davies (The Public Good)- May 24, 2023

Mark Hurst (creativegood.com) and Tricia Davies (thepublicgoodconsulting.com) discuss consulting in the public and private sectors, trying to create better experiences for constituents.

The stories of Prospect Park and the U.S. Navy's gunnery innovation come from Mark's book "Customers Included," 2nd Edition (customersincluded.com).

Mark Hurst (Creative Good) and Tricia Davies (The Public Good)- June 14, 2023

"Building A Surveillance State," by A Small Woodland Animal.

From Mark Hurst's Techtonic show on WFMU. Originally aired on the April 23, 2018 episode.

LYRICS FOR YOUR SING ALONG:

Building a surveillance state
Google, Google
Privacy is what they hate
All Google day 

It's Facebook, too
They're spying on you
We've got to change before it's too late
All Google day

Building A Surveillance State

Mark Hurst is the host of Techtonic on WFMU, the author of the books "Customers Included" and "Bit Literacy," the creator of Good Todo, the curator of the Gel conference, and the founder of his over-20-year-old company Creative Good.

Mark Hurst

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