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America Is Waiting by Byrne/Eno, 1986

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Get Down, get down by Emergency Broadcast Network, 1995

"America Is Waiting" (AIW) has more of a electronic rock sound to it in its background sound track while "Get down, get down" (GDGD) has more of a hip hop vibe with its beats in its background. AIW has more of a continuous flow of the music soundtrack in the background with the commentator adding spice to the track, while GDGD on the other hand, the commentaries and sound clips from music artists like Mariah Carey and movies and shows actually are the beats themselves and almost overpower the background sound track. Both pieces deal with commentaries on politics; AIW has a radio commentator sometimes blurting out words such as "America is waiting" while GDGD has repeat sounds clips of Maria Carey in sync with video news, movie, and show clips from Harrison Ford shouting "Get down, get down!" to a news reel of someone with a gun saying "this will hurt someone." GDGD seems more interesting especially when there is video syncing well with the music.