The chorus of this song:
"Orgy-Porgy, Ford and fun
Kiss the girls and make them One.
Boys at one with girls at peace;
Orgy-Porgy gives release."
is taken directly from the book "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley. The book is about a depiction of a future in which everything is controled and based on castes. Everything is done for society and "stability." Making me think this whole song is about how it is bad to give your whole life to society. In other words, nationalism is a terrible thing when in extremes.
The chorus in question is from a "solidarity service" attended by the protagonist. Here is a direct explanation of the quote from sparknotes.
"It gives an example of the banal “religion” the World State uses to keep its members in conformity with societal rules. The song’s silly wording helps emphasize the triviality of the ceremony...Finally, the last stanza’s “orgy-porgy gives release,” like the Violent Passion Surrogate, the Pregnancy Surrogate, and soma, is a signal that the World State has not been able to entirely annihilate human nature. There is still some need for release, some need to experience strong emotions that has not been entirely wiped out through conditioning. The Solidarity Service is one of many mechanisms the World State uses to channel strong emotions in such a way that they present no threat to the power of the State."
There are also a few other possible references to the book.
"Points of light quickly fade" might be a reference to the portion of the book where the narrator describes the stars are no longer visible because of all the electric signs.
"You are food but you are saved" might be a reference to the fact that in the book peoples corpses are "recycled" for their phosphorus, which is in turn used to feed plants.
The chorus of this song: "Orgy-Porgy, Ford and fun Kiss the girls and make them One. Boys at one with girls at peace; Orgy-Porgy gives release."
is taken directly from the book "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley. The book is about a depiction of a future in which everything is controled and based on castes. Everything is done for society and "stability." Making me think this whole song is about how it is bad to give your whole life to society. In other words, nationalism is a terrible thing when in extremes.
The chorus in question is from a "solidarity service" attended by the protagonist. Here is a direct explanation of the quote from sparknotes. "It gives an example of the banal “religion” the World State uses to keep its members in conformity with societal rules. The song’s silly wording helps emphasize the triviality of the ceremony...Finally, the last stanza’s “orgy-porgy gives release,” like the Violent Passion Surrogate, the Pregnancy Surrogate, and soma, is a signal that the World State has not been able to entirely annihilate human nature. There is still some need for release, some need to experience strong emotions that has not been entirely wiped out through conditioning. The Solidarity Service is one of many mechanisms the World State uses to channel strong emotions in such a way that they present no threat to the power of the State."
There are also a few other possible references to the book. "Points of light quickly fade" might be a reference to the portion of the book where the narrator describes the stars are no longer visible because of all the electric signs. "You are food but you are saved" might be a reference to the fact that in the book peoples corpses are "recycled" for their phosphorus, which is in turn used to feed plants.