(non-existing?) leader of the totalitarian party in george orwell's novel 1984.big brother is mentioned in this song as the manics equate contemporary society with the society george orwell describes in 1984 [book]. opinions that are not politically correct are eliminated, just as in the dictatorship of big brother, who is always watching and sees everything that is not correct.see for an analysis of power structures in contemporary society the works of michel foucault.