established and 'you' are clearly wrong. The repetitive text and accompaniment's droning single harmony work in tandem to drive home relentlessly the singer's perspective." Harvey notes that Dylan transforms "Nottamun Town," which has absurdly nonsensical words (a naked drummer accompanies a royal procession "with his heels in his bosom") into a confrontational political song; Dylan's writing entered a new phase—harsh, and fitting with the times. On January 17, 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his farewell address from the Oval Office. In this speech, he warned that "we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex." In an interview, published in USA Today on September 10, 2001, Dylan linked his song to Eisenhower's speech, saying: Other cultural references American contemporary classical composer John Corigliano set the song's lyrics to music in his 2000 song cycle Mr. Tambourine Man. Like the other six Dylan songs in the cycle, Corigliano's version is musically unrelated to the original. The Sage Francis song "Hey Bobby" references "Masters of War" with the lyrics "Hey Bobby, the masters are back, and they're up to no good just like the old days. They played dead when you stood over their graves, Bobby, they played dead when you stood over their graves." The Staple Singers' 1964 version of "Masters of War" was used as the soundtrack in the promotional trailer for Sony's Resistance 3 video game in 2010 as well as Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's 2017 documentary series, The Vietnam War. See also List of Bob Dylan songs based on earlier tunes List of anti-war songs Notes References External links Masters Of War / Commentary by Bob Dylan about Masters Of War, John F. Kennedy, and Nikita Khrushchev A brief recording of Bob Dylan playing and talking 1 January 1963 "Masters of War" Lyrics, BobDylan.com "Masters of War" Music & Lyrics, Broadside, Feb. 1963, p. 1 “Bob Dylan: Masters of War” by Benno Schlachter 2012 “Masters of War” by Bob Dylan at Music Politics 30 November 2015 Songs written by Bob Dylan Bob Dylan songs 1963 songs Anti-war songs Protest songs Songs of the Vietnam War The Flying Pickets songs Songs about nuclear war and weapons