Given the rapid acceleration of technological development, any system that relies on a small, elite force of highly trained government agents may bedoomedtofailure.
Such an attempt would almost bedoomedtofailure even if they managed to produce several great songs, because the inevitable rose-colored glasses through which too many people perceive their skewed view of history would prevent any modern songs from comparing favorably.
Your efforts to get to Philly based on your misunderstanding about your starting point are almost certainly doomedtofailure (those pesky oceans, for instance, are going tobe a real shock).