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Politics in song..... Post a song that says your beliefs
I'll start with Eve of Destruction by Barry McGuire because I truly find it more relevant today than it was in 1965.
Why? There's an oil slick that is encapsulating the whole freaking Gulf an may get out to the Atlantic, we are at war but 50% of our troops are on anti-depressants and sleep aids, we over medicate and then our waste containing the meds contaminate the fish and from there the eco system, families are falling apart, but we aren't on the Eve of Destruction. The world's economy is falling a part, there's violence in our streets, our schools and our homes, there's politicians and talking heads telling us to hate the other side because they break their egg on the wrong side.... But you tell me over and over and over and over and over again how ya don't believe we're on the eve of destruction My blood's so mad it feels like coagulating, I'm sitting here just contemplating, I can't twist the truth it knows no regulation.... when human respect is disintegratin, this whole crazy world is just too frustrating And you tell me over and over and over and over and over again how ya don't believe we're on the eve of destruction |
This is just one aspect, but here it is:
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I don't really feel that there's a song that captures my political beliefs, per se, but this is one of my favorite spiritual songs. It represents my endless quest for knowledge and understanding of myself, of others, and of the world around me (including politics).
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Burnt By The Sun - Boston Tea Bag Party "Yeah, we've got it figured out this time, we're sure. Indecision blessed. Put our minds to rest, onto the next term. November 7th was just another day for the world to laugh. It was just more of the same.... Let's look at the facts: we're sidetracked by how much we're being taxed. What little regard we have for human life. We fight for the scraps and blame the poor. All the while our future is bought and paid for. Who manipulates the economy? And so the story goes. Don't let your mind be guided by who you vote for, because chances are you don't know what's in store. Whats in store?" |
Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
by Green Day Yes, I know about his girlfriend, I know about the interpretations, but this song, to me, represents living and enjoying the unpredictable, to make memories, to "Have The Time Of Your Life." All to soon time (youth) will past you by and all you will be left with is the memories, make some good ones to last you the rest of your life, everyday. They will also give you lots to enjoy when you get older. Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go So, make the best of this test and don't ask why It's not a question but a lesson learned in time It's something unpredictable but, in the end, is right I hope you had the time of your life So, take the photographs and still-frames in your mind Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial For what it's worth, it was worth all the while It's something unpredictable but, in the end, is right I hope you had the time of your life INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE It's something unpredictable but, in the end, is right I hope you had the time of your life It's something unpredictable but, in the end, is right I hope you had the time of your life |
there's a few songs that speak to aspects of my politics but none that sums it all up really.
my position on conservatives since reagan: there are so many great lines in this song. i like to think that if folk hadnt slept on this in 1980 that we would be in a more sane present reality. have a listen. gang of four: 5:45 but most of the music i think of as being something like radical pays no particular attention to the crushing stupidity that is all around and just does something else, another way. of this there's many many examples but here's one i like |
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Man in Black --Johnny Cash, of course.
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Seeing as how unfounded rhetoric, half-truths and proselytizing have replaced logical, reasonable debate when it comes to political issues, I'm gonna say this sums it up--
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RUSH - WORKING MAN
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I can't believe nobody has posted Bob Dylan yet. Standing in somber defiance of the status quo and warning the powers that be of a coming revolution, Dylan quietly sings his lyrics as both warning and prophesy.
Come gather 'round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You'll be drenched to the bone If your time to you Is worth savin' Then you better start swimmin' Or you'll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin'. Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide The chance won't come again And don't speak too soon For the wheel's still in spin And there's no tellin' who That it's namin' For the loser now Will be later to win For the times they are a-changin'. Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don't stand in the doorway Don't block up the hall For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled There's a battle outside And it is ragin' It'll soon shake your windows And rattle your walls For the times they are a-changin'. Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don't criticize What you can't understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is Rapidly agin' Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand For the times they are a-changin'. The line it is drawn The curse it is cast The slow one now Will later be fast As the present now Will later be past The order is Rapidly fadin' And the first one now Will later be last For the times they are a-changin'. |
bit folky but a great song. I'm pretty sure this reflects the sentiments of a lot of people in the western world today. especially those with big mortgages, big debts and NO JOBS!!!! I would appreciate your opinion.....can't post link so please search UT for.... Ordinary man - Christy Moore
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It represents the ignored, the repressed, and the downtrodden.
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Invisible Sun: I don't want to spend the rest of my life Looking at the barrel of an Armalite I don't want to spend the rest of my days Keeping out of trouble like the soldiers say I don't want to spend my time in hell Looking at the walls of a prison cell I don't ever want to play the part Of a statistic on a government chart There has to be an invisible sun It gives its heat to everyone There has to be an invisible sun That gives us hope when the whole day's done It's dark all day and it glows all night Factory smoke and acetylene light I face the day with me head caved in Looking like something that the cat brought in There has to be an invisible sun It gives its heat to everyone There has to be an invisible sun That gives us hope when the whole day's done And they're only going to change this place By killing everybody in the human race They would kill me for a cigarette But I don't even wanna die just yet There has to be an invisible sun It gives its heat to everyone There has to be an invisible sun That gives us hope when the whole day's done |
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I'm not into the whole shadow government conspiracy, but this covered the Bush presidency pretty well and Obama has turned out to be another typical stooge of a politician |
I second Imagine and raise a white flag warrior by the flobots featuring tom from rise against!
---------- Post added at 10:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:51 PM ---------- Working Class Hero is also a good one, John lennons and green days version |
I was thinking Billy Joel, We Didn't Start the Fire.
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Which side are you on, boys? Which side are you on?! |
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Eh... I wish I could contribute, but conservatives make awful political music.
My favorite political songs are typically Ted Leo and the Pharmacists songs and I rarely feel a whole lot of common ground with them. Pearl Jam is sometimes good, too. |
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