National Review's Top 50 Conservative Rock Songs (1 Viewer)

[Robin_B]

I sure hope Don Henley doesn't see that list.

What no Britney "I think we should just trust our president in every decision that he makes" Spears?

 

[Brad Porter]

I would have expected to see "I'd Love to Change the World" from Ten Years After on there... I've always interpreted it as a take on how politicians manipulate the apathetic masses by stirring them up about "problems" which either have no political solution or are not deserving of the level of attention that they are afforded by the media - all for the sake of making it seem like the job of governance requires more money and a greater effort than we currently are giving to it. And thus the government grows.

Well... that and lots of the words rhyme rather nicely.

Everywhere is freaks and Hares
Dykes and fairies, tell me where is sanity
Tax the rich, feed the poor
Till there are no rich no more

{Refrain}
I'd love to change the world, but I don't know what to do
So I leave it up to you

Population keeps on breeding
Nation bleeding, still more feeding, economy
Life is funny, skies are sunny
Bees make honey, who needs money, Monopoly

{Refrain}

World pollution, there's no solution
Institution, electrocution
Spread the word, rich or poor
Them and us, stop the war

{Refrain}

Brad

 

[Aaron Silverman]

Something tells me that a National Review columnist isn't going to put a song with the line "Tax the rich, feed the poor/ Till there are no rich no more" on a list of top conservative songs.

Now, if the line was "Tax the rich, feed the poor/ Till there are no poor no more," it might have fit.

Unless the line is intended to be ironic and I'm just missing it.

 

[Brad Porter]

That last part of the line changes the whole tone of the first part. It's a very Ayn Rand Atlas Shrugged observation. Income transfer only works as long as the producers continue to participate in the exercise. Once you eliminate the incentive of being able to reap the rewards of your work then the whole thing falls apart. National Review should be all over that sentiment.

And with a line like "Dykes and fairies, tell me where is sanity" - how can the song not appeal to neocons.

Brad

 

[John Watson]

Did they actually miss the Beatles' REVOLUTION?

Anyway, funny list.

 

[Aaron Silverman]

No -- Revolution made the top 10 at #7!

 

[John Watson]

I must be going blind....

 

[Tony-B]

I don't know that The Offspring would like to be in this kind of a list...

But, regardless, it's a pretty interesting list.