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Cali Coug · 02-12-2007, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

Great topic. I need to give it some thought.

Right off the top of my head, my favorite politcal song is Fortunate Son by CCR.

LOVE that song. I also love Imagine (though I can't figure out what he is imagining).

BarbaraGordon · 02-12-2007, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

Right off the top of my head, my favorite politcal song is Fortunate Son by CCR.

That is a great song.

Oh, and I thought of another really awful one. In the year 2525.

Jeff Lebowski · 02-12-2007, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Cali Coug

I also love Imagine (though I can't figure out what he is imagining).

He's imagining how wonderful the world would be without religion.

creekster · 02-12-2007, 06:12 AM

Do the songs have to actually mention political things to qualify? Because I have always subscribed to the theory that the best anti-war music from the Viet Nam era was pretty much anything by Hendrix, even though he never actually mentioned the war in the songs.

SoCalCoug · 02-12-2007, 06:21 AM

Nobody included Falco's "Cowboys & Indians"? Sheesh!

"Cowboys . . . Cowboys and Indians
Russia and the U.S.A."

Also, I agree that "Paint It, Black" is one of the best songs ever.

Cali Coug · 02-12-2007, 06:52 AM

I also love Buffalo Springfield's For What its Worth.

jay santos · 02-12-2007, 02:48 PM

Cool song from one of my favorite albums as a youth: Sting Hope the Russians love their children too.

il Padrino Ute · 02-12-2007, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jay santos

Cool song from one of my favorite albums as a youth: Sting Hope the Russians love their children too.

Yes, Russians is a very good song. Sting's protest of nuclear arms through music was a good example of how to do it. Today's musicians could learn that singing, rather than screaming into a microphone at a concert, is a more effective way to get the message out to everyone, rather than just those who agree with them.

Archaea · 02-12-2007, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

That is a great song.

Oh, and I thought of another really awful one. In the year 2525.

Now you're quoting my genre. For the most part, I have no idea what you people are spouting off about. I feel like the mental midget I am.

Thanks for coming done to a pedestrian level for a moment.

Detroitdad · 02-12-2007, 04:53 PM

Most everything by Rage Against the Machine.
Marvin Gaye "What's Going on and Mercy, Mercy Me"

Are two of my favorites.

My least favorite political song is "Sweet Home Alabama" which sides with George Wallace and Richard Nixon. I still hate this song even though it causes my wife and daughter to dissolve into tears because they miss Bama so bad.

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creekster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the far corner of my mind Posts: 8,711	Do the songs have to actually mention political things to qualify? Because I have always subscribed to the theory that the best anti-war music from the Viet Nam era was pretty much anything by Hendrix, even though he never actually mentioned the war in the songs. __________________ Sorry for th e tpyos.

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SoCalCoug Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orange County, California Posts: 3,059	Nobody included Falco's "Cowboys & Indians"? Sheesh! "Cowboys . . . Cowboys and Indians Russia and the U.S.A." Also, I agree that "Paint It, Black" is one of the best songs ever. __________________ Get your stinking paws off me, you damned, dirty Yewt! "Now perhaps as I spanked myself screaming out "Kozlowski, say it like you mean it bitch!" might have been out of line, but such was the mood." - Goatnapper "If you want to fatten a pig up to make the pig MORE delicious, you can feed it almost anything. Seriously. The pig is like the car on Back to the Future. You put in garbage, and out comes something magical!" - Cali Coug

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Cali Coug Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,996	I also love Buffalo Springfield's For What its Worth.

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jay santos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,177	Cool song from one of my favorite albums as a youth: Sting Hope the Russians love their children too.

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Detroitdad Resident Jackass Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Roswell, New Mexico Posts: 1,846	Most everything by Rage Against the Machine. Marvin Gaye "What's Going on and Mercy, Mercy Me" Are two of my favorites. My least favorite political song is "Sweet Home Alabama" which sides with George Wallace and Richard Nixon. I still hate this song even though it causes my wife and daughter to dissolve into tears because they miss Bama so bad.