Hmm...if I was sending a mixtape to the NSA, I think this would be my short list:
Every Breath You Take (I’ll be watching you) - The Police
Peek-a-Boo - DEVO (”I can SEE you, and I KNOW what you do!”)
Somebody’s Watching Me - Rockwell
Fingerprint File - Rolling Stones (”Right now somebody is listening to you. Keeping their eyes peeled on you. Mmm, mmm, what a price, what a price to pay...”)
Voices Carry - Till Tuesday.
My list so far:
“Done” -The Band Perry:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4emYaDbaJ8w
Kiss This -Aaron Tippin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cc1G-k2V7Q
A Country Boy Can Survive -Hank Jr:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cQNkIrg-Tk
You Do Your Thing -Montgomery Gentry:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGTW35jWh7A
Sick of It -Skillet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHzU-9iozmo
Freakshow -Skillet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_Aqf-pI10M
Gunpowder and Lead -Miranda Lambert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMMTx2VIub4
Yeah, I know, most of those are breakup songs. But if the government is going to act like an abusive spouse, then they are going to get treated like one.
They don’t need a copy of his mixtape. if he’s played it, they’ve heard it.
Merle Haggard "Cocaine Blues"
Jimmie Rodgers "Miss the Mississipi"
I think I’d go Reggae.
The Harder They Come
Redemption Songs
What nthe hell is a mixtape?
Ladytron’s “Destroy Everything You Touch” (ode to Obama) and their “I’m Not Scared”