[afortiori]

Contributing a song to what is essentially a promotional CD is not that noteworthy. The songs tend not to be hits to boot.

Obviously, some of these artists have done a lot more in other ways, but let’s keep in perspective the actual contribution here.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

• Billy Joel’s “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant”

• Brooks and Dunn’s “Keep On Swinging”

• Five for Fighting’s “100 Years”

• Goo Goo Dolls’ “Feel the Silence”

• Jewel’s “Hands”

• Josh Groban’s “February Song”

• Los Lonely Boys’ “Heaven”

• Melissa Etheridge’s “Come To My Window”

• Neville Brothers’ “Brothers”

• Sarah McLachlan’s “Wintersong”

• Lt. Dan Band’s “Sweet Home Chicago”

• Montgomery Gentry’s “My Town”

• The Fray’s “How to Save a Life”

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

The Billy Joel and Melissa Etheridge numbers certainly qualify as legitimate hits. Those more familiar than I with the remaining artists will have to speak as to whether or not the other selections do, as well.

Way to buzzkill, incidentally. Sheesh.

[metesky]

I think it has more value than you think. Most of the cultural left have recently seen all their highly funded anti-war/anti-Bush efforts falling apart in the one area that really counts to the limousine liberals: their wallets.

On the other hand we have people supporting our men and women who very well could gain financially from their work merrily giving it away to a couple of million people.

I think that's a very loud cultural shot.