[iowamark]

Excerpted. Full article and notes at:
Rockin’ the Right: The 50 greatest conservative rock songs.

[iowamark]

Pretty much all of these are available on Youtube.

[dfwgator]

Oingo Boingo’s Capitalism should be #1:

There’s nothing wrong with capitalism
There’s nothing wrong with free enterprise
Don’t try to make me feel guilty
I’m so tired of hearing you cry

There’s nothing wrong with making some profit
If you ask, I’ll say it’s just fine
There’s nothing wrong with wanting to live nice
So tired of hearing you whine

About the revolution, bringing down the rich
When was the last time you dug a ditch, baby

If it ain’t one thing, then it’s the other
Any cause that crosses your path
Your heart bleeds for anyone’s brother
I’ve got to tell you, you’re a pain in the ass

You criticize with plenty of vigor
You rationalize everything that you do
With catchy phrases and heavy quotations
And everybody is crazy but you

You’re just a middle class, socialist brat
From a suburban family and you never really had to work
And now you tell me that we’ve got to get back
To the struggling masses, whoever they are

You talk, talk, talk about suffering and pain
Your mouth is bigger than your entire brain
What the hell do you know about suffering and pain?

There’s nothing wrong with capitalism
There’s nothing wrong with free enterprise
Don’t try to make me feel guilty
I’m so tired of hearing you cry

There’s nothing wrong with making some profit
If you ask I’ll say it’s just fine
There’s nothing wrong with wanting to live nice
So tired of hearing you whine

You’re just a middle class, socialist brat
From a suburban family and you never really had to work
And now you tell me that we’ve got to get back
To the struggling masses, whoever they are

You talk, talk, talk about suffering and pain
Your mouth is bigger than your entire brain

There’s nothing wrong with capitalism
There’s nothing wrong with capitalism
There’s nothing wrong with capitalism
There’s nothing wrong with capitalism

[maddog55]

Right now I prefer Nickelbacks - Burn it to the Ground

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxgeSv88c2w

[Vince Ferrer]

Dirty Laundry - Don Henly

You Oughta Know - Alanis Morrisette

[BenLurkin]

“My City Was Gone,” by The Pretenders. ?

NOPE!

[Guyin4Os]

"Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd should be on the list. It disses the educational establishment for indoctrinating children.

And how come The Nuge has nothing on the list?

[BenLurkin]

I WENT BACK TO OHIO
BUT MY PRETTY COUNTRYSIDE
HAD BEEN PAVED DOWN THE MIDDLE
BY A GOVERNMENT THAT HAD NO PRIDE
THE FARMS OF OHIO
HAD BEEN REPLACED BY SHOPPING MALLS
AND MUZAK FILLED THE AIR
FROM SENECA TO CUYAHOGA FALLS

[NCBraveheart]

I prefer “Meet the Monster” by Five Finger Death Punch

http://tinyurl.com/2u5ww5s

“Meet The Monster”

[V1:]
It’s not that complicated and you ain’t gotta believe
They’ll put me down in a hole before I let you succeed
I’ve never been complacent, I can’t afford to be
I know you think you’re special but you ain’t nothin’

[Pre-Chorus:]
Can you read between the lines?
Or are you stuck in black and white?
Hope I’m on the list of people that you hate
It’s time you met the monster that you have helped create
Boo!

[Chorus:]
You’ve pushed me one too many times
I’m sick of all of the fiction, we’re gonna settle it
You’ve pushed me one too many times
I’m sick of all of the shit, I’m gonna settle it!

[V2:]
It’s not that complicated and you ain’t gotta believe
They’ll put me down in a hole before I let you succeed
I’ve never been complacent, I can’t afford to be
I know you think you’re special but you ain’t nothin’

[Pre-Chorus:]
Well there’s nothing you can say to me now
And there’s nothing you can do to stop me
It’s hard not to be a menace to society
When half the population is happy on their knees

[Chorus:]
You’ve pushed me one too many times
I’m sick of all of the fiction, we’re gonna settle it
You’ve pushed me one too many times
I’m sick of all of the shit, I’m here settle it!

[V3:]
‘Cause I can’t take it anymore
I refuse to live this way
It’s not that I don’t care enough, it’s not that I can’t see
It’s everything inside of me that won’t let me be you
It won’t let me be you!

[V4:]
It’s not that complicated and you ain’t gotta believe
They’ll put me down in a hole before I let you succeed
I’ve never been complacent, I can’t afford to be
I know you think you’re special but you ain’t nothin’
No, you ain’t nothin’
And you’ll never succeed
I know you think you’re special,
but you ain’t nothin’

But you ain’t nothin’!

[L,TOWM]

Not surprised that Rush is mentioned twice in the top 50. They are heavily into libertarianism. “Anthem” and “Free Will” are particularly strong examples here. The only drawback (IMO) is the atheistic slant to a lot of their songs.

[ansel12]

Future Congressman Sonny Bono, “The Revolution Kind”.

http://www.lyricstime.com/cher-and-sonny-the-revolution-kind-lyrics.html

[hellbender]

By soft-rockers Seals & Crofts:

UNBORN CHILD
(lyrics by Lana Bogan; music by James Seals, 1974)
From the album UNBORN CHILD (1974).

Oh little baby, you’ll never cry, nor will you hear a sweet lullabye.

Oh unborn child, if you only knew just what your momma was plannin’ to do.
You’re still a-clingin’ to the tree of life, but soon you’ll be cut off before you get ripe.
Oh unborn child, beginning to grow inside your momma, but you’ll never know.
Oh tiny bud, that grows in the womb, only to be crushed before you can bloom.

Mama stop! Turn around, go back, think it over.
Now stop, turn around, go back, think it over.
Stop, turn around, go back think it over.

Oh no momma, just let it be. You’ll never regret it, just wait and see.
Think of all the great ones who gave everything
That we might have life here, so please bear the pain.

Mama stop! Turn around, go back, think it over.
Now stop, turn around, go back, think it over.
Stop, turn around, go back think it over.

[J40000]

“New Americans” -by Geoff Moore and the Distance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mCJphpkv8o

I wish there was a version from the album out there!

[rbg81]

“We are the Champions” by Queen.

[I still care]

[deadrock]

The anti OBAMA socialist song:

Rush

Something for Nothing

Something For Nothing lyrics Waiting for the winds of change
To sweep the clouds away
Waiting for the rainbow's end
To cast its gold your way
Countless ways
You pass the days

Waiting for someone to call
And turn your world around
Looking for an answer
To the question you have found
Looking for
An open door

You don't get something for nothing
You can't have freedom for free
You won't get wise
With the sleep still in your eyes
No matter what your dreams might be What you own is your own kingdom
What you do is your own glory
What you love is your own power
What you live is your own story
In your head is the answer
Let it guide you along
Let your heart be the anchor
And the beat of your own song

You don't get something for nothing
You can't have freedom for free
You won't get wise
With the sleep still in your eyes
No matter what your dreams might be

[hellbender]

Because Christianity is the foundation of our culture and the source of the idea that every individual is valuable and endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights, I would nominate a number of songs by the great Christian rock band Third Day, like this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRFlaZCoWGs

[Severa]

Kinda partial to this one.... Metallica - Don't Tread On Me (Black Album, 1991)

Liberty or death, what we so proudly hail
Once you provoke her, rattling of her tail
Never begins it, never, but once engaged...
Never surrenders, showing the fangs of rage

Don't tread on me

So be it
Threaten no more
To secure peace is to prepare for war
So be it
Settle the score
Touch me again for the words that you'll hear evermore...

Don't tread on me

Love it or live it, she with the deadly bite
Quick is the blue tongue, forked as lighting strike
Shining with brightness, always on surveillance
The eyes, they never close, emblem of vigilance

Don't tread on me

So be it
Threaten no more
To secure peace is to prepare for war
So be it
Settle the score
Touch me again for the words that you'll hear evermore...

Don't tread on me

So be it
Threaten no more
To secure peace is to prepare for war

Liberty or death, what we so proudly hail
Once you provoke her, rattling on her tail

So be it
Threaten no more
To secure peace is to prepare for war
So be it
Settle the score
Touch me again for the words that you'll hear evermore...

Don't tread on me

[RachelFaith]

Let us NOT forget the BRAND NEWEST offering for 2010.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0heL2Czeraw

I AM AMERICA
Krista Branch

Pay no attention to the people in the street
Crying out for accountability
Make a joke of what we believe
Say we don’t matter ‘cause you disagree

Pretend you’re kings, sit on your throne
Lock down your nose at the peasants below
I’ve got some news: we’re taking names —
We’re waiting now for the judgment day

I am America
One voice, united we stand
I am America
One hope, to heal our land
There is still work that must be done
I will not rest until we’ve won
I am America.

You preach your tolerance but lecture me
Is there no end to your own hypocrisy?
Your god is power, you have no shame
Your only interest is political gain

You hide your eyes and refuse to listen
You play your games and abuse the system
You stuff your pockets while Rome is burning —
I’ve got a feeling that the tide is turning

I am America
One voice, united we stand
I am America
One hope, to heal our land
I will not give up on this fight
I will not fade into the night
I am America.

You stuff your pockets while Rome is burning —
I’ve got a feeling that the tide is turning

I am America
One voice, united we stand
I am America
One hope, to heal our land

I am America
One voice, united we stand
I am America
One hope, to heal our land
I will not give up on this fight
I will not fade into the night
I am America.

[Hoodlum91]

Seemed ping worthy...

[Ammo Republic 15]

I may have missed it but I didn’t see Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks or Taxman by The Beatles.