"Six Days On the Road" by Dave Dudley (1963)--celebrates individual freedom while contemptuous of federal regulators.
"God, Cuntry, and My Baby" by Dorsey Burnette (1961)--At the height of the Berlin crisis, a serviceman is ready to be shipped "across the Rhine" to to defend the West.
"West of the Wall" by Toni Fisher (1962)--This song about the Berlin wall was a chart hit that remained a popular "oldie" in some markets.
"Wake Up And Stay Happy" by The Nixonaires (1960)--This campaign song, one of the first to be set to rock and roll, promises that Nixon and Lodge will "keep those red Russians from running our show."
"Take the Time" by the Shangri-Las (1967)--This pro-Vietnam War record was the last to be released by The Shangri-Las, a vocal group that had a string of hits in the mid-1960's.
"Wish You Were Here, Buddy" by Pat Boone (1966)--Boone's send-up of the war protesters got some airplay in the fall of 1966.
"The Universal Coward" by Jan and Dean (1965)--Taking a break from singing about surfing and hot rods, Jan and Dean came up with a devastating rebuttal to Buffy Sainte Marie's egregious "Universal Soldier."
"The Dawn of Correction" by The Spokesmen (1965)--While not exactly conservative, as it supports the Great Society, this song is a rejoinder to Barry Maguire's "Eve of Destruction."
"Love That Bomb" by Dr. Strangelove & The Fallouts (1964)--a paean to nuclear weapons.
"Tennessee" by Carl Perkins (1955)--Perkins reminds listeners that the first atomic bomb was built in Tennessee.
"The Ballad of Pancho Lopez" by Lalo Guerrero (1955)--Guerrero's tale of a poor Mexican boy who rises from poverty to success through hard work and entrepreneurship sold well in Los Angeles.
52 posted on 05/27/2006 10:18:23 PM PDT by Fiji Hill