Tunes of the Times: Which Songs Strike a Chord For You? (AOL Users: Music Poll to Freep!)

AOL | March 14, 2003

[Timesink]

Whose song resonates with you most?

• Cat Stevens
• Beastie Boys
• John Mellencamp
• Darryl Worley
• Toby Keith
• Bruce Springsteen
• Alan Jackson
• Steve Earle

  Cut and paste the following URL into your browser to vote ONLY if you have AOL:

  aol://4344:3167.tonetim2.21080527.= 731969906

  (I couldn't make them clickable links; FR software seems to strip out all non-HTTP hrefs.)

  If you don't have AOL, you'll just get an error message.

[Timesink]

Yes, Cat Stevens has rerecorded "Peace Train." Personally, I think it blows compared to the original, but the words are the same, so if the original didn't offend you, this one won't either. You can dowload or stream a WMA version from this page. Ngise'Khaya.

The Beastie Boys' song, "In A World Gone Mad...", can be downloaded or streamed in MP3 format from their homie page. (Get it? Homie? HA HA!) It will prove exactly as laughable as you would expect from them.

John Cougar Mellencamp Irrelevanthasbeen's song is "To Washington." Downloadable here as an MP3. It's far more of a straight Bush-hate song than anything else; the references to the impending war appear to be mere afterthoughts.

You all know Darryl Worley and his song. "Have You Forgotten" is streamable, but not downloadable, from this site. In addition, if you are an AOL subscriber, you can hear his entire new CD, "I Miss My Friend," via this link:

aol://4344:PP:55216975:26410812,aol://1391:46-34445

It's not scheduled for release until July 16.

Toby Keith's "Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue (The Angry American)" is streamable here in RealAudio and Winsows Media formats.

Bruce Springsteen's "The Rising" streamable here, RealAudio and Windows Media.

Alan Jackson's "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)" streamable here, RealAudio only.

Finally, your friend and mine, Steve "No, I'm not the illegitimate son of Garrison Keillor and Stephen King" Earle's fabulous love song, "John Walker's Blues," isn't available for streaming legally AT ALL! Way to go, Captain Socialism!

[Timesink]

Current results:

Whose song resonates with you most?

28% · Alan Jackson
22% · Darryl Worley
21% · Toby Keith
11% · Bruce Springsteen
8% · Cat Stevens
5% · John Mellencamp
3% · Beastie Boys
1% · Steve Earle

Total votes: 129,485

[frnewsjunkie]

Vera Lynn and "We'll Meet Again".

[Illbay]

Anything by the "Dixie Chicks."

[Bulldogger]

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

"Don't Tread On Me" - Metallica

[SamAdams76]

I burned a killer country compiliation on CD earlier this week that includes two of these songs. Running order of the CD goes like this:

AARON TIPPIN - WHERE THE STARS AND STRIPES AND EAGLES PLAY
AARON TIPPIN - YOU GOTTA STAND FOR SOMETHING
JOHN ANDERSON - I'VE GOT IT MADE
MARK WILLS - NINETEEN SOMETHING
DAVID BALL - RIDING WITH PRIVATE MALONE
KEITH URBAN - WHERE THE BLACKTOP ENDS
DARRYL WORLEY - HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN
TOBY KEITH - COURTESY OF THE RED, WHITE & BLUE (LIVE)
TOBY KEITH - WHO'S YOUR DADDY
BROOKS & DUNN - ONLY IN AMERICA
RICHOCHET - DADDY'S MONEY
JOHN ANDERSON - BLACK SHEEP
CLINT BLACK - IRAQ AND ROLL
DARRYL WORLEY - A GOOD DAY TO RUN
TRAVIS TRITT - IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE ALIVE
LEE GREENWOOD - GOD BLESS THE USA

This CD kicks ass in the car, I tell you. It's going to be one of my summer soundtrack CD's for sure.

[JoJo Gunn]

I'm hearing those trumpets in the first bit of Jerry Goldsmith's "Patton" in my head right now....

[blondee123]

Anything by the "Dixie Chicks."

Yeah: Bye Bye $$$$

[blondee123]

Don't forget the FREE download of "Iraq & Roll" from http://www.clintblack.com

[oceanperch]

J Lo but she wasn't on the list.

[Dan from Michigan]

"Don't Tread on Me" - Damn Yankees(Ted Nugent, Jack Blades, Tommy Shaw, one other person)
Or "Bullgawd" - Kid Rock
A lot of people poke fun and that's alright
But when I start pokin back they get all uptight...Huh
You can't cap with the master son
So sit your ass down before I blast ya one

Something I want to say to a lot of people.

[Rainbow Rising]

"Don't Tread On Me" is such a great song! I love to crank the volume all the way up and sing along (even though I can't sing worth beans, LOL).