Posted on 05/25/2006 8:07:18 PM PDT by grundle
Following is National Review's list of its top 50 conservative rock songs, with the magazine's explanations of its choices.
1. "Won't Get Fooled Again," by The Who.
The conservative movement is full of disillusioned revolutionaries; this could be their theme song, an oath that swears off naive idealism once and for all. "There's nothing in the streets / Looks any different to me / And the slogans are replaced, by—the—bye. . . . Meet the new boss / Same as the old boss." The instantly recognizable synthesizer intro, Pete Townshend's ringing guitar, Keith Moon's pounding drums, and Roger Daltrey's wailing vocals make this one of the most explosive rock anthems ever recorded — the best number by a big band, and a classic for conservatives.
2. "Taxman," by The Beatles.
A George Harrison masterpiece with a famous guitar riff (which was actually played by Paul McCartney): "If you drive a car, I'll tax the street / If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat / If you get too cold, I'll tax the heat / If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet." The song closes with a humorous jab at death taxes: "Now my advice for those who die / Declare the pennies on your eyes."
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I hope she was real good lookin'. Cause wow that movie is terrible. :)
Oh man, you're killin' me!!!!! LOL
I cannot believe I forgot that.
Thread over, you win.
ps. tell Lee Greenwood that Freedom Costs a Buck O Five and shut the hell up.
I fired up Limewire too! I think you are my alter ego, between the Sowell, law student and all.
Wouldn't you think?
Yes, but I think the Animals changed the original lyrics a bit. My interpretation is that the “house” was a heroin house.
LOL! Thank you! I'm in the navy and I hear that song all the time. I guess it was good when it first came out and I appreciate Lee Greenwood for writing it but enough is enough!
Here's my take on that song. On the USS George Washington (CVN-73) we would have what is called an "UNREP" or "underway replenishment" once a week. This evolution calls for a supply ship to pull along side of us and deliver food, fuel and supplies via cables to our ship. It is really something to behold. Anyways, when the evolution ended, the ship called "Emergency Breakaway" over the 1MC and the cables were dropped and the evolution was over. Once this happened, the ship always played this song over the 1MC to let the whole crew know that the UNREP was complete.
It also signified that the "smokepits" (areas of the ship where we can smoke) have been reopened.
The ship I am on now chooses a different song each time an UNREP is complete.
yea she was pretty :) she said that she did modeling and I wouldn't doubt it... very nice body, but dumb as a box of rocks. :\
And I think your interpretation is as valid as anyone's. But the Rising Sun has been a whorehouse for as long as I can recall.
Good one. Someone else mentioned “We gotta’ get out of this place.” Excellent anti-urban song.
And when The Who performed this song in NYC at the 9/11 benefit, the lyrics "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss!" were ommitted by Daltrey.
Indeed. Except you are a Common Law student, whilst I am a pupil of Louisiana's superior Civilian tradition. Which is better.
Proof of a loving God, I imagine.
ps. Nothing beats Kid Rock's "American Badass" as the song played while the USS Cole was towed to sea.
You are right, it is from a Washington quote. Also note the Gadsden flag snake on the cover. Nice.
And I must say, there is something deeply stirring about Grand Funk's "American Band". Not stirring in a political sense, but in the way that it proudly proclaims such a disregard for every single societal expectation of responsble adults. Their insistence on describing themselves as American in the title is exhilarating. And, of course, lots of cowbell.
Was it The Who what killed all the fish in the pond in a concert at a London park, or was that Pink Floyd?
Who sings this song?
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