S/D: Political Song(s) of the Last Four Years

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Remember the suggestion that music was most interesting as a reaction against conservatism? That once Bush was elected bands would be shocked out of complacency and would "take it to the streets"? So... how did they do? What are the best and worst?

― Mark (MarkR), Friday, 20 August 2004 12:11 (twenty-one years ago)

PEACE! NOW! PEACE! NOW!

― randy mamola, Friday, 20 August 2004 12:12 (twenty-one years ago)

The Rub - George Bush Is An Islamic Fundamentalist
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Us

― dog latin (dog latin), Friday, 20 August 2004 12:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I really like the Tom Waits song "Day After Tomorrow."

― Mark (MarkR), Friday, 20 August 2004 12:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Morrisey - Irish Blood English Heart?

― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Friday, 20 August 2004 12:21 (twenty-one years ago)

So these are all good ones, I assume.

― Mark (MarkR), Friday, 20 August 2004 12:22 (twenty-one years ago)

N.E.R.D. - Drill Sergeant
Leonard Cohen - The Land of Plenty

― o. nate (onate), Friday, 20 August 2004 12:23 (twenty-one years ago)

S: REM, "The Final Straw" and George Michael, "The Grave"

― Joseph McCombs, Friday, 20 August 2004 14:28 (twenty-one years ago)

"Seeing Red", "Blood On Your Hands", "Total Invasion" - from Killing Joke's 2003 album

"The Man on the Burning Tightrope" - Firewater

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 20 August 2004 15:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Definitely S: Ted Leo - The Ballad of the Sin Eater

― Josh Love (screamapillar), Friday, 20 August 2004 15:39 (twenty-one years ago)

also S: Jonatha Brooke, "War"

― Joseph McCombs, Friday, 20 August 2004 17:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Mr. Lif has done some good stuff.
Sage Francis' "Makeshift Patriot" was pretty nice as well.

― djdee2005, Friday, 20 August 2004 20:20 (twenty-one years ago)

panjabi mc feat. jay-z: beware of the boys remix
jadakiss - why?
sleater-kinney - combat rock
bruce springsteen - american skin (41 shots)

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 20 August 2004 21:25 (twenty-one years ago)

"Home of the Brave" - Mr. Lif

I feel like an argument can be made that Modest Mouse's "Float On" is political as well.

― anterobot, Friday, 20 August 2004 21:44 (twenty-one years ago)

D: DOA - "Just Say No To The WTO"

― Poppy (poppy), Saturday, 21 August 2004 01:55 (twenty-one years ago)

D: Billy Bragg, "NPWA" (No Power Without Accountability) and his No Blood For Oil song (whatever the name)

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Saturday, 21 August 2004 04:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I think the diallo track by springsteen was slightly pre-bush though in 2000 nonetheless. dunno why everyone likes combat rock better than step aside? also dixie chicks cover of travelling soldier, sorta?

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Saturday, 21 August 2004 07:18 (twenty-one years ago)

David Banner's got some straight stuff too. "Bush, I'm runnin' up in yo shit like a track meet!"

― djdee2005, Saturday, 21 August 2004 08:05 (twenty-one years ago)

mission of burma -- wounded world?

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Saturday, 21 August 2004 12:30 (twenty-one years ago)

honestly most of the best things have all just been particularly apt covers, i think.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Saturday, 21 August 2004 12:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Destroy by the way most of the new voice special "convention" music section which has way too many critics i like too much ending with limp "yeah, he's kerry, but you need to vote anyway" exhortations of one sort or another. Not that I haven't made lame political-tie-ins too, but I've shied away from outright advocacy, especially when it involves things like insisting ppl. have to vote for Kerry. And check hua hsu's "if pac knew about kerry and bush maybe he wouldn't have ended up dead" theory!

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Saturday, 21 August 2004 12:35 (twenty-one years ago)

"Politik" by Coldplay

― nader (nader), Saturday, 21 August 2004 17:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Search:

"2+2=5" by Radiohead
"Call 1-800-fear" by Lali Puna

― nader (nader), Saturday, 21 August 2004 17:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Bobby Conn - 'We Come In Peace'
John McCutcheon - 'Talking Pat and Jerry Blues'
Life - 'Bush and Blair'
Coldcut - 'Revolution'

Not sure whether to include this, but also:

Cassetteboy - 'Fly Me To New York'

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Saturday, 21 August 2004 18:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Destroy: everything
Search: nothing

― Mr. Snrub, Saturday, 21 August 2004 18:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Another one I forgot:

"We Got Back the Plague (Single Version)" - Fiery Furnaces

― o. nate (onate), Sunday, 22 August 2004 20:57 (twenty-one years ago)

WHO THE FUCK KNOCKED OUR BUILDINGS DOWN?

― C0L1N B3CK3TT (Colin Beckett), Monday, 23 August 2004 11:42 (twenty-one years ago)

And, Jesus, Dr. Ring Ding--"Bombs Over Baghdad"

― C0L1N B3CK3TT (Colin Beckett), Monday, 23 August 2004 11:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Also: Merle Haggard-"That's the News"

― C0L1N B3CK3TT (Colin Beckett), Monday, 23 August 2004 11:43 (twenty-one years ago)

D: that Beastie Boys song, whatever it was called.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 23 August 2004 11:46 (twenty-one years ago)

SEARCH FOR THE LOVE OF GOD: Lyrics Born w/ Lateef the Truth Speaker "The Last Trumpet". For SERIOUS.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 23 August 2004 12:19 (twenty-one years ago)

S
"Happy 1984 and 2001" by Joan of Arc.
Also the great new Kimya Dawson song "Loose Lips" has a couple of Bush disses.

― herbert hebert (herbert hebert), Monday, 23 August 2004 12:25 (twenty-one years ago)

two weeks pass...

Coming up on its four-year anniversary as a matter-of-fact (Oct. 4, 2000)...

Idioteque by Radiohead
Who's in a bunker?
Who's in a bunker?
Women and children first
And the children first
And the children
I'll laugh until my head comes off
I'll swallow till I burst
Until I burst
Until I

Who's in a bunker?
Who's in a bunker?
I have seen too much
I haven't seen enough
You haven't seen it
I'll laugh until my head comes off
Women and children first
And children first
And children

Here I'm alllowed
Everything all of the time
Here I'm allowed
Everything all of the time

Ice age coming
Ice age coming
Let me hear both sides
Let me hear both sides
Let me hear both
Ice age coming
Ice age coming
Throw it on the fire
Throw it on the fire
Throw it on the

We're not scaremongering
This is really happening
Happening
We're not scaremongering
This is really happening
Happening
Mobiles skwrking
Mobiles chirping
Take the money run
Take the money run
Take the money

Here I'm allowed
Everything all of the time
Here I'm allowed
Everything all of the time

The first of the children

― nader (nader), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 02:52 (twenty-one years ago)

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