Musicians whose political sympathies are to the right

actually it was not the main guy (dave cousins) but bassist john ford who wrote and sang "part of the union." he's had an interesting career, cashing in on psych (elmer gantry's velvet opera), prog (strawbs), even punk (the monks -- not those monks -- who had a regrettable semi-hit called "nice legs, shame about the face.") john ford lives in the US now and sometimes performs at a library near me. he is charming.

The other thing is the ludicrously low bar of noteworthiness involved

Okay then. Noel Gallagher.

the monks -- not those monks -- who had a regrettable semi-hit called "nice legs, shame about the face."

oh jesus christ that song was abominable

Are they the band that (PiL-era) John Lydon ripped to shreds on Jukebox Jury and it turned out they were surprise guests?

maybe? they did have a song called 'johnny b. rotten'

https://www.discogs.com/Monks-Bad-Habits/master/184960

Noel Gallagher can't be right wing he was mates with Blair

The Monks were an English punk band formed in the late 1970s. They were very successful in Canada, where their debut album reached double platinum.

lol waht?

Alan Freeman: ".. and good luck to the boys.. "
Johnny Rotten (as he was, on the show): " Boys? BOYS? They're OLD MEN!!!"

ffs Canadians, explain yourselves!

http://nationalpost.com/entertainment/the-monks-british-punks-that-ruled-canada-and-nowhere-else

Matt otm

"you can't be too strong" is a lot more complex than "anti abortion" and an amazing song

explaining ourselves would ruin the joke

Xpost totally open to being convinced upper missipissippi! I read it as a sort of paternalistic and sentimental way of implying that people who have (and perform) abortions are somehow weak but i am curious about yr gloss

No mention of Moe Tucker?

i should say that i don't necessarily agree w/all the songs sentiments but to me it's pretty clearly a tragedy (to parker) in three parts: the woman, the man (probably the true villain if there is one "go see the boys/They'll laugh when I say, I left it overseas") and the doctor....but it ends with "you decide what's wrong" i don't think he's necessarily trying to put forth an agenda or assign "blame" rather than write a song that's affecting (and pretty brutal)....

I read it as a sort of paternalistic and sentimental way of implying that people who have (and perform) abortions are somehow weak

it's one of those songs i wouldn't necessarily say your interpretation is wrong either!

i guess i read it as ambivalent, though i guess you have to view the entire thing viewing abortion as tragic to some degree, but i don't necessarily see it as advocating a "pro life" political agenda either, to say that i think the song def is interesting and problematic in equal measure but it's a big stretch to put graham parker down in a thread that says he's "right wing" as a result.

Yes well said.

Billy Corgan

Kate Bush

what about that idiot from The Queers

Kate Bush

― kolakube (Ross), Wednesday, February 21, 2018 3:56 PM (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i keep seeing this but where does it stem from??

what about that idiot from The Queers

― kurt schwitterz, Wednesday, February 21, 2018 3:57 PM (five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

well it says "Musicians" whose political sympathies are to the right

Kate praised Theresa may and was attached to a right leaning music festival

ctrl-f eric clapton

Bryan Ferry

John Lydon

Alice Cooper

Elvis

The Blues Traveller guy

Popper has said, "I was a bleeding-heart liberal, until I got a job,"[37] and describes himself as "a libertarian who is a Republican when pushed".[26] Popper summed up his political position by saying "I believe in freedom for markets and freedom for individuals, so I guess that makes me a libertarian."[26]

right! popper! what a weirdo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37kpJdUrWi4

Popper has said, "I was a bleeding-heart liberal, until I got a job,"[37] and describes himself as "a libertarian who is a Republican when pushed".[26] Popper summed up his political position by saying "I believe in freedom for markets and freedom for individuals, so I guess that makes me a libertarian."[26]

― mor frog bs (S-)

who was the idiot who gave john popper a job

A&M Records?

ah, i see the problem. somebody should tell karl that being paid to make captain beefheart's "gimme dat harp boy" briefly relevant again isn't, properly speaking, a "job".

"i was a bleeding-heart liberal until somebody handed me a huge wad of money for being a completely fucking useless white guy"

His harmonica bandoliers probably should have been a tip-off

applebees should sue him for devaluing their brand by continuing to exist

though i guess he could get some sort of medal for his valuable work in fighting amyl nitrate abuse

Speaking of libertarians, a strangely high number of our old buddies from early-1990s MTV seem to be among that milieu: Kurt Loder, Kennedy, Krist Novoselic, Buzz Osborne. Apparently Loder gave Kennedy her first Ayn Rand book (barf).

Smithereens guy also, as noted above

I knew about Krist Novoselic but I didn't know about Buzz Osborne. I guess I assumed because he did 2 albums with Jello Biafra that he would be left wing, but I just googled him and oh dear.

Oh and Billy Corgan, but probably already noted above.

Jason Isbell has clearly stated that he's left.

― aphoristical, Tuesday, February 20, 2018 3:20 PM (three days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

sure. as are most Americana folks I assume. And there are former Country stars who no longer get airplay (Steve Earle, Rodney Crowell, Roseanne Cash) who make no secret of their lefty politics. But the only person calling Trump a fascist at the CMAs was Sturgill Simpson, who was busking in the hallway outside.

Kate praised Theresa may and was attached to a right leaning music festival

― kolakube (Ross), Wednesday, February 21, 2018 5:05 PM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

to be fair the comment was more of an anodyne "it might be good to have a woman in charge" sort of thing

it's probably surprising that more icons don't turn conservative, given that they are Rich White Ppl of a Certain Age

“We have a female prime minister here in the UK. I actually really like her and think she’s wonderful. I think it’s the best thing that’s happened to us in a long time. She’s a very intelligent woman but I don’t see much to fear. I will say it is great to have a woman in charge of the country. She’s very sensible and I think that’s a good thing at this point in time.”

And on Brexit:

I wonder how she feels about it now, in the context of Brexit. Bush is warm, funny and engaging – and diplomatic on the subject: “Change is such an important part of life. It’s such a different world from even five years ago. A lot of unexpected things have happened this year.”

to be fair the comment was more of an anodyne "it might be good to have a woman in charge" sort of thing

Because the last time we had one in charge was such a delight.

2nd time lucky eh? :p

Strictly speaking TM isn't really in charge

Krist Novoselic a libertarian? wha?

Buzz Osborne being a republican/libertarian is the least surprising thing ever

He kind of plays bass like a libertarian

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