Top 5O Conserva+ive songs?
I'm not sure what to make of this. I'm not particularly thrilled with the idea of taking songs out of context and applying meaning to them that the authors never intended.
I'm quite perplexed by the use of the B|ink 182 song in light of the fact that the lead singer was involved in the campaign of the most recent Democra+ presidentia| nominee.
I'm also rubbed the wrong way by the inclusion of 'Brick.' Having heard the song's explanation from Ben Fo|ds himself as not wanting "to make a big hairy deal about it or make a statement...just wanted to reflect what it felt like," it somehow seems inappropriate to use the song to make a political statement.
Such is the nature of politics, I suppose, but geez.
Most irritating is the subtitle of the article — "quit calling us squares, you beatniks." Sigh. Squares? Beatniks? Really? What is this, 1960? Come on, guys. We already have a major PR problem of being seen as 'uncool.' This really isn't helping.
posted by That guy @ 2:10 PM
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I agree; taking a song like "Brick" and acting like it is an anti-abortion song is silly. A lot of the songs on the list are meant ironically, but it seems like the compiler takes them literally. It's more than a little amusing to think of The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" as an anthem of American conservatism.
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