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[MineralMan]

1. Barbra Streisand?

Really?

[Are_grits_groceries]

2. She's an outspoken liberal.

Cher should be on that list for her Twitter rants alone.

[DreamGypsy]

28. She has proposed her cover of the Steven Sondheim song...

...as the official anthem for the House of Representatives. The GOP is not pleased.

Don't you love farce?
My fault I fear.
I thought that you'd want what I want.
Sorry, my dear.
But where are the clowns?
Quick, send in the clowns.
Don't bother, they're here.

[BainsBane]

115. Perfect choice

[pinboy3niner]

3. I'm surprised...

...that they left off Three Dog Night (obvious bestiality).

[Kurovski]

10. Jeremiah was a bullfrog.

And a good friend with benefits.

[pinboy3niner]

12. But I helped him drink his wine

Joy to the world!

At my second wedding, I had them use that to play us out.

[Kurovski]

13. It's a very, very happy song.

And so very depraved.

Nobody fools us when it comes to subtext.

[pinboy3niner]

15. Only a depraved mind finds a depraved subtext in that

But we knew we could count on you.

[Kurovski]

16. I'll out-right-wing a right-winger any old Wednesday.

I think it's a skill older surviving gay folk have.

[pinboy3niner]

27. You have mad skills

Your intellectual prowess, gay, straight or whatever, is valued.

I'm happy to see that you're still surviving and going strong. More power to you!

It's always a pleasure to see you on these boards.

[Kurovski]

29. I likes you too.

I downloaded your overseas military pic from a few months ago in the lounge.

Thanks for your service, pinboy.

[pinboy3niner]

34. I will have you know...

...that I am far more handsome than those lying photos make me appear.

And thanks, K. I appreciate it.

[riqster]

32. Well, they've never been to Spain

So they would be free from corrupting Yurpean notions.

[AndyA]

40. I'm sure that's just an oversight.

And Grand Funk Railroad, because it sounds dirty. The Grass Roots, named after pot of course. Rick Santorum will tell you that Three Dog Night is where he learned all about man on dog.

[pinboy3niner]

45. And how the hell did they leave off Cream?

[napkinz]

92. they probably thought "Disraeli Gears" was a pro-Israel album

This is the same crowd that thinks climate change is a hoax and that Morans should get a brian.

[Eleanors38]

125. Confused with Bachman-Turner Overdrive!

[suffragette]

120. And they covered "Black and White" which celebrated the Brown vs Board decision

They left out the specific lyrics about the Supreme Court, but the rest of the song still celebrated racial equality.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_I._Arkin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Robinson

[Chipper Chat]

4. They seem to ignore all the punk groups like

The Sex Pistols, Christian Death, The Queers, We Came As Romans, AFI, Dropkick Murphys, etc:
I guess their kids listen to them in secret.

[Buzz Clik]

6. And some of the artists who embody the absolute rock bottom of horrible messages for kids

Ke$ha comes to mind as one whose lyrics make me cringe.

[Eleanors38]

35. Some old Austin groups are sad to be omitted:

MDC (Millions Dead Cops), The Dicks, Gay Sportscasters, Jesus Christ Superfly, Toxic Shock, The Raunch Hands, Sharon Tate's Baby (?), Hickoids, Oklahomos, etc.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

86. Don't forget "10,000 Homo DJs"

Or "Revolting Cocks"

Well, the umbrella "Ministry" for that matter.

[arcane1]

105. And where the heck is Judas Priest? "Raw Deal" is the gayest song I've ever heard!

And it ROCKS!

[LadyHawkAZ]

68. They know all about punk groups!

[Fantastic Anarchist]

87. Oh. My. God.

Kiss, a punk rock band?

Someone shoot me.

[jmowreader]

119. A punk band with Ozzy as its lead guitarist, no less

[Fantastic Anarchist]

126. LMAO ...

They really do live in a bubble.

[Heywood J]

123. "And they all sing the same refrain: it's fun to take take a trip, put acid in your veins." (NT)

[SummerSnow]

80. No...their kids don't listen to them in secret....

they blast their music and when they ask them to turn it down their children curse them out.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

85. I know a right-winger that loves KMFDM.

They happen to be one of my faves, too. I don't think he understands that they are anarchists, which I've told him repeatedly. He's one of those religious fundy reactionaries. I guess he's down with cognitive dissonance.

[Codeine]

95. The hook on "Juke Joint Jezebel" transcends all ideology. nt

[Buzz Clik]

5. A lot of these are "Huh"?

Moby? Psy? Springsteen? Bette Midler?

I guess I just don't care about the political orientation of these artists to know that they have taken a stand.

But Psy?

[Buns_of_Fire]

14. Psy did an anti-American-soldier rap several years ago.

He apologized.

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/psy-apologises-for-antiamerican-rap-about-killing-soldiers-20121209-2b3e6.html

[Buzz Clik]

17. The right only accepts apologies from its elected officials for the destruction of family values.

Gay sex in airport bathrooms by married men
Gay sex in motels by married men
Invitations for gay sex with underrage boys
Prostitutes, most notably involving diapers
2000 mile hikes to get laid by someone who is not your wife.

You know the drill.

[loyalsister]

96. I went to a Springsteen concert last year and there were protesters

Funny thing was he has taken on a bit of a gospel tone in some songs lately.

[Buzz Clik]

97. Friggin' knuckledraggers are all "love it or leave it" whenever they are in power...

... starting wars and throwing people in secret jails around the world.

When they are out of power, they are constantly threatening sedition, secession, or violent revolution.

Consistency is not their strong suit.

[Takket]

7. surprised Green Day isn't on there! "American Idiot"

[GoCubsGo]

136. They honestly don't realize that this song is about their ilk.

It's a song about the "media", and they all have this massive delusion that our media is "liberal".

[byeya]

8. A bunch of middle-agers on the list. Are the kids quiescent or just under the RW radar?

[clarice]

9. I hate politics in my music. nt

[Brother Buzz]

19. There is no room for politics in my music

[RoccoR5955]

41. Don't forget his kid, Arlo

or his buddy Pete.

[Mike Daniels]

20. I don't mind politics in my music but....

If a specific artist isn't overtly political in their music I don't necessarily want to listen to them get overtly political during a concert. In the end I paid for the musical experience not a lesson on the evils or the neccesity for topic xyz

[clarice]

26. Couldn't agree more.nt

[JI7]

70. some like springsteen's music is inspired through politics

but a lot of the stuff on that list is mostly crap to me. i don't listen to it because most of it just doesn't sound good and much of it has nothing to do with politics.

i think they are just banning anyone who supports Democrats.

[clarice]

128. a-holes.nt

[Puzzledtraveller]

127. me too

many of the musicians and bands I like don't incorporate or even elucidate where and how they lean. Then again, most people on this board haven'nt heard of the bands I listen to.

[clarice]

129. Curious, what bands do you like?nt

[Puzzledtraveller]

132. Where to start...

The Church, Steve Kilbey, Marty Wilson-Piper, Peter Koppes, Isidore, The Go-Betweens, Grant McLennan, Jack Frost. Mostly callaborations and solo material from members of The Church. There is a lot of material so I just make mention the band and members. The Go-Betweens have a lot of material but ceased when Grant Mclennan passed away. Robert Forster was the other main member and still make music. For the most part this was all considered Australian indie sharing company with outfits like the Triffids, among others. I do of course like a wide array of what's considered alternative some of which is quite mainstream and some of which remains obscure. It would take me some time to compile a list that would be comprehensive. Lately I have been finding a lot good music on Pandora and Youtube, M83 is one I am falling in love with. Mostly I'm attracted to music with deep lyrics, and music that is evocative, ethereal, appealing to nostalgia and wanderlust on a level that you won't often find on the airwaves.

My name I took from the opening line in Constant in Opal.

[clarice]

133. Wow, quite a list !!!!! Great video......

Have you ever listen to The Derek Trucks/Susan Tedeschi Band?
Great Blues tinged hippie music.

[Puzzledtraveller]

134. I have seen the name before

I will check them out, thank you.

[clarice]

135. You are quite welcome, let me know. nt

[Buns_of_Fire]

11. Only 10?

It seems to me it would be a lot less trouble to make a list of musicians the teabaggers should support. Like Hank Williams, Jr. and... and... well, I'm sure there are more...

[Fawke Em]

21. Ted Nugent...

...and that's all I can think of, too.

[Mike Daniels]

25. Beside Hank Williams Jr, the baggers have Charlie Daniels and Ted Nugent

I know a good number of modern county artists skew towards the right side of the political spectrum but I can't think of any other groups beyond those three above (and I realize that Nugent is nothing near "country" ) that go out of their way to insult half of the American public.

[GReedDiamond]

33. Don't forget about Meat Loaf and Pat Boone...

...as I have tried to do ever since I first heard either of them. In the case of Pat B, that would be from the time I first heard an AM radio turned on, in the late 50s.

Pat Boone is simply whacked, and has been a pioneering wingnut fundie his whole fuckin life, as far as I can tell. Plus, musically, he's unlistenable to my ears, always has been. Tutti Frutti, oh Rooty, indeed.

I've never cared for "Meat" (the "singer," not the protein), and that opinion was strongly reinforced by his endorsement of Willard Mitt, along with his horrific performance of the Star Spangled Banner at a Mitt event. Batshit Crazy Outta Hell.

[egold2604]

37. I thought I was the only one who remembers Pat Boone Singing Tutti Frutti

We should add his daughter Debbie Boone to the list of agree upon right wing singers. But she is busy doing plastic surgery infomercials

[GReedDiamond]

101. Debbie doesn't bother me nearly as much...

...as her flaky, fundie nutbag father. But she still bothers me a lot.

I'm at least relieved somewhat by the fact that her Big Hit Song was it for her, outside of facelift commercials on teevee.

Far from lighting up my life, that tune almost made me wanna light my radio on fire whenever I heard it, way back when.

Thank Dog for the tuner knob and/or on/off switch!

[Ligyron]

38. Meatloaf was the vocals for Ted Nugent on his "Free for All" album

or another one of his shitty productions, IDK which. Their collaboration in Stupidity goes waaay back.

[GReedDiamond]

100. No shit? I did not know that...

...probably because I avoid Ted "The Ped" Nugent like he is a rabid chickenhawk who just crapped in his chicken suit.

[Revanchist]

110. Hey now...

Pat Boone is hardcore!!!

[GReedDiamond]

112. I've been trying real hard not to drag Alice into this discussion...

...since I actually like the first few records he, and especially his band, put out in their early years on Frank Zappa's Straight Records label. "Killer" and "School's Out" were great too.

One of my bands used to cover "Halo of Flies," so I definitely love the AC music.

While I know he gave $$$ to Bush the Lesser Idiot Son's Pretzeldential Campaigns, at least he hasn't been going around spouting Repug talking points on FUX News or wherever, as far as I know.

But, uhhhmmm yes, Alice, or, that is, Vincent, is a card carrying Repuke.

Which boggles my mind, and makes me sad.

AAARRRGGGGHHH!!

[Revanchist]

113. Like I said elsewhere in this thread, I don't follow the political affiliations....

I don't follow the political affiliations of entertainers. I still like Meatloaf's Bat out of Hell album and have a few of Cooper's on vinyl. I enjoy Kurt Russel in several of his roles including The Thing, Escape from New York, and Big Trouble in Little China as well as watch Tom Selleck in Blue Bloods. If I enjoy the what the artist is doing in their field, I listen to/watch them and my tastes range from classical, to blues to 80s/90s industrial to 60s folk/rock with a whole bunch in-between.

[GReedDiamond]

114. That's cool, I like the Kurt Russell stuff too...

...and I did not know until now that he is a libertarian (according to his Wiki entry). Apparently, like Alice/Vincent, he does not go around pontificating his libertarian drivel. At least I'm not aware of that.

But when it comes to literal chickenhawk shitbags like Nugent, it is impossible for me to separate the Political Asshole form the Shitty Songwriter/Singer/Guitarist.

And I still don't like Meat Loaf, or his Bat record. That's just a musical taste thing.

[Revanchist]

118. No problem, different strokes for different folks

I really don't consider Nugent a talented musician. In fact, the only song I know of his is Cat Scratch Fever and while I don't considered it good, I'm not going to rush to the radio to change the channel if it comes on.

[Angelonthesidelines]

49. Lee Greenwood

Wrote that awful dirge that is a hat on chest anthem at T-bag rallies.

[lunasun]

104. my kids were forced to sing that shit instead of The Star Spangled Banner

at school every morning..........We taught them the real anthem but they still have trouble because of that crap in their heads

[Kurovski]

18. Since all the folks on their "blacklist" are doing fine without them,

I'm going to look at this as a case of an organization riding on another's coattails.

[KamaAina]

22. Isn't Rage Paul Ryan's favorite?

Or was he lying about that, too?

[Myrina]

47. I don't think he ever listened to the lyrics, just got into the testosterone of it ...

... made him feel all "20-something-macho muscly" or something ...

[L0oniX]

23. What??? no Slayer, Morbid Angel, Metal Church, Marilin Manson, Alice Cooper, Stepping Wolf...

Hendrix, Doors, Metalica, Megadeth, DIO ....and BLACK SABBATH????????????? They missed BLACK SABBATH?????????? WTF

[Eleanors38]

36. Well, Cooper was bigbuddies with Barry Goldwater.

[Myrina]

46. He still is a member of the GOP ...

Which I will never, ever be able to figure out.

[Eleanors38]

55. I believe one of the surviving Ramones is pretty conservative.

[Mike Daniels]

66. The vocal conservative was Johnny who died in 2004

Johnny, Joey and Dee Dee have all passed away leaving just Tommy (drummer) as the sole surviving original member. Not sure of his (Tommy's) politics but I believe Johnny was the odd man out politically

[Fantastic Anarchist]

88. That's how I see it, too.

I think all leaned left or were pretty apolitical. Joey was extremely liberal, and Johnny was extremely conservative. They were the two wings, while the rest, I think were just slightly left of center or apolitical.

[Eleanors38]

124. Judging from the mortality rate, their lifestyles weren't conservative.

[L0oniX]

65. All The Generals = anti war machine

[lark]

56. No Grateful Dead?

No Santana?
No Jimi Hendrix?
No Janis Joplin?

Their list is certainly lacking! All the above are certainly left wing.

On the right wing side, they should also like Skynnerd these days. Makes me sick how they changed from their youth. I hung out with Leon a few times waaayy back in the day, he went by Thumper back then and was pretty cool. Now, he seems like just another southern red-neck.

[Rob H.]

61. Megadeth is probably OK to them because Dave Mustaine is now nuttier'n squirrel shit

He went full wingnut birther after he stopped the booze and drugs.

[pintobean]

24. One blogger's opinion

This is directed at the blogger, not the OP.

[DreamGypsy]

30. Trouble Comin' Every Day

Well I'm about to get UPSET
From watchin' my TV
Been checkin' out the news
Until my eyeballs fail to see
I mean they say that every day
Is just another rotten mess
And when it's gonna change, my friends
Is anybody's guess

So I'm watchin' and I'm waitin'
Hopin' for the best
Even think I'll go to prayin'
Every time I hear 'em sayin'
That there's no way to delay
That trouble comin' every day
No way to delay
That trouble comin' every day

Wednesday I watched the riot...
I seen the cops out on the street
Watched 'em throwin' rocks and stuff
And chokin' in the heat
Listened to reports
About the whisky passin' 'round
Seen the smoke & fire
And the market burnin' down
Watched while everybody
On his street would take a turn
To stomp and smash and bash and crash
And slash and bust and burn

And I'm watchin' and I'm waitin'
Hopin' for the best
Even think I'll go to prayin'
Every time I hear 'em sayin'
That there's no way to delay
That trouble comin' every day
No way to delay
That trouble comin' every day

Well you can cool it,
You can heat it...
'Cause, baby, I don't need it...
Take your TV tube and eat it
'N all that phony stuff on sports
'N all THOSE unconfirmed reports
You know I watched that rotten box
Until my head began to hurt
From checkin' out the way
The newsmen say they get the dirt
Before the guys on channel so-and-so
And further they assert
That any show they'll interrupt
To bring you news if it comes up
They say that if the place blows up
They'll be the first to tell
Because the boys they got downtown
Are workin' hard and doin' swell,
And if anybody gets the news
Before it hits the street,
They say that no one blabs it faster
Their coverage can't be beat

And if another woman driver
Gets machine-gunned from her seat
They'll send some joker with a brownie
And you'll see it all complete

So I'm watchin' and I'm waitin'
Hopin' for the best
Even think I'll go to prayin'
Every time I hear 'em sayin'
That there's no way to delay
That trouble comin' every day
No way to delay
That trouble comin' every day

Hey you know something people
I'm not black
But there's a whole lots a times
I wish I could say I'm not white

Well, I seen the fires burnin'
And the local people turnin'
On the merchants and the shops
Who used to sell their brooms and mops
And every other household item
Watched the mob just turn and bite 'em
And they say it served 'em right
Because a few of them are white,
And it's the same across the nation
Black & white discrimination
They're yellin' "You can't understand me!"
And all the other crap they hand me
In the papers and TV
'N all that mass stupidity
That seems to grow more every day
Each time you hear some nitwit say
He wants to go and do you in
Because the color of your skin
Just don't appeal to him
(No matter if it's black or white)
Because he's out for blood tonight
You know we gotta sit around at home
And watch this thing begin
But I bet there won't be many left
To see it really end
'Cause the fire in the street
Ain't like the fire in my heart
And in the eyes of all these people
Don't you know that this could start
On any street in any town
In any state if any clown
Decides that now's the time to fight
For some ideal he thinks is right
And if a million more agree
There ain't no great society
As it applies to you and me
Our country isn't free
And the law refuses to see
If all that you can ever be
Is just a lousy janitor
Unless your uncle owns a store
You know that five in every four
WON'T amount TO nothin' more
THAN watch the rats go across the floor
And make up songs about being poor

Blow your harmonica son!

[RoccoR5955]

42. Listen to "Broadway the Hard Way"

"Jesus Thinks You're a Jerk" comes to mind.

There's an ugly little wasel bout three-foot nine
Face puffed up from cryin n lyin
Cause her sweet little hubbys
Suckin prong part time
(in the name of the lord)

Get a clue, little shrew
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Jesus thinks you're a jerk

Did he really choose tammy to do his work?
Robertson says that he's the one
Oh he sure is,
If armageddon
Is your idea of family fun,
An he's got some planned for you!
(now, tell me that aint true)

Now, what if jimbos slightly gay,
Will pat let jimbo get away?
Everything weve heard him say
Indicated that jim must pay,
(and it just might hurt a bit)
But keep that money rollin in,
Cause pat and naughty jimbo
Cant get enough of it

Perhaps it's their idea
Of an affirmative action plan
To give white trash a special break;
Well, they took those jeezo-bucks and ran
To the bank! to the bank! to the bank! to the bank!
And every night we can hear them thank
Their buddy, up above
For sending down his love
(while you all smell the glove)

Jim and pat should take a pole
(right up each saintly glory-hole),
With tar and feathers too --
Just like theyd love to do to you

(cause they think you are bad --
And they are very mad)

Cause some folks don't want prayer in school!

(wed need an ark to survive the drool
Of micro-publicans, raised on hate,
And jimbo-jimbo when they graduate)

Conviced they are the chosen ones --
And all their parents carry guns,
And hold them cards in the n.r.a.
(with their fingers on the triggers
When they kneel and pray)

With a ku-klux muu-muu
In the back of the truck,
If you aint born again,
They wanna mess you up, screamin:
No abortion, no-siree!
Lifes too precious, can't you see!
(what's that hangin from the neighbors tree?
Why, it looks like colored folks to me --
Would they do that...seriously? )

Imagine if you will
A multi-millionaire television evangelist,
Saved from korean combat duty by his father, a u.s. senator

Studied law --
But is not qualified to practice it

Father of a love child
Who, in adulthood, hosts the remnants
Of papas religious propaganda program

Claims not to be a faith healer,
But has, in the past,
Dealt stearnly with everything from hemorrhoids to hurricanes

Involved with funding for a secret war in central america
Claiming ronald reagan and oliver north as close friends

Involved in suspicous tax-avoidance schemes,
(under investigation for 16 months by the i.r.s.)

Claims to be a man of god;
Currenty seeking the united states presidency,
Hoping we will all follow him into --
The twilight zone

What if pat gets in the white house,
And suddenly --
The rights of certain people disappear
Mysteriously?

Now, wouldn't that sort of qualify
As an american tragedy?
(especially if he covers it up, sayin
Jesus told it to me!)

I hope we never see that day,
In the land of the free --
Or someday will we?
Will we?

And if you don't know by now,
The truth of what Im tellin you,
Then, surely I have failed somehow --

And jesus will think Im a jerk, just like you --
If you let those tv preachers
Make a monkey out of you!

I said:
Jesus will think you're a jerk
And it would be true!

There's an old rugged cross
In the land of cutton --
Its still burnin on somebodys lawn
And it still smells rotten

Jim and tammy!
Oh, baby!
You gotta go!
You really got to go!

[Initech]

54. He totally destroyed the Christian right on that album. One of my favorites!

[RoccoR5955]

74. Not just the Christianist Right

but the whole lot of them. Listen to it again!
He goes after Nixon, Reagan, and Bush. He goes after the evangelists yes, but he does go after the Republicans in general.

[Initech]

89. I listen to that album all the time.

It keeps me sane whenever one of my wingnut neighbors goes off on Fox News conspiracy theories. Love that cover of "Murder By Numbers".

[Manifestor_of_Light]

71. Was that Zappa or somebody else? I live under a rock.

[RoccoR5955]

73. Of course it was uncle Frank.

Who else?

[Manifestor_of_Light]

75. OK. I'm familiar with Dumb All Over.

Saw him on the 1982 You Are What You Is Tour.

Absolutely brilliant. Conducted the whole thing.

[opiate69]

43. Sadly, every bit as relevant as it was 40+ years ago...

[Initech]

53. Frank Zappa was truly a man ahead of his time

Whoever we are, wherever we're from, we shoulda noticed by now our behavior is dumb
And if our chances expect to improve it's gonna take a lot more than tryin' to remove the other race or the other whatever from the face of the planet altogether
They call it "The Earth" which is a dumb kinda name but they named it right 'cause we behave the same
We are dumb all over
Dumb all over, yes we are, dumb all over, near and far, dumb all over, black 'n white, people, we is not wrapped tight
And nerds on the left, nerds on the right
Religious fanatics on the air every night, sayin' the bible tells the story and makes the details sound real gory about what to do if the geeks over there don't believe in the book we got over here
You can't run a race without no feet
And pretty soon there won't be no street for dummies to jog on or doggies to dog on
Religious fanatics can make it be all gone
I mean it won't blow up and disappear, it'll just look ugly for a thousand years
You can't run a country by a book of religion
Not by a heap or a lump or a smidgeon of foolish rules of ancient date, designed to make you all feel great while you fold, spindle and mutilate those unbelievers from a neighbouring state
To arms, to arms
Hooray! That's great, two legs ain't bad
Unless there's a crate they ship the parts to mama in
For souvenirs: two ears (Get down)
Not his, not hers but what the hey
The good book says, "It's gotta be that way"
But their book says, "Revenge the crusades"
With whips 'n chains and hand grenades
Two arms, two arms
Have another and another
Our Cod says, "There ain't no other"
Our Cod says, "It's all ok"
Our god says "This is the way"
It says in the book, "Burn and destroy"
And repent and redeem and revenge and deploy and rumble thee forth to the land of the unbelieving scum on the other side
'Cause they don't go for what's in the book and that makes 'em bad
So verily we must choppeth them up and stompeth them down
Or rent a nice French bomb to poof them out of existence while leaving their real estate just where we need it to use again for temples in which to praise our god, 'cause he can really take care of business
And when his humble TV servant with humble white hair and humble glasses and a nice brown suit and maybe a blonde wife who takes phone calls, tells us our god says it's ok to do this stuff, then we gotta do it
'Cause if we don't do it we ain't "Gwine up to hebbin"
Depending on which book you're using at the time
Can't use theirs, it don't work, it's all lies, gotta use mine
Ain't that right?
That's what they say
Every night, everyday
Hey, we can't really be dumb if we're just following god's orders
Well let's get serious, god knows what he's doin'
He wrote this book here and the book says, "He made us all to be just like him"
So, if we're dumb, then god is dumb and maybe even a little ugly on the side
Dumb all over, a little ugly on the side
Dumb all over, a little ugly on the side
Dumb all over, a little ugly on the side
Dumb all over, a little ugly on the side

And if these words you do not heed, your pocket book just kinda might recede
When some man comes along and claims a godly need
He will clean you out right through your tweed
That's right, you asked for it, remember there is a big difference between kneeling down and bending over
He's got twenty million dollars in his Heavenly Bank Account
All from those chumps who was born again, oh yeah, oh yeah
He's got seven limousines and a private plane
All for the use of his special friends, oh yeah, oh yeah
He's got thousand-dollar suits and a Wembley Tie
Girls love to stroke it while he's on the phone, oh yeah, oh yeah
At the House of Representatives he's a groovy guy
When he gives thanks he is not alone

He is dealin', he is really dealin', IRS can't determine where the hook is
It is easy with the bible to pretend that you're in Show Biz (And the one and the two and the...)
They won't get him, they will never get him for the naughty stuff that he did
It is best in cases like this to pretend that you are stupid

He's got Presidential help all along the way
He says the grace while the lawyers chew, oh yeah, they sure do
And the Governors agree to say: "He's a lovely man"
He makes it easier for them to screw all of you, yes, that's true
'Cause he helps put the fear of god in the common man
Snatchin' up money everywhere he can, oh yeah, oh yeah
He's got twenty million dollars in his Heavenly Bank Account
You ain't got nothin', people
You ain't got nothin', people
You ain't got nothin', people
Thank the man, oh yeah
As we end another broadcast today let me say that "You ain't got nothin' and he's got it all"
And your miserable self is against the wall
The only thing you have not tried, is the sport of chumps, that's suicide

[shenmue]

31. I bet the artists are all shivering in their boots...

Oh please.

[Triana]

39. What. No David Bowie?

Damn.

[Myrina]

44. ... looks like a 6th grader made it up ...

.... or someone with the musical reach of a 6th grader, anyway.

No Neil Young, Justin Townes Earl, Bob Dylan, Radiohead, CSN, Bob/Ziggy Marley, etc etc etc ... ??

[caraher]

48. It's a pretty hilarious list

Mostly it shows how much music they are completely unfamiliar with... Of course, I shouldn't be surprised that RW nutjobs find themselves living in a time warp.

[BainsBane]

116. It seems to relate to comments by the musicians

rather than the content of the music. Evidently these are musicians who haven't been nice to Republicans.

[napkinz]

50. So does this mean they have finally forgiven the Beatles?????

John Lennon in 1966:

""We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first - rock 'n' roll or Christianity."

[Boomerproud]

83. The Beatles broke up 43 years ago-even Townhall yahoos know how silly it would be to include them.

But I bet they were the ones burning the records back in '66.

[napkinz]

91. Well they did have the top-selling album of the first decade of this new century ...

The compilation album called "The Beatles 1"

And I hear the group --despite having disbanded 43 years ago -- is still selling pretty well today.

[get the red out]

51. It would have been easier for them

It would have been easier for them to just tell their Christo-Fascist Droids to not listen to anyone who wasn't drunk or crazy (preferably both).

[tridim]

52. Is this list from the 80's and 90's? Madonna?

[Javaman]

57. In other news...

musicians an performers found on the black list who had waining careers now find a new surge in popularity.

[AtheistCrusader]

58. Are they seriously still pissed at the Dixie Chicks?

After all the stuff they said that came true? After all the buyer's remorse over bush from even conservatives? Still pissed at them for speaking the truth? REALLY?

[kentauros]

59. It's a good thing they've never heard of negativland.

Their cut "Christianity Is Stupid" might give them heart attacks

[AsahinaKimi]

60. Of course they would hate PSY....

He's Asian.

[Initech]

62. What does that leave them? Charlie Daniels? Lee Greenwood? Lynyrd Skynyrd?

[brett_jv]

63. I'm sure Steve Earle is disappointed to not make their list ...

What with his Pro-Life (and by that I mean anti-death-penalty) songs like "Over Yonder" and "Ellis Unit One" ... not to mention, the infamous "John Walker Blues" that had the nutters hair on fire back in 2004 ...

'Artists should be flattered ... '

Oh PUH-LEASE.

And if these wicked 'liberal artists' actually 'abuse' you, it's because the political philosophies you adhere to SUCK, and they're worthy of condemnation and reprimand.

[Bennyboy]

64. No Grateful Dead? Phish?

the Dead at least was an actual threat to the status quo......


the Dixie Chicks? How long have they been split up?

What they should o is issue a once yearly list of musical performers that they approve of, the list would be much shorter ( Andy Williams, Lawrence Welk,and.......... Chuck Norris! Tedd Nugent!

Cuz even the straight (drugs not sex) musicians still have outspoken liberal viewpoints.

[Are_grits_groceries]

67. The Dixie Chicks haven't split up.

They still play concerts in Canada. They are there this summer.
Natalie has gone solo on an album. The other two have put out bluegrass albums as The Courtyard Hounds.

[Warren DeMontague]

79. They probably didn't want to risk the wrath of the Coultergeist, who is actually a 'head.

Which is funny, because I swear to God I have a fuzzy, dim memory of getting in some political argument in a parking lot at a show, probably in Mountain View, with some shrieking, crazy right wing blonde woman.

[Earth_First]

107. Isn't Ann Coulter an admitted fan of the Grateful Dead?

In fact I swear to god I saw her enter through the loading docks at Phish at Hampton in 2009...

[backscatter712]

69. OOOH! Music blacklists? I want to play!

Who should we put on our blacklists?

Let's see...

Ted Nugent
Lee Greenwood
Billy Ray Cyrus
Meat Loaf
Kid Rock
Megadeth
Hank Williams
Pat Boone
Beach Boys

Edit: Kid Rock seems to have undergone a bout of sanity from time to time, even though he's pretty right wing, so he's off the list.
In his place, I'm adding the Beach Boys - they have a right-wing streak!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

81. I'd take Kid Rock off. At least he has the decency to acknowledge President Obama and not

out of pure hatred. He has praised Obama for his post-Hurricane Sandy actions and acknowledges him as president.

LL Cool J? Now that's someone who needs to be added to this list.

[backscatter712]

102. Fair point on Kid Rock - he does seem to have occasional bouts of sanity.

I don't know enough about LL Cool J to know whether to put him on the list or not.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

90. Can you blacklist something you don't want to listen to anyway?

I think I'll survive if I never heard any of that shit.

[alp227]

130. Megadeth? "Symphony of Destruction" had a great music video!

21 years before occupy wall street!

[SomethingFishy]

72. This line is classic:

"Artists should be flattered not outraged when Republican Politicians want to use their music"..

In a way that's correct. It would be flattering to write something that is so far over the heads of conservatives that they actually think the song means the complete opposite of what it does..


And I can't believe poor Roger Waters didn't make the list. The guy has been storming all over the world for the last 3 years with his anti-war, anti-corporation, Wall show.

[Warren DeMontague]

76. The unspoken subtext, of course, is that all the right-wing "artists" suck.

[southernyankeebelle]

77. Well well where is their patriotism with freedom of expression and speech. Funny how

the right wing want freedoms for themselves but not for others. The people on the list should feel like they are in good company.

[WinkyDink]

78. All these artists are so Establishment, it ain't funny! Kanye?! Please.

[alp227]

131. K West blasted private prisons in his new song "New Slaves"

And if they though he was scary wait til they hear LUPE FIASCO ("Words I Never Said" disses Israel and Bush I think)

[MrSlayer]

82. I don't like any of them either.

But that has nothing to do with politics. I just don't like their songs.

[99th_Monkey]

84. So now the kids will KNOW where the really good shit is. LOL. ~nt

[LeftyMom]

93. How fucking ancient was the person who made that list?

[Lex]

94. LOL, that was my first thought. nt

[LeftInTX]

99. My thought exactly

I thought it they were at least 80 years old.
But here he is:

John Hawkins

[loyalsister]

98. What happened to the Loretta Lynn ban?

Some of her songs were banned in some areas.. The Pill, Rated X, Back Street Affair, (I'm) The Other Woman, Dear Uncle Sam (you said you really need him but you don't need him like I do).

She may be a Republican, but a few of her songs were morally bankrupt (by RW standards).

[friendly_iconoclast]

103. To which I will say: Go fuck yourselves, you fascist wannabees.

I come from a family that just doesn't do "Thou shalt not read/watch/listen to/play..." very well.

[Newest Reality]

106. I love people who belong to

something where they makeup a MASTER demon and then use it as a tool to magically attribute that made up demon's powers to as a way to manipulate people and tag anything they don't like or are suspicious of -- for whatever odd reasons they harbor in their abstraction filters.

Though, many have probably been so indoctrinated since childhood that they find it hard to outgrow those patterns and so, we see so many infantile fixations on things that have very little value or meaning other than to titillate their inner Fascist and express the conditioning that shaped their world view.

[Zorra]

108. Oh, Pink is going to be royally pissed and insulted that she did not make this list.

"Dear Mr. President"

Dear Mr. President,
Come take a walk with me.
Let's pretend we're just two people and
You're not better than me.
I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly.

What do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street?
Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
What do you feel when you look in the mirror?
Are you proud?

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye
And tell me why?

Dear Mr. President,
Were you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
How can you say
No child is left behind?
We're not dumb and we're not blind.
They're all sitting in your cells
While you pave the road to hell.

What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away?
And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?
I can only imagine what the first lady has to say
You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye?

Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Minimum wage with a baby on the way
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Building a bed out of a cardboard box
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
Oh

How do you sleep at night?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Dear Mr. President,
You'd never take a walk with me.
Would you?

[Revanchist]

109. If I like a band/artist, I'll listen to them regardless of their personal views.

I only impose a personal boycott/blacklist on acts that I think are terrible. A prime example:

[sakabatou]

111. *eyeroll*

[rrneck]

117. I'm not going to research it but

I bet that is a list of artists most likely to sue the shit out of them for stealing their music.

[sibelian]

121. "balance" again.

They've got this weird thing about balance. Bizarre...

It's this fucked up thing deep in their minds that they have some kind of right to be taken seriously no matter what they say or believe...

[Lady Freedom Returns]

122. WOW! It is the new Liberal/Progressive/Democrat favorite music list!

Since he is on the list, I will have to give West another listen!

[jmowreader]

137. Do Americans even think of buying Psy albums?

Last I checked, Psy raps in Korean - a very rare language in North America.

I dunno...but if I had to pick a band conservatives shouldn't support, NOFX (the band who went on Letterman during the 43 maladministration and sang "We all know George Bush is an imbecile / he loves Dick but he hates homosexuals / we're all tired of the embarrassment / the whole world wants us to get a better president&quot or System of a Down. I know SOAD no longer plays and NOFX may not either...but when's the last time Madonna dropped an album?