Sometimes You Just Gotta Sing About It
Tonight’s the night for political songs on Roundtrip (WNRB-LP, 93.3 FM, Wausau). For two hours, from 7 to 9, I’ll be airing tunes that express views about politicians, presidents, politics, social issues, war, citizens … you get the idea. There’s a lot of complicated stuff in the news, coming out of candidates’ and commentators’ mouths, going on between debating citizens, being written on blogs and Web sites. Sometimes, it’s good to boil things down to their essence … the basic messages … the core gripes … the personal feelings … the things that matter. And music is a great way to do that. Sometimes, people even sing together. And then, anything can happen.
So tonight, Dylan, the Clash, Wilco, John Prine, REM, Bob Marley and many others will be featured putting it out there. Tune in, get fired up, then get off your ass … and sing your own political song.