From Porn to Politics
What’s with all the “Hello World” blogs this morning? Smells like a porn barrage.
Last night on my Roundtrip radio show (WNRB-LP, 93.3 FM, Wausau) I did a second installment of the political music theme … two hours of tunes about politics, issues, revolution and such. I hpe you’re registered and plan to vote. Here’s last night’s show (can you find the one tune that I really didn’t play?):
Jimi Hendrix, The Star Spangled Banner … fitting opener from the closer at Woodstock
Canned Heat, So Sad (The World’s in a Tangle)
REM. World Leader Pretend
They Might Be Giants, Particle Man
Joe Jackson, Obvious Song … “You don’t have to be a hippie to believe in peace”
Jefferson Airplane, Volunteers … morning reveille at Woodstock “Look what’s happenin’ out in the street”
Elvin Bishop, What the Hell is GOing On
Todd Rundgren, Liar
Kate Bush, Experiment IV … “and they told us what they wanted was a sound that could kill someone from a distance”
Peter Gabriel, San Jacinto … “I’ll hold the line”
David Crosby, What Are Their Names
Crosby, Stills & Nash, Ohio
Ray Davies, Peace in Our Time
The Clash, Revolution Rock
John Prine, Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore
Wilco, All You Fascists … Woodie Guthrie’s words, Billy Bragg’s voice, Wilco’s music
Ry Cooder, Taxes on the Farmer Feeds Us All
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, Moody Richard (The Innocent Bystander) … dedicated to the non-voters out there
Wilco, Christ for President … Woodie Guthrie’s words, Billy Bragg’s voice, Wilco’s music
Jimmy Cliff, The Harder They Come
Mothers of Invention, Who Are the Brain Police? … “What would you do if the people you knew were the plastic that melted and the chromium too?”
Donovan, The Universal Soldier
Bob Dylan, It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
Bob Dylan, Song to Woodie
I hope to do another one of these before election day … but I need to scrounge around for more material.
Jane Neal said:
I’m pretty sure you didn’t play “Revolution Rock” by the Clash. I think it might have been “Train in Vain.”
October 10th, 2008 at 8:02 am #
Tom Neal said:
you peeked
October 10th, 2008 at 9:27 am #
Jane Neal said:
I LISTENED!
October 10th, 2008 at 2:06 pm #
Alex said:
I love R.E.M. I was terribly anti-Stand when it first came out. I feel that Green really changed the band. That being said, give me some Can’t Get There From Here and it almost brings me to tears. Good stuff.
On a side note, while browsing around I found this about the song.
In interview in Rolling Stone - From Art School to the Hall of Fame: R.E.M. Gives a Tour of Their Discography, “Stipe: For me, the big moment is ‘World Leader Pretend.’ It’s a tribute to Leonard Cohen, using military terms to describe a battle within. I was so proud of the lyrics and my vocal take that I refused to sing it a second time. I did it once. That was it.
You may have known this, but I did not. Fascinating.
October 25th, 2008 at 3:36 pm #
Billie said:
I commend your use of TMBG - all hail Tom!
November 13th, 2008 at 9:16 am #