tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13728001.post210065137921495854..comments2023-10-31T08:09:30.109-04:00Comments on Radio Or Not: The protest song is alive and well...RadioOrNothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10507761495681260042noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13728001.post-71094578236531846322009-05-19T11:16:00.000-04:002009-05-19T11:16:00.000-04:00Phil Ochs always and forever!
My overlooked favor...<I>Phil Ochs</I> always and forever!<br /><br />My overlooked favorite, "I Kill Therefore I Am":<br /><br /><I>Meet the king of the cowboys<br /><br />He rides a pale pony<br /><br />He fights the bad boys<br /><br />and brings them to their knees<br /><br />He patrols the highway from the air<br /><br />He keeps the country safe from long hair...</I>http://www.musicsonglyrics.com/P/philochslyrics/philochsikillthereforeiamlyrics.htmTheNastyLiberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09305344754897642316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13728001.post-76206498661769029762009-05-17T18:23:00.000-04:002009-05-17T18:23:00.000-04:00Dear Mr. President by the 4 non blonds.Dear Mr. President by the 4 non blonds.Daniel Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05158236918276341835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13728001.post-6178587863061406842009-05-15T13:26:00.000-04:002009-05-15T13:26:00.000-04:00Enjoying the protest songs!
I think you might wan...Enjoying the protest songs!<br /><br />I think you might want to include “Halliburton” (written and performed by Captain Danger).<br /><br />Here’s a link to download it:<br /><br />https://www.yousendit.com/download/MnFqRE9nYTJqY29LSkE9PQ<br /><br />Song has amazing lyrics (pasted below) and it's a great tune.<br /><br />There’s also a very intriguing video for the song - and check out who’s in the band!<br />It’s on myspace page:<br />http://www.myspace.com/captaindangerdotcom<br /><br />Also on www.captaindanger.com<br /><br /><br />Anyway, enjoy!<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Tamra<br /><br />- - -<br /><br />“HALLIBURTON”<br />(by Captain Danger)<br /><br />Halle Berry, she’s all right<br />She’s easy on the eyes<br />But there’s a brand new girl in the eyes of the world<br />Who has taken the prize<br /><br />Halliburton<br />She’s our damsel in distress<br />She’ll leave us in a bloody mess<br />Halliburton<br /><br />You can see through her dress<br />So does that make you feel safer more or less?<br />And if you want that blood to boil<br />You need the bubbling black crude oil<br /><br />‘cause she wants it, she needs it<br />Anything to keep her hot<br />They’re tapping your line<br />and teasing your mind the bad man’s<br />going to get caught<br /><br />Halliburton<br />She’s our damsel in distress<br />She’ll leave us in a bloody mess<br />Halliburton<br /><br />Now the Big Easy’s under water<br />So they made an offering to the devil’s daughter<br />Guess who got the contract to clean that up?<br />What luck.<br />So New Orleans is singin’ the blues<br />While Condi was out buying shoes<br />She couldn’t think twice<br />She had to look nice<br />for<br />Halliburton<br />She’s our damsel in distress<br />She’ll leave us in a bloody mess<br />Halliburton<br /><br />Cheney’s got a gun<br />If I were you I’d run<br /><br />He’s been drinking<br />Now he’s thinking he needs somebody to drill<br />“Other priorities” back in the day<br />but now he’s ready to kill<br /><br />And so the globe is just getting warm<br />I wish dumb ol’ Dubya had never been born<br />But if that mission gets accomplished<br />You know the name of his accomplice . . .tamrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226817185699298657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13728001.post-9508085387221057622009-05-15T12:54:00.000-04:002009-05-15T12:54:00.000-04:00Nicole-here's a page with "our" protest songs of t...Nicole-here's a page with "our" protest songs of the 60's-70's.<br />http://www.sfheart.com/protest/index1.html<br />Two RECENT songs that my kids and I all agree with are: Michael Franti and Spearhead--"Stay Human/All the Freaky People", (MOST of Franti's music could be termed "Protest"-he also did a remake of "War"; and The Human Revolution--"Tree Of Life"!!<br />This generation is NOT lacking in their own "Protest" music!!<br />elaineSoloPoconohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18184440902665999195noreply@blogger.com