tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post8106680753565816573..comments2024-03-29T10:49:38.462-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Weekend Listomania (Special Agitprop Video Edition)NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-87847328390731372722007-10-07T07:34:00.000-04:002007-10-07T07:34:00.000-04:00For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield didn't ...For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield didn't even make the list?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-44839580690424571122007-10-06T18:09:00.000-04:002007-10-06T18:09:00.000-04:00Plastic Factory - Capt Beefheart and His Magic Ban...Plastic Factory - Capt Beefheart and His Magic BandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-78298876344160395472007-10-06T10:30:00.000-04:002007-10-06T10:30:00.000-04:00DOH!I did not mention the Minutemen! I am so asham...DOH!<BR/><BR/>I did not mention the Minutemen! I am so ashamed.<BR/><BR/>TreyTMinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221261635305430323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-23907570810603426512007-10-06T09:56:00.000-04:002007-10-06T09:56:00.000-04:00DOH!"Sun City!"DOH!<BR/><BR/>"Sun City!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-87602268921539388572007-10-06T09:25:00.000-04:002007-10-06T09:25:00.000-04:00Ripley said... The James Dean award for protest mu...<I>Ripley said... <BR/><BR/>The James Dean award for protest music has to go to Sammy Hagar's "I Can't Drive 55", which really captured the angst and exasperation of a downtrodden generation and gave voice to the Common Man</I><BR/><BR/>I love you.<BR/>:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-7767291155962792822007-10-06T09:13:00.000-04:002007-10-06T09:13:00.000-04:00"2 minutes to Midnight" - Iron Maiden"Peace Sells ..."2 minutes to Midnight" - Iron Maiden<BR/>"Peace Sells But Who's Buyin?" - Megadeth<BR/>"Symphony of Destruction" - Megadeth<BR/>"It's a Mistake" - Men at Work<BR/>"Stand or Fall" - The Fixx<BR/>"Driven Out" - The Fixx<BR/><BR/>Honorable Mention: "Russians" by Sting<BR/><BR/>The James Dean award for protest music has to go to Sammy Hagar's "I Can't Drive 55", which really captured the angst and exasperation of a downtrodden generation and gave voice to the Common Man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-67601035614061685202007-10-06T08:47:00.000-04:002007-10-06T08:47:00.000-04:00First ones that popped into my head:The Temptation...First ones that popped into my head:<BR/><BR/>The Temptations - Ball of Confusion<BR/>Marvin Gaye - Mercy, Mercy Me<BR/>Freda Payne (again) - Band of Gold<BR/>Bob Dylan - Maggie's Farm<BR/>Edwin Starr - War<BR/>John Lennon - Give Peace a Chance<BR/>Gil Scott Heron - Johannesburg<BR/>(ibid) - The Revolution Will Not be TelevisedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-39043199677607406872007-10-06T08:18:00.000-04:002007-10-06T08:18:00.000-04:00Eric Bogle's 'The Green Fields of France', a.k.a. ...Eric Bogle's 'The Green Fields of France', a.k.a. 'No Man's Land'. The single best anti-waar song I've ever heard.<BR/><BR/>Dylan's 'A Hard Rain's A'Gonna Fall'. The best cover I ever heard of this song, and one of the best performances i've ever heard of any song anywhere, anytime, was by Pete Seeger, of all people.<BR/><BR/>ProfWombatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-58097710016719214102007-10-06T07:44:00.000-04:002007-10-06T07:44:00.000-04:00CCR-Fortunate SonMarvin Gaye-What's Goin OnPublic ...CCR-Fortunate Son<BR/>Marvin Gaye-What's Goin On<BR/>Public Enemy-Fight The Power <BR/>Laura Nyro-Save The Country<BR/>Bob Marley-Redemption Song<BR/>Johnny Cash-Man in Black<BR/>Steve Earle-Over Yonder(anti death penalty song) and Copperhead Road(just general rebelliousness)<BR/>Buffalo Springfield-For What It's Worth<BR/>Masters of War(I'll take the Staple Singers version)<BR/>Compared to What(Les McCann/Eddie Harris),<BR/>Get Up, Stand Up(Peter Tosh),<BR/>The Rascals-People Got To Be Free, <BR/>Cat Stevens-Peace Train.<BR/>And last but definitely not least, Michael Franti-Bomb The World.<BR/>I'll probably think of more in 5 minutes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-64571970072990358322007-10-06T07:30:00.000-04:002007-10-06T07:30:00.000-04:00Kudos to those who nodded Lesley Gore's "You Don't...Kudos to those who nodded Lesley Gore's "You Don't Own Me."<BR/><BR/>Obviously, the first great feminist anthem, and given Gore's personal life, a very brave record for when it was made.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-53127465832268466842007-10-06T00:21:00.000-04:002007-10-06T00:21:00.000-04:00Not Ready to Make Nice- Dixie ChicksSomebody want ...<I>Not Ready to Make Nice- Dixie Chicks<BR/><BR/></I><BR/><BR/>Somebody want to tell me why I forgot that?<BR/><BR/>Sheesh...<BR/>:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-2011769691154279122007-10-06T00:12:00.000-04:002007-10-06T00:12:00.000-04:00Anonymous said... "Percy's Song" (Fairport Convent...<I>Anonymous said... <BR/>"Percy's Song" (Fairport Convention)<BR/><BR/></I><BR/><BR/>That was gonna be my first choice if there was a video. Which there isn't.<BR/><BR/>Seriously -- I think that's the best protest(?) thing of its kind ever. Brilliant, poetic, haunting, a great short story, just perfect.<BR/><BR/>Plus, the way Dylan sings it....steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-66670931056204071622007-10-05T23:31:00.000-04:002007-10-05T23:31:00.000-04:00James McMurtry - We Can't Make It HereYes! And in ...<I>James McMurtry - We Can't Make It Here</I><BR/><BR/>Yes! And in the same vein: "Putting People On The Moon" - Drive-By Truckers - Buckner (again...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-65214284160841220632007-10-05T22:53:00.000-04:002007-10-05T22:53:00.000-04:00"Percy's Song" (Fairport Convention)Most anything ..."Percy's Song" (Fairport Convention)<BR/><BR/>Most anything from That Was The Year That Was (Tom Lehrer)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-2287659093178867362007-10-05T19:17:00.000-04:002007-10-05T19:17:00.000-04:00James McMurtry - We Can't Make It HereYeah, they d...James McMurtry - <A HREF="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=19272627&MyToken=e90e4935-7a71-48ab-a6c7-296ae5a2c144" REL="nofollow">We Can't Make It Here</A><BR/><BR/>Yeah, they <I>do</I> write 'em like they used to.MBowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17992038501958547302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-32784835888143784192007-10-05T16:52:00.000-04:002007-10-05T16:52:00.000-04:00BTW, don't forget The Dickies cover of "Eve of Des...BTW, don't forget The Dickies cover of "Eve of Destruction."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-2603609143982066032007-10-05T13:29:00.000-04:002007-10-05T13:29:00.000-04:00"White Punks on Dope" - The Tubes"Legend of a Min..."White Punks on Dope" - The Tubes<BR/>"Legend of a Mind" - Moody Blues<BR/>"Real Men" - Joe Jackson*<BR/>"Beautiful World" - DEVO<BR/>"A Gallon of Gas" - Kinks<BR/>"Coke Light Ice" - The Coolies<BR/>"Save the Planet" - Edgar Winter's White Trash<BR/><BR/>* not that there's anything wrong with thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-56390997319478788462007-10-05T13:12:00.000-04:002007-10-05T13:12:00.000-04:00Some video links to my songs:Suicidal Tendencies -...Some video links to my songs:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXK0Hjfkrgw&mode=related&search=" REL="nofollow">Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmOrWG2FTbg&mode=related&search=" REL="nofollow">Leslie Gore - You Don't Own Me</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2-CgCyh5YM&mode=related&search=" REL="nofollow">The Minutemen - Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing</A> (bad quality, but it's fun watching D. Boon mess up the words<BR/><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN5JHgO3u1U" REL="nofollow">The Minutemen - Joe McCarthy's Ghost</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPqOSX3KcRA" REL="nofollow">Magazine - Model Worker</A>The Kenosha Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033456113843929721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-51654978921286742732007-10-05T12:38:00.000-04:002007-10-05T12:38:00.000-04:00Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies (fall unde...Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies (fall under the category of "other grievances" I think)<BR/><BR/>Ballad of a Thin Man - Bob<BR/><BR/>A few from The Minutemen:<BR/>Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing<BR/>Joe McCarthy's Ghost <BR/>This Aint no Picnic <BR/>The Big Stick<BR/><BR/>Politics of Greed & Pain - Billy Childish & The Blackhands<BR/><BR/>TV Party - Black Flag<BR/><BR/>Not Great Men - Gang of Four (or their entire body of work, really)<BR/><BR/>Down in the Tube Station at Midnight - The Jam<BR/><BR/>Model Worker - Magazine<BR/><BR/>Just a Girl - No Doubt (unrecognized as the great feminist anthem it is)<BR/><BR/>You Don't Own Me - Leslie Gore (ditto)<BR/><BR/>Piss Factory - Patti Smith<BR/><BR/>Religion - Public Image Limited (both parts)<BR/><BR/>Panic - The Smiths<BR/><BR/>The Day I Tried to Live - Soundgarden<BR/><BR/>Making Plans for Nigel - XTCThe Kenosha Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033456113843929721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-22102270082009202852007-10-05T12:15:00.000-04:002007-10-05T12:15:00.000-04:00Okay, y'all got most of my top thirteen or so, her...Okay, y'all got most of my top thirteen or so, here's some of what i had left from my stuff:<BR/><BR/>We Will Rock You - Queen<BR/>Black Girls - Violent Femmes<BR/>99 Luft Balloons -Nena (stop it!)<BR/>Brothers in Arms- Dire Straits<BR/>Legalize It - Bob Marley<BR/>Not Ready to Make Nice- Dixie Chicks<BR/><BR/>Is Zappa's "Stinkfoot" a protest song? I think so!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-63272826688816559922007-10-05T12:10:00.000-04:002007-10-05T12:10:00.000-04:00"Imagine" - John Lennon"Wooden Ships" - CSN&Y"Wher..."Imagine" - John Lennon<BR/>"Wooden Ships" - CSN&Y<BR/>"Where Have All the Flowers Gone" - Peter Paul & Mary<BR/>"Alabama" & "Southern Man" - Neil Young<BR/>"The Grave" - Don McLean<BR/>"Strange Fruit" - Billie HollidayFeralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110786176703420978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-85199488159040823652007-10-05T12:00:00.000-04:002007-10-05T12:00:00.000-04:00"Sunday, Bloody Sunday" and "Bullet the Blue Sky" ..."Sunday, Bloody Sunday" and "Bullet the Blue Sky" by U2<BR/><BR/>"Truth Won't Fade Away" by Procol Harum (from the little-known "Prodical Stranger")<BR/><BR/>"Street Fighting Man" by the StonesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-52651271970806921842007-10-05T11:00:00.000-04:002007-10-05T11:00:00.000-04:00"Fortunate Son," anybody?"Fortunate Son," anybody?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-81704332163568133712007-10-05T10:54:00.000-04:002007-10-05T10:54:00.000-04:00Billy Bragg.Also: "L'Homme Arme."L'homme, l'homme,...Billy Bragg.<BR/><BR/>Also: "L'Homme Arme."<BR/><BR/><I>L'homme, l'homme, l'homme armé,<BR/>L'homme armé<BR/>L'homme armé doibt on doubter, doibt on doubter.<BR/>On a fait partout crier,<BR/>Que chascun se viengne armer<BR/>D'un haubregon de fer. <BR/><BR/>The man, the man, the armed man,<BR/>The armed man<BR/>The armed man should be feared, should be feared.<BR/>Everywhere it has been proclaimed<BR/>That each man shall arm himself<BR/>With a coat of iron mail.</I><BR/><BR/>For about a hundred years during the Renaissance this was the most popular song in Europe. There are dozens and dozens of Catholic mass settings that weave this song into the musical texture, many written by the most famous composers of that time.shrimplatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08347542266047278227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-90962829954696155942007-10-05T10:50:00.000-04:002007-10-05T10:50:00.000-04:00Wow. Tons of great selections up there folks. It...Wow. Tons of great selections up there folks. It's all Declan all the time! And let's keep in mind that Mr. Nick Lowe a couple of these greats.<BR/><BR/>Brain's a bit soggy this a.m. so I've got but a few.<BR/><BR/>Redemption Song--Bob Marley<BR/>Revolution--The Beatles<BR/>A New England--Billy Bragg<BR/>Country At War--X<BR/>Generals And Majors--XTC<BR/>Biko--Peter GabrielCleveland Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com