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Thread #114733 Message #2453351
Posted By: oldhippie
29-Sep-08 - 08:17 PM
Thread Name: Best Protest Songs of the Bush Years
Subject: RE: Best Protest Songs of the Bush Years
Ah, there are so many, here's a list of some of my favorites, in no particular order. (The "Creative Loafing" top 10 at the top of the thread seem to include only mainstream songs, which does not necessarily make them the best options.)
Wartime President Song - Ariel Price Of Oil - Billy Bragg My Uncle Is A Terrorist - Bruce Lesnick He Swapped The Bottle For The Bible - The Bushwackers Dangerous Times - Chuck Brodsky Talkin' Al Kida Blues - Dan Bern Hey There Mr President - Dave King 12 Days of Bushmas - Dave Lippman Texas Air National Guard - David Hershey-Webb I Have Seen The Enemy - David Rovics Bomb Ourselves - David Rovics Operation Iraqi Liberation - David Rovics September 11 The Day The Universe Changed - Ethan Daniel Davidson I'm George W - George Mann Its Hard To Put Food On Your Family - George Mann King George III - Hugh Blumenfeld Go Home Terrorist - Jerry Isham Yellow Stain From Texas - Joe Befumo Hail To The Chief - John McCutcheon International Cowboy - John Warner You'd Better Keep An Eye On Him - Jonathan Byrd Homeland Security Blues - Ken Ficara Freedom Avenue - Michael Brewer Dont Be Afraid of the Neo Cons - Norman Blake Somewhere Down The Line - Old Number 8 My Hero Mr President - Paula Cole Cowboy (Ode To Dubya)- Peggy Watson Chickenhawk Blues - Peter Dyer Dear Mr President - Pink Houston Texas DC - Scott Morrison You Aint A Cowboy - Stephan Smith Bushwacked - Steve Brooks The W Song - Ted Blackwell George W Told The Nation - Tom Paxton Cowboy President - Yikes McGee The Freedom Wall - Freebo When You're Back On Your Ranch In Texas - Tom Pacheco