Cool, cool, considerate men – The cast of “1776” (1969) d70
“Most men with nothing would rather protect the possibility of becoming rich than face the reality of being poor.” Thanks for the suggestion Eileen.
Rebel girl – Bikini Kill (1993) d69
When she talks, I hear the revolution. In her hips, there’s revolutions. When she walks, the revolution’s coming. In her kiss, I taste the revolution!
My name Joe – Lucy Kaplansky (1994) d68
My name Joe, my name Joe. There is a king in Thailand. And he plays the jazz drum. He has a fine and healthy son Oh no I’m not the one. My name Joe.
Land of confusion – Genesis (1986) d67
This is the world we live in and these are the hands we’re given. Use them and let’s start trying to make it a place worth living in.
Movin’ right along – The Muppets (1979) d66
Alison says that the failure to kill Obamacare is leaving her feeling “footloose and fancy free.”
Wooden ships – Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969) d65
We visited Los Alamos yesterday, the home of the Manhattan Project. Looking for anti-nuclear war songs, I confess that I didn’t know “Wooden Ships” was one. The introduction from this recording at Woodstock makes it clear.
Good things – Dan Mackenzie (2003) d64
Good things, ‘cuz we love, good things are happening. It’s a strange world, and these are crazy times, but good things are happening.
The logical song – Joe Crookston (Supertramp cover) (2008) d62
Now watch what you say or they’ll be calling you a radical, Liberal, fanatical, criminal. Won’t you sign up your name, we’d like to feel you’re Acceptable, respectable, presentable, a vegetable!
Water so wied – Laway (2010) d61
Looking at those photos of German Chancellor Angela Merkel looking dumbfounded at our President sent me looking for German protest music. You probably don’t know Laway, but Jon and I discovered them on a church trip to Germany 30 years ago. This is their version of a Scottish song we know as “The water is […]
