Posted on 06/01/2010 8:18:39 AM PDT by NutCrackerBoy
ON MAY 26, 2006, RIGHT-WING POLITICAL REPORTER JOHN J. MILLER published an article for the National Review titled "Rockin’ the Right: The 50 Greatest Conservative Rock Songs" wherein he identified some of the more "liberal" rock songs according to popular memory from the 1960s to present day as actually "convey[ing] a conservative idea or sentiment." [SNIP]
I argue these lists attempt to reterritorialize rock as a means of shifting the terrain of political debate concerning the various cultural forms that can now be claimed for conservatism, and I position them in relation to a larger right-wing political trend: one which attempts to co-opt rather than suppress or regulate rock music. [SNIP]
In recent years, the activity of antiestablishment forces has lulled to such a degree that many of their previously held territories are left subject to reaffiliation by other groups. While rock has not jettisoned its historically liberal tendencies altogether, its current ties to grass-roots movements are scarce due to the lack of traditional organizing around liberal causes. Although recent musical/political megaevents such as Live Aid or Free Tibet propose a coalition between rock and liberalism, there is little comparison, for instance, between the Vietnam War protests of the 1960s and those of the Iraq War today in terms of scale or musical affiliation. Furthermore, what liberal politics these latest megaevents exhibit have been alleviated, derided, or corporatized by establishment interests.2 These megaevents stand as sites of contestation and eventual loss for the American Left; liberal activities which have since yielded to conservative agendas. But there is a new visible link between liberal music and conservative politics that cannot be understood simply as the result of the decline in the Left. Rather, it is best understood in terms of authority and control over popular culture.
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Why would anyone read this article----just skimming it was torture.
I'm lovin' it.
Miller himself admitted that his article was mostly unserious and more of a lark. Not intended for serious discussion. I guess this guy Spencer was terribly upset that anyone might interpret particular songs in a political i.e conservative way. Big deal about nothing.
“Rather, it is best understood in terms of authority and control over popular culture.”
Odd I had had just read about this article. Not the postmodern wordiness as I had imagined but sprinkled with the right words, nevertheless, for that definite obscurant taste. The above quote summarizes the fetish of liberals to project their feelings onto others.
Raise the Flag! Let it wave.
Shoot them down to their graves, yeah.
Spread the news for all to hear.
We've come to fight, let's make that clear.
You push too hard, you're gonna fall.
We got fifty million rockers, we're all on guard, yeah!
We don't like it. (Oh, no!)
We can make it stop (Oh, yeah!)
We won't take it (C'mon!)
Let it rock!
You in the middle east, you be on your toes.
We're bound to strike, everybody knows.
Just tell your friends, the USSR
We're gonna, we're gonna crash that party, 'cause they've gone too far, yeah!
We don't like it. (Oh, no!)
We can make it stop (Oh, yeah!)
We won't take it (Uh!)
Let it rock!
When we're together, we're the best.
We think as one, there's no contest.
We've got the power, they know the score.
We'll get so strong there'll be no war.
It's time to taste what you most fear / Rightguard will not help you here
ummm, sorry if not related
but maybe you’ll like the music, the poetry
or maybe you’re an animal lover
The silence and solitude of animals
http://blessedistruth.wordpress.com/2010/06/01/the-silence-and-solitude-of-animals/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD-t6tcBji4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9oX5Q2ftmA
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