anti-bush songs or musicians

[msanger]

I'm adding an "anti-bush songs" page to my site, and can't think of any. I have the Dixie Chicks and Springsteen, and could put some 60's stuff.

But I wonder if you folks have any suggestions about songs that are either aimed right at bush, or are real pro-good stuff (love, peace and happiness.)

Since my musical tastes are stuck in 1976 or so, I'd appreciate any details, like CD titles, why they are anti-bush and like that.

Thanks, and have a save and sane holiday.

[sasquatch]

1. Motorhead

Listen to their album "Hammered" they've got a song called "Brave New World" that's very antifascism.

[tigereye]

4. Steve Earle seems to have a lot of these types of songs, plus

he is a good songwriter in general. There is a song about the American Taliban guy that is quite good and his song Jerusalem ( Not sure of the album) is about peace as well. All his stuff is great.

The new REM retrospective album has a new song on it... the name escapes me at the moment that talks about * and other nastiness. Also Rodney Crowell ( Roseanne Cashes' ex, not that it really matters) has a song from his new album, Fate's Right Hand, that is rather critical of politics in general and a host of other things!

Bruce Cockburn dislikes conservatives and war, and is a great guitar player, so he is always a good bet.

Midnight Oil is a political band I love and they have lots of great yell- along political anthems which are also critical of war and corporate greed in general. Their CD Earth and Moon and Sun has a few of these songs and Diesel and Dust is also a great album to check out. The singer is a lawyer and environmental activist.

Thanks for the opportunity to contribute to this... there have been other threads about this, but I wasn't quick enough. Now I can make my pies with a good conscience!

[kainah]

12. R.E.M.'s BAD DAY

It's a classic! A great anti-* song!

[peekaloo]

23. add 'Ignoreland' by r.e.m.

from '92 (aimed at his dad/Raygun) yet relevant today.

[carols]

2. Here are some of my favorites

Hey there! I started collecting some myself. Check this page: Falloutshelter Multimedia. Scroll down to the Audio Files section (about half way down the page). My very, very favorite is Ashcroft's Army by John McCutcheon. Check it out :-)
Carol

[ikojo]

3. Where is the Love (Outkast?)

The entire Sonic Jihad album
John Mellencamp has a new song out called To Washington or something like that
Ani DiFranco...Self Evident
Zach de la Rocha or anything by Rage Against the Machine.
Beastie Boys had an anti bush song out in March...it may still be on their website.


Here's a link to a page full of anti Bushb mp3s...
http://www.benfrank.net/nuke/Free_Peace_mp3s.html
I have not listened to all of them but did a google search using anti Bush mp3 and got a few links...

Have fun and a good Thanksgiving...

Even with the thief in the White House we have much to be thankful for.

I am thankful for DU and my friends and family.

[Uzybone]

29. "where is the love" is by Blackeyed peas

and Justin Timberlake. But your right about Outkast, they have good progressive messages as well.

[proud patriot]

5. Paris

He has lots of songs
here is his site :
http://www.gorillafunk.com/

Hey I just noticed he has T-shirts now

[proud patriot]

6. Also System of a Down and NOFX are very anti-bush

http://www.nofxofficialwebsite.com/

http://www.systemofadown.com/

[cedahlia]

7. Nofx

Have a great song about the idiot in chief...it's appropriately titled "Idiot Son of an Asshole." Destined to be a classic. :D

[SilasSoule]

8. Cary Swinney..

My sigline has some lyrics from one of his songs.

http://www.caryswinney.com

[MaineDem]

9. John McCutcheon for sure!

Check out this CD, "Hail to the Chief"
http://www.folkmusic.com/record/r_chief.htm

For instance:
I wanna be in Ashcroft’s Army
I wanna be a spy
I wanna watch my neighbor’s doings
Kiss your rights goodbye
In this legal devolution
A perfect chance for retribution
Let’s just can the Constitution
I wanna be a spy

[Lisa]

10. Dan Bern's "Talkin' Al'Kida Blues"

http://www.danbern.com/swastika.html

[msanger]

11. you guys are great

thanks for the ideas. If you have any more, please add them to the list. I'll be putting them up on
<http://www.shoptodropbush.com/html/anti-bush_music.html> - and making it pretty as time permits.

[absyntheNsugar]

13. Idiot son of an A**hole!

Not sure who - but a fun punky song!

[CivilRightsNow]

14. On a side note, Will Rivers Pitt made it front page on a hiphop site!

http://www.daveyd.com/
Im amazed that Davey D, a big hip hop personality has links to a Will Pit article that he personally posted to his BB.

They also have a link to cointelpro and how it effects the hip hop movement.

Here is a link to some younger generation music :)

http://www.daveyd.com/commentarylantiwarsonglist.html

http://www.protest-records.com/mp3/index.html

Also, Ani Difranco has a great song/ spoken word peace about 9/11

Ive got gaggles of antiwar music on my other computer, Ill make a list of it for you when I get home from vacation. :)

[msanger]

15. that would be great. n/t

[Catshrink]

16. Guy James' website has good stuff

www.guyjamesshow.com

click the link for music on the show and check out the HappyTones "I Hate Republicans."

[NightTrain]

17. Here's a little ditty I came up with earlier this year....

THE BUSHY MAN
(Sung to the tune of “The Candy Man”)

VERSE 1:

Who can call his daddy,
to keep out of Nam?
Join the Texas Air Guard
And spend one year on the lam?

The Bushy Man.
Oh, the Bushy Man can.
The Bushy man can ‘cause he mixes it with bull
And makes his lies sound true.

VERSE 2:

Who can run for pres’dent,
lose by half a mil?
Take the guy who won to court,
and get the White House still?

The Bushy Man.
Oh, the Bushy Man can.
The Bushy man can ‘cause he mixes it with bull
And makes his lies sound true.

BRIDGE:

The Bushy Man lied, U.S. soldiers died.
Still, nobody will impeach him.
Democrats—how do you reach them?
Didn’t that election teach them?

VERSE 3:

Who can sniff white powder,
up into his nose?
Get mixed up with Enron,
and still smell just like a rose?

The Bushy Man.
Oh, the Bushy Man can.
The Bushy man can ‘cause he mixes it with bull
And makes his lies sound true.

(REPEAT BRIDGE)

VERSE 4:

Who can cow reporters?
Open tax loopholes?
Never get Bin Laden,
but still rate high in the polls?

The Bushy Man.
Oh, the Bushy Man can.
The Bushy man can ‘cause he mixes it with bull
And makes his lies sound true.

[Scott Lee]

18. This is an excellent anti-Bush song resource

http://www.linkcrusader.com/anti-bush.htm#SONGS

Goooood eatin in there.

[proud patriot]

32. that's a great link

:D

[CSI Willows]

19. Boot Newt Sing Along Page

http://bootnewt.tripod.com
Lots of political song parodies

[guitar man]

20. anti bush songs

whole bunch here

http://www.bumpsy.org/

[kainah]

21. Check out the Tell us the Truth tour

http://www.tellusthetruth.org/index_home.html

Billy Bragg
Lester Chambers
Steve Earle
The Nightwatchman
Mike Mills (of R.E.M.)
Boots Riley
Jill Sobule

Also check democracynow.org Amy Goodman plays a ton of good stuff every day.

[0rganism]

22. Check out Casey Neill for some solid anti-establishment tunes

http://www.caseyneill.org/cds.html

Think Phil Ochs meets The Dead Kennedys. Here's the lyrics to one of his rousing songs...

"Dancing on the ruins (of multinational corporations)"

chorus:
we're dancing on the ruins of multinational corporations (X3)
-Ha ha ha ha ha

say goodbye to plastic & goodbye to cars
no more convenience stores hello to stars
no more wall street and no more pentagon
thinking about these things makes me happy

<chorus>

goodbye to polystyrene we'll put an end to the waste
there is no time for debating we have to make haste
if we are going to survive without computer program minds
we're going to have to can pop culture
and say hello to campfires and stomping barefeet
and naked amoebas hungry to eat
hello to primal conciousness and love for the land
now that coyotes are running the country

<chorus>

sayonara to suburbia and well manicured lawns
bye bye barbie and ken doll pawns
no more developers or slimeball execs
your condos are on fire

<chorus>

[randr]

24. Rickie Lee Jones

Rickie's newest album has a song called "Tell Somebody" that is very good. She also has an activist website: http://www.furnitureforthepeople.com/
You can listen to some of the album there as well as get linked to many activist sites.

[Nailzberg]

25. Pearl Jam's "Bushleaguer"

eom

[OneTwentyoNine]

26. Nowhere Man by the Beatles....

Worked when LBJ cranked up the Vietnam War to unbelievable heights,works for Chimpboy also.


David

[Red_Storm]

27. a few good ones............

March Of Death - Zack De La Rocha & DJ Shadow

Cause Of Death - Immortal Technique

War Of Terrorism - The Dope Poets Society

[Uzybone]

28. Hail to the thief

Radiohead

[onebigbadwulf]

30. System of a Down "BOOM"

great anti-war video

[carpetbagger]

31. There's a whole album and concer tour: "Rock Against Bush"

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/newsarticle.asp?nid=18721

I've heard, among others, Green Day, NOFX, Sonic Youth, and the Foo Fighters will be involved in this.