Political songs (c. 1990-91) that you thought were dated but aren't now.

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- Laurie Anderson, "Night in Baghdad"

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Friday, 7 November 2003 07:50 (twenty-one years ago)

What about that Sister Souljah song where he says "George Bush is a terrorist"? Of course he's talking George Bush Sr., but it sounds frighteningly accurate today.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Friday, 7 November 2003 08:16 (twenty-one years ago)

"Meet the G That Killed Me"

― antexit (antexit), Friday, 7 November 2003 08:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Sonic Youth's "Youth Against Fascism", not that it sounded dated, but the lyrics read a little dated until Bush War II.

― Mike Salmo (salmo), Friday, 7 November 2003 09:56 (twenty-one years ago)

i know sister souljah's kind of butch but "he"?

― amateur!st (amateurist), Friday, 7 November 2003 09:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Flock of Seagulls, "Iran"

― dave q, Friday, 7 November 2003 13:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Erm... "butch"?

― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 7 November 2003 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.tombstone1880.com/post/images/butch.gif

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 November 2003 16:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Paris, "Bush Killa"

― Keith Harris (kharris1128), Friday, 7 November 2003 16:02 (twenty-one years ago)

"Surprise Surprise (...the Government LIES!!!)" by Cop $hoot Cop.....considering it was initially composed during the Clinton administration, whose lies seem rather small and white by comparison to the current administration's.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 7 November 2003 17:46 (twenty-one years ago)

lots of consolidated, ranting against bush, oil companies, and a war in iraq.

― Felcher (Felcher), Friday, 7 November 2003 19:44 (twenty-one years ago)

R.E.M., "Ignoreland"

― Sam J. (samjeff), Friday, 7 November 2003 20:26 (twenty-one years ago)

ha ha rock the casbah

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 7 November 2003 20:30 (twenty-one years ago)

The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy "The Winter of the Long Hot Summer"

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Friday, 7 November 2003 20:36 (twenty-one years ago)

"I Like Ike"
"Wild About Harry"

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 7 November 2003 20:38 (twenty-one years ago)

POLITICAL SCIENCE (Randy Newman) (or is it Donald Rumsfeld?)

No one likes us
I don't know why
We may not be perfect
But heaven knows we try
But all around even our old friends put us down
Let's drop the big one and see what happens

We give them money
But are they grateful?
No they're spiteful
And they're hateful
They don't respect us, so let's surprise them
We'll drop the big one and pulverize them

Now Asia's crowded
And Europe's too old
Africa's far too hot
And Canada's too cold
South America stole our name
Let's drop the big one
There'll be no one left to blame us

We'll save Australia
Don't wanna hurt no kangaroo
We'll build an All American amusement park there
They've got surfing, too!

Well, boom goes London
And boom Paree
More room for you
And more room for me
And every city the whole world round
Will just be another American town
Oh, how peaceful it'll be
We'll set everybody free
You'll have Japanese kimonos, baby
There'll be Italian shoes for me

They all hate us anyhow
So let's drop the big one now
Let's drop the big one now

― Dadaismus (Dada), Sunday, 9 November 2003 17:14 (twenty-one years ago)

everything on frank zappa's broadway the hard way (but that's 1988)

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 9 November 2003 17:21 (twenty-one years ago)

salt n pepa - "let's talk about sex"

― cinniblount (James Blount), Sunday, 9 November 2003 18:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Rolling Stones' "Highwire"

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Sunday, 9 November 2003 18:13 (twenty-one years ago)

musique - "(push push) in the bush"
coolio - "1,2,3,4"

― cinniblount (James Blount), Sunday, 9 November 2003 18:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Dudes... I was asking for songs from the era of the (first) Gulf war...

But I do appreciate never being able to hear "Wild About Harry" the same way ever again.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Sunday, 9 November 2003 18:42 (twenty-one years ago)

"Holy War," Matthew Sweet

Sonic Youth's "Youth Against Fascism," but the lyrics read a little dated

And terrible.

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Monday, 10 November 2003 01:22 (twenty-one years ago)

quite a bit of McCarthy, if you overlook the Thatcher references and dated production of course

― the surface noise (electricsound), Monday, 10 November 2003 01:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Also: Prefab Sprout's "The Sound Of Crying"

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 10 November 2003 12:51 (twenty-one years ago)

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