Which musician do you admire for their socio/political stance?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

Even if you don't like their music (or especially if you do)

As usual this was an off the top of my head list

[ET Awful]

1. That's a GREAT list.. . .

and tough, very tough to choose.

I went with Ani mainly because she's VERY vocal about her position, and I admire her for her socio/political stance as well her all around talent with everything from poetry to oddball stringed instruments :).

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

3. fair enough!

I think she's in my top 3 on this list!

:)

[ET Awful]

7. I strongly considered John Lennon. . ..

but based on socio-political beliefs, it was a bit tough to vote for someone that isn't around with current positions on current issues.

I'm a huge John Lennon fan, but I just had to go with someone current :).

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

10. Makes some sense. But I feel that times haven't changed that much

they've only gotten worse

[Drifter]

2. Hello Frank Zappa

He went on tour in 1988 to GOTV.

Cheers
Drifter

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

4. You know Frank popped in my head right after I hit "create poll"

:toast:

[markus]

13. Another Other for FZ

'nuff said.

It was hard to vote against Lennon.

Turn your radio against the wall. Register to vote.

[Roon]

5. Roger Waters eom

[Devil Dog Dem]

6. Where's Johnny Cash? John Mellencamp?

Maybe I'm out of touch by I never even heard of some of the people in this poll.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

8. Which of these haven't you heard of?

I could give some background

[Devil Dog Dem]

22. Nina Simone and Ani DeFranco.

Their names are familiar, but didn't even know they were singers.
I've heard of Chuck D but know nothing about him.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

24. Here's some resources - these people are incredible and every one shoul

know about them. Nina Simone and Ani are two of the most powerful female singers in our country's history. Chuck D - founder of Public Enemy the greatest Rap/Hip Hop group of all time has been acknowledged as the greatest rapper ever and is very political (he's a host of a show on Air America called unfiltered)

Ani DiFranco - http://www.righteousbabe.com/ani/index.asp

Chuck D - http://www.publicenemy.com/

Nina Simone - http://www.ninasimone.com/

[Loonman]

9. Peter Garrett

Midnight Oil.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

12. Excellent!

Good work!

:toast:

[loftycity]

27. "Peter Garrett " Your right Loonman

[TexasProgresive]

11. Peter, Paul and Mary - n/t

[Hubert Flottz]

14. Another vote for Frank Zappa!

And then there was:

http://baez.woz.org/

[buddhamama]

15. Johnny Cash, Ani DiFranco, Michael Franti

Bob Dylan, Steve Earle... there are more but it's early still.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

16. Michael Franti!!!

Man that guy rocks. My fiance has a HUGE crush on him. She loves a beautiful and political male. Maybe that's why she likes me :)

[GOPisEvil]

17. I'll go with my homeboy Steve Earle.

We grew up in a similar part of Texas. :-)

[argyl]

18. Steve Earle,Iris DeMent,Michelle Shocked,Billy Bragg,Woody Guthrie.

Los Lobos on edit.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

19. Nicky Wire, James Bradfield, Sean Moore.

One of the few rock bands to ever play Cuba.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

20. Why was I the only person who voted for Chuck D?

What's going on here?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

21. I don't know! I had to vote for Nina cause I was feeling bad

I don't like to vote in my own polls

[dweller]

23. Ricky Lee Jones

outspoken against *moron and administration esp. on her latest.

dp

[OneBlueSky]

25. Pete Seeger . . . n/t

.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

26. Super Furry Animals.

Monica and naughty Billy
Got together something silly now
Holy wars out of lusty minutes
Another Cuban cigar crisis
Honestly!
Do we need to know if he really came inside her mouth?
How will all this affect me
Now and later

You know that we belong
In a presidential suite
Armed guards in the street
Waving back at crowds who greet

And when I look over
Over my shoulder
I can't see my past
It seems so far away

Found an icon that gave him a hard one
Little Boris just can't help himself
Got so hot in the decadent nineties
Pass another vodka dear

We can dance
'Til the early hours of the morning catches up
Then we'll return to business
If there's any of it left!

You know that we belong
In a presidential suite
Armed guards in the street
Waving back at crowds who greet

And when I look over
Over my shoulder
I can't see my past
It seems so far away

What makes you think that
We belong in a presidential suite
Armed guards in the street
Waving back at crowds who greet
Yes indeed

You know that when we met
There were fireworks in the sky
Sparkling like dragonflies
Spelling "All bad folk must die"

And when I look over
Over my shoulder
I can't see my past
It seems so far away
It seems so far away
Far away

[Frederic Bastiat]

28. Sheryl Crow

[Guaranteed]

29. Thom Yorke.

Genius.

[Whitacre D_WI]

30. Mark E. Smith

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

31. Outkast - the song "Wars" - lyrics

As I, struggle to keep my balance and composure
I'm 'posed ta, propose a toast to players on every coast-a
The lyrical roller coaster, mind-bender
'Stead of watchin these sucker MC's
I'm seein just how they lyin to the general population
Don't be patient, get up and stand up for your life
Don't you agree or understand we lost some rights at 1-1-9?
Come dumb, come young, come blind unwind confined
to the situation, we facin, cause in time, tick tick boom


Tick, boom.. tick, tick-boom
Tick, boom.. tick, tick-boom
Tick, boom.. tick, tick-boom
Tick, boom.. tick, tick-boom





When will we all, awake up out this dream
Come here and smell the Folgers, the soldiers are human beings
Man actin as if he was the supreme bein
Clockin the souls of men out like he was G-O-D and
W-A-Rrah, there'll be no tomorrow but sorrow
and horror will follow the hollow hearts battle for dollars
Politicians, modern day magicians
Physicians of death, more health care for poor health
Who makin us ill, they makin us kill
That's makin me spill my guts (chill Big, lay in the cut)
For what? I refuse to sit in the backseat and get handled
Like I do nuttin all day but sit around watch the Cartoon Channel
I rap about, the Presidential election and the scandal
that followed, and we all watched the nation, as it swallowed
and chalked it up, basically America you got FUCKED
The media shucked and jived now we stuck - damn!





Operation Anaconda - ask yourself
was it full of bleeps and blunders, did they ever find Osama?
And why in the fuck did Daniel Pearl have to pay the price
for his life and his wife plead twice?
See Al-Amin got life and Fred got dead, Hampton
To dampen the dream of all the Panthers
They got they answer for ransom
As we read together, as we dream together
Count your blessings whenever you feel that things won't be no better
But it got to, you gave me this microphone so I must rock you
Your brainwaves, airwaves, energized and SHOCKED you
Y'all got me, well I got y'all, long as I know y'all listenin
I'ma always bring food for thought to the table in the kitchen
Now eat nigga!