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Talk:Essay:Greatest Conservative Songs (view source)
Revision as of 14:41, June 18, 2013
, 14:41, June 18, 2013I want to know if I can add the song "Taxman" to the list.
A Tenacious D song alluding to christian themes? Does being christian automatically make the person conservative? Well, both members of the band are atheists and have publicly supported John Kerry's and Barack Obama's campaigns. They really don't sound conservative to me.... [[User:Abean21]] 4:00, December 1, 2012
A Tenacious D song alluding to christian themes? Does being christian automatically make the person conservative? Well, both members of the band are atheists and have publicly supported John Kerry's and Barack Obama's campaigns. They really don't sound conservative to me.... [[User:Abean21]] 4:00, December 1, 2012
== Here's a good one - "Taxman" by The Beatles. ==
Ok, first off: it's true The Beatles were REALLY liberal. But, "Taxman" is one of their songs in which they actually support conservative values. It's basically an attack on the excessive taxes put in place by the left-wing Labour Party government of Harold Wilson. George Harrison said that, "'Taxman' was when I first realised that even though we had started earning money, we were actually giving most of it away in taxes. It was and still is typical." Because The Beatles were in the highest tax bracket, they had to pay a '''95%''' tax rate - not even Obama has gone that far!...at least, not '''yet'''. (I'm sure he would LOVE to though.) Anyway, I just want to make sure this is ok to add. Even though The Beatles may have been ultra-left wing, the song itself is conservative.