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| | #"Wouldn't It Be Nice" by the Beach Boys. Pro-marriage. | | #"Wouldn't It Be Nice" by the Beach Boys. Pro-marriage. |
| | #"You Can't Hurry Love (You Just Have to Wait)". Abstinence for rock fans. The versions by [[The Supremes]] and [[Phil Collins]] were popular. | | #"You Can't Hurry Love (You Just Have to Wait)". Abstinence for rock fans. The versions by [[The Supremes]] and [[Phil Collins]] were popular. |
| − | #"Fast Car" by [[Tracy Chapman]]. Self-help, free market, division of labor, and a criticism of alcohol. | + | #"Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman. Self-help, free market, division of labor, and a criticism of alcohol. |
| − | #"Have You Forgotten?" by [[Darryl Worley]]. Patriotic response to [[September 11, 2001 attacks]].<ref>http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=15568</ref> | + | #"Have You Forgotten?" by Darryl Worley. Patriotic response to [[September 11, 2001 attacks]].<ref>http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=15568</ref> |
| | #"Still the One" by Orleans (1976), is a tribute to fidelity in relationships. | | #"Still the One" by Orleans (1976), is a tribute to fidelity in relationships. |
| | #"Sweet Home Alabama" by [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]. A response to hippie culture. Defends Southerners from stereotyped attacks by [[liberal]] rocker Neil Young. | | #"Sweet Home Alabama" by [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]. A response to hippie culture. Defends Southerners from stereotyped attacks by [[liberal]] rocker Neil Young. |
| | + | #"Stand By Your Man," by [[Tammy Wynette]]. Don't expect [[feminists]] to like that one! Or [[Hillary Clinton]]! |
| | #Lee Greenwood's rendition of [[Battle Hymn of the Republic]]. "As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free." | | #Lee Greenwood's rendition of [[Battle Hymn of the Republic]]. "As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free." |
| | #"My Love" by [[Petula Clark]]. Christian love in secular form. | | #"My Love" by [[Petula Clark]]. Christian love in secular form. |
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| | #"Alive" by [[P.O.D]].: About being thankful for the gift of life. | | #"Alive" by [[P.O.D]].: About being thankful for the gift of life. |
| | #"Gotta Serve Somebody" by [[Bob Dylan]]. "It may be the devil or it may be the Lord."<ref>http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/serve.html</ref> | | #"Gotta Serve Somebody" by [[Bob Dylan]]. "It may be the devil or it may be the Lord."<ref>http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/serve.html</ref> |
| − | #"Stand By Your Man," by [[Tammy Wynette]]. Don't expect [[feminists]] to like that one! Or [[Hillary Clinton]]!
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| | #"Jesus Take The Wheel" by [[Carrie Underwood]]. A gospel-themed hit from the American Idol winner. | | #"Jesus Take The Wheel" by [[Carrie Underwood]]. A gospel-themed hit from the American Idol winner. |
| | #"Red Barchetta" by [[Rush]]. Tells the story of a future with excessive regulation, where even driving is illegal. | | #"Red Barchetta" by [[Rush]]. Tells the story of a future with excessive regulation, where even driving is illegal. |
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| | #"Cat's In The Cradle" by Harry Chapin. The importance of traditional families and responsible fatherhood. | | #"Cat's In The Cradle" by Harry Chapin. The importance of traditional families and responsible fatherhood. |
| | #[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=6547 "The Devil Went Down To Georgia"] by Charlie Daniels. A deeper message here, as Daniels explains. | | #[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=6547 "The Devil Went Down To Georgia"] by Charlie Daniels. A deeper message here, as Daniels explains. |
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| | [[Category:Essays about Conservatism]] | | [[Category:Essays about Conservatism]] |