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#"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.

#"Father of Mine" by [[Everclear]]. A reminder of the importance of good parenting. Everclear singer Art Alexakis wrote much of his material from his own perspective of a troubled childhood. At the end of the song, Alexakis promises to be a better father than his own had been.

#"Father of Mine" by [[Everclear]]. A reminder of the importance of good parenting. Everclear singer Art Alexakis wrote much of his material from his own perspective of a troubled childhood. At the end of the song, Alexakis promises to be a better father than his own had been.

#"The Taxman" by [[The Beatles]]. George Harrison said, "Taxman was when I first realized that even though we had started earning money, we were actually giving most of it away in taxes." <ref>http://home.att.net/~chuckayoub/Taxman_Lyrics.html</ref>

#''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maz9ddxEQnM The Taxman]'', by [[The Beatles]]. George Harrison said, "Taxman was when I first realized that even though we had started earning money, we were actually giving most of it away in taxes." <ref>http://home.att.net/~chuckayoub/Taxman_Lyrics.html</ref>

#"Back in the U.S.A." by [[Chuck Berry]]. A patriotic song about missing life in the U.S.A.

#''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4eonyfRet8&feature=related Back in the U.S.A.]'', by [[Chuck Berry]]. A patriotic song about missing life in the U.S.A.

#"Government Cheese" by [[The Rainmakers]]. Humorous spoof of welfare.

#''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZVPv9B-ZlM Government Cheese]'', by [[The Rainmakers]]. Humorous spoof of welfare.

#"Angry Young Man" by [[Billy Joel]]. The doctrinaire leftist radical with "his fist in the air and his head in the sand" comes in for biting criticism.

#''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErPywgiMb4k Angry Young Man]'' by [[Billy Joel]]. The doctrinaire leftist radical with "his fist in the air and his head in the sand" comes in for biting criticism.

#"Gimme Back My Bullets" by [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]. The name says it all.

#''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzU2iJ9qfXg Gimme Back My Bullets]'', by [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]. The name says it all.

#"Let My People Go" by [[The Pursuit of Happiness]]. "How will you free us with your hate?  How many heads will smash when you smash the state?  You say march, I think I'll wait." An anti-protest song.

#''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPPlGFh6OpQ Spirit In The Sky]'', by [[Norman Greenbaum]].  

#"Don't Let 'Em Take Your Gun" by [[Grand Funk Railroad]]. A father gives his son some sage advice.

#''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38oeBgvbMYA Don't Let 'Em Take Your Gun]'', by [[Grand Funk Railroad]]. A father gives his son some sage advice.

#"Something For Nothing" by [[Rush]]. "You can't get something for nothing, you can't have freedom for free."

#''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=096LhjGNNCk Something For Nothing]'', by [[Rush]]. "You can't get something for nothing, you can't have freedom for free."

#"Neighborhood Bully" by [[Bob Dylan]]. Israel's right to exist and defend itself.

#"Neighborhood Bully" by [[Bob Dylan]]. Israel's right to exist and defend itself.

#"Get It Right the First Time" by [[Louisiana's Le Roux]].  Wealthy Georgia politician is placed in high office and turns out to be a puppet with no ideas of his own.  Released in 1980 when Jimmy Carter was up for re-election.

#"Get It Right the First Time" by [[Louisiana's Le Roux]].  Wealthy Georgia politician is placed in high office and turns out to be a puppet with no ideas of his own.  Released in 1980 when Jimmy Carter was up for re-election.

#"Only The Young" by [[Journey]]. "The shadows of a golden age, a generation waits for dawn, the brave carry on, the bold and the strong".  An anthem for the Reagan Generation.

#"Only The Young" by [[Journey]]. "The shadows of a golden age, a generation waits for dawn, the brave carry on, the bold and the strong".  An anthem for the Reagan Generation.

#''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2UE5g72s0o Yours Is No Disgrace]'' by [[Yes]]. Written to, and about, the troops headed for Vietnam.

#''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2UE5g72s0o Yours Is No Disgrace]'', by [[Yes]]. Written to, and about, the troops headed for Vietnam.

#"Fair Exchange" and "Sparks of the Tempest" by [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]]. Warnings about totalitarian governments who want to take away your freedom in the name of utopia.  Also much of their early 80s material, which has Christian lyrics.

#"Fair Exchange" and "Sparks of the Tempest" by [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]]. Warnings about totalitarian governments who want to take away your freedom in the name of utopia.  Also much of their early 80s material, which has Christian lyrics.

#"In America" by the [[Charlie Daniels]] Band. Patriotism makes a comeback in response to the Iran hostage crisis and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

#"In America" by the [[Charlie Daniels]] Band. Patriotism makes a comeback in response to the Iran hostage crisis and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

#"We Must Take America Back" by [[Steve Vaus]]. Became an underground country music hit in 1992 after RCA dropped him and took the album out of print due to the political lyrics.

#"We Must Take America Back" by [[Steve Vaus]]. Became an underground country music hit in 1992 after RCA dropped him and took the album out of print due to the political lyrics.

#"Renegade" by [[Steppenwolf]]. John Kay's childhood escape from Communist East Germany.

#"Renegade" by [[Steppenwolf]]. John Kay's childhood escape from Communist East Germany.

#"Capitalism" by [[Oingo Boingo]]. There's nothing wrong with free enterprise.

#''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqXAW2snGMI Capitalism]'', by [[Oingo Boingo]]. There's nothing wrong with free enterprise.

#"Unborn Child" by [[Seals and Crofts]]. This pro-life song was a hit single in 1974, but for some reason gets left off the Seals and Crofts greatest hits albums.

#"Unborn Child" by [[Seals and Crofts]]. This pro-life song was a hit single in 1974, but for some reason gets left off the Seals and Crofts greatest hits albums.

#"Bad Rap (Who You Tryin' To Kid, Kid?)" by [[Steve Taylor]]. Takes aim at LA and NY hipsters, the Village Voice, abortion, and "the left-wing band with their head in the sand".

#"Bad Rap (Who You Tryin' To Kid, Kid?)" by [[Steve Taylor]]. Takes aim at LA and NY hipsters, the Village Voice, abortion, and "the left-wing band with their head in the sand".

#"Love Me, I'm a Liberal" by [[Phil Ochs]]. Revealing Liberal hypocrisy for what it is.

#"Love Me, I'm a Liberal" by [[Phil Ochs]]. Revealing Liberal hypocrisy for what it is.

#"America USA" by [http://giveagiftofsong.com/products.htm]Joey Sudyka. Not very well known, perhaps, but a good patriotic song.

#"America USA" by [http://giveagiftofsong.com/products.htm]Joey Sudyka. Not very well known, perhaps, but a good patriotic song.

#"Red White and Blue" by [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]].

#''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6XZDb045xU Red White and Blue]'', by [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]].

#"Simple Man" by Charlie Daniels. A song about how drugs and poor politics are a result of people putting their bibles down. Also a strongly pro death penalty song.

#''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBohsCG8emk Simple Man]'', by [[Charlie Daniels]]. A song about how drugs and poor politics are a result of people putting their bibles down. Also a strongly pro death penalty song.

#"That Smell" by [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]. A very strong anti-drug use song by Americas most prestigious southern rock band.

#"That Smell" by [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]. A very strong anti-drug use song by Americas most prestigious southern rock band.

#Virtually anything by [[Toby Keith]], but especially "Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue (The Angry American)".

#Virtually anything by [[Toby Keith]], but especially "Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue (The Angry American)".

#"Under God" by [[Pat Boone]].

#''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pldyz9VS2yY Under God]'', by [[Pat Boone]].

#"Christmas Shoes" by NewSong - a Christmas song by a Christian band.  

#"Christmas Shoes" by NewSong - a Christmas song by a Christian band.  

#"God Bless the USA" by Lee Greenwood.<ref>http://www.scoutsongs.com/lyrics/proudtobeamerican.html</ref>

#"God Bless the USA" by Lee Greenwood.<ref>http://www.scoutsongs.com/lyrics/proudtobeamerican.html</ref>