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Essay:Greatest Conservative Songs

2007-07-23T05:02:09Z

Happydeathman:

Conservative songs exist, and some are immensely popular. Here is our growing list:

#"My Love" by [[Petula Clark]]. Christian love in secular form.
#"Starting All Over Again" by [[Petula Clark]]. Keep moving onward, even in the most difficult of times.
#"Thank You My Lord" by [[Petula Clark]]. The title says it all.
#"I Fought the Law (and the Law Won)". I am stoned. The version by [[The Clash]] has a good tempo.
#"Fast Car" by [[Tracy Chapman]]. Self-help with a criticism of alcohol.
#"You Can't Hurry Love (You Just Have to Wait)". Abstinence for rock fans. The versions by [[The Supremes]] and [[Phil Collins]] were popular.
#"In Your Eyes" by [[Peter Gabriel]]. Love and a thousand churches for those who are lost.
#"Pomp and Circumstance" ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOcvcBxrfN4 ''Land of Hope & Glory'']) By Freedom gain, by Truth maintain...
#[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ0oCmDXrVk&mode=related&search= "Jerusalem"] Don't let the sword sleep in the hand.
#[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wahd2piIr4Q "Brothers In Arms"] by [[Dire Straits]]. We're fools to make war on our brothers in arms.
#"The Ascent of Stan" by [[Ben Folds]]. Tells the story of a former "textbook hippie man" who realizes that he has become everything that he was protesting against.
#"Brick" by [[Ben Folds Five]]. Shows the regret involved in abortion.
#"Revolution 1" by the [[Beatles]]: Against silly support of Communist revolutionaries.
#"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>
#"Stand By Your Man," by [[Tammy Wynette]]. Don't expect [[liberals]] to like that one!
#"I Can't Drive 55", by [[Sammy Hagar]]. A libertarian protest against highway speed limits.
#"Jesus Take The Wheel" by [[Carrie Underwood]]. A gospel-themed hit from the American Idol winner.
#"Sweet Home Alabama" by [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]. Somewhat a response to hippie culture, as well as taking a potshot at liberal musician Neil Young.
#"Red Barchetta" by [[Rush]]. Tells the story of a future with excessive regulation, where even driving is illegal.
#"You Light Up My Life" by [[Debbie Boone]]. One of the biggest hits ever, but [[liberals]] omit that this song is about [[Jesus]].
#"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." [http://home.att.net/~chuckayoub/Taxman_Lyrics.html]
#"Back in the U.S.A." by [[Chuck Berry]]. A patriotic song about missing life in the U.S.A.
#"Where the Streets Have No Name" by [[U2]].
#"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.
#"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.
#"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."
#"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.
#"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.
#"Yours Is No Disgrace" by [[Yes]]. Written to, and about, the troops headed for Vietnam.
#"Fair Exchange" by [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]]. A warning about totalitarian governments who want to exchange your freedom for a "new perfect order".
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Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies

2007-07-23T05:00:39Z

Happydeathman:

Conservative movies exist, and some are immensely popular. Here is our growing list (in no particular order):

#The first Spider-Man (2002), which praises moral virtue (hard-working teenager, devout aunt and well-meaning uncle) and pokes fun at assumed [[liberals]] (entertainers and journalist). Hero chooses [[abstinence]]. This was one of the most profitable films ever made.
#[[Gone With the Wind]]
#[[Ben-Hur]]
#[[Shawshank Redemption]]
#[[The Sound of Music]]
#[[It's a Wonderful Life]]
#[[The Ten Commandments]]
#[[Mr. Smith Goes To Washington]]
#[[The Passion of the Christ]]
#Star Wars and its sequels - simple truths about the triumph of good over evil
#[[King of Kings]]
#On The Waterfront - a simple but hardworking longshoreman takes on his Mafia-controlled union
#[[Sergeant York]]
#[[Knute Rockne: All-American]]
#[[Ninotchka]]
#[[Forbidden Planet]]
#[[Rudy]]
#[[The Prince of Egypt]]
#[[Red Dawn]]
#[[Harry's War]]
#[[The Patriot]] (2000) (the one starring Mel Gibson, there are several other movies with this name)
#[[Ladder 49]]
#[[Rocky]] (perseverance and God-given talent can overcome all odds)
#[[October Sky]]
#[[Amazing Grace (film)]]
#[[Bruce Almighty]]
#[[Home Alone]]
#[[V for Vendetta]] (warns of totalitarian governments who suppress freedom of religion)
#[[World Trade Center]] (highlights the bravery of the firemen and police in [[9/11]])
#[[Mortal Combat: Annihilation]] Raiden is awesome!
#[[Bloodsucking Pharaohs of Pittsburgh]]
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Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies

2007-07-23T04:59:42Z

Happydeathman:

Conservative movies exist, and some are immensely popular. Here is our growing list (in no particular order):

#The first Spider-Man (2002), which praises moral virtue (hard-working teenager, devout aunt and well-meaning uncle) and pokes fun at assumed [[liberals]] (entertainers and journalist). Hero chooses [[abstinence]]. This was one of the most profitable films ever made.
#[[Gone With the Wind]]
#[[Ben-Hur]]
#[[Shawshank Redemption]]
#[[The Sound of Music]]
#[[It's a Wonderful Life]]
#[[The Ten Commandments]]
#[[Mr. Smith Goes To Washington]]
#[[The Passion of the Christ]]
#Star Wars and its sequels - simple truths about the triumph of good over evil
#[[King of Kings]]
#On The Waterfront - a simple but hardworking longshoreman takes on his Mafia-controlled union
#[[Sergeant York]]
#[[Knute Rockne: All-American]]
#[[Ninotchka]]
#[[Forbidden Planet]]
#[[Rudy]]
#[[The Prince of Egypt]]
#[[Red Dawn]]
#[[Harry's War]]
#[[The Patriot]] (2000) (the one starring Mel Gibson, there are several other movies with this name)
#[[Ladder 49]]
#[[Rocky]] (perseverance and God-given talent can overcome all odds)
#[[October Sky]]
#[[Amazing Grace (film)]]
#[[Bruce Almighty]]
#[[Home Alone]]
#[[V for Vendetta]] (warns of totalitarian governments who suppress freedom of religion)
#[[World Trade Center]] (highlights the bravery of the firemen and police in [[9/11]])
#[[Mortal Combat: Annihilation]] Raiden is awesome!])
== References ==

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