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Essay:Greatest Conservative Songs (view source)
Revision as of 20:12, July 29, 2011
, 20:12, July 29, 2011added more missing youtube links
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|''Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road''
|[http://youtu.be/EgkBx8csEws ''Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road'']
|Elton John
|Elton John
|The same message as the [[Prodigal Son]]: look objectively at our own lives, and realize that "I should have listened to my old man."
|The same message as the [[Prodigal Son]]: look objectively at our own lives, and realize that "I should have listened to my old man."
|9 (Bobby Fuller Four version)
|9 (Bobby Fuller Four version)
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|''Anything Goes''
|[http://youtu.be/pEnLNWoln1c ''Anything Goes'']
|Guns N' Roses
|Guns N' Roses
|A blatant message about the dangers of premarital sex
|A blatant message about the dangers of premarital sex
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|NA
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|''Seven Nation Army''
|[http://youtu.be/6j7huh5Egew ''Seven Nation Army'']
|The White Stripes
|The White Stripes
|A song about the growing power of conservatism
|A song about the growing power of conservatism
|1 (Hot Country Singles)
|1 (Hot Country Singles)
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|''[[Battle Hymn of the Republic]]''
|[http://youtu.be/r5Q8Xa0bPy8''Battle Hymn of the Republic'']
|Lee Greenwood
|Lee Greenwood
|"As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free."
|"As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free."
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|NA
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|''You Light Up My Life''
|[http://youtu.be/lnk8SKD9zcA''You Light Up My Life'']
|Debby Boone
|Debby Boone
|One of the biggest hits ever, but [[liberals]] omit that this song is about [[Jesus]].
|One of the biggest hits ever, but [[liberals]] omit that this song is about [[Jesus]].
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|NA
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|''Thank You My Lord''
|[http://youtu.be/bCFWyLwcR6E ''Thank You My Lord'']
|[[Petula Clark]]
|[[Petula Clark]]
|The title says it all.
|The title says it all.
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|NA
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|''Brick''
|[http://youtu.be/7NJMTmz7pkg ''Brick'']
|Ben Folds Five
|Ben Folds Five
|Shows the regret involved in abortion.
|Shows the regret involved in abortion.
|6 (Modern Rock Tracks)
|6 (Modern Rock Tracks)
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|''Alive''
|[http://youtu.be/Dw6qmYX1ny4 ''Alive'']
|P.O.D.
|P.O.D.
|About being thankful for the gift of life.
|About being thankful for the gift of life.
|1 (US Adult Contemporary)
|1 (US Adult Contemporary)
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|''Red Barchetta''
|[http://youtu.be/FAvQSkK8Z8U ''Red Barchetta'']
|[[Rush]]
|[[Rush]]
|Tells the story of a future with excessive regulation, where even driving is illegal.
|Tells the story of a future with excessive regulation, where even driving is illegal.
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|NA
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|''Father of Mine''
|[http://youtu.be/K5N2WJ1szHE ''Father of Mine'']
|Everclear
|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.
|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.
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|NA
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|''Neighborhood Bully''
|[http://youtu.be/kD5M_i6JceU ''Neighborhood Bully'']
|[[Bob Dylan]]
|[[Bob Dylan]]
|Israel's right to exist and defend itself.
|Israel's right to exist and defend itself.
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|''Get it Right the First Time''
|[http://youtu.be/4ZEE8utquP8 ''Get it Right the First Time'']
|Louisiana's LeRoux
|Louisiana's LeRoux
|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.
|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.
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|''Wish You Were Here''
|[http://youtu.be/QCQTr8ZYdhg ''Wish You Were Here'']
|Pink Floyd
|Pink Floyd
|A song about wishing that a conservative president would return back to office.
|A song about wishing that a conservative president would return back to office.