09.03.11
Rock music for class war (enjoys brief surprising surge)
870 views/listens as of this post. Which isn’t bad for relatively no publicity and the subject matter. So thanks if you gave it a listen!
One DD colleague commented that he didn’t attribute our economic and national fail to just one person.
Neither do I.
But so far I’ve found it impossible to fit everyone deserving mention into something between 2:30 and 3 minutes long. And make it catchy and amusing enough to get a laugh from those who still have a sense of humor.
And I get a kick out of “Lloyd Blankfein,” as a rock ‘n’ roll song with a lot less voltage, being better than Ted Nugent’s “I Still Believe.”
In Anaheim earlier this summer.
Glorified heavy metal bar band.
Ted’s big song on his faith in the USA, the title of his tour, and this is a
lyric sample: “I’m so [f——‘] alive; I’m so in love with this…
That’s it, along with “I believe in America”? It’s to laugh. He doesn’t even know he’s phoned it in.
“Sing that motherfucker!” Ted yells. The crowd doesn’t. Someone from the bar, in silhouette, hoists a drink to teetotal Ted. At least he still looks like he’s having a lot of fun. Mostly.
Next up — “Motor City Madhouse” — four and change decades old.