Stick me with anything you want to. I'm done with this election cycle. That said, everyone who can, should vote. The stakes are high. Still for the last two years, I've been bombarded by candidates wanting to get my vote, promising lower taxes, better schools, saying they understand foreign policy because they can see Russia from their house, saying "the other one" is lying.
You all lost me when you decided to become politicians. I'm sick of the rhetoric. It's time to decide!
I wanted to do a post featuring sort of a satirical "greatest hits" from the political season, but as usual, my son gave me inspiration--to do something else.
We were having one or our famous talks in the car, when my son asks if I have anything on my ipod by this band that had "the best drummer in the world".
With little hesitation I say, "Do you mean The Who?"
He then tells me he has been learning to play the drums to one of their songs on Rock Band, and proceeds to play "Won't get Fooled Again".
It occurs to me that the song with its lyrics ("Meet the new boss/Same as the old boss") and ("I'll get on my knees and pray/We don't get fooled again") is relevant today, despite the fact it was written 30+years ago.
Then my son and I were playing Rock Band together, along with his friends, and we were practicing The Stones' "Gimme Shelter". I thought, that too, is a political tune, in its own way, I interpret it as a song about how the 60's were rather a violent period, even with all of the peace activism.
So I have a list of tunes that make me think about politics, and to some extent, reflect my my attitudes about it.
Besides the two songs I mentioned here's a few that leap to mind:
Freedom of Choice-Devo
Superman-R.E.M.
It's the End of the World As We Know It...But I Feel Fine-R.E.M.
It's a Beautiful World We Live In-Devo
Imagine-John Lennon
Revolution-The Beatles
Feel free to add to the list. And please don't get fooled again. Use your head and your heart when you vote.
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