Freedom – Not Just for Rednecks Anymore (part 1)
Sep 18, 2006 Announcements, Uncategorized
In the memorabilia I’ve kept for many, many years, there is a distorted slug. I think it’s .45 caliber, but it might be a little slower. Nearly 40 years ago, in 1969, that bullet flew past my head, with a message… yelled from a hundred yards away. “You can’t talk like that! This is America!” (I think I’d just finished singing a couple of verses of Country Joe McDonald’s “Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die Rag.”
Huh? If anything, in America we CAN talk like that. That’s what FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS ALL ABOUT!
If you want to see something scary, Google the word “Freedom” sometime. The good part is great links to quotes from people like Dr. Martin Luther King, John F. Kennedy, Rudy Guiliani… Then, then, then, then there are the flag adorned hate sites. The people who truly believe in their hearts that Freedom is something reserved for people who are light-skinned, who speak only English (maybe with a drawl).
Oh, well….
More on this one later. The medium makes it far too easy to rant. And none of us want to go there.
Peace, Love, Wow!
Duck
What a Magic Word, this Freedom
Sep 4, 2006 Music Styles, Politicians / Politics, Racism, Suppression of Ideas, Suppression of People
The freedom to believe… or not to believe
The freedom to speak… or to remain silent
The freedom to vote… or to abstain
Freedom (Paul McCartney – New York City 2001)
Freedom (Richie Havens – Woodstock 1969)
Chimes of Freedom (Bob Dylan 1964)
Songs of Freedom (Bob Marley 1992)
Songs of Freedom (Santana)
We Shall Overcome (Guy Carawan, Candy Carawan from a piece by Charles Tindley)
Blowin’ in the Wind (Bob Dylan)
Your turn…..
Vietnam
Sep 1, 2006 Blues, Folk / Indigenous, Other Music Styles, Rock and Roll, War
There are hundreds… here are a few…
Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die Rag — Country Joe and the Fish
War — Bruce Springsteen
Where Have All the Flowers Gone — Pete Seeger
Universal Soldier — Donovan
The Ballad of the Green Berets — SSgt Barry Sadler
The Eve of Destruction — Barry McGuire
I could work on this list alone for weeks…
Reggae Rules!
Sep 1, 2006 Racism, Reggae, Suppression of Ideas, Suppression of People, War
No appropriate discussion of political implications in music would be complete without the inclusion of Reggae. Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, Toots and the Maytalls… the list is endless.
Some of my favorites (in no particular order):
Reggae Down Babylon (Jimmy Cliff) — reggae down apartheid!
Buffalo Soldier (Bob Marley) — the US government using former slaves to fight indigenous Americans…
Downpressor Man (Peter Tosh) — the Jamaican police state.
Political Topics – Starter Thread
Sep 1, 2006 Topics, Uncategorized
We’ve created categories for the political topics in the list below. If you’d like us to add a topic please let us know by adding a comment to this post. While we’re getting off the ground, you can add any post regarding a music style by posting a comment to this thread. We’ll move it to the appropriate category so others may comment on it.
Topic Categories: Corporate Corruption, Politicians/Politics, Racism, Suppression of People, Suppression of Ideas, War, Other
Thanks,
Duck
Music Styles – Starter Thread
Sep 1, 2006 Music Styles, Uncategorized
We’ve created categories for the music styles in the list below. If you’d like us to add a style please let us know by adding a comment to this post. While we’re getting off the ground, you can add any post regarding a music style by posting a comment to this thread. We’ll move it to the appropriate category so others may comment on it.
Music Style categories: Blues, Country/Bluegrass, Folk/Indigenous, Hard Rock/Metal, New Age, Pop, Rap/Hip Hop, Reggae, Rock and Roll, World Music, Other
I’ve left out Jazz because no politically oriented jazz immediately comes to mind. But of course I may be without a clue…
Thanks,
Duck
Welcome to Three Chords to Freedom (3c2f)
Sep 1, 2006 Announcements
Throughout history, music has played an important part in the expression of political views, and resistance to totalitarianist suppression of thought. This is a place to talk about your favorite political pieces.
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