The Best Bush Rock Songs

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growlingsoulpup

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I think the whole world is happy that Bush is finally on his way out. One downside to that, however, will be that the angry protest songs that were inspired by his regime will die down. A few great songs have come out of that sentiment. Why not let's share our favorites? Mine would be "The Pretender" by Foo Fighters, "American Idiot" by Green Day and "When The President Talks To God" by Bright Eyes...
 
I'm not sure if M.I.A by Avenged Sevenfold is under this category but it does criticise the war so.. Besides this is one of their best songs to me.
 
megalomaniac isn't about bush, the singer said so himself.
as for the entire anti-bush thing. justified? i wouldn't give my opinion because i don't know much about bush. i'm guessing most of you don't either.
hating bush has become more of pop culture, like push-pops, sling bags, skinny jeans, Rihanna.
not to say bush is a good president, just that i don't think most people who hate bush know exactly why they hate him. the usual reasons are his war on iraq, how he did it to get oil, how he apparently was responsible for 9/11, and his lack of speech skills.

the RATM guy knows alot about politics, he is a really smart guy. but when he sings songs that say "fck you i won't do what you tell me x 100" to a crowd of impressionable teens or just music fans who don't care for politics it's a bit ridiculous.
 
we shld know these political situations around us as it will affect us in the near future. anyway, we shldnt criticize the president here eventhough that particular guy kills thousands of innocent lives.
 
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blank said:
megalomaniac isn't about bush, the singer said so himself.
as for the entire anti-bush thing. justified? i wouldn't give my opinion because i don't know much about bush. i'm guessing most of you don't either.
hating bush has become more of pop culture, like push-pops, sling bags, skinny jeans, Rihanna.
not to say bush is a good president, just that i don't think most people who hate bush know exactly why they hate him. the usual reasons are his war on iraq, how he did it to get oil, how he apparently was responsible for 9/11, and his lack of speech skills.

the RATM guy knows alot about politics, he is a really smart guy. but when he sings songs that say "fck you i won't do what you tell me x 100" to a crowd of impressionable teens or just music fans who don't care for politics it's a bit ridiculous.
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Blank, I'm pretty sure what Brandon Boyd meant was that the song does not specifically point at George W. Bush. Most songwriters are reluctant to tie a song down to a single person or theme. Songs relate much better when you can interpret it for yourself.

And it is rather insulting also to generalize that musicians write songs against
George W. Bush simply because it's popular. I'm pretty sure the Dixie Chicks were REALLY channeling pop culture when their records got burned and they publicly crucified for speaking out against Bush.
 
growlingsoulpup said:
Blank, I'm pretty sure what Brandon Boyd meant was that the song does not specifically point at George W. Bush. Most songwriters are reluctant to tie a song down to a single person or theme. Songs relate much better when you can interpret it for yourself.

And it is rather insulting also to generalize that musicians write songs against
George W. Bush simply because it's popular. I'm pretty sure the Dixie Chicks were REALLY channeling pop culture when their records got burned and they publicly crucified for speaking out against Bush.
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Yes growlingsoulpup. I said "megalomaniac isn't about bush, the singer said so himself", yes songs are up to one's interpretation, what's your point?
Uh, did I say anywhere that musicians do it because it's popular? In fact, I said the RATM guy knew what he was talking about. Never said musicians do it because it's popular, where exactly did I mention musicians cashing in on it? Though I'm sure some do.
My focus was more on the young fans who listen to the music, and because it's in a rock song, it has to be true... right?
It is pop culture. Stickers, shirts, bags, etc etc that have anti-bush messages. It's in music, art, films, comedy. I don't exactly see how your example regarding the Dixie Chicks relates to this at all.
 
Appropriate places such as?

I'm not saying that expressing hate at Bush is the best outlet, and i can't deny that some of these musicians MAY be inclined to "follow pop culture". But like you said, by playing music in front of "impressionable teens or just music fans who don't care for politics" it's really up to the fans to accept the message being delivered or not. If they're impressionable, the lyrics would have done its job and these people (armed with newfound interest in politics) may want to go out on their own to learn more and hopefully be more aware of the present political climate.

Likewise, if they're just in it for the music, then good for them. Being such an accesible medium, mixing both music and politics can't be avoided at times and it's up to the listener whether they're willing to be impressionable or not.

Regardless, i understand what you mean when you say that some people hate Bush just to go with a trend -coughAmericanIdiotcough-. Musician and fan's prerogative, i guess.

On another note, there're people out there who you can't help but just hate. ;)
 
Slash04 said:
Appropriate places such as?

I'm not saying that expressing hate at Bush is the best outlet, and i can't deny that some of these musicians MAY be inclined to "follow pop culture". But like you said, by playing music in front of "impressionable teens or just music fans who don't care for politics" it's really up to the fans to accept the message being delivered or not. If they're impressionable, the lyrics would have done its job and these people (armed with newfound interest in politics) may want to go out on their own to learn more and hopefully be more aware of the present political climate.

Likewise, if they're just in it for the music, then good for them. Being such an accesible medium, mixing both music and politics can't be avoided at times and it's up to the listener whether they're willing to be impressionable or not.

Regardless, i understand what you mean when you say that some people hate Bush just to go with a trend -coughAmericanIdiotcough-. Musician and fan's prerogative, i guess.

On another note, there're people out there who you can't help but just hate. ;)
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Yes, it might, I acknowledge that. But it does more harm than help. I guarantee you for most people, not all, it goes something like. 1.Listen to rock song 2.Hate Bush 3.The end .
Billie-joe seems like a pretty genuine guy, though the song wasn't exactly my cup of tea. I'd say his intentions seemed well but didn't translate well through his song.
 
You said, quote, the song is not about George Bush, the singer said so himself. What I said was, the song is not specifically about George Bush. There's a big difference right there. The first equates to exclusion, the second implies inclusion.

You're right about the pop culture, I misread your post and I apologize. There's no fire without smoke, however, and you'll have to concede that George Bush has made very poor decisions as a president. There might be people out there who are just hopping on the Hate-Bush bandwagon, but to say that you "don't think most people who hate bush know exactly why they hate him" simply marginalizes the many people have have very real reasons to be discontented and angry at Bush due to his poor wartime leadership, corporate favoritism and marginalization of ethnic minorities.
 
ok now this thread is about Obama.

1) Love Obama
2) Write a "I LOVE OBAMA" song.
3) ???
4) Profit!!!
 
daryl said:
ok now this thread is about Obama.

1) Love Obama
2) Write a "I LOVE OBAMA" song.
3) ???
4) Profit!!!
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Lol, but I have a feeling those songs won't be as good as the ones during the Bush administration. Seems like anger just makes for much better rock and roll.
 
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