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The Ultimate Sellout – A Man Who Would Say Anything For A Vote

Posted by thebestmusicyouhaveneverheard on September 20, 2012
Posted in: Completely Wrong, Politics. Tagged: Completely Wrong. 1 Comment

I saw this headline on Huffington Post tonight and it made me fall down in the floor laughing.

This guy will truly say anything for a vote.  We know what he tells his millionaire buddies and you can see what he is selling today in the headline above.  I have said it before and I will say it again.  He truly thinks America, or at least all of it except for the 1%, is stupid enough to fall for it.  Need more to convince you of that?  Watch this……

Album Of The Week #17 – Home Free

Posted by thebestmusicyouhaveneverheard on September 20, 2012
Posted in: Album Of The Week. Tagged: Dan Fogelberg. 1 Comment

So….let’s forget about politics for a few minutes and get back to music.  Today’s Album of the Week post wraps up my series on Dan Fogelberg and represents your last chance to help him get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Home Free, released in 1972, was Dan Fogelberg’s first album.  Although it was not a hit when first released, it has since been certified platinum.  I personally think Home Free is one of the very best initial releases by any of the singer/songwriters from the early 1970s.

I wanted to do something a little different with this album so I scoured the internet to find early performances of as many of the Home Free songs as possible.  These live performances, along with some of actual Home Free album tracks,  provide you with an interesting view of a young artist at the very beginning of his career.  Good stuff.  Let’s listen…..

To The Morning – 1973

Stars – 1974

More Than Ever (album track)

Be On Your Way (album track)

Looking For A Lady/Hickory Grove – 1971

Long Way Home (album track)

Anyway I Love You/Let Me Go – 1971

Wisteria (album track)

The River (album track)

So….do you agree with me that Dan belongs in the Hall of Fame.  If so, sign the petition at the following link.

Petition To Get Dan Into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

And You Thought I Was Exaggerating – Mitt IS In Bibi’s Pocket

Posted by thebestmusicyouhaveneverheard on September 20, 2012
Posted in: Politics, Protest Songs. Tagged: Phil Ochs. Leave a comment

Listen to this…..

I would get on the phone with my friend Bibi Netanyahu ……..and ask what would you like me to do!  

Think about that if you even consider pulling the lever for Mitt.

Let me lay it on the line….an Israeli initiated war with Iran will not be one that is limited to air power!  It will eventually involve boots on the ground and those boots will be filled with with young Americans from the 47%.  In his own words: “My job is not to worry about those people.”

The children of the 1% are NEVER the ones on the front lines…..

I’m with Phil Ochs, the greatest protest singer from the 1960s…..

We will talk a lot more about Phil in some future protest song posts.

The Numbers Don’t Lie – Fact Checking The 47% Claim

Posted by thebestmusicyouhaveneverheard on September 19, 2012
Posted in: Politics. Leave a comment

Last post I said Mitt (In the future let’s agree to refer to him as Mittens) was Stupid and Arrogant.

Arrogant is self evident if you watched last night’s videos.  I figured I owed it to my loyal readers to justify Stupid….so here you go.

He Isn’t Sorry! He Is Stupid And Arrogant…….

Posted by thebestmusicyouhaveneverheard on September 19, 2012
Posted in: Completely Wrong, Politics. Tagged: Completely Wrong. 1 Comment

Thanks to the Huffington Post for the headline!

Romney/Ryan Ticket Announces Campaign Theme Songs

Posted by thebestmusicyouhaveneverheard on September 19, 2012
Posted in: New Music, Politics. Tagged: Randy Newman. Leave a comment

In an effort to distract Americans from thinking about the secret footage released yesterday, the Romney/Ryan today released their official theme song.  In the official press release for the song, the campaign stated that it will serve to bring 53% of Americans together with a common goal and vision of the future.  Without further ado, I give you the Romney/Ryan 2012 campaign theme song, I’m Dreaming, written and performed by Randy Newman….

To keep people singing (and not thinking) the campaign also release a foreign policy theme song.  Mitt Romney is said to have written the lyrics himself.  The man is truly a foreign policy genius!  Let’s listen….

The campaign is offering a free download of I’m Dreaming for the duration of the Romney/Ryan presidential campaign.  If I was you, I would download it tonight…..I hear more secret footage is coming soon!

I’m Dreaming Download

Long Song Tuesday #32 – The Fountain of Lamneth

Posted by thebestmusicyouhaveneverheard on September 18, 2012
Posted in: Long Song Tuesday. Tagged: Rush. Leave a comment

I have a good friend at work that is a huge Rush fan.  He turned me on to some early Rush albums that I had not heard, including Caress of Steel which was released in 1975.

Today’s Long Song Tuesday cut, The Fountain of Lamneth, is from that album.   Let’s listen…….

I have to say that I enjoyed this (maybe a little overblown but hey they were young).  What did you think?

Mitt Romney-What He Says To Millionaires That He Won’t Say To You

Posted by thebestmusicyouhaveneverheard on September 18, 2012
Posted in: Completely Wrong, Politics. Tagged: Completely Wrong. 1 Comment

Thanks to some covert video obtained by Mother Jones magazine we can now all hear what Mitt Romney tells his millionaire friends and what he really thinks about nearly half of the American electorate.  Here, listen for yourself……

Well I’ve got news for you Mitt, I am one of the 47% of Obama supporter that you just gave the finger to and I pay taxes.  In fact I pay taxes at a % that that is over twice the % that you pay and I don’t even come close to the $200,000 per year salary that you seem to think represents middle income in the United States.  Just for the record Mitt… the average income in the United States is closer to $50,000 per year not $200,000.  Look in the dictionary under “out of touch” it has a great picture of you.

Mitt….since you refuse to release more than one year of tax returns who knows what % tax you paid for every other year…..I am guessing something close to zero.  Why else would you try so hard to hide those returns.

It gets better…let’s listen as Mitt tells his millionaires buddies about the best consultants that money can buy that he has working on his campaign.

I don’t know about you but that little clip scares the hell out of me.  Mitt is using the same consultants used by Benjamin Netanyahu in the Israeli election.  Mitt obviously is very close to Mr. Netanyahu since he refers to him as “Bibi” and by “close to” I mean “in the pocket of “.  If you don’t believe me then do the research yourself.  What you will find is that Mitt and Bibi are great friends having worked at the same Boston consulting firm in the 70s.  All of a sudden the comments that Mr. Netanyahu made over the weekend make sense (go to any any internet news site and search if you missed his comments).  He was campaigning for Mitt….after all you never know when Israel might need a shitload of cruise missiles and a couple of thousand young American lives to finish off a war that Israel starts.  But hey….a relatively small price to pay for the presidency.

So, here is how Mother Jones wrapped up the story that they broke.  They sum things up better than I ever could so I won’t even try to compete.

Here was Romney raw and unplugged—sort of unscripted. With this crowd of fellow millionaires, he apparently felt free to utter what he really believes and would never dare say out in the open. He displayed a high degree of disgust for nearly half of his fellow citizens, lumping all Obama voters into a mass of shiftless moochers who don’t contribute much, if anything, to society, and he indicated that he viewed the election as a battle between strivers (such as himself and the donors before him) and parasitic free-riders who lack character, fortitude, and initiative. Yet Romney explained to his patrons that he could not speak such harsh words about Obama in public, lest he insult those independent voters who sided with Obama in 2008 and whom he desperately needs in this election. These were sentiments not to be shared with the voters; it was inside information, available only to the select few who had paid for the privilege of experiencing the real Romney.

Now you know what I think….let me know your thoughts.

I’m Back!

Posted by thebestmusicyouhaveneverheard on September 17, 2012
Posted in: Cool Concert Chatter, I Got You Covered, Politics, Protest Songs. Tagged: Eddie Vedder, Jackson Browne, Pearl Jam, Steven Van Zandt. 1 Comment

I had a major meltdown on Friday but now I’m back in the saddle so hang on tight…..the ride may be a little rough.

Here is my new theme song. (a couple of cover versions followed by a live performance by the songwriter with a great introductory speech)

Jackson Browne (acoustic)

Eddie Vedder (acoustic)

Pearl Jam

Steven Van Zant – the writer of the song

As I move forward with this blog there willl be no more “pussyfooting”.  In case that is a uniquely American term, let me define it for you:

Pussyfooting: To act or proceed cautiously or timidly

From here on out I am going to say exactly what I feel and…..to use Steven Van Zandt’s words, I plan to:

………question every motherfucker every time!

Here are a couple of topics I plan to address head-on in the next couple of weeks, in addition to my usual music posts.

  • The Ultimate Sellout
  • Religion and Politics
  • Racism and Politics
  • Hypocrisy, Cowardice, and Politics
  • Bain Capital Explained (Using American History As It Might Have Been)

As I said…..hang on tight!

Friday Word Of The Week #9 – Tired

Posted by thebestmusicyouhaveneverheard on September 15, 2012
Posted in: Word Of The Week. Tagged: John Lennon, The Beatles. Leave a comment

Today I am tired.  I’m tired because its the end of a long work week but more than that I’m tired of the bullshit going on in the world right now.  So….”tired” is the word of the week.  Since I am so tired you only get two songs today.

In addition to being “tired” I am really down at this point so I’m taking the weekend off from posting. I will re-evaluate whether I’m going to continue with this blog on Monday.

For what its worth, I am more convinced than ever that John Lennon had it exactly right.   I suggest you spend some time thinking about this song over the weekend.

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