[lbo-talk] RTe: The revolution will not be televised

[Gar Lipow]

On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> I was thinking of doing a radio show on political music - why so much of it sucks, and what makes the good stuff, like Gil Scott-Heron, not suck. Any ideas, either for substance or guests? Ned Sublette would be on the list, for sure. But others?
>
> Doug

I dunno about guests or substance. Of course to some extent "not suck"
is subjective. I think if the politics is integrated with the world
view. Also if the songwriter in general does not suck then the odds
are better that the political music won't suck.

I don't know if Eugene Hütz is available as a guest, but you could
play some Gogol Bordello. Immigraniada (We Comin' Rougher) is their
most famous political song. But Supertheory of Supereverything rocks
is just as much about immigration experience.  "Forces of Victory"
which seems to me about rebels keeping spirits high in a time of
reaction.

And  yet, of the three songs I'll bet "Imigrandniada" is the only one
that set out to be political. The other two, I'd guess was the author
writing about life, and since politics are a key part of life, they
ended up political.
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