Artist: System Of A Down
System of A Down is the type of band that gives music lovers like me reasons to listen to today's new music. It doesn't even matter if I like all of their music (see my previous post.)
For some reason I keep writing about music with political messages and it's another one of them: (copied from this link )
[Verse 1]
Why don't you ask the kids at Tiananmen Square
Was fashion the reason why they were there?
They disguise it, hypnotize it
Television made you buy it"
[Verse 2]
She's scared that I will take her away from there
Dreams that her country left with no one there
Mesmerize the simple minded
Propaganda leaves us blinded
[Chorus]
I'm just sitting in my car and waiting for my girl
While the verses are self-explanatory, the chorus is not as obvious. I googled a bit and found the band mentioned in an interview that it refers to a "common" person. I guess it means a person could be doing his everyday activities while ugly politics happen elsewhere. Whether one affect the other or not is up to your interpretation.
Talking about their political lyric, I must mentioned this from "B.Y.O.B":
"Why don't presidents fight the war?
Why do they always send the poor?"
Rhapsody Link
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Monday, October 03, 2005
Album: Not in Our Name
Artist: Charlie Haden and Liberation Music Orchestra
This is the 2nd consecutive post about politics-inspired music. What a coincidence!
I wrote about Charlie Haden and Liberation Music Orchestra before and mentioned this band only releases new music during a Republican administration Well, they did it again. With songs named "This is Not America", "Blue Anthem"... you would easily know how much they approve of what George W. Bush have done (his so-called anti-terrorism policy and the war on Iraq.)
I'll refer you all to this excellent review of the album at AllAboutJazz: "The title 'Not In Our Name' comes from the window posters displayed by householders throughout Europe in protest at the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq—Haden noticed the posters while on tour in '03."
Rhapsody Link
This is the 2nd consecutive post about politics-inspired music. What a coincidence!
I wrote about Charlie Haden and Liberation Music Orchestra before and mentioned this band only releases new music during a Republican administration Well, they did it again. With songs named "This is Not America", "Blue Anthem"... you would easily know how much they approve of what George W. Bush have done (his so-called anti-terrorism policy and the war on Iraq.)
I'll refer you all to this excellent review of the album at AllAboutJazz: "The title 'Not In Our Name' comes from the window posters displayed by householders throughout Europe in protest at the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq—Haden noticed the posters while on tour in '03."
Rhapsody Link
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