You put your right hand in,
You put your right hand out,
You put your right hand in,
And you shake it all about
The conservative magazine “National Review” has published a list of “The 50 greatest conservative rock songs.” Surprisingly, “The Hokey Pokey” isn’t on it, despite mentioning the right a number of times — see the lyrics above. I guess the problem is it mentions the left, too.
Anyway, the list is filled with songs that I used to just think of as great music, without getting the conservative connection at all. The Review attempts to explain what qualifies the songs for its list but doesn’t always succeed. “Sweet Home Alabama” is there because it is a tribute to the South — apparently that is something only conservatives appreciate. And “Stand By Your Man” is there because Hillary Clinton made negative comments about it. Oh, okay.
Stand By Your Man….” Country singer George Jones, (R) pictured with the late Tammy Wynette at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville on October 4, 1995, FILE PHOTO
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Hey George, Capt. Kangaroo called and he said he wants his haircut back!
- Posted by robI came across this quite late. :\
Sheesh! Way to take songs and twist them. Some are straight forward and truly about what National Review is suggesting. Others? Not so much. If you have a conservative agenda about EVERYTHING.
Great read, though!
- Posted by E