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The 50 greatest conservative rock songs of all time.
Tim Grieve

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  • Friday, May 19, 2006 02:31 PM

    It will be a sad list indeed

    There will be a few redneckish southern rock pieces in there and I agree with several posters that "Born in the USA" will certainly be on the list because they won't listen to the lyrics for comprehension, just has a catchy refrain. The problem is that the greatest rock songs come out of passion...passion for protest...passion for change...passion for independance...passion for the love of another. By definition, "conservatives" aren't supposed to take chances; they strive for that "even keel", and are not supposed to push the edge of the envelope. The list will contain the softest of rock and the lamest of pop...but will have a few songs with nifty titles (Iraq I roll) and powerful but misunderstood refrains (Born in the USA)

    So do you think DEVO's "Smart Patrol" will make the list?

    jeff

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