What about "Elvis Costello Totally Wants to Make Out With Heather Alayne"?
Or does that one not really count as a "protest song"?
I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.
Fred ,'A Hole in the World'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Daisy Jane - Nov 05, 2004 7:41:03 am PST #5774 of 10003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
tommyrot - Nov 05, 2004 7:43:39 am PST #5775 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Thanks Jon. Will fix.
(Wondering why Firefox does it both ways....)
eta: Weird. When I went to edit, it looked OK. I discovered that each <p> tag had been closed before the next <p> began a new paragraph, even though I did not enter any </p> tags.
Alicia K - Nov 05, 2004 7:50:36 am PST #5776 of 10003
Uncertainty could be our guiding light.
Only if it's protesting his marriage to Diana Krall, Heather.
Lyra Jane - Nov 05, 2004 7:56:51 am PST #5777 of 10003
Up with the sun
I like "Less Than Zero" and "Pills and Soap," for Elvis protest songs. "Tramp the Dirt Down" is angriest, but i'm not sure its best.
tommyrot - Nov 05, 2004 8:00:24 am PST #5778 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
When I saw Elvis C. live, he did this cover that had lyrics like "Everyone talks about justice, but I don't think they know what it means" or WTTE.
Any ideas what this might be? (This was about 13 years ago so I don't remember much of it.)
Daisy Jane - Nov 05, 2004 8:01:01 am PST #5779 of 10003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Only if it's protesting his marriage to Diana Krall, Heather.
Y'know they have those cds at Starbucks with songs that inspired a particular artist. I checked to make sure there was an Elvis song on hers.
lisah - Nov 05, 2004 8:09:23 am PST #5780 of 10003
Punishingly Intricate
"Elvis Costello Totally Wants to Make Out With Heather Alayne"
I think the protest version is "Why isn't Elvis Costello Making Out with Heather Alayne Right the F NOW!"
right?
Alicia K - Nov 05, 2004 8:09:55 am PST #5781 of 10003
Uncertainty could be our guiding light.
I did the same thing! I'm rather fond of those collections. I need to pick up the Emmylou Harris one.
Daisy Jane - Nov 05, 2004 8:15:01 am PST #5782 of 10003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I think the protest version is "Why isn't Elvis Costello Making Out with Heather Alayne Right the F NOW!"
That was the title I was looking for.
Alicia- I usually do look on most of them to see if they were influenced by the people I think they were. I totally wanted to see a Texas jump blues guy like Lightnin Hopkins on Ray Charles's.
DavidS - Nov 05, 2004 8:20:20 am PST #5783 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
More Gang of Four needed, I think.
I'd take "Clampdown" by the Clash.
I find Mary Black's version of "My Youngest Son Came Home Today" utterly hearbreaking.