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National Review Online created a Top 50 conservative pop songs of all time. Here’s a summary of the list:

1. ��Won��t Get Fooled Again,�� by The Who
2. ��Taxman,�� by The Beatles
3. ��Sympathy for the Devil,�� by The Rolling Stones
4. ��Sweet Home Alabama,�� by Lynyrd Skynyrd
5. ��Wouldn��t It Be Nice,�� by The Beach Boys
6. ��Gloria,�� by U2.
7. ��Revolution,�� by The Beatles.
8. ��Bodies,�� by The Sex Pistols.
9. ��Don��t Tread on Me,�� by Metallica.
10. ��20th Century Man,�� by The Kinks.
11. ��The Trees,�� by Rush.
12. ��Neighborhood Bully,�� by Bob Dylan
13. ��My City Was Gone,�� by The Pretenders
14. ��Right Here, Right Now,�� by Jesus Jones
15. ��I Fought the Law,�� by The Crickets.
16. ��Get Over It,�� by The Eagles.
17. ��Stay Together for the Kids,��
18. ��Cult of Personality,�� by Living Colour.
19. ��Kicks,�� by Paul Revere and the Raiders.
20. ��Rock the Casbah,�� by The Clash.
21. ��Heroes,�� by David Bowie.
22. ��Red Barchetta,�� by Rush.
23. ��Brick,�� by Ben Folds Five.
24. ��Der Kommissar,�� by After the Fire.
25. ��The Battle of Evermore,�� by Led Zeppelin.
26. ��Capitalism,�� by Oingo Boingo.
27. “Obvious Song,�� by Joe Jackson.
28. “Janie��s Got a Gun,�� by Aerosmith.
29. ��Rime of the Ancient Mariner,�� by Iron Maiden.
30. ��You Can��t Be Too Strong,�� by Graham Parker
31. ��Small Town,�� by John Mellencamp.
32. ��Keep Your Hands to Yourself,�� by The Georgia Satellites.
33. ��You Can��t Always Get What You Want,�� by The Rolling Stones.
34. ��Godzilla,�� by Blue Oyster Cult.
35. ��Who��ll Stop the Rain,�� by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
36. ��Government Cheese,�� by The Rainmakers.
37. ��The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,�� by The Band.
38. ��I Can��t Drive 55,�� by Sammy Hagar.
39. ��Property Line,�� by The Marshall Tucker Band.
40. ��Wake Up Little Susie,�� by The Everly Brothers.
41. ��The Icicle Melts,�� by The Cranberries.
42. ��Everybody��s a Victim,�� by The Proclaimers.
43. ��Wonderful,�� by Everclear.
44. ��Two Sisters,�� by The Kinks.
45. ��Taxman, Mr. Thief,�� by Cheap Trick.
46. ��Wind of Change,�� by The Scorpions.
47. ��One,�� by Creed.
48. ��Why Don��t You Get a Job,�� by The Offspring.
49. ��Abortion,�� by Kid Rock.
50. ��Stand By Your Man,�� by Tammy Wynette.

Now, once again National Review is pretending to be the conservative voice about something they’ve not thought out too well. First of all, the very nature of telling people what is “good conservative” stuff is by itself not being very conservative now is it? Secondly, just because a message ahs a conservative sentence in it does not make the message itself conservative. Godzilla being the perfect example. It’s not about being conservative at all, it’s about dealing with a monster. The one conservative line of the song doesn’t make it a conservative message. Some bands had several great conservative songs. Lynyrd Skynyrd and U2 being a couple off the top of my head. “Needle and Spoon” and “That Smell” by Lynryrd Skynyrd being VERY conservative songs in the days when being conservative wasn’t cool. And, I can NOT believe John J. Miller omitted THE most conservative rocker of all time, Ted Nugent. “Great White Buffalo” IMO is THE greatest conservative rock song of all time. Bar none. Think about it, what’s more conservative than the wild west before government? I mean true conservatism is all about limited government, is it not? And, I can NOT believe John J. Miller, representing NRO, supposedly representing conservatives, omitted The Talking Heads “Nothing But Flowers”. Here’s the lyrics:

Here we stand
Like an Adam and an Eve
Waterfalls
The Garden of Eden
Two fools in love
So beautiful and strong
The birds in the trees
Are smiling upon them
From the age of the dinosaurs
Cars have run on gasoline
Where, where have they gone?
Now, it’s nothing but flowers

There was a factory
Now there are mountains and rivers
you got it, you got it

We caught a rattlesnake
Now we got something for dinner
we got it, we got it

There was a shopping mall
Now it’s all covered with flowers
you’ve got it, you’ve got it

If this is paradise
I wish I had a lawnmower
you’ve got it, you’ve got it

Years ago
I was an angry young man
I’d pretend
That I was a billboard
Standing tall
By the side of the road
I fell in love
With a beautiful highway
This used to be real estate
Now it’s only fields and trees
Where, where is the town
Now, it’s nothing but flowers
The highways and cars
Were sacrificed for agriculture
I thought that we’d start over
But I guess I was wrong

Once there were parking lots
Now it’s a peaceful oasis
you got it, you got it

This was a Pizza Hut
Now it’s all covered with daisies
you got it, you got it

I miss the honky tonks,
Dairy Queens, and 7-Elevens
you got it, you got it

And as things fell apart
Nobody paid much attention
you got it, you got it

I dream of cherry pies,
Candy bars, and chocolate chip cookies
you got it, you got it

We used to microwave
Now we just eat nuts and berries
you got it, you got it

This was a discount store,
Now it’s turned into a cornfield
you got it, you got it

Don’t leave me stranded here
I can’t get used to this lifestyle

Ultimate political correctness, radical liberalism run amok. Perfect song. I don’t have to take one sentence and take it out of context, I can cite THE ENTIRE SONG. “Nothing But Flowers” would have to replace Metallica. These guys are the symbol of liberal abuses run amok in their attack on Napster and file sharing. Just because they tossed around a conservative sentence or two does NOT make them or their message conservative. And, just to slam-dunk how hypocritical NRO has become trying to tell us what conservatism is, they make sure Steve Jobs profits from their list. Steve Jobs, in case anyone recalls, advised John Kerry on how to be ultra-liberal. What’s even scarier to me is Michelle Malkin is encouraging conservatives to check it out and contribute to Steve Jobs so he can advise more ultra-liberals..

Bottom line, I don’t like NRO. They are the wrong type of “conservatives”. Lately, particularly with Buckley, they’ve turned mean-spirited and don’t mind attacking conservatives they deem not conservative in their own personal interpretation. Therefore, they’re the wrong people to be doing this list. And as usual, they’ve not fact checked it at all. Let’s leave the really bad music lists to VH1 and MTV.

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