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Why do right wing talk hosts use iconic 60's music ?!
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Oh please. The left has no ownership claim to the music of the 60s. If you look at the lyrics, a lot of the political songs of the era are downright libertarian -- some, dare I say, are almost conservative. Even Lennon's "Revolution" is a critique of aimless protests without solutions -- something the Occupy Wall Streeters forgot.
Another example, The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again."
And, oh yeah, the music IS great.
Another example, The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again."
And, oh yeah, the music IS great.
What OldNumber7 said..
I think in the end, the reason this music is used in the conservative shows is because it's what their target audience grew up with, and still enjoys. The audience isn't thinking about the politics of the songs (and probably didn't 40 years ago either), they just enjoy the tune.
I do find it amusing that Rush used a song that was basically a rant about development gone mad in northeastern Ohio. (though to my knowledge you never heard any of the lyrics)
Also get a chuckle when I hear John Lennon's "Happy Xmas" played as a Christmas standard -- people seeming to forget it's equally an anti-war tune. (and abbreviates "Christmas" in a way many modern Christians find offensive)
I think in the end, the reason this music is used in the conservative shows is because it's what their target audience grew up with, and still enjoys. The audience isn't thinking about the politics of the songs (and probably didn't 40 years ago either), they just enjoy the tune.
I do find it amusing that Rush used a song that was basically a rant about development gone mad in northeastern Ohio. (though to my knowledge you never heard any of the lyrics)
Also get a chuckle when I hear John Lennon's "Happy Xmas" played as a Christmas standard -- people seeming to forget it's equally an anti-war tune. (and abbreviates "Christmas" in a way many modern Christians find offensive)
w9wi said:
Actually, you just made my point. Limbaugh's theme ("My City Was Gone" by the Pretenders) has lyrics blaming GOVERNMENT for the bad urban planning. That sounds more conservative than liberal, all evidence to the contrary. Again, I say most protest music that the liberals claim to own is really libertarian --expressing views that freedom loving people on both the left and right can embrace.
Yeah I did hear him talk about it once. Apparently Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders didnt like him using it so had him stop but her parents were ElRushbo fans and sounds like talked her into doing a deal. Apparently he pays well into the six figures annually to use it and the money goes to something like PETA.
One thing I find really annoying is when these cable news programs now play music while going into a break.
Maybe they think it's clever to use some obscure connection to a news story, but I just think it's insulting to the viewer's intelligence.
It certainly doesn't make any news organization look any more professional.
I hope the trend goes away.
Maybe they think it's clever to use some obscure connection to a news story, but I just think it's insulting to the viewer's intelligence.
It certainly doesn't make any news organization look any more professional.
I hope the trend goes away.
Aging listeners with music they're familiar with? CCR, Doors etc. Meanwhile Mike Savage tries to sound a bit younger by playing the likes of Mettalica and Rammstein. Weiner Nation rocks! Yeah, borders, language, culture and heavy metal, dude.
The lyrics of My City was Gone seems to criticize capitalism and government hand in hand: "the farms of
Ohio were replaced by shopping malls, and Muzak filled the air from Seneca to Cuy'hoga Falls". When
Ohio helped Bush to a second term, he played the whole song, including its "Hey ho, way to go Ohio"
part. "My City Was Gone" but apparently Ms Hynde ("have we gone to war yet? Bring it on, I hope the
Muslims win! Down with the economic s--- this country represents", she said at a concert) owns a
vegetarian restaurant in the Rubber City; I haven't been there but do recommend the Italian place
around the corner, Luigi's.
(Oops...looks like the place has closed; Chrissie Hynde's)
http://www.thevegiterranean.com/
>>It is with great regret that The Vegiterranean in downtown Akron has closed its doors for the last time.
This has been a labour of love for me for the last four years. We tried everything we could to keep the restaurant going but unfortunately due to the current economic climate this has not been possible.
Music bumpers--perhaps popularized by Rush (that is, taking a well known song rather than just
playing a generic "theme") almost seem like a DJ going into a song.
Imus bumper:
Beatles: (at start of I Should Have Known Better)(music, then) I..............
Singers: ...mus in the morning!
The lyrics of My City was Gone seems to criticize capitalism and government hand in hand: "the farms of
Ohio were replaced by shopping malls, and Muzak filled the air from Seneca to Cuy'hoga Falls". When
Ohio helped Bush to a second term, he played the whole song, including its "Hey ho, way to go Ohio"
part. "My City Was Gone" but apparently Ms Hynde ("have we gone to war yet? Bring it on, I hope the
Muslims win! Down with the economic s--- this country represents", she said at a concert) owns a
vegetarian restaurant in the Rubber City; I haven't been there but do recommend the Italian place
around the corner, Luigi's.
(Oops...looks like the place has closed; Chrissie Hynde's)
http://www.thevegiterranean.com/
>>It is with great regret that The Vegiterranean in downtown Akron has closed its doors for the last time.
This has been a labour of love for me for the last four years. We tried everything we could to keep the restaurant going but unfortunately due to the current economic climate this has not been possible.
Music bumpers--perhaps popularized by Rush (that is, taking a well known song rather than just
playing a generic "theme") almost seem like a DJ going into a song.
Imus bumper:
Beatles: (at start of I Should Have Known Better)(music, then) I..............
Singers: ...mus in the morning!
The story of Rush's theme (yes it's an early 80s song not 60s)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC46epkwsXg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC46epkwsXg&feature=related
FYI... There was a period of time in the Medievil age that the letter "X" was code for word Christ. Hence, the word XMAS. The XMAS tune "The Twelve Days Of Christmas" was also written as a coded "Christian" prayer.
Now back to Continuous Holiday Favorites on a station near you.
Now back to Continuous Holiday Favorites on a station near you.
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Just my .02 .......Perhaps its the music the host were playing when they got their start in radio as jocks.
Rush tells the TRUE story of the use of "My City Was Gone" in that YouTube video linked above. He did NOT choose it for the lyrics. He chose it because he liked the bass line in the music. He went through a bunch of music in the KFBK production studio before choosing it. Rush says they heard a number of potential songs, including stuff from Men at Work.
Any "tweak the liberals" part came later.
And yes, even if Vegiterranean were still open - it JUST closed - I'd also still recommend Luigi's in the same neighborhood. About a 3 minute walk up to the section of North Main Street that was cut off when they linked the Innerbelt to Perkins/MLK.
Any "tweak the liberals" part came later.
And yes, even if Vegiterranean were still open - it JUST closed - I'd also still recommend Luigi's in the same neighborhood. About a 3 minute walk up to the section of North Main Street that was cut off when they linked the Innerbelt to Perkins/MLK.
koolestcat said:
I have heard Rush tell a different story about the song. Before he ever used it, his representatives asked Chrissie Hynde if they could use the music. She admitted to not being a fan of the show, but she didn't object. Further, she had no problem using the theme provided they paid the royalty and a contribution to one of her favored charities.
A controvery over the amount of the annual royalty emerged a few years ago and, for a time, Rush didn't use the theme. He just started the show by talking - no music. Rush contacted Chrissie Hynde and she had no objections to the theme's continued used. (She liked the annual charitable donation.) So, both she and Rush wanted the attorneys to reach a suitable annual royalty. After a few weeks, an agreement was reached.
A similar theme controversy erupted over some of Rush's bumper music. For a while he used a bumper of opera music written by the composer Puccini. Puccini'e descendants got wind of this and demanded a fee for its continued use. The were demanding several hundred thousand dollars. Rush simply removed the music from his lineup. He said most clearances fo rbumper music, to the degree the artist requires one , are given free or for a nominal amount.
Jimme said:
This directly contradicts what Rush says in the 2011 video clip posted from YouTube earlier in this thread.
He found and used the music at KFBK in Sacramento for years, and Chrissie and her label, EMI, weren't even aware of it until the show went national and got big.
The truth, even between Rush's versions of the story, is probably somewhere in the middle.
>>He chose it because he liked the bass line in the music...Any "tweak the liberals" part came later.
Yes, I think the book Rush Limbaugh: An Army of One mentions that too. The truth indeed is prob in the middle.
Yes, I think the book Rush Limbaugh: An Army of One mentions that too. The truth indeed is prob in the middle.
The story Rush related on the YouTube clip posted in this thread is the same story I've heard since, well, about 1994.
And it makes sense, when you think about how talk radio stations work. I can easily see Rush sitting in a production studio with KFBK's production guy, and that guy moving from one track to another, to another, looking not for political reasons, but for sound aesthetics.
Remember, the lyrics make no difference here. Rush doesn't play the lyrics in his opening, he plays the bass line.
And it makes sense, when you think about how talk radio stations work. I can easily see Rush sitting in a production studio with KFBK's production guy, and that guy moving from one track to another, to another, looking not for political reasons, but for sound aesthetics.
Remember, the lyrics make no difference here. Rush doesn't play the lyrics in his opening, he plays the bass line.
That's a myth.radiowizard101 said:
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