Political lyrics in music

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What do you think about lyrics promoting the artists' political views

I 'm all for it! There's freedom of speech, why not use it?
10
33%
I can tolerate political lyrics as long they're not too preachy
6
20%
I can tolerate political lyrics as long they don't promote extremist views
2
7%
I dislike it when artists use their talents to guide the audience's sympathy towards where they want it
2
7%
I have a distaste for political lyrics, but it doesn't detract from the musicians' ability as artists
1
3%
I listen to Rage Against The Machine
5
17%
Other
4
13%
 
Total votes: 30

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Gil Hamilton wrote:Exactly why I like NOFX's "War on Errorism". It's got a political message I'm not necessarily on board with, but it's still a really cool album.
I think I heard a song like that at a Buc's game, one decrying Iraq and such.

Kind of odd, since they had a USMC color guard and a flyover of SOCOM aircraft (what would you call a C-130 and two Pavehawks flying over?)
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I don't mind as long as it's not too much. Toby Keith's "Courtesy of the Red White and Blue" I liked. Darryl Worley's "Have You Forgotten" sucked.
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Einhander Sn0m4n wrote: Who DOESN'T despise Tip-a-Cow Gore? Remember her attempts to pass music-censorship laws some years ago?
Hey, the thrash metal band Impaler might actually have benefitted from the extra attention it got from Tipper Gore bashing it.

Other than that, I'm happy that nobody are imposing such draconian levels of censorship upon music.
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