Conservative popular musicians

[LivingWordUnity]

"Johnny Ramone
Michael Graves of the Misfits
Ted Nugent
Bob Seger (Buchananite, anti-U.N., as noted in articles and ostensibly hinted in songs like “Lock and Load”)
Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens
Alice Cooper
Danny Elfman
Neil Peart of Rush
Kid Rock
C.C. Deville (of Poison)
James Hetfield (of Metallica)
Dave Mustaine (formerly of Metallica, now Megadeth)
Gene Simmons
Britney Spears (note: insane)
Jessica Simpson
Chaka Khan
Frankie Avalon
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter
Meat Loaf."
Source:
http://www.thearkansasproject.com/republican-rock-stars/

 

[Fish and Bread]

Just goes to show how little conservatism has to do with Catholicism, despite popular movements that attempt to conflate the two. Neil Peart is an atheist, for example. Many of Ted Nugent's songs involve a lot of cussing and lewdness. I could pick out a few others on that list who have some similar issues.

I actually have some albums from a few of them. Even though I'm a liberal, I don't censor my musical choices based on the political views of the artists involved. If I like the songs, I get the songs.

 

[Big Drew]

Just goes to show how little conservatism has to do with Catholicism, despite popular movements that attempt to conflate the two. Neil Peart is an atheist, for example. Many of Ted Nugent's songs involve a lot of cussing and lewdness. I could pick out a few others on that list who have some similar issues.

I actually have some albums from a few of them. Even though I'm a liberal, I don't censor my musical choices based on the political views of the artists involved. If I like the songs, I get the songs.

I agree with that...as a conservative, if I censored my music based on politics I'd only be listening to the folks on this list and some country stars.

How's that for bipartisanship?

 

[LivingWordUnity]

Just goes to show how little conservatism has to do with Catholicism, despite popular movements that attempt to conflate the two. Neil Peart is an atheist, for example. Many of Ted Nugent's songs involve a lot of cussing and lewdness. I could pick out a few others on that list who have some similar issues.

I actually have some albums from a few of them. Even though I'm a liberal, I don't censor my musical choices based on the political views of the artists involved. If I like the songs, I get the songs.

In my opinion Barbra Streisand has a voice that is a gift from God, but I think she wastes her voice on songs that have very negative secular lyrical content. And plus, she gives her money toward immoral causes such as Planned Herodhood. She's one that I wish would change her ideology from liberal to conservative. It would be great if she would use her voice to sing songs that glorify God.

 

[Fish and Bread]

I agree with that...as a conservative, if I censored my music based on politics I'd only be listening to the folks on this list and some country stars.

How's that for bipartisanship?

There are times when I think that a lot of the walls people put between each other are false. Not false as in there being any intent to deceive, but false in the sense that maybe at some deeper level, we're all apart of each other. Then there are other times when it seems like differences are an impassable chasm. I guess that sort of ambivalence is part of the human condition, or, really, maybe the condition of any creature that has social connections -- there are elements of oneness and elements of distinctiveness, and it seems like the tide can move in either direction to where one thought becomes the important one sometimes, and the other thought becomes the important one at other times.

And, yeah, it is interesting about how rock musicians are usually liberals and country musicians are usually conservatives, and when those lines get crossed, people seem to get really upset. Remember what happened when the Dixie Chicks criticized President Bush? The reaction to that was really something to behold. I guess it's cultural. Like I said, though, to me good music is good music. Life is too short to pass up good music -- so I'll listen to people who are blatantly conservative if they make good music. Rush is actually a good example -- I find their brand of libertarianism (aka Ron Paul type conservatism) borderline offensive, but they're very talented and I like listening to their stuff a lot of times. Music can cross a lot of divides and break down a lot of barriers -- like great art, it's one of those things that reminds us that people across the ideological spectrum can share things in common.

 

[SolomonVII]

"Meat Loaf."

I always liked his music. When I chanced upon a movie biography of him, it really impressed me as to how he overcame his own inner demons.

He comes off as creepy as the Rocky Horror Picture Show that I first saw him in (I went to the show when it first came out thinking it was really a horror show), but his biography really showed that he has some real solid values in spite of those many layers of outer ugly.

 

[tadoflamb]

Last time I saw Chaka Kahn she looked ripped.

 

[Antigone]

I guess we have a somewhat different take on what 'popular' constitutes. Or, in some cases, 'musician'.

Besides, the list is wrong on several points, as this blogger was kind enough to tell us:

Let's start with the obvious: This is a pathetic list. If you have to resort to including Frankie Avalon on a list of "rock-stars" you do not have yourself much of a list. You might as well throw Pat Boone in there too.

Beyond this, at a glance I can tell at least some of these are just plain wrong.

Danny Elfman? Would that be the same Danny Elfman who currently has a post on The Huffington Post calling Sarah Palin his "worst nightmare"? (Also, while Danny Elfman was in a rock band before he became a famous film composer, he was never a rock-star).

Chaka Khan? It's true she performed at the 2000 Republican convention. But she's not exactly a rock-star either and says she only agreed to perform at the convention to raise awareness for her autism foundation, and now regrets it, claiming "it might have done more damage than good, for me anyway, for my spirit."

Neil Peart? First of all, he's Canadian. Second, he identifies himself as a "left-leaning libertarian" (although at least there is no doubt that he is a rock-star).

To which I can add James Hetfield, who says he "is conservative on a lot of things", but mostly a-political and doesn't want to get on a soapbox. He is also pro-choice. Not to mention the fact that quite a few Metallica songs - One being the most famous - has an anti-war theme going on. He's not exactly a liberal but I wouldn't call him a straight-up conservative either.

 

[A.Dingo]

Interesting subject.

I'd say Rock n' Roll about 'free spirit'. That's sort of vague, but it's not exactly socialist. But 'liberal' doesn't have to mean 'socialist', either. So you have rockers who have 'liberal' ideas which means they're not social conservatives, but that doesn't automatically make them doctorinaire marxists or socialists.

This is a problem for some; the more dogmatic on the left tend to be suspicious of anyone who isn't overtly leftist...who doesn't send the right 'codes'. Thus acts like, say, the Rolling Stones tend to get a ragging from the left (for being anti-feminist, amongst other things) even if they're obviously not typically 'conservative'.

A lot of rap acts also send mixed signals; causes confusion to people who like putting people in neat political categories.

I guess rockers more or less cover the political spectrum. Dogmatic Leftist bands (like The Clash) more often put their politics into their music. What you might call 'conservatives' seem to be more of a mixed bag; Bowie and Clapton are both rumoured to be pretty far on the right, but it's not a prevailing theme in their music. And so on.

Like most people, I don't really care about the singer's politics unless it becomes too boring a part of the music. It's the mask of celebrity anyway; a lot of what they express is just part of the pose.

 

[Fantine]

If you want to find conservative musicians, you could probably look at the playbill for those Sean Hannity concerts at Six Flags.

Or see who's appeared on Mike Huckabee's TV show and let him play bass guitar in their bands.

I think that perhaps Huckabee is recruiting musicians for a possible future campaign run, and that doesn't bother me that much, because he seems to be a person of integrity, and also a person who is flexible enough to do the right thing, even if it means moving to the political center.

A poll taken after the election showed that out of three possible Republican presidential candidates--Romney, Palin, and Huckabee--only Huckabee came out ahead of President Obama (I think they were one percentage point apart.)

Palin predictably did worst--Romney was about 6 or 7 points back, Palin a few more points than that.

As for me, when I think of my favorite secular pop icon who uses music as a platform to promote his beliefs, I think of Bono.

Of course, he is neither liberal nor conservative in an American context--he is a citizen of the world, exercising more good stewardship than any other musician I can think of.

 

[A.Dingo]

Well, it's a matter of taste, isn't it? I find Bono to be a bit sanctimonious, but this might not be the right place for using a term like that as a criticism! Lol!

 

[SolomonVII]

Well, it's a matter of taste, isn't it? I find Bono to be a bit sanctimonious, but this might not be the right place for using a term like that as a criticism! Lol!

Why?
Do you find that liberals here at OBOB understand being sanctimonious as some kind of higher virtue?

 

[SolomonVII]

YouTube - Venus Frankie Avalon

 

[LivingWordUnity]

To which I can add James Hetfield, who says he "is conservative on a lot of things", but mostly a-political and doesn't want to get on a soapbox. He is also pro-choice. Not to mention the fact that quite a few Metallica songs - One being the most famous - has an anti-war theme going on. He's not exactly a liberal but I wouldn't call him a straight-up conservative either.

If liberals are anti-war, why aren't they anti-war once they get into power? The U.S. under Obama has been at war now more than ever. More troops being sent, more deployments to Afghanistan. In the last U.S. presidential election, the only candidate who was truly anti-war was Ron Paul, a Republican.

 

[SolomonVII]

YouTube - Sheryl Crow Kid Rock Picture

Not exactly Guns'nRoses, but I like it.

Conservative family values?

well, it expresses well the regret and deep dissatisfaction that sexual sin leads us into.

 

[A.Dingo]

Why?
Do you find that liberals here at OBOB understand being sanctimonious as some kind of higher virtue?

Not quite sure what you mean, but I wasn't calling anybody here, liberal or otherwise, sanctimonious in the negative sense . It was a Catholic inside joke, as the original use of the word sanctimonious, of course, is positive in the Catholic sense of posessing sanctity.

It was just a personal taste; I don't have a problem with Bono or anybody in showbiz expressing opinions on social issues. God bless them. It's more the fact that it gets tangled up with the celebrity character they play that can make us a tad cynical about it.

 

[Antigone]

If liberals are anti-war, why aren't they anti-war once they get into power? The U.S. under Obama has been at war now more than ever. More troops being sent, more deployments to Afghanistan. In the last U.S. presidential election, the only candidate who was truly anti-war was Ron Paul, a Republican.

There's so many things wrong with this that I don't even know where to beging. It's 1 AM. I'm not up for it.

 

[SolomonVII]

It was a Catholic inside joke, as the original use of the word sanctimonious, of course, is positive in the Catholic sense of posessing sanctity.
.....
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Of course. Sanctimonious is commonly used in Catholic circles as a positive and not a perjorative.

Now don't I feel like the outsider for not getting that one.

 

[LivingWordUnity]

Not to mention the fact that quite a few Metallica songs - One being the most famous - has an anti-war theme going on. He's not exactly a liberal but I wouldn't call him a straight-up conservative either.

If liberals are anti-war, why aren't they anti-war once they get into power? The U.S. under Obama has been at war now more than ever. More troops being sent, more deployments to Afghanistan. In the last U.S. presidential election, the only candidate who was truly anti-war was Ron Paul, a Republican.

There's so many things wrong with this that I don't even know where to beging.

I agree that there is a lot wrong with the hypocrisy of liberal politicians who are only anti-war when they are not the one in power. Obama told those in the military to hold on until he would become the president as if he would offer them relief from all of the deploying to war. But it was all false hope since all Obama did when he got into power was to move troops from Iraq to someplace even worse, Afghanistan, and then send even more troops there. And on top of this added burden, he downsized the military and reduced funding to it. The U.S. military is nothing more than a useful tool to Obama.

 

[Antigone]

I agree that there is a lot wrong with the hypocrisy of liberal politicians who are only anti-war when they are not the one in power. Obama told those in the military to hold on until he would become the president as if he would offer them relief from all of the deploying to war. But it was all false hope since all Obama did when he got into power was to move troops from Iraq to someplace even worse, Afghanistan, and then send even more troops there. And on top of this added burden, he downsized the military and reduced funding to it. The U.S. military is nothing more than a useful tool to Obama.

If you even want me to take your opinions on politics serious again you might want to start working a little harder.

Weren't you the one who told me that Ayn Rand had to be a liberal because she was pro-choice? Well, that's James Hetfield off your list right off the bat.