Popular Music Artists unite to show Chimp the door in 04

[GOPBasher]

I love seeing this. These people can get millions of new voters out there for us.



Bruce springsteen told a crowd of 50,000 New Yorkers on October 4th to "shout a little louder if you want the president impeached." Two weeks later, John Mellencamp posted an open letter to America on his Web site, declaring, "We have been lied to and terrorized by our own government, and it is time to take action." Meanwhile, Moby, Eddie Vedder and Michael Stipe are organizing a TV-ad campaign that will run anti-Bush commercials during the week of the State of the Union address in January; Dave Matthews is railing against the war in Iraq in interviews; and at press time, at least three multiband rock tours planned to take aim at Bush-administration policies. Green Day, NOFX, Tom Morello, Dixie Chicks, Don Henley, Willie Nelson and Steve Earle have all played (or plan to play) for political candidates or causes. Hip-hop stars have also gotten involved. "We have a voice and a responsibility to speak out," says Jay-Z, a member of Russell Simmons' Hip-Hop Summit, which aims to register 4 million voters before the 2004 election. "People listen to us."


http://www.rollingstone.com/news/printer_friendly.asp?nid=19029&cf=1603

[tabasco]

1. Great! I'm glad these musicians have a conscience.

Music was a big part of the anti-Vietnam War movement.

[tigereye]

2. good for them! Would love to see one of those concerts.

n/t

[redqueen]

3. Very refreshing.

I remember feeling so sad last year as the drums of war started beating, and no big musicians really stepped forward. I'm sure there were a few, but I would have liked to have seen more courage, a la Bob Dylan. I was very impressed with Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins, although they're not the pop culture icons that musicians are. They can't lead the same amount of people to think about these issues as Jay Z or Green Day can.

This is wonderful news... thanks for sharing it!!!!

[MoonAndSun]

4. The rock music scene in the 60's did play a large role in the

sense that it helped stoke up the anti-war feelings among the young people of the day. Let's hope that these very popular musicians will light a fire under their fans and help show them how bush* has made their future very uncertain and very dangerous.

[leftofthedial]

5. I don't know if he's part of a coalition or anything

but Tom Petty introduced "American Girl" in an encore at Red Rocks summer before last, saying, "I don't know about you, but I'm fucking sick of Republicans running everything."

Jackson Browne is also outspoken against the current administration.

My man Steve Earle really tells it like it is.

[grannylib]

6. Go Tom! Tell it like it is, we are sick of it too!