Todd Rundgren on the departing liars, cowards, hypocrites and perverts & reclaiming our future.

[Bluebear]

"The people who have been running the country are liars and cowards and hypocrites and perverts," he said. "And I wouldn't want all the rest of the men in the world to think that's how you succeed in life. Now that they are out of here, we have to ... reclaim what our traditional ideals were: You protect the weak, you bear up under the horrible burdens, and you seek the truth. ... You sacrifice for others."

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/08/todd.rundgren/

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[Fovea]

1. "Suffer those slings and arrows"

"And be a real man."

[mth44sc]

2. There goes Todd

A Wizard, a True Star

[scubadude]

3. Here we are again, the start of the end, but there's more.....

I only want to see if you would give up on me...

A couple of lines for you. I think I'm putting that one on the old Victrola.
I'll be sure to crank it up for great effect!

I have called that album the best psychedelic album of all time here on DU in the past.

It's funny but I almost got kicked off a Todd Rundgren site for vehemently talking politics... Lot's of right wingers there. That's right about the time Todd started playing Lunatic Fringe in his solo shows. Hmmmmmmmmm......

Scuba

[blondeatlast]

4. Always loved him, always will--now even more so. The guy's got a real way with words--

which may be the understatement of at least the past 24 hours...

[pacalo]

5. He had me with "Hello It's Me". I've loved him since I first heard him.

"We Gotta Get You a Woman", "I Saw the Light". What a voice!

And when I first heard "You Get What You Get" at the end of the movie "Surf's Up", I thought it was sung by Todd Rundgren -- I looked it up on the internet & it was a New Radicals song. Anyone who likes Todd Rundgren's voice & style would love that song. The lyrics at the end of the song are:

"Health insurance, rip-off lying
FDA, big bankers buying
Fake computer crashes dining
Cloning while they're multiplying
Fashion shoots with Beck and Hanson,
Courtney Love and Marilyn Manson
You're all fakes, run to your mansions
Come around, we'll kick your ass in".

[struggle4progress]

6. Rock music was always a great political medium

[seemslikeadream]

7. - a dream goes on forever

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c-XuIxFFk8

[Lex]

8. Always loved the guy, even been to a concert of his,

but never really knew his politics. Cool.

Still enjoy catching "Can We Still Be Friends" on the radio once in a while.

[beltanefauve]

9. He had a great album

that came out when Reagan got in called, "Swing to the Right"

"These are your leaders
C'mon, take a look"
They lie and cheat and steal and sell the rights to the book.
And these are your neighbors who have swung to the right
But you don't have to worry just as long as you're white"

And so on. Great stuff.

[Beaverhausen]

10. I highly recommend ARENA for anyone who doesn't have it yet

this guy still rocks like no one at 60. Great songs, great classic Todd.

[Hissyspit]

13. I was just gonna post that!

Yes, arena is his new album, folks. Support Todd.

[orleans]

11. i wanted "just one victory" to be the democratic anthem before the election n/t

[glitch]

14. Personal fav! Had to check in on a Todd Rundgren thread. nt

[6000eliot]

12. It's hard to listen to the song "Bag Lady" without choking up.