What song would best capture the theme of the Democratic Underground ?

[Renwiick]

I am going to go with "Blinded by he Light" performed by Manfred Mann and written by Bruce Springstein. I will never be blinded by the light of Republicans again. I will put on the sunglasses of hope and embrace Barack Obama for all the good things that he will become.

[lumberjack_jeff]

1. Kung fu fighting.

I must admit it is a little bit frightening.

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

13. But we cats are fast as lightning. nt

[orleans]

54. what about this one?

Just One Victory by Todd Rundgren??

"Weve been waiting so long,
Weve been waiting for the sun to rise and shine
Shining still to give us the will
Can you hear me, the sound of my voice?
I am here to tell you I have made my choice
Ive been listening to whats been going down
Theres just too much talk and gossip going round
You may think that Im a fool, but I know the answer
Words become a tool, anyone can use them
Take the golden rule, as the best example
Eyes that have seen will know what I mean

The time has come to take the bull by the horns
Weve been so downhearted, weve been so forlorn
We get weak and we want to give in
But we still need each other if we want to win

Hold that line, baby hold that line
Get up boys and hit em one more time
We may be losing now but we cant stop trying
So hold that line, baby hold that line

If you dont know what to do about a world of trouble
You can pull it through if you need to and if
You believe its true, it will surely happen
Shining still, to give us the will
Bright as the day, to show us the way
Somehow, someday,
We need just one victory and were on our way
Prayin for it all day and fightin for it all night
Give us just one victory, it will be all right
We may feel about to fall but we go down fighting
You will hear the call if you only listen
Underneath it all we are here together shining still"

[jobycom]

2. I always think of Garth Brooks "I've got friends in low places," but then again

that's more a commentary on me. :)

[napoleon_in_rags]

14. hehe good one!

I always wanted to do a paradoy cover video of that, as sung by Satan with his minions all around...I guess "underground" is as low as you can get. :)

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. "What's Going On" - Marvin Gaye. Cause this is where I find out what's going on!

[Renwiick]

4. Thats a good one !

[lonestarnot]

21. Ugh yeah, that would be it.

:P

[Marrah_G]

5. Welcome to the Jungle !

[cliffordu]

6. lol....yep.

[BlooInBloo]

26. winner.

[TahitiNut]

7. Jimmy Bufffett's "Fruitcakes"

--spoken:
You know I was talking to my friend desdemona the other day she
Runs this space station and bake shop down near boomtown. she told
Me that human beings are flawed individuals. the cosmic bakers
Took us out of the oven a little too early. and thats the
Reason were as crazy as we are and I believe it.

Take for example when you go to the movies these days, you know.
They try to sell you this jumbo drink, 8 extra ounces of watered
Down cherry coke for an extra 25 cents. I dont want it.
I dont want that much organziation in my life.
I dont want other people thinking for me.
I want my junior mints. where did the junior mints go in the
Movies. I dont want a 12 lb. nestles crunch for 25 dollars. i
Want junior mints.

We need more fruitcakes in this world and less bakers!
We need people that care! Im mad as hell! and I dont want to
Take it anymore!

Chorus:
Fruitcakes in the kitchen (fruitcakes in the kitchen)
Fruitcakes on the street (fruitcakes on the street)
Struttin naked through the crosswalk
In the middle of the week
Half-baked cookies in the oven (cookies in the oven)
Half-baked people on the bus (people on the bus)
Theres a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of us

Paradise, lost and found
Paradise, take a look around
I was out in california where I hear they have it all
They got riots, fires, mud slides
Theyve got sushi in the mall
Water bars, brontasaurs, chinese modern lust
Shake and bake life with the quake
The secrets in the crust

Chorus:
Fruitcakes in the kitchen (fruitcakes in the kitchen)
Fruitcakes on the street (fruitcakes on the street)
Struttin naked through the crosswalk
In the middle of the week
Half-baked cookies in the oven (cookies in the oven)
Half-baked people on the bus (people on the bus)
Theres a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of us

--spoken:
Speakin of fruitcakes, how bout the government?
Your tax dollars at work.

We lost our martian rocket ship
The high paid spokesman said
Looks like that silly rocket ship
Has lost its cone shaped head
We spent 90 jillion dollars trying to get a look at mars
I hear universal laughter ringing out among the stars

Chorus:
Fruitcakes in the galaxy (fruitcakes in the galaxy)
Fuitcakes on the earth (fruitcakes on the earth)
Struttin naked towards eternity
Weve been that way since birth
Half-baked cookies in the oven (cookies in the oven)
Half-baked people on the bus (people on the bus)
Theres a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of us

--spoken:
Religion! religion! oh, theres a thin line between saturday
Night and sunday morning. here we go now.
Alright, alter boys.

Mea culpa mea culpa mea maxima culpa
Mea culpa mea culpa mea maxima culpa

Wheres the church, who took the steeple
Religion is in the hands of some crazy-ass people
Television preachers with bad hair and dimples
The gods honest truth is its not that simple
Its the buddhist in you, its the pagan in me
Its the muslim in him, shes catholic aint she?
Its the born again look its the wasp and the jew
Tell me whats goin on, I aint gotta clue

--spoken:
Now here comes the big ones. relationships! we all got em, we
All want em. what do we do with em?
Here we go, Ill tell ya.

She said you gotta do your fair share
Now cough up half the rent
I treat my body like a temple
You treat yours like a tent
But the right word at the right time
May get me a little hug
Thats the difference between lightning
And a harmless lightnin bug

Chorus:
Fruitcakes in the kitchen (fruitcakes in the kitchen)
Fruitcakes on the street (fruitcakes on the street)
Struttin naked through the crosswalk
In the middle of the week
Half-baked cookies in the oven (cookies in the oven)
Half-baked people on the bus (people on the bus)
Theres a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of us

--spoken:
The future. captains log, stardate two thousand and something.

Were seven years from the millenium
Thats a science fiction fact
Stanley kubrick and his buddy hal
Now dont look that abstract
So Ill put on my bob marley tape
And practice what I preach
Get jah lost in the reggae mon
As I walk along the beach
Stay in touch with my insanity really is the only way
Its a jungle out there kiddies
Have a very fruitful day
Hey.

Chorus:
Fruitcakes in the kitchen (fruitcakes in the kitchen)
Fruitcakes on the street (fruitcakes on the street)
Struttin naked through the crosswalk
In the middle of the week
Half-baked cookies in the oven (cookies in the oven)
Half-baked people on the bus (people on the bus)
Theres a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of us

--spoken:
Thats right, you too. yeah those crumbs are spread all around
This universe. Ive seen fruitcakes. I saw this guy in santa
Monica rollerskate naked through the crosswalk. down in new
Orleans in the french market there are fruitcakes like you cannot
Believe. new york, forget it. fruitcake city. down island, weve got
Fruitcakes. spread them crumbs around. thats right, we want
em around. keep bakin baby. keep bakin.

[zazen]

8. CS&N: For What It's Worth

_For What It’s Worth_

"There's something happening here, what it is ain't exactly clear.
There's a man with a gun over there, telling me I've got to beware.
I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound, everybody look, what's going down.

There's battle lines are being drawn. Nobody's right if everybody's wrong.
Young people speaking their minds are getting so much resistance from behind.
Time we stop, hey, what's that sound, everybody look, what's going down.

What a field day for the heat. A thousand people in the street
singing songs and carrying signs, mostly say "hooray for our side."
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound, everybody look, what's going down.

Paranoia strikes deep. Into your life it will creep.
It starts when you're always afraid. Step outta line, the man come and take you away.
We better stop, hey, what's that sound, everybody look, what's going down.
We better stop, hey, what's that sound, everybody look, what's going down.
We better stop, hey, what's that sound, everybody look, what's going down.
We better stop, hey, what's that sound, everybody look, what's going down…

[dixiegrrrrl]

15. Second that one.

[Muttocracy]

24. third. nt

[sutz12]

39. CS&N? Did they cover this? I remember Buffalo Springfield. Great song, though

Part of my karaoke repertoire. :)

:shrug:

[Iggo]

9. Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs.

Got to keep the loonies on the path.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmBiORtHqTs&feature=related

[rwheeler31]

Rolling Stone Dylan

[angrycarpenter]

10. I'd love to change the world.

Ten Years After.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUokMbJC3P8

[Manifestor_of_Light]

56. Everywhere is

Freaks and hairies
Dykes and fairies
Tell me where is sanity......

Rock on, guys! 1974 all over again!

[jaysunb]

11. The Beat Goes On

Sonny & Cher

[Starry Messenger]

12. Kick out the Jams.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM6nasmkg7A

On its good days anyway.

[Earth Bound Misfit]

16. If it makes you happy....

If it makes you happy
It cant be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad

[EFerrari]

44. LOL!

:rofl:

[Lars39]

17. "I Got You, Babe", the Groundhog Day way.

[Bennyboy]

18. Throwing Stones: Grateful Dead (a song for Cheney!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQgTmL89Xiw
This song was written by John Barlow who was a rancher in Wyoming. he had encounters in the Republican party there with Cheney. And he wrote this songa about him,, and THEM.

Picture a bright blue ball just spinning, spinning free
Dizzy with eternity.
Paint it with a skin of sky, brush in some clouds and sea
Call it home for you and me.
A peaceful place or so it looks from space
A closer look reveals the human race.
Full of hope, full of grace, is the human face.
But afraid, we may our home to waste.
Theres a fear down here we cant forget hasnt got a name just yet
Always awake, always around singing ashes to ashes all fall down.
Now watch as the ball revolves and the nighttime calls
And again the hunt begins and again the bloodwind calls
By and by again, the morning sun will rise
But the darkness never goes from some mens eyes.
It strolls the sidewalks and it rolls the streets
Stalking turf, dividing up meat.
Nightmare spook, piece of heat, you and me, you and me.
Click, flashblade in ghetto night. rudies looking for a fight.
Rat cat alley roll them bones. need that cash to feed that jones
And the politicians throwing stones
Singing ashes, ashes all fall down.
Commissars and pin-striped bosses role the dice
Any way they fall guess who gets to pay the price.
Money green or proletarian gray, selling guns instead of food today.
So the kids they dance, they shake their bones
While the politicians throwing stones
Singing ashes, ashes all fall down.
Heartless powers try to tell us what to think
If the spirits sleeping, then the flesh is ink.
Historys page, it is thusly carved in stone
The futures here, we are it, we are on our own.
If the game is lost then were all the same
No one left to place or take the blame.
We will leave this place an empty stone
Or this shinning ball of blue we can call our home
So the kids they dance, they shake their bones
While the politicians are throwing stones
Singing ashes, ashes all fall down.
Shipping powders back and forth
Singing black goes south while white comes north
And the whole world full of petty wars
Singing I got mine and you got yours.
And the current fashions set the pace.
Lose your step, fall out of grace.
And the radical he rant and rage, singing someone got to turn the page
And the rich man in his summer home,
Singing just leave well enough alone
But his pants are down, his covers blown
And the politicians are throwing stones
So the kids they dance they shake their bones
Cause its all too clear were on our own
Picture a bright blue ball just spinning, spinning free
Its dizzying, the possibilities. ashes, ashes all fall down.

[rocktivity]

19. A tossup between

Shot Down In Flames (AC/DC) and Hooray For Me (Bad Religion)!

:headbang:
rocknation

[thecrow]

20. "We Are Family"

by Sly Stone right?

[LearnedHand]

22. It's the End of the World as We Know it

(but I feel fine) :evilgrin:

[Iwillnevergiveup]

23. From West Side Story

There's a place for us, a time and place for us
Time together with time to share,
Time to look, time to care

Peace and quiet and open air
Wait for us somewhere

O.K., so it's corny and I've mangled the words. But we are a hopeful crowd, are we not?:fistbump:

[gkhouston]

66. LOL, more like "Gee, Officer Krupke". n/t

[NRaleighLiberal]

25. Sometimes it feels like "Helplessly Hoping" - CSNY

[OhioChick]

27. Mortal Kombat Theme....

Flawless Victory. :evilgrin:

[leftstreet]

28. '(get) Down With the Sickness' - Disturbed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_vToZfnNvs

[OhioChick]

29. Good Tune.

:thumbsup:

[defendandprotect]

30. "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" . . . .

or may be "Wonderful, Wonderful" ---??

Wait . . . "Imagine" . . .



;)

[ChromeFoundry]

31. Mudvayne - Not Falling

[road2000]

32. Tubthumping.

[DainBramaged]

34. Yup

Pissing the night away, pissing the night away.

[saltpoint]

33. I'll cast a vote for "Amarillo By Morning" by George Strait.

No reason.

I just like the song.

[JackBeck]

35. Blur: "Boys & Girls".

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5077844&mesg_id=5077996

[MagickMuffin]

36. Depeche Mode: People Are People

People are people
So why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully
People are people
So why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully

So were different colours
And were different creeds
And different people
Have different needs
Its obvious you hate me
Though Ive done nothing wrong
I've never even met you
So what could I have done
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
People are people
So why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully
People are people
So why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully
Help me understand
Help me understand

Now you're punching
And you're kicking
And you're shouting at me
And I'm relying on your common decency
So far it hasn't surfaced
But I'm sure it exists
It just takes a while to travel
From your head to your fist (head to your fists)
I can't understand what makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
People are people
So why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully
People are people
So why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully

I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
I can't understand (people are people)
What makes a man (why should it be)
Hate another man
Help me understand...




This is in response to thread pissers. I've noticed that there a lot who will find a thread just to trash it, and piss on it. It's really sad to see these people doing this considering we should be working together, and embracing for the battle ahead. But it makes it hard to fight the battles together when we are fighting them within the DU community.

I feel as though if people don't hold the same views as others then they should leave out their hate filled statements.

What purpose does it serve?.?.?

Is it just so others know they have a different opinion?.?.?

If that is the case then after stating your opinion why do they continue to cause dissent over and over again throughout the thread?.?.?

[Enrique]

37. anything by Rick Astley n/t

[Earth Bound Misfit]

46. Heh..n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

38. What's So Funny 'Bout Peace, Love & Understanding for when ...

... we're in a good mood. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g5SBxDVU7A )

When we're not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0i9uWNDvDg (with lyrics, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_fortuna">here)

[opihimoimoi]

40. Check It Out.......John Mellencamp...link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5XCVCvmalo&feature=related

..."hope they have a better understanding........."

[Politicalboi]

43. All of Led Zeppelin 1

Good times bad times
Babe I'm gonna leave
You shook me
Dazed and Confused
Your time is gonna come
Black Mountain Side
Communication Breakdown
I can't quit you
How many more times

[Shardik]

41. A little Steppenwolf.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm5DPlNCmtk&feature=related

[lumberjack_jeff]

42. Everyday people by Sly and the Family Stone

Sometimes I'm right and I can be wrong
My own beliefs are in my song
The butcher, the banker, the drummer and then
Makes no difference what group I'm in
I am everyday people, yeah yeah
There is a blue one who can't accept the green one
For living with a fat one trying to be a skinny one
And different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on and scooby dooby doo-bee
Oh sha sha - we got to live together
I am no better and neither are you
We are the same whatever we do
You love me you hate me you know me and then
You can't figure out the bag l'm in
I am everyday people, yeah yeah
There is a long hair that doesn't like the short hair
For bein' such a rich one that will not help the poor one
And different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on and scooby dooby doo-bee
Oh sha sha-we got to live together
There is a yellow one that won't accept the black one
That won't accept the red one that won't accept the white one
And different strokes for different folks

[Budgies Revenge]

45. the who's "We Won't Get Fooled Again"

Actually, that might be coming from watching so much CSI:Miami...but I still like it as a theme for DU.

[alittlelark]

52. I'll 2nd that one! n/t

[Earth Bound Misfit]

47. No More Mr. Nice Guy ....

I used to be such a sweet, sweet thing
Till (DU) got a hold of me
I opened doors for little old ladies
I helped the blind to see
I got no friends 'cause they read the papers
They can't be seen with me
And I'm gettin' real shot down
And I'm feelin' mean

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZnhuOEUFXA

[elleng]

48. We are the World.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb1NHZ-euAc&feature=related

[cliffordu]

49. The shower theme from "Psycho"

[Earth Bound Misfit]

50. PSYCHO KILLER

I can’t seem to face up to the facts.
I’m tense and nervous and I... can’t relax.
I can’t sleep, cause my bed’s on fire.
Don’t touch me I’m a real live wire.

[cliffordu]

51. .....

You start a conversation you can't seem to finish it
You're talkin' a lot but you're not sayin' anything
When I have nothing to say my lips are sealed
Say something once why say it again

[Earth Bound Misfit]

53. fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa

[Posteritatis]

55. An Arrythmic Cacophany In All Possible Keys (nt)

[Manifestor_of_Light]

57. Stuck in the middle with you.

Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right
Here I am
Stuck in the middle with you.

[Thothmes]

58. Up until this year it would have be "Eve of Destruction"

[Loudmxr]

59. I Am A Patriot- by Little Steven Van Zant- Gee it lept right out at me

As a DS DUer I really value sometimes I am not a Democrat. I have found that campaigning for my Democratic friends that the DSers(Declined to State a political party in CA) are the most liberal. HAHA!! Oh let me add in parenthesis Eddie Vedder and LS's add in line on Republicans.

I AM A PATRIOT

And the river opens for the righteous, someday

I was walking with my brother
And he wondered what was on my mind
I said what I believe in my soul
It ain't what I see with my eyes
And we can't turn our backs this time

I am a patriot and I love my country
Because my country is all I know
I want to be with my family
With people who understand me
I got nowhere else to go
I am a patriot

And the river opens for the righteous, someday

I was talking with my sister
She looked so fine
I said baby what's on your mind
She said I want to run like the lion
Released from the cages
Released from the rages
Burning in my heart tonight

I am a patriot and I love my country
Because my country is all I know

And I ain't no communist, and I ain't no capitalist
And I ain't no socialist
and I sure ain't no imperialist
And I ain't no democrat
And I ain't no (fucking) republican either
And I only know one party
and its name is freedom
I am I Am I AM
I AM a patriot

And the river opens for the righteous, someday

[CJCRANE]

60. "Going Underground" by The Jam

The Jam Live at Pinkpop - Going Underground

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRKxyweDY7Q&feature=PlayList&p=5E0A8B18F05A850A&playnext=1&index=34

Some people might say my life is in a rut,
But I'm quite happy with what I got
People might say that I should strive for more,
But I'm so happy I can't see the point.
Somethings happening here today
A show of strength with your boy's brigade and,
I'm so happy and you're so kind
You want more money - of course I don't mind
To buy nuclear textbooks for atomic crimes
And the public gets what the public wants
But I want nothing this society's got -
I'm going underground, (going underground)
Well the brass bands play and feet start to pound
Going underground, (going underground)
Well let the boys all sing and the boys all shout for tomorrow
Some people might get some pleasure out of hate
Me, I've enough already on my plate
People might need some tension to relax
Me, I'm too busy dodging between the flak
What you see is what you get
You've made your bed, you better lie in it
You choose your leaders and place your trust
As their lies wash you down and their promises rust
You'll see kidney machines replaced by rockets and guns
And the public wants what the public gets
But I don't get what this society wants
I'm going underground, (going underground)
Well the brass bands play and feet start to pound
Going underground, (going underground)
Well let the boys all sing and the boys all shout for tomorrow
We talk and talk until my head explodes
I turn on the news and my body froze
The braying sheep on my TV screen
Make this boy shout, make this boy scream!
Going underground, I'm going underground!

[Vinca]

61. Helter Skelter. nt

[Earth Bound Misfit]

63. Good one n/t

[datasuspect]

62. the theme song to the banana splits

[Iggo]

68. Hoooooooooold the bus!

[ThomWV]

64. "Sympathy for the Devil"

[Earth Bound Misfit]

65. Fortunate Son

Some folks are born made to wave the flag,
Ooh, theyre red, white and blue.
And when the band plays hail to the chief,
Ooh, they point the cannon at you, lord,

It aint me, it aint me, I aint no senators son, son.
It aint me, it aint me; I aint no fortunate one, no,

http://noolmusic.com/videos/creedence_clearwater_revival_-_fortunate_son_-_music_video.php

[SidDithers]

67. Temptations version of "Ball of Confusion"...

not that weak-assed Love and Rockets shit :)

Sid