// Silly me...I sent this last night to the unmoderated list...
// It's been a VERY slow couple of days...
// Enjoy...[BP]

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Subject: NN: protest songs(non Nanci content unless you can come up with some)
   Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 12:09:21 -0700 (PDT)
   From: Reid Mitchell (reidmitchell@yahoo.com>

I've been thinking about protest songs in general, and
I want to know what netters make of this catergory:

     PROTEST SONGS YOU CAN DANCE TO

And my first pick for that category would be Jimmy
Cliff's VIETNAM.

Reid "what other excuse do I have to avoid work"
Mitchell


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Subject: Re: NN: protest songs 
   Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:22:18 EDT
   From: Annavedo@aol.com

reidmitchell@yahoo.com writes:

((  PROTEST SONGS YOU CAN DANCE TO >>

"Eve of Destruction"

Anne "anything to avoid housework" Pinkerton

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Subject: Re: NN: protest songs
   Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:41:58 EDT
   From: Petop@aol.com

Annavedo@aol.com writes:

(( ((  PROTEST SONGS YOU CAN DANCE TO >>
 
 "Eve of Destruction" >>

The mental picture of a dance someone might do to "Eve of Destruction" 
boggles the imagination.

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Subject: Re: NN: protest songs
   Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:57:01 EDT
   From: Annavedo@aol.com

Petop writes:
(( The mental picture of a dance someone might do to "Eve of Destruction" 
boggles the imagination.>>

But it has such a catchy hook: "...and ya, tell me-e-e-e-e-e-e-e over and 
over and over again my friend, ah ya don't believe we're on the Eve of 
Destruction..."

Anyway, those of us fortunate enough (?) to grow up in the late 60's/early 
70's didn't know  how to dance anyway.  It was a period completely devoid of 
actual dancing (unless you count the hustle)!  Do you remember slow dancing?  
We all looked like Frankensteins out there; girls had both arms hanging 
around a boy's shoulders, while boys had both arms around our waists (or 
lower), and we just swayed side to side with heavy leaden feet....clomp, 
clomp, clomp.

Anne "ah, I remember Magic Carpet Ride at every dance" Pinkerton

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Subject: Re: NN: protest songs
   Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 17:07:29 -0400
   From: "Dave Bronsveld" (dbrons@ptd.net>

> (( ((  PROTEST SONGS YOU CAN DANCE TO >>

Bring the Boys Home - Freda Payne

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Subject: Re: NN: protest songs
   Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 13:02:11 -0700 (PDT)
   From: Bill MacKay (macbill@pacifier.com>

Reid Mitchell wrote:

> I've been thinking about protest songs in general, and
> I want to know what netters make of this catergory:
>      PROTEST SONGS YOU CAN DANCE TO


How about that song Country Joe McDonald used to sing? Was it called
"The Fish Song?  You know, the one that goes,

Well, it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn....
Next stop is Vietnam.
And it's five, six, seven, open up the Pearly Gates.
Ain't no time to wonder why, whoopie we're all going to die.

It's (at least) a good foot-stomping tune....

Bill MacKay
macbill@pacifier.com
Vancouver, Washington USA 

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Subject: Re: NN: protest songs 
   Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 16:25:05 EDT
   From: Petop@aol.com

Annavedo@aol.com writes:

(( Anyway, those of us fortunate enough (?) to grow up in the late 
60's/early 70's didn't know  how to dance anyway.  >>

That's a shame--those of us lucky enough to be in high school in the late 50s 
and college in the early to middle 60s made a career of dancing. Just the 
thought of Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs floating to the ceiling of the 
gym as one day evolved into the next sets my poor heat all a flutter.

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Subject: Re: NN: protest songs
   Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 18:14:07 EDT
   From: PRobin5478@aol.com

Dear List --

Here are a few protest songs you can shake to:

For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
The Bells of Rhymney -- The Byrds
My Generation - The Who
Street Fighting Man - The Rolling Stones
Who'll Stop the Rain - CCR
Anarchy in the UK - Sex Pistols
War - Edwin Starr
London Calling - The Clash
Volunteers - Jefferson Airplane
Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
Feel Like a Number - Bob Seger

and about twenty songs by Bruce Springsteen

Peter in SoCal

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Subject: NN: protest songs you can dance
   Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 16:30:03 -0700 (PDT)
   From: Reid Mitchell (reidmitchell@yahoo.com>

In the even of a dispute over whether or not a
suggested song is "danceable," the song's advocate will
be required to furnish a video of he or she dancing to
the song.  If enough such videos are collect, perhaps
an "Unnecessary Plastic Object #3--the Video" should
be compiled.

All decisions of the Judge are final.

Reid "here come the..." Mitchell
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Subject: NN: Cindy Walker
   Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 09:45:00 -0400
   From: James_Troiano@umit.maine.edu (James Troiano)

Hi folks: Nanci often mentions CIndy Walker as one of her strongest
influences. I have never heard her sing and know little about her, 
except that according to Nanci, she was a great songwriter, who wrote
mostly for others. I just noticed one of CIndy's "Best Of" albums in a
catalogue. Doe anyone have any of hr albums or know anything about her?
Thank you kindly, Jim.

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Subject: Catie Curtis
   Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 22:30:07 +0100
   From: "jenny.frog" (jenny.frog@virgin.net>

Hey,

> Her new album *A Crash Course In Roses* is very nice. Catie is an
> excellent singer/songwriter, and she wrote or co-wrote all of the
> songs on the album. The overall tone of the album is heavy on
> percussion, but I wouldn't ever call it overdone. It all just seems
> to fit exactly where it belongs.

I've had catie's album for a week or so (it was in that package from my
dad;) and i really like it too. yesterday i was thinking baout how there
seems to be a theme of driving/travel that she links to keeping a handle
on where you are in your life...but i'll need to work on it for a
while.My favourite line is this;

I am wise to the ways of the world
The on that cries out for crying out loud
That comes to the table with blood in its mouth
Claiming to be righteous, claiming devout
Saying everything except what it's about

How wondeful is that? the picture it creates...ok, i've been spending
too much time listening to my english teacher...i'll shut up now

I'm gonna hear catie saturday night when she opens for MCC here in
glasgow...:) anybody seen her live, what's she like? anybody else going?
jenny*

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Subject: Re: NN: We Shall Overcome and the Civil Rights Movement
   Date: 22 Oct 99 03:55:42 EDT
   From: "Bob K." (rkettig@usa.net>

Annavedo@aol.com wrote:   
> ...what Tracy said, which was: "I'm surprised anyone would assume
> it couldn't have been a white person."
> Is anyone out there reading this correctly?   
   
Hmmmm, well, maybe.  For talking purposes, let's define 3 groups of people:
A) those who assume/believe the author was non-white
B) those who assume/believe the author was white
C) those who are uncommitted

Reid Mitchell wrote:
> I'm surprised that anybody would think the anthem of the Civil
> Rights Movement was written by a white person.

Clearly Reid thinks that group B is empty, or at least very small. 
It's not clear [to me] what he thinks of group C.

Tracy Applebaum wrote:
> I'm surprised anyone would assume it couldn't have been a white person.  

All this tells us is that Tracy thinks group A is empty, or at least
very small.

If both A and B are empty (or at least very small), 
then both Tracy and Reid would be right.  :-)

- Bob "I'll drink to that" K.


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