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zjphillips

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political music September 28, 2004 at 03:20 PM UTC #

i know a lot of good political songs, but does anyone know of a cool remix/reworking/cover of a traditional political song, like the star-spangled banner or america the beautiful, or whatever?

something uptempo, with drum machines maybe?

just wondering. cheers.

thirsty moore

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Re: political music September 28, 2004 at 03:32 PM UTC #

I think Whitney Houston has a version of either The Star Spangled Banner or America the Beautiful out there. If it's on a single, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a remix.

Venerable Bede

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Re: political music September 28, 2004 at 03:34 PM UTC #

there's always marvin gaye's version of the star spangled banner from the 1982(?) nba all-star game. i also like the version by the red house painters, but a slow, nearly 3 minute version probably isn't what you are looking for. :)

as for america the beautiful, you begin and end with ray charles' version. . .no version can compare with that.

thirsty moore

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Re: political music September 28, 2004 at 03:35 PM UTC #

Maybe you should look for British political songs. They'll dance to anything over there.

sonickteam2

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Re: political music September 28, 2004 at 03:37 PM UTC #

Originally posted by econo:
Maybe you should look for British political songs. They'll dance to anything over there.

plus, anyone whos that good on a drum machine, is from Canada or Europe anyway, so they arent making SSB remixes

ggw

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Re: political music September 28, 2004 at 03:40 PM UTC #

In 1991 when the First Gulf War was fresh in my mind and a paranoid year and a half drove me from Toronto with a huge debt and a good taste for conspiracy , I took the first track on Jello Biafras " I Blow Minds For A Living" cd and mixed it with a slightly speeded up Jimi Hendrix "Star Spangled Banner" from the Woodstock LP. In 2000 I used digital sources and Sound Forge for a remix version.

zjphillips

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Re: political music September 29, 2004 at 04:52 AM UTC #

thanks, people. i'm looking for something with a beat to it. to play my cards: my improv troupe is doing an election show and we need something rocking, but thematic, to come on stage to. (my suggestion - sleater kinney's "step aside" - was rejected.)

(fyi, the show should be awesome. you'll start to see posters around town… http://www.dcwit.com/shows/potus.htm )

anything? some dj had to have done something with a traditional marching tune, right?

thirsty moore

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Re: political music September 29, 2004 at 01:28 PM UTC #

Eastern European Turbo Folk.

chaz

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Re: political music September 29, 2004 at 01:54 PM UTC #

Star Spangled Banner by Hendrix….woodstock I think. Doesn't have much of a beat though.

Doctor Doom

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Re: political music September 29, 2004 at 02:49 PM UTC #

ggw – you did that? That is very cool!