# Righty Songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 23, 2009, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-songs/482596 "2009-01-23T06:08:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-songs/482596/1 "2009-01-23T06:08:27Z")
Well this is inspired by [An Gadaí’s thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=502931) Can you guys think of any right wing or conservative songs? Haven’t really noticed too many songs echo the beliefs of today’s conservatives or republicans. Stuff in the punk rock genre would be especially interesting. ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-songs/482596/2 "2009-01-23T06:13:27Z")
Besides every Country Western song? ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-songs/482596/3 "2009-01-23T06:14:42Z")
Well, a sizable chunk of modern country and Christian rock. ---
**Author:** ![Todderbob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@Todderbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Todderbob)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-songs/482596/4 "2009-01-23T06:16:24Z")
How “_Right_” are we talking? ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-songs/482596/5 "2009-01-23T06:18:12Z")
Righty ain’t got no rhythm. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-songs/482596/6 "2009-01-23T06:21:33Z")
Yeah besides Coutnry and Christian 😃 ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-songs/482596/7 "2009-01-23T06:31:58Z")
Might I direct you to [Conservative Punk](http://www.conservativepunk.com/)? There used to be a ton of MP3s, but it looks like they’ve eliminated that part of the site ☹ Here’s the [band list](http://web.archive.org/web/20050228214034/www.conservativepunk.com/BandProfile.asp?contactId=90)way’backed, though that doesn’t mean the links will work now. ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-songs/482596/8 "2009-01-23T06:33:58Z")
[Here’s](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irZmknvOB4I) an old standard. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-songs/482596/9 "2009-01-23T06:40:17Z")
Is it just me, or do **The Offspring** ’s songs lean toward conservative? Not overly political/religious or anti-left, but rejecting a lot of the themes of entitlement and promiscuity that similar bands adopt. I get the impression from songs of theirs like _Walla Walla, Why Don’t You Get A Job_, and _Hit That_. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-songs/482596/10 "2009-01-23T06:48:35Z")
Okie from Muskogee by Merle Haggard. Right-wing punk rock has a pretty close to 100% chance of being racist, but I think there are a few really confused straight edge right winger hardcore punk bands out there. That’s not to say they’re any good, but neither is Okie from Muskogee. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-songs/482596/11 "2009-01-23T06:57:24Z")
[Here’s one](http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=E3m-gOelA8g&feature=related), sung by a notoriously right-wing singer. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-songs/482596/12 "2009-01-23T07:08:16Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > Okie from Muskogee by Merle Haggard. … Not exactly, > [@](#): > > “It started out as a joke. We wrote to be satirical originally. But then people latched onto it, and it really turned into this song that looked into the mindset of people so opposite of who and where we were. My dad’s people. He’s from Muskogee, you know?” Haggard once noted about “Okie from Muskogee.”[[1](http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:gcfwxb8gldte)] In fact, critic Kurt Wolff wrote that Haggard always considered what became a redneck anthem to be a spoof …[RIGHT][CITE](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okie_from_Muskogee_(song))[/RIGHT] CMC fnord! ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-songs/482596/13 "2009-01-23T07:18:09Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Not exactly, I don’t believe that for a second. Do you put fnord in all your posts? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-songs/482596/14 "2009-01-23T13:29:29Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > Well, a sizable chunk of modern country and Christian rock. I haven’t heard much Christian rock, but as far as I ca tell, most country music isn’t political at all. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-songs/482596/15 "2009-01-23T15:42:25Z")
80s Sammy Hagar? ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-songs/482596/16 "2009-01-23T15:50:32Z")
A whole bunch of Rush songs. The most overt of which would be “The Trees”, which is an allegorical criticism of socialism. “Red Barchetta” is a dystopic future story about a world in which the state has regulated cars off the road. The entire 2112 album is dedicated “to the genius of Ayn Rand”. It’s a retelling of her short story “Anthem”. Tom Sawyer is someone “whose mind is not for rent - to any God or government.” Strong individualistic, anti-statist themes can be found throughout Rush’s work. Aside from Rush, Kid Rock is fairly conservative. So is Ted Nugent, Johnny Ramone, Gene Simmons, Sammy Hagar, and a few others. Joe Perry of Aerosmith supported John McCain. On the Libertiarian side, there’s Frank Zappa, Mojo Nixon, Dwight Yoakam, Danny Elfman, and John Popper of Blues Traveler, off the top of my head. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-songs/482596/17 "2009-01-23T15:52:20Z")
Rush? Neil Peart isn’t exactly shy about writing his political leanings into their songs. Edited: Dammit! Missed it by THAT much… ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-songs/482596/18 "2009-01-23T15:59:06Z")
The most right wing #1 on the pop music charts in the 60s: [The Ballad of the Green Berets](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH4-tOqLH94). ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-songs/482596/19 "2009-01-23T16:12:18Z")
The _National Review_ had an article on [the top 50 conservative rock songs of all time](http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NzZkNDU5MmViNzVjNzkzMDE3NzNlN2MyZjRjYTk4YjE=). A case can be made for some of them, but mostly it’s good for a laugh. ([Here’s The Rude Pundit’s typically profane take.](http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2006/05/top-fifty-conservative-rock-songs.html)) ---
**Author:** ![ThePylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@ThePylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThePylon)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-songs/482596/20 "2009-01-23T16:34:20Z")
> [@DoctorJ](#): > > The _National Review_ had an article on [the top 50 conservative rock songs of all time](http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NzZkNDU5MmViNzVjNzkzMDE3NzNlN2MyZjRjYTk4YjE=). A case can be made for some of them, but mostly it’s good for a laugh. > > ([Here’s The Rude Pundit’s typically profane take.](http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2006/05/top-fifty-conservative-rock-songs.html)) Thanks for the second link - I got to Sweet Home Alabama and almost had a violent episode of cognitive dissonance. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-songs/482596.md?page=2)