Talking About a Revolution

November 21, 2005... I've been listening to twenty-somethings talk revolution for decades now. Excuse me for being cynical.

Husker Du - Real World

"Real World" was the most cynical song I could think of. It is the first track on Husker Du's Metal Circus EP, released in 1983. If you're feeling cynical, the whole first side of the EP might appeal to you, as most of the lyrics seem to have been written in reaction to one sort of earnest, naive, oppressive loudmouth or another. If you like jangly folk-psychedelic-rock, like the Byrds, say, and are not afraid of distorted guitars and growly vocals, you might like the whole EP. It was a ground-breaking work of art for its time and still sounds fresh and urgent to me.

Can anyone else out there think of any other good, cynical songs? The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" is an obvious one. Any others?

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