Category Archives: ambivalence

“Tusk” performed by Fleetwood Mac & The USC Marching Band in Dodgers Stadium

May 2, 2009 – 6:38 pm
By nathantown | Also posted in Americana, anger, architecture, celebrity, fascism, history, love, paranoia, phallic, sing-along, war | Leave a Comment

John McCain performs “Bomb Iran,” 2007

June 18, 2008 – 1:37 pm
By nathantown | Also posted in Americana, altered lyrics, anger, appropriation, audience, body language, death, elaborate staging, in dialogue with audience, international politics, live television, political lyrics, power, professional performance, violence, war, weapons | Comments (1)

Grace Jones performing “Demolition Man,” 1981

December 12, 2007 – 12:58 am
By authoritease | Also posted in anger, appropriation, art, choreography, courage, fascism, modernization theory, multiple performers, power, professional performance, racial politics, sexual politics, staged, technology | Leave a Comment

“Borat” (Sasha Baron Cohen) performing “In My Country There Is A Problem” at the Country West, Arizona, 200?

September 21, 2007 – 5:04 pm
By nathantown | Also posted in Americana, anti-semitism, audience, body language, class politics, costume, death, exploitation, facial expression, humor, in dialogue with audience, kitsch, make-up, obesity, political lyrics, professional performance, props, simplicity, sing-along, singing style, spoken word, stereotypes, surprise, tragedy, violence | Leave a Comment

Elliot Smith performing at the 70th Academy Awards, March, 1998

September 15, 2007 – 12:25 pm
By politicalkaraoke | Also posted in audience, body language, costume, facial expression, fear, in dialogue with other performers, lighting, live television, music from films, personal lyrics, professional performance, sadness, simplicity, staged | Leave a Comment

Elvis Presley performing “In The Ghetto,” Las Vegas, NV, February 1970 (?)

September 15, 2007 – 11:58 am
By politicalkaraoke | Also posted in audience, blaxploitation, class politics, costume, elaborate staging, exploitation, facial expression, in dialogue with other performers, kitsch, lighting, multiple performers, political lyrics, professional performance, racial politics, staged | Leave a Comment

Wing performing “In The Ghetto,” Wellington, NZ, March, 2007

September 15, 2007 – 11:30 am
By politicalkaraoke | Also posted in class politics, costume, exploitation, facial expression, kitsch, make-up, political lyrics, professional performance, racial politics, singing style, stereotypes | Leave a Comment