Category Archives: political lyrics

John McCain performs “Bomb Iran,” 2007

June 18, 2008 – 1:37 pm
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Sublime performs “Date Rape,” 1995

January 13, 2008 – 2:41 pm
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France Gall performs “Les Sucettes,” 1964

January 9, 2008 – 1:28 pm
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“Iran So Far,” SNL 9/29/07 (from www.nbc.com)

January 8, 2008 – 4:34 pm

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Metallica – Master of Puppets (Moscow, July 18, 2007)

December 30, 2007 – 4:05 am
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The Clash – White Riot Live (1978 Victoria Park London)

December 12, 2007 – 1:13 am
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My Box in a Box

December 12, 2007 – 1:04 am
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Karaoke parody about the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) by The Evolution Control Committee (www.evolution-control.com), 2007

November 17, 2007 – 2:51 pm
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Joseph Beuys performing “Sonne Statt Reagen,” 1982 (?)

October 8, 2007 – 5:21 pm
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Bright Eyes performing “When The President Talks to God” on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, May 2, 2005

October 1, 2007 – 4:21 pm
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