as part of a long line of political country music."Go back and listen to Woody Guthrie. It is my job, as far as I'm concerned," she says.Lucinda Williams sees her new albumas part of a long line of political country music."Go back and listen to Woody Guthrie. It is my job, as far as I'm concerned," she says.Like just about all of us, Lucinda Williams has not been able to get away from the news cycle these past few years.
So what changed? You said you've always wanted to write more topical songs. You've been doing this for decades. Why now? and Dick Gregory and going to anti-war demonstrations and handing out SDS [Students for a Democratic Society] leaflets at school, getting kicked out of high school for not saying the pledge of allegiance. So it's always been in my blood.You talked about, in your words,"the worst president in history," and I want to talk about a song on the album called"Man Without A Soul.
We need more artists standing up to our government, not less. The protest music of the 1960’s and 1970’s helped awaken our nation and throw a spotlight on the lies of the corrupt leaders prosecuting an unjust and unnecessary war. The evil of DonaldTrump must be stopped.
This is exactly what we need . Where are the songs of frustration, debt, limited future, class difference and so on?
Art has always been a part of politics. Always.
JimMcAree1 How many Conservatives do you have on your government subsidized payroll.
It's because of a LW song that our local public radio station WMNF lost some govt. funding. In an emergency fundraiser the listeners donated most, if not all back. She ruffled some feathers. Good for her
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I needed Lucinda today.
Who? And why do we care?
Woody Guthrie was an avowed communist. Made good music, but awful politics.
She can have a political opinion. Thats fine. Just like it's fine that I dont give a fuck what it is.
This guitar kills fascists!
Good just make sense...
Yawn.
No one listens to this trash anymore...
Listening to your live recording of Crescent City right now and worrying about NewOrleans Mississippi and Louisiana with the Covidiot as POTUS. Come back and play Downunder as soon as you can. Ah, my favourite song: The Night's Too Long - still touches my heart decades later
Does an artist have any duty other than creating what they want?
Research! Business owners paid handsomely for business interruption insurance. Insurance companies misled/scammed business to believe they’re covered should anything happen. Concentrate on unfair greed in the insurance system. Solution make them pay these polices
I can hardly wait for your CD to arrive! (Yeah, call me old fashioned.) I am so looking forward to your musicality and your anger. We need both right now.
And then they go and elect(?) a reality show host.
Love the new album!
we can stop at shut up...… no need for: 'and sing....'
Singers are entertainers. They make people feel good. They are not there to persuade or push an agenda. But she is free to sing about what ever she likes.
I've heard her put sane rational thoughts into song before. At this point, that's all you need to do and people will get triggered anyway.
Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses.
'This Land is Your Land,' I loved singing his music as a child! Thank-you for the reminder. Peace Beth
With the platform they have they should use it (for good of course)😀
Good for her.
Good for her!
*Rage Against the Machine has entered the chat
And Pete's banjo too!
Write and sing about politics then, that’s your job, that you’re good at. Most people won’t get upset about song lyrics, but your fans don’t want or need political monologues between songs at live shows or on twitter, just like we don’t need Maddow, Hayes, etc., singing.
So orange man bad? Support the pedophile human trafficking cabal? Got it. epsteincoverup nxvim ClintonFoundation HumanTrafficking Hanx Wexner Weinstein EdBuck RachelChandler
Yeah...makes me want to tell them,”Sounds like it’s important for you to tell people who’s in and who’s out of their lane. Now what was I saying? Oh yeah...”
Of course she, and all performers, can have an opinion, but to me it makes no business sense to alienate half of your potential audience.
It is everyone's right and responsibility to pay attention and express their thoughts and feelings when they feel it's appropriate. No one, in any profession or walk of life, is any more qualified than another to have an opinion.
Also Pete Seeger.
If the Koch Brothers can spend 100s of millions of dollars spreading their political ideology, famous people can use their following to spread theirs.
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I’m fine with a musician expressing an opinion, but I think that in-your-face political music sucks. It always sounds dated after a few years. The best music is timeless.
City of apples.
I don't understand it either. A tiny percentage of people actually work in politics, but we all voice our opinions every day. Just because some people have a larger platform to work from doesn't mean they should be quiet. Besides money and power, what's more American than that?
Anyone who tries to say musicians never get political has never studied Wagner's Ring Cycle.
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I don’t think anyone knows who the f*k she is tho ...
Everybody's job
It’s different when it’s Lucinda versus other musicians or celebrities!! Go sis go!!!
Car Wheels in the trash. Glad I now know her stance. ——-S
We Didn't Start The Fire.
It's the job of artists to spread existing political messages, but I would say we should not look to artists to author political messages, unless that's their explicit thing
People only say that to those whose political beliefs they disagree with.
Right On.
Who is Lucinda Williams?
alphabetress yes
So get angry, but don't be surprised when people tell you what you are.
No one listens to Woody Guthrie
Wow, another well-to-do musician crying about they're hatred for Trump and all the unfortunate people they can't relate to. It's old. Just stop.
Heard some songs yesterday Sing it! Never Stop! HappyWoman9
Woody Guthrie was hired to write propaganda songs for the US Government - specifically the damming of the Columbia River - via the Bonneville Power Administration.
If they have something to offer but generally it’s just hate. And really Arlington Guthrie did just sing most of the time.
She is music.
Lucinda is a younger version of Robert Allen Zimmerman....aka Bob Dylan wxpn; kcsn; wumb; wfuv; weru
Woody Guthrie, a communist. Figures.
Oh my, an entertainer who’s opinionated and outspoken about politics. How refreshing, haven’t seen that in a long time. It’s so rare. (end sarcasm) Seriously NPR, do you ever research this or do you just repeat whatever crap their publicists feed you?
I’d say read the first line of the fucking Declaration of Independence!
I'll listen to people I disagree with but I can't disassociate stupid after reading that article. She prefers a President who is a puppet to special interests and globalists...as long as China paid media is saying nice things about him.
Love her and looking forward to new album
Definitely going to buy this.
Exactly
No one said that about Rage Against the Machine. And they literally held a protest concert across the street from the 2000 DNC.
She’s so awesome! Love her.
Never heard of her. Should have I?
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