Music is an art form and art has always dealt with political issues whether through literature, poetry, theatre, etc.
I agree with Jack. People are mostly upset when they learn they disagree with a particular artist. fancypaaantz wrote: > > Ok, so your position is: > > Bruce, you have the right to speak, but shut up because I don't like > what you have to say. You are a musician so stick to entertaining me > with no mention of politics. > > Kind of a useless position, but you are correct that you have > a "right" to say that. > > Music has always been a a conduit for political speech, think back > to the songs around the time of the Vietnam war. The same is true > about art, theater, comedy, books, movies.... Go back and > read "Waiting for Lefty" a play about trying to unionize during the > depression and being accused of being a commie. The examples are > endless-- art and poltics are intertwined. I dare say that many of > these forms of speech are often the most moving and powerful forms > of POLITICAL speech, and the most protected by the First Amendment. > > So, yes you have the right to say that entertainers, artists, etc > should divorce themselves from politics, but that is a silly > position, is it not? And something that will never happen. > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:AsburyPark%40yahoogroups.com>, "justifiedright" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Why do people like you assert that folks like Ms. Lallo and me are > > attacking Springsteen's "right" to speak? > > > > We aren't. We are speaking too. > > > > We're sayhing, "Shut up and Sing." > > > > By disagreeing with me, should I say you are attacking me "right > to > > speak?" > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:AsburyPark%40yahoogroups.com>, "fancypaaantz" <fancypaaantz@> > > wrote: > > > > > > I honestly don't understand what the big deal is. Celebrities > have > > a > > > right, like everyone else, to endorse a candidate. And they also > > > have a right to show up at political rallies and speak their > mind. > > > If you do not want to listen, don't listen. Don't go to their > > > concerts, rallies, change the channel or station etc. > > > > > > I think what people are really upset about is that an > entertainer > > > that they like disagrees with them about politics. Well, tough. > And > > > that their celebrity status gives them a bigger voice than > yours. > > > That's just life. There are people I hate to listen to as well, > but > > > I can't say that they should not have a right to speak because I > > > disagree with them! > > > > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:AsburyPark%40yahoogroups.com>, "justifiedright" > > > <justifiedright@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Entertainers too political > > > > October 9, 2008 > > > > > > > > > > > > This is just a short shout-out to all the musicians out there > who > > > > have determined they are the utmost authority for doling out > > > > political advice: Shut up and sing! > > > > > > > > Where do these artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, > Jon > > > Bon > > > > Jovi and John Mellencamp get the idea they can tell me who to > > vote > > > > for? > > > > > > > > They sit in their lofty mansions in Rumson, Colts Neck, > > Middletown > > > > and Long Island and proceed to tell us the economy is bad. How > do > > > > they know? Is it because we no longer can afford to pay the > $100 > > > to > > > > $500 per ticket to see them? Oh, that's right, maybe their > > wallets > > > > are hurting because of this. Somehow, I don't think their > wallets > > > are > > > > hurting as much as mine. > > > > > > > > I used to be a big fan of all the above. I can remember > > > Springsteen > > > > going ballistic when Ronald Reagan used his name in a speech. > He > > > said > > > > he didn't want to get "political." Why is it OK now? > > > > > > > > I realize I'm a small fish in their arsenal of "money" (oh, I > > mean > > > > fans), but I no longer listen to any of these artists. Back in > > the > > > > day, their music made me forget, made me dream and soothed my > > > anxious > > > > state. Now, they are no better than evangelists who beg for > money > > > in > > > > the name of God and commit all kinds of ungodly acts. Well, I > > > don't > > > > have to listen to them. I can change the channel when they are > > > > preaching. > > > > > > > > It's bad enough we have to listen to the politicos on CNBC, > Fox > > > and > > > > so forth, but at least that is their job. Politicking is not > the > > > job > > > > of these artists — their job is to entertain, and I am no > longer > > > > entertained. > > > > > > > > Vikki Lallo > > > > > > > > TOMS RIVER > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
