Louie Armstrong is corrupting America
Since the tragedies of 9/11/01, there have been many cases in which people feel that their rights and freedoms have been trampled on in the name of safety. One such case occurred when radio giant, Clear Channel released a list of songs which were to be banned from their radio stations for fear that they may remind people of 9/11 and may be traumatising to the families who lost loved ones that day. Though it seems odd that when war is in question, most media outlets would like us to remember 9/11, funny how that works. However, as the songs were revealed, people noticed that many of the songs had nothing to do with 9/11 but were simply banned by Clear Channel because those who made the list did not agree with the political message in the song. Some songs had no political message at all and it makes sense to believe that the folks at Clear Channel smoke a lot of crack. Here are some songs banned to keep us safe from the memories of 9/11:
All songs by Rage Against The Machine
AC/DC "Dirty Deeds"
Alanis Morissette "Ironic"
Dave Matthews Band "Crash Into Me"
Bangles "Walk Like an Egyptian"
The Beatles "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", "Ticket To Ride", & "Obla Di, Obla Da"
Elton John "Rocket Man"
Jerry Lee Lewis "Great Balls of Fire"
Cat Stevens "Peace Train"
Edwin Starr/Bruce Springstein "War"
Van Halen "Jump"
Pat Benatar "Hit Me with Your Best Shot"
Louis Armstrong "What A Wonderful World"
(check out the full list at: http://www.f---edcompany.com/extras/clearchannel_email.cfm)
Damn you Louie Armstrong! The point of this blog is to illustrate that the link between politics and corporations can often become too close , to the point where corporations are used as tools for political corruption. It is scary to think that a political agenda can overcome the interests of the consumer. Political corruption becomes even more frightening when it leaks into corporations which control large sections of the media. As Jim Morrison once said, “ He who controls the media, controls the mind.�.