OT: political DT songs

[Trusse]

I'm asking for your guys help. At my school (I think you will call it college in america) I have a project about songs with political contents. I have to come up with at least three songs which I have to interpret. I have Dream Theater's - In The Name Of God. Any of you guys who knows any other political DT songs. I may only have songs from ONE band.

Thanks.

 

[Noble Viking]

I don't get it. Do you need another political song by DT or some other band's song with political lyrics?

 

[frozen_core]

"I may only have songs from ONE band." seeing as he has DT listed already, i'm guessing only DT songs.

 

[Kenneth R.]

why did you pick Dream Theater for political songs

I suppose Sacrificed Sons is another. Blind Faith. The Great Debate.

funny since S.S & ITNOG are two of the songs I like least from DT, and it has nothing to do with politics

 

[DoktorShred]

DT writes extremely lame political songs, and not very many of them.

 

[rockyracoon]

I suppose Just Let Me Breathe could be loosely interpreted as "political." But yeah, DT doesnt get too political compared to many other bands.

 

[Tubbs]

funny since S.S & ITNOG are two of the songs I like least from DT, and it has nothing to do with politics

Funny, ITNOG is one of my favorite DT songs. Kenneth, you annoy me so damn much.

 

[turke]

"The greate debate" is the most political song i've heard from DT. It has three different sides about the stem cell problem of our times, and the supporting words come from left channel, the rejecting words come from the right. The neutral lines come from both channels. And DT is clearly presenting their opinion by saying:

"Are you justified in taking life to save life ?"

That is one great song.

 

[Noble Viking]

Oh, then Sacirficed sons fo' sho'.

Did you guys see DT on their recent tour? they had some kind of political themed video playing during Sacrificed sons.

 

[turke]

Actually i said "the most political" but i never cared about the last two albums of them, so there may be more political stuff from them, if there is, i am sorry

 

[ThornsOfSorrow]

I love "The Great Debate". I totaled my car while listening to that song, but the CD survived! Anyway, you should definitely use that one.

 

[Kenneth R.]

Blind Faith + The Great Debate are awesome.

Sacrificed Sons and ITNOG are not.

 

[Anonymous]

Dude, Megadeth.

Tons of political content. Especially the last album.

 

[Tubbs]

Blind Faith + The Great Debate are awesome.

Sacrificed Sons and ITNOG are not.

Yes, Megadeth would be a much better choice. In fact, I think I'd rather hear Megadeth than DT right now.

 

[RobbM]

Oh, then Sacirficed sons fo' sho'.

Did you guys see DT on their recent tour? they had some kind of political themed video playing during Sacrificed sons.

it was all 9/11 stuff. and some Vietnam stuff as well....I have some video of it..

 

[Horus]

Sacrificed Sons (I was crying when they played this on April 1st.) - 9/11
The Great Debate - Embryotic Stem Cell Research
Blind Faith, Misundersttod and In The Name of God - All a question of religious power over people.

 

[RobbM]

I hate to say this, but early Rage agenst the Machine would be a really great choice as well..

 

[Tubbs]

Nothing wrong with RATM... hell, even I still like them. (Not their newer stuff, though.)

 

[RobbM]

that's why I said "early" stuff...

 

[Tubbs]

Yeah, yeah... yeah.