Metrosexual Manichean Monster DougJ at Balloon Juice wants to know about “the best disaster songs.”
Okay. Reasonable request. But why the plural?
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Why the plural?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wQYdmqK6Tk
Well, yes. Though I’d call “Springhill Mine” as much a protest song as a disaster tale. Still, it does pack a punch, doesn’t it?
Hmm..what was the theme song of the Dukakis campaign?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8idFEcXIQ5Y
Good choice.
I second DougJ’s top choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9A4HRzHz5Y. “All that remains is the faces and the names . . .”
I second DougJ’s top choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9A4HRzHz5Y. “All that remains is the faces and the names . . .”