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Long live rock 'n' roll.


I must admit that I thought the idea of compiling the 50 greatest conservative rock songs was cheesy cheesy (che´ze) caseous.  at first. All that changed when I read the article: It was an excellent, fascinating list. I had expected "Taxman" to be number one, but Mr. Miller persuasively per·sua·sive  
adj.
Tending or having the power to persuade: a persuasive argument.



per·sua
 made the case for "Won't Get Fooled Again." The real surprises were "Heroes" by David Bowie and "20th Century Man" by The Kinks. Ironically, when I was a bleeding-heart liberal in college, these were two of my favorite My Favorite is an independent synthpop band from Long Island, New York. They released two CDs: Love at Absolute Zero and Happiest Days of Our Lives. My Favorite broke up on September 14, 2005, when singer Andrea Vaughn left the band.  songs. Perhaps the seeds of conservatism were subliminally planted by David Bowie and Ray Davies Raymond Douglas Davies, CBE (born June 21, 1944 at Fortis Green, London) is an influential English rock musician, best known as lead singer-songwriter for The Kinks - one of the most influential, prolific and long-lived British Invasion bands - which he led with his younger . Who would have thought?

Michael Heckenberger

Hampton, Va.
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Title Annotation:letters to the editor
Author:Heckenberger, Michael
Publication:National Review
Article Type:Letter to the editor
Date:Jun 19, 2006
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