February 21, 2008, - 1:00 pm
Video of the Day: Obama Theme Song? – The Cult of Hussein-ality, er . . .Personality; Plus Other Videos of the Day
By Debbie Schlussel
Reader “samurai” suggested that one of my favorite rock songs, Living Colour’s “Cult of Personality,” describes Obama. He’s right on target. Read the lyrics, below, from Lyrics Mania–it’s Barack Hussein Obama in a nutshell.
Love the vocals (by Corey Glover), guitar, and drums on the song. I work out to that song, and that of another of rock’s talented Black lead rock singers, LaJon Witherspoon of Sevendust, whose “Black” is below (the live video–which is one of the best live videos I’ve seen–the studio version which sounds better, the very cool unplugged version, and the great cover by the Disturbed and its awesome Israeli lead singer, David Draiman). I used to use that as bumper music for my Detroit-based then-radio show. I saw Sevendust in concert in Detroit and met LaJon and the gang–nice guys.
I know your anger, I know your dreams
I’ve been everything you want to be
I’m the Cult of Personality
Like Mussolini and Kennedy
I’m the Cult of Personality
Cult of Personality
Cult of Personality
Neon lights, A Nobel Price
The mirror speaks, the reflection lies
You don’t have to follow me
Only you can set me free
I sell the things you need to be
I’m the smiling face on your T.V.
I’m the Cult of Personality
I exploit, you still you love me
I tell you one and one makes three
I’m the Cult of Personality
Like Joseph Stalin and Gandhi
I’m the Cult of Personality
Cult of Personality
Cult of Personality
Neon lights a Nobel Prize
A leader speaks, that leader dies
You don’t have to follow me
Only you can set you free
You gave me fortune
You gave me fame
You gave me power in your God’s name
I’m every person you need to be
I’m the Cult of Personality
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Sevendust’s “Black,” Studio Version:
Sevendust’s “Black,” Live Version:
“Black,” Unplugged:
“Angel’s Son,” a great, softer selection from Sevendust’s LaJon Witherspoon in Straight Up (also part of my workout routine). You might recognize the lead singer from Sugar Ray in this vid:
Disturbed Covers “Black” (NOT safe for work):
Debbie, your a head banger, who’d thought?
[W: I’M ACTUALLY NOT. BUT I LIKE THAT SONG. I HAVE VERY ECLECTIC AND DIVERSE MUSICAL TASTE. I LIKE SOME HARD ROCK AND YET I LIKE JAZZ, CLASSICAL, POP, ’80S HAIR BANDS, HOUSE MUSIC, DISCO, FUNK, ’70S & ’80S HITS, ETC. DS]
warpmine on February 21, 2008 at 2:10 pm