A political disco song (Jimmy Somerville)

[Marcio**]

from
http://www.glbtq.com/arts/somerville_j.html



In 1989 (Jimmy) Somerville released his first solo album, entitled Read My Lips. The title referred to United States president George Herbert Bush's electoral promise not to raise taxes, which he subsequently broke. Not surprisingly, many of the songs on the album are overtly political.

Commenting on the title song for an interview published in the program for his 1990 ACT UP tour of Britain, Somerville said, "It's a song with a really potent message and it's emotional and angry at the same time. I'm really proud of it because I've done this disco anthem that has taken elements that have made dance music what it is today . . . . It's so difficult to get across politics, emotion and anger in a 4 minute pop record and I think I've managed to achieve that."


:)

[Videoskooter]

One of the most irritating guys in dancemusic ever! What the man has done to "You make me feel" and "Don't leave me this way" should be punishable by law :oops:

I'll give a few points to "It ain't necessarely so" but the rest, YUK!

[discotom73]

How about "People Are People" by Depeche Mode? Some people may not consider that disco since it came out in 1985, but it sounds very political to me. Maybe that's the reason for the song; just accept people for who they are.