My Top 5 Libertarian Songs

As it is a Sunday afternoon, I thought I would do something a little different on my Blog. It has allways interested me how almost every song has an underlying meaning or message to get out, and the philosophy and belief of Libertarianism is no different. The following are "My Top 5 Libertarian Songs". Enjoy.

5 Gogol Bordello - Supertheory of Supereverything
Gogol Bordello's music may not to be your taste, you either love him or hate him. He is an Eastern European immigrant who has moved to New York and has become a huge success in the Gypsy Punk music scene over the last 10 years. In this song he sings of not trusting the established religions or faiths of the world. Even though this is not specifically a Libertarian belief, and their are a large proportion of Libertarians who are deeply religous, I think the message of not trusting large establishments is a fair one.




4 Pep's - Liberta
You don't have to be fluent in French to understand what Liberta may be translated into. He came from busking on the streets of Paris to now topping the French charts with this song. Singing of wanting to be free over some pretty beautiful melodies, I think this song shows the more peaceful, loving side of Libertarianism.




3 The Metros - Education Part 2
This song pretty much sums up everything that is wrong with our current education system and the way we treat young people. As someone who left the dreaded education system at 14 with a cycling proficiency being my only formal qualification to my name, this song speaks right at me.




2 The Kinks - 20th Century Man
I think you could safely swap "20th Century" with "21st Century" in this song and easily get away with it. They sing of global warfare, eroded privacy and even more eroded civil liberties. The best line in it by far has to be: "Got no privacy, got no liberty, 'cos the 20th Century people took it all away from me". As well as singing about encroaching Government powers, they also make the link between living in a Welfare State and having a lack of ambition and motivation.




1 Classified - All About You
This song just had to be number 1 for me. Aswell as being a pretty dam good song that I recently discovered, the messages within the lyrics are just beautiful and perfect. They highlight the way everything starts with the individual, and that actually it doesn't matter what other people say or do. Aslong as you are happy with the direction of your life, don't worry about what others say. "And you learn to cope, at the end of your rope, anyway that you can with liquor or dope, or work hard, raise your kids, strip clubs, whatever it is, smoke weed, shoot hoops, whatever you find you're happiest doing, its your life." So true, and well worth a listen.




Hope you enjoy, and ofcourse, do share your Libertarian inspired songs.

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