The Who, Offspring, Blink-182, Clash, Sex Pistols in "Top 50 Conservative Rock Songs"

Conservative magazine National Review has assembled what they describe as the "top 50 conservative rock songs of all time." The magazine based their selection on a broad criiteria: the songs had to be well-liked and express classically conservative ideas "such as skepticism of government or support for traditional values."

Taking the top spot was the Who classic, "Won't Get Fooled Again" while the Sex Pistols "Bodies" came in 8th. The latter is described as a "anti-abortion anthem." "I Fought the Law," covered by the Clash, Dead Kennedys and recently, Green Day comes in 15th. Blink-182's "Stay Together for the Kids" is 17th, and the Clash's "Rock the Casbah" takes the 20th spot. The Offspring's "Why Don't You Get a Job?" is the 48th "conservative rock song" of all time.

Interestingly, many of the cited artists - like the Clash's Joe Strummer - were notable left-wing advocates and many of the bands actually appear on the list of punk voter supporters including the Offspring and Blink-182. Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Rotten recent discussed "Bodies" saying:

Every woman should have the choice when they face it. [...] And if you construe that as being anti-abortion, then you're a silly cu... sausage.

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  • "Won't Get Fooled Again," by The Who
  • "Taxman," by The Beatles
  • "Sympathy for the Devil," by The Rolling Stones
  • "Sweet Home Alabama," by Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • "Wouldn't It Be Nice," by The Beach Boys
  • "Gloria," by U2
  • "Revolution," by The Beatles
  • "Bodies," by The Sex Pistols
  • "Don't Tread on Me," by Metallica
  • "20th Century Man," by The Kinks
  • "The Trees," by Rush
  • "Neighborhood Bully," by Bob Dylan
  • "My City Was Gone," by The Pretenders
  • "Right Here, Right Now," by Jesus Jones
  • "I Fought the Law," by The Crickets
  • "Get Over It," by The Eagles
  • "Stay Together for the Kids," by Blink 182
  • "Cult of Personality," by Living Colour
  • "Kicks," by Paul Revere and the Raiders
  • "Rock the Casbah," by The Clash
  • "Heroes," by David Bowie
  • "Red Barchetta," by Rush
  • "Brick," by Ben Folds Five
  • "Der Kommissar," by After the Fire
  • "The Battle of Evermore," by Led Zeppelin
  • "Capitalism," by Oingo Boingo
  • "Obvious Song," by Joe Jackson
  • "Janie's Got a Gun," by Aerosmith
  • "Rime of the Ancient Mariner," by Iron Maiden
  • "You Can't Be Too Strong," by Graham Parker
  • "Small Town," by John Mellencamp
  • "Keep Your Hands to Yourself," by The Georgia Satellites
  • "You Can't Always Get What You Want," by The Rolling Stones
  • "Godzilla," by Blue Oyster Cult
  • "Who'll Stop the Rain," by Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • "Government Cheese," by The Rainmakers
  • "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," by The Band
  • "I Can't Drive 55," by Sammy Hagar
  • "Property Line," by The Marshall Tucker Band
  • "Wake Up Little Susie," by The Everly Brothers
  • "The Icicle Melts," by The Cranberries
  • "Everybody's a Victim," by The Proclaimers
  • "Wonderful," by Everclear
  • "Two Sisters," by The Kinks
  • "Taxman, Mr. Thief," by Cheap Trick
  • "Wind of Change," by The Scorpions
  • "One," by Creed
  • "Why Don't You Get a Job," by The Offspring
  • "Abortion," by Kid Rock
  • "Stand By Your Man," by Tammy Wynette