A few factors converged to provide Philadelphia Jewish Culture Examiner with a clear-cut "Song of the Day" for July 29, 2011.
The choice of Cheap Trick's "Taxman, Mr. Thief" two days ago apparently help generate a little more traffic than usual to the Philadelphia Jewish Culture Examiner site, suggesting that there may be some sort of untapped market out there for reading about classic politically right-of-center music.
Meanwhile, during the homestretch of the debt-ceiling battle in Washington, Barack Obama continues to demand sacrifices from the taxpaying public, while at the same time offering loopholes and waivers to George Soros.
And (who can possibly overlook?!) this coming Sunday is the would-be 99th birthday of the great free-market economist, Milton Friedman (may he rest in peace), author of the seminal Capitalism and Freedom.
So today's Song of the Day is "Capitalism," from the American new wave group Oingo Boingo's 1981 album Just A Lad. Oingo Boingo's songwriter and vocalist was Danny Elfman, who went on to be one of the most renowned film/television composers of this era.
The lyrics of "Capitalism" include “There’s nothing wrong with Capitalism / There’s nothing wrong with free enterprise" and "You’re just a middle class, socialist brat / From a suburban family and you never really had to work.” Fittingly, the song is #26 on National Review's list of the top conservative songs of all time.
As per capitalist birthdays, tomorrow is the would-be birthday of one of the most prominent pathologically anti-Jewish capitalists of all time, Henry Ford. Shabbat shalom, Hank! (And while we're at it, guess who else's birthday tomorrow is...)
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