Take That! Songwriters Taking Swipes At Others Vol. 6

Take That! Songwriters Taking Swipes Vol. 6

On this SIXTH installment of TAKE THAT! songwriters take swipes at the usual targets: authority figures, society, & the government.  This volume doesn’t focus as much on tracks recorded by the songwriter as the earlier collections. But it’s usually a fair bet that the singer’s loyalties align with the scribes’.

P.F. Sloan & Edwin Starr take aim at war, with the songs Eve Of Destruction, & well… WAR.  

As a recording artist, P.F. takes a swipe at society, as does Sonny Bono, The Temptations, Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs, & Wendy O. Williams (backed by KISS!)

The Ramones basically tear the “Whattaya got?” page out of Marlon Brando’s book with I’m Against It, by being against nearly everything.  The Fugs’ Ed Sanders isn’t happy with hermaphrodites in The Iliad, & Jon Langford is upset with Nashville Radio.

Tennessee Ernie Ford is railing against “the man”, Bo Diddley is against drugs, Suzi Quatro glares in the direction of  Hollywood, & Loretta Lynn rails against Santa!  A bold strategy unless you plan on being on the nice list for certain this year.

While The J. Geils Band is miffed at love in general, Wayne County is incensed at being deemed unworthy of a good dicking.  And Jerry Lee Lewis is taunted by his old friends Ronnie Hawkins & Carl Perkins during a live performance—which is something no fan of The Killer's should miss!