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Ronald Reagan in music refers to songs, albums and bands that refer to Ronald Wilson Reagan, particularly during his two terms as president of the United States. While references to Reagan appear in pop music, his presence in song lyrics and on album covers is often associated with the hardcore punk counter-culture of the 1980s.〔 ==Pre-presidency== Ronald Reagan became a subject in song during the era of protests against the Vietnam War while he served as governor of California (1967-1975). Folk singer Phil Ochs makes mention of Reagan on his 1966 album ''Phil Ochs in Concert'' during the introduction to the song "Ringing of Revolution" when he speculates a future where the last of the bourgeoisie are besieged in a mansion atop a hill. Ochs jokes: ::This song is so cinematic that it's been made into a movie. ::It stars Senator Carl Hayden as Ho Chi Minh, ::Frank Sinatra plays Fidel Castro, ::Ronald Reagan plays George Murphy ::and John Wayne plays Lyndon Johnson. ::And Lyndon Johnson plays God. Ochs' satire highlights the blurry line between actors and politicians and poking fun at Reagan for following in George Murphy footsteps: Murphy, like Reagan, had been a movie actor and became president of the Screen Actors Guild, then went on to be a Republican U.S. Senator. Reagan succeeded Murphy as Guild president where he worked as an informant for the FBI during the Hollywood blacklist period. Two decades later, Reagan ran for office and became California's governor. Tom Lehrer made a similar comparison in his song "George Murphy," which opens, "Hollywood's often tried to mix show-business with politics, from Helen Gahagan to Ronald Reagan." In the live version on the album ''That Was the Year That Was'' (1965), Lehrer raises inflection on Reagan's name, as if he cannot believe Californians' foolishness in electing him.〔Lehrer, Tom. That Was the Year That Was. Reprise Records, 1965. CD. 〕 Jefferson Starship referred to Reagan's policies and attitudes as governor in the song "Mau Mau (Amerikon)" on their 1970 debut album ''Blows Against the Empire''. Paul Kantner sings: ::You unleash the dogs ::Of a grade-B movie star governor's war ::While you sit in the dark ::Insane with the fear of dying ::We'll ball in your parks ::Insane with the flash of living Here Kantner cites the calling for the National Guard to quell a protest on the U.C. Berkeley campus in 1969, when Reagan famously said, "If it takes a bloodbath, let's get it over with." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ronald Reagan in music」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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