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Kennah

(14,277 posts) Wed Aug 29, 2012, 10:47 PM Aug 2012

What music is playing at the GOP convention?

I can't bring myself to watch the insanity.

War Pigs was one thought that came to mind.

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What music is playing at the GOP convention? (Original Post) Kennah Aug 2012 OP

G.E. Smith and the not-NBC orchestra doing covers of 80's and 90's hits brooklynite Aug 2012 #1

I'm still trying to figure out the band that opened tonight Sugarcoated Aug 2012 #2

It's all Myron Floren and the Champaign Musicmakers. longship Aug 2012 #3

Horst Wessel lied? Doc_Technical Aug 2012 #4

brooklynite

(94,624 posts)

1. G.E. Smith and the not-NBC orchestra doing covers of 80's and 90's hits

Reply to Kennah (Original post)

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 10:48 PM

Aug 2012

Sugarcoated

(7,724 posts)

2. I'm still trying to figure out the band that opened tonight

Reply to Kennah (Original post)

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 10:49 PM

Aug 2012

GE Smith was the guitarist, but I couldn't put a name to the singer.

longship

(40,416 posts)

3. It's all Myron Floren and the Champaign Musicmakers.

Reply to Kennah (Original post)

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 11:02 PM

Aug 2012

Lawrence Welk is still big with Republicans. Myron is to them what Jimmi Hendrix is to Democrats.

Plus! He plays the accordion, the greatest musical instrument ever.

Doc_Technical

(3,527 posts)

4. Horst Wessel lied?

Reply to Kennah (Original post)

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 11:35 PM

Aug 2012

n/t

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