Humoring the headlines: August 31, 2018

 Political Singing Groups Cover Classic Rock Songs:
In Memory of Aretha Franklin: “A Change is Gonna Come”

By Laurie Baron

Laurie Baron

SAN DIEGO−Godspeed Mac, “Go Your Own Way”

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Don Petty and the Lawbreakers, “Free Fallin”

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Guns and Lobbies (Official Band of the NRA), “Live and Let Die”

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The Supremes, “Let Me Go the Right Way.” Elena, Ruth, and Sonia, “Stop in the Name of Roe”) 

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The Fetals (Official Band of the National Right to Life Movement), “Baby’s in Black”

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Public Enemy and the Lame Stream Media: “Fight the Power”

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Sham Snook (aka Betsy DeVos): “Don’t Know Much about History”

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Alex Jones and the Hateful Dread (Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon): “Friend of the Devil”

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The Roger Stones, “Gimme Shelter”

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The Robert Mueller Band, “I Want to Make the World Turn Around,”

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Baron is professor emeritus of history at San Diego State University. He may be contacted via lawrence.baron@sdjewishworld.com. San Diego Jewish World points out to new readers that this column is satire, and nothing herein should be taken literally.