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P.O.S. “Savion Glover”

What are we going to do with so much of the political music about the Bush administration now that it’s officially over? Yes, people are totally justified in their outrage about what happened and the bitter feelings aren’t likely to go away any time soon, but at least in the short term post-Obama afterglow, so much of it already sounds shrill and dated, even when the music and lyrics are quite sharp and clever. “Savion Glover” was originally released a couple years ago, but is just now being issued as part of P.O.S.’ new record, and as nimble and catchy as it is, in light of Barack Obama’s victory and subsequent order to shut down Guantanamo Bay, the song’s rant about Gitmo and the impatience with the Democratic Party seem….well, ironic? Overly Cassandra-ish in retrospect? Totally appropriate and right on, and the root of why Obama got elected in the first place? Music never has to be timeless, but it does feel sorta strange when a newly released song already has a time capsule quality.

Also: I should note that I very much appreciate the fact that P.O.S. quotes Fugazi in this number, and a song from their amazing yet generally underrated End Hits album at that!

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