sweet neo-con

So, the Stones have written a song commenting on their displeasure with regard to recent American policy decisions. According to Mick Jagger:

It’s not aimed, personally aimed, at President Bush. It wouldn’t be called ’Sweet Neo Con’ if it was.

Very clever statement indeed. I wonder what he means by that.

In the song, Jagger sings some timely and pointed lines like:

It’s liberty for all, democracy’s our style,

Unless you are against us, then it’s prison without trial.

Although this is clearly a p.r. marketing move being made by a band who has had a good deal of trouble getting people to buy or even pay attention to their new material, it is also pretty incredible that the political atmosphere has changed so much since the Dixie Chicks were castigated for speaking out against the administration.

The bad news is that early reports are that, although the song was written for "A Bigger Bang," the new album due out on Sept. 6, it has not been included on advanced copies of the album. We'll see if they have the stones to release it.