Conscientious Objection

There are situations you see and you know, without the minutest of doubts, that they are wrong and that you have to protest against them. Such objections are commonly referred to as "conscientious" because they are based on our conscience.
Being one to always strive for justice and universal, unhindered, enjoyment of music, I was reminded of a hit from back in the day that joins these two passions of mine. The situation you can conscientiously object to can be political, religious, social, etc...there's no limit as to what you can object to.
The song in mind is "Rock the Casbah" by the British punk rock band, The Clash. This song is special because it shows that no matter who tries to impose their biased will, the people ultimately have a choice. Especially for us Africans who continue to witness our people oppressed, killed, and denied justice; our land exploited for its resources; and our hopes of the future continuously being dashed. We can stand and claim our rights, let the world know that this is a new era...that we will usher it in ourselves...it's our destiny.
Here are the lyrics and the video. Enjoy.



Rock the Casbah

Now the king told the boogie men
You have to let that raga drop
The oil down the desert way
Has been shakin' to the top
The sheik he drove his Cadillac
He went a' cruisin' down the ville
The muezzin was a' standing
On the radiator grille

CHORUS
Sharif don't like it
Rockin the casbah
Rock the casbah
Sharif don't like it
Rockin the Casbah
Rock the Casbah

By order of the prophet
We ban that boogie sound
Degenerate the faithful
With that crazy Casbah sound
But the Bedouin they brought out
The electric kettle drum
The local guitar picker
Got his guitar picking thumb
As soon as the sherif
Had cleared the square
They began to wail

CHORUS

Now over at the temple
Oh! They really pack 'em in
The in crowd say it's cool
To dig this chanting thing
But as the wind changed direction
The temple band took five
The crowd caught a wiff
Of that crazy Casbah jive

CHORUS

The king called up his jet fighters
He said you better earn your pay
Drop your bombs between the minarets
Down the Casbah way

As soon as Sharif was
Chauffeured outta there
The jet pilots tuned to
The cockpit radio blare

As soon as Sharif was
Outta their hair
The jet pilots wailed

Chorus

Sharif don't like it
Rock the casbah
(He thinks it's not kosher)
Rock the casbah
Sharif don't like it
Rock the Casbah
(Fundamentally he can't take it.)
Rock the Casbah
Sharif don't like it
Rock the Casbah
(You know he really hates it.)
Rock the Casbah


(Lyrics obtained from:::  http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Rock-the-Casbah-lyrics-The-Clash/6BC5F672F9AD8EC4482568AB00317382 )