Joe,

We know that the political message within a song depends to some extent on the interpretative powers of the listener.

Take rap’s first great message song — appropriately titled “The Message.” Some listeners infer from the track a scathing indictment of years of racism in America.

Others infer a scathing indictment of years of welfare state failures.

If you accept the second inference, “The Message” would qualify as a conservative song.