Jul 042008
I really thought about that patriotic song challenge and came up empty. I couldn’t think of a single song that made me “proud to be an American” until latelydavid mentioned Buffalo Springfield and then I realized that the protest songs of the 60s genuinely make me feel proud to be an American.
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I know a lot of these types of songs feel cheesy in hindsight but if you can’t set that aside for just a moment and revel in the revolution and the sentiment of these tunes and time well then mister you’re a better man than I.
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right on, mr. maudlin!
as i said in the last thread: MC5’s “American Ruse!”
American Ruse just added after the fold. Get hip y’all.
awesome! thanks sammy! everybody should watch this ’til the very end to see what other acts were on the bill….
Here’s a good one courtesy of Steve Earle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR80U_DQwFE
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Turn it up!
“Fortunate Son” is a great song for the 4th too.