Best Songs About America?

by **Rocinante** 2014-06-04, 13:55

That's too broad. There's just so damn many. Narrow it down a bit.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2014-06-04, 14:07

by **Cym Jim** 2014-06-04, 14:09

by **Floyd Robertson** 2014-06-04, 14:09

by **Jake from State Farm** 2014-06-04, 14:20

by Three_Putt_Par 2014-06-04, 14:28

That John Denver's full of shit man!

by Cosmo_Kramer 2014-06-04, 14:29

by Danny Tanner 2014-06-04, 14:40

Born in the USA. Lock the biznitch

by **Cym Jim** 2014-06-04, 14:41

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2014-06-04, 15:09

by **WBill** 2014-06-04, 15:09

"It took me three days to hitchhike from Saginaw"

by Guest 2014-06-04, 15:12

by **Jake from State Farm** 2014-06-04, 15:18

WBill wrote:"It took me three days to hitchhike from Saginaw"

You're fast, it took Simon & Garfunkel four days.

by SawGreen 2014-06-04, 15:25

by AvgMSUJoe 2014-06-04, 15:47

by **Nommad2** 2014-06-04, 15:55

by Donjuanmc 2014-06-04, 15:58

**** the police

by Cosmo_Kramer 2014-06-04, 16:37

by Guest 2014-06-04, 16:41

The older among us that grew up listening to CKLW would remember this.

From Wiki:

The editorial became a phenomenon on American radio after CKLW Radio news director and news anchor Byron MacGregor read Sinclair's commentary on the air. After CKLW (a 50,000 watt Windsor/Detroit powerhouse radio station) received many requests for it, a record was released by Westbound Records of MacGregor's recording, with "America the Beautiful" being played by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. By January 1974, The Americans record became one of the fastest-selling records in United States, reaching sales of 2 million within a month of its release.[1] The single eventually sold three and a half million copies in the United States, and hit #1 in Cash Box, as well as #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. All proceeds from the record were donated by MacGregor himself to the American Red Cross. (This version reached #42 in Canada.)

by Cosmo_Kramer 2014-06-04, 16:49

by SawGreen 2014-06-04, 18:00

I'm going to do something rare and get a bit serious 'n shit. After 911, I listened to this song (I have no idea what the author intended by it), but I thought it hit home with my sentiments about the state of affairs.