AA7295 From Australia, joined Aug 2007, 533 posts, RR: 0 Posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 8285 times:
So, I've been stuck on hold on Telstra's customer service line (suprisingly, they're really good) and I've listened to Lo-Tel's I am Australian cover of the song and really like. I think it's really uniting. Here is the song :
I was just wondering. Are there any modern American patriotic songs? I know there is like Battle of the Hymn and American the Beautiful, but the most recent song is Lee Greenwoods - God Bless the USA, and that's not really that upbeat and funky. Are their any modern American patriotic songs that are upbeat and energetic like the Telstra one?
Confuscius From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 3635 posts, RR: 2 Reply 1, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 8282 times:
L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29350 posts, RR: 62 Reply 3, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 8271 times:
Quoting AA7295 (Thread starter): , but the most recent song is Lee Greenwoods - God Bless the USA, and that's not really that upbeat and funky.
Oh there was a run after 9/11.
Toby Keith probably had the most infamous of them.
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Going back to Vietnam, I would have to say one of the best was performed by the late Sgt. Barry Sadler.
Quoting Confuscius (Reply 1): With Joan Baez introduction to boot...classic!
Classic liberal bitch-fest. Definately unamerican, but that was both Joan's and the Dixie chicks forte'.
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OBAMA-WORST PRESIDENT EVER....Even SKOORB would be better.
Confuscius From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 3635 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 8259 times:
Isn't peaceful dissent patriotic?
Classic liberal bitch-fest.
Joan Baez at Woodstock Music and Art Fair singing "Joe Hill" & "Sweet Chariot"
Mir From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 19715 posts, RR: 56 Reply 6, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 8243 times:
Quoting AA7295 (Thread starter): the most recent song is Lee Greenwoods - God Bless the USA
I can't stand that one. Easily one of the worst songs I've ever heard.
I'm more of a traditionalist when it comes to the genre.
-Mir
7 billion, one nation, imagination...it's a beautiful day
AA7295 From Australia, joined Aug 2007, 533 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 8222 times:
I'm really disappointed that a country with such an emphasis on music with the world's best rock bands such as Jimmy Eat World, Blink 182, Gin Blossoms etc, have not covered a traditional American Patriotic song.
AsstChiefMark From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 8197 times:
Why are all the latest patriotic songs done by twang yeehaw singers? They'd be nice songs if they didn't use the fake Texas accents, use those whiny horizontal guitar thingies, and violins (fiddles).
AA61Hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59 Reply 10, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 8189 times:
AirCop From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 11, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 8158 times:
Quoting AA7295 (Thread starter): but the most recent song is Lee Greenwoods - God Bless the USA,
Gee, that's what 23 years old now...remember that from the 1984 Olympics..
Quoting AsstChiefMark (Reply 9): Why are all the latest patriotic songs done by twang yeehaw singers?
Good question? Perhaps they are trying to out do each other..
Others (I don't know if they would be classified as Patriotic Songs)
Big & Rich = 8th of November (I guess one had to live in that time period; every time I'm in DC I always stop at the Vietnam memorial pay respects to classmates that didn't make it back);
Alan Jackson: Where were you.. just my
Nkops From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 2544 posts, RR: 6 Reply 12, posted (5 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 8150 times:
Quoting AirCop (Reply 11): Gee, that's what 23 years old now...remember that from the 1984 Olympics..
That's it?? I thought it came out in the 70's
Quoting L-188 (Reply 3): Toby Keith probably had the most infamous of them.
Gotta love that song!! I remember learning in school that Ben Franklin wanted the wild turkey as our national bird, and as I'm watching that video, I was thinking how stupid that would look with a wild turkey there instead of an eagle!!
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I can't stand that one. Easily one of the worst songs I've ever heard.
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