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4th of July Music and Open Thread

By Jeralyn

It seems like the same songs make the list of top 4th of July music each year. Current TV's Sergio puts them in context. I especially liked the part [/sarcasm]about the Toby Keith song where the soldiers stomp and cheer and go totally wild as he belts out:

You'll be sorry you messed with the U.S. of A.
Cause we'll put a boot in your as*, it's the American Way

He also points out the critical verse in Springsteen's "Born in the USA" [More...]

Got in a little hometown jam
So they put a rifle in my hands
Sent me off to a foreign land
To go and kill the yellow man

And to answer Sergio's question, is John Mellencamp pride or punishment, I'll cut John some slack and go with pride. He spent a lot of time helping the Dems last year on the campaign trail. How about you?

Here's my video of him singing "Little Pink Houses" at a John Edwards' campaign event in Iowa.

This is an open thread, all topics welcome, not just the 4th of July.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on July 04, 2009 (boomark / email).