July 4th, 2008
Weekend Music: Americana Edition
We’ll start with the greatest of American traditions - adopting that which came from another country. This is the Canadian Five Man Electric Band’s Signs:
The Andrews Sisters Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy gives us the ideal:
CCR’s Fortunate Son makes it a little more real:
Then there’s Nina Simone’s American classic - Mississippi Goddamn (the recording is more important than the (not original) vid, here - need to ff through the first 30 seconds or so):
And finally, from one of America’s greatest bands:
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And an extra one, which gives me hope for the future:
MB says:
And one more. Maybe it’s just because I’m a huge fan of the Andrews Sisters, but this is just brilliant.
So. What songs say America to you?
July 4th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
Beth says:
Damn you. For some reason I now have “Pink Houses” stuck in my head. So I guess that fucking song says America to me.
July 5th, 2008 at 8:51 am
Peej says:
(I was so tempted to answer your question “American Pie” and leave it at that. Hah.)
I’m not sure what songs say America to me now, but I know excactly what song I will forever associate with my first realization of America as this other, vast, and hugely exotic (to my 4 or 5 year old self) country. It’s been years and years since I saw this movie, and I suspect certain references and sentiments and storylines would have me turning the movie off before it ever got to this song, if I watched it today. But apparently the lyrics are stuck in my head forever from singing it endlessy back then.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MnUrhptPSo
July 6th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
MB says:
Oi, that was painful.
July 7th, 2008 at 9:44 am