Boy, do I need this thread.
Does anyone know how to complain to Netscape Radio?
I like patriotic music, so I occasionally listen to the patriotic tunes station.
Okay, granted, country music tends to be more patriotic than other genres.
Does being country automatically make any song patriotic?
If praising one aspect of american life qualifies as patriotic, wouldn't 'New York, New York' or 'Chicago' qualify as well?
If I wanted to listen to the best of country, I'd listen to the best of country.
Is Simon and Garfunkles 'Look for America' or 'An American Band' really patriotic?
And for Gods sake, how does the elevator muzak version of 'Living on a Prayer' qualify as patriotic?
If you're going to play patriotic songs, how about something we're not going to hear elsewhere?
A few suggestions:
The Battle Hymn of the Republic.
(Listen to the words or read them. They are always moving, but never so powerful as when this nation is in peril.)
Columbia the Gem of the Ocean.
Less well known, but also deeply moving.
The Ballad of the Green Beret.
The Ballad of Davy Crocket.
The Battle of New Orleans.
(remember all those Taliban stalwarts who vowed to stand to the very end?)
Speaking of songs for our military, anything by John Phillips Sousa.
We'll Meet Again.
Over There.
Lili Marlene,
Praise the Lord
(and pass the ammunition)
Seriously, the list of good patriotic songs goes on and on.
Just, please, no more of those one hit pop wonders trying to put their own spin on a classic.
Kate Smith pulled it off with style.
Ray Charles did it beautifully.
Whitney Houston was wonderful.
An elevator muzak version of the Star Spangled Banner I could live without.
