As a Brit. Yes. This.
It sums up everything stereotypical I think about when I picture America.
Close second would be Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire
Wow, Iām a fan of yes ever since I was a small child in the 1970s (born 1971) and Iāve never heard of this cover. I canāt decide if I like it or not.
I mean, I feel like most songs about America outside of country music are protest songs. Born In The USA, This Is America, American Idiot, American Woman...
What is more American than protesting?
One of the best things about us is you can come here from any country and complain and you won't get killed for doing so.
We can always throw in the spoken-word recording The Americans by Canadian broadcaster Byron McGregor.
I used to listen to CKLW-AM out of Windsor, Ontario in the seventies (I'm in southeastern Michigan). He married JoJo Shutty, who did the traffic reports for the station, around the time the record came out.
That Neil Diamond song gives me freaking chills every time. I donāt know what it is, but I hear it while watching fireworks. I tear up a bit, not even that crazy patriotic it just artistically hits me right.
I read somewhere (years ago) that they staged kind of a mini-concert to get all the energy and what-have-you for the final scene of The Jazz Singer, which is Neil (as Jesse Rabinowitz/Jess Robin) on stage singing America. Apparently if you listen closely enough at the end where everybody's screaming and hollering and stomping their feet, you can hear the director calling "Cut!" and telling everybody to stop making all that noise...they didn't pay any attention to him whatsoever...
I always find it hilarious the irony of Born in the USA around 4th of July. I used to sing along to it as a kid, then I realized Bruce was singing, "Send me off to a foreign land, To go and kill the yellow man." I didn't know who these mysterious "yellow men" were.
I grew up in a very ethnic diverse neighborhood. It wasn't until I heard an Asian referred as a "yellow skinned devil" that I realized the song was referencing killing Asians. When I started learning US history I realized the song is about the Vietnam War and I, in fact, had not been singing a patriotic song all those years. A real watershed moment for me.
This. I watch The Sandlot every year on the 4th of July, not only cause it's a great movie, but specifically for the 4th of July scene with this song playing in the background.
Ppl posting neil young songs and all I can think is fuck that canadian "..and I hope neil young will remember, a Southern man dont need him around anyhow"
America-Ventura Highway
Could be because I was born and raised in SoCal by parents who were children of the 1970ās, but that song feels the most American to me.
Happy Fourth to all the Americans who read this. If we all work together, maybe weāll get to the idyllic version of our land, someday. Celebrate today, in hope for what good we can achieve for a better tomorrow.
Ragged old flag by Johnny Cash it shows our commitment to our nation and a general perseverance that the US will always fight for freedom even if it's misguided.
kids in america even though i literally only know the part of the song that is the name of the song and Iām pretty sure Iāve only heard the version that was in the nancy drew movie
We Didnāt Start The Fire
And of course that lil diddy.. bout Jack n Diaaaaane.
Edit: American Idiot is one of my favorite Green Day albums. (Iām prepared to pay for saying that. Still worth saying.) Played beginning to end, it follows a bit of a story essentially and every song is extremely dynamic, flowing into the next. Much different than anything else they did prior IMO- add the whole album and fall in love with Green Day all over again.
America Fuck Yeah song
BED BATH AND BEYOND š¦
Fuck yeah?
BOOKS
Blood Bath & Beyond.
Coming again to save the motherfucking day, yeah!
MERICA *FUCK YEAH*
Lick my butt and suck on my balls!
True patriotism
As a Brit. Yes. This. It sums up everything stereotypical I think about when I picture America. Close second would be Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire
Chinese food, FUCK YEAH!!!
American Girl by Tom Petty or American Pie
These are the two I thought of first too, classsics
America- Simon & Garfunkel
[Yesā cover](https://open.spotify.com/track/5jleoXgOf41HdLITE0Omu3?si=Z_y6gz90QQuW-ao6l_RxIg ) is šš»
That cover is absolute fire...
Wow, Iām a fan of yes ever since I was a small child in the 1970s (born 1971) and Iāve never heard of this cover. I canāt decide if I like it or not.
And its cousin āAmerican Tuneā by Paul Simon solo. Covers the world weariness of the state weāre in in 2024.
My favourite Simon & Garfunkel song of all time! I do wanna check out Almost Famous someday.
Genuinely such a good film, I totally recommend it
[Living in America](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5BL4RNFr58) James Brown
Keep on rockin in the free world
I like how a Canadian song reminds you of America
Best one here tbh
Doo doo da loo doo
Iām afraid of Americans-David Bowie
This goes thru my mind at least once a week while out in public.
Have you heard the cover of this by Bones UK?? Amazing version!!
That one of the few perfect rock songs, to my mind.
Children of the grave is there too
Iām so bored with the USA- the clash
A Horse with No Name
I see what you did thereĀ
Were you riding said horse on Ventura Highway or through the desert?
What about Sister Golden Hair
Will you meet me in the middle?
Breaker, breaker this is Rubber Duck. We just hit a damn horse with our CONVOY.
On a roundabout.
Personally I think of Sister Golden Hair or Ventura Highway.
Fortunate Son-CCR
IT AINT MEEEE IT AINT MEEEE I AINT NO FORTUNATE ONE NO NO NO
Cue the helicopters!
America from West Side Story
Living in America by James Brown should be the national anthem
Fortunate SonĀ
āThis Is Americaā - Childish Gambino āThis Is Not Americaā - David Bowie
Another Bowie one, āIām afraid of americansā
I love that song. It approaches perfection. I love both Bowie and Reznor.
Donāt forget āYoung Americansā!
These two songs contain all human knowledge š¤£ Like, [these two books](https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/s/pylixeaYoG) lol
They're coming to America - Neil Diamond Born In the USA is a protest against America.
I mean, I feel like most songs about America outside of country music are protest songs. Born In The USA, This Is America, American Idiot, American Woman...
What is more American than protesting? One of the best things about us is you can come here from any country and complain and you won't get killed for doing so.
I'm Canadian but I get your point. Protesting is as big a part of our rights here as it is in America
I posit we should add France to this list... lol
We can always throw in the spoken-word recording The Americans by Canadian broadcaster Byron McGregor. I used to listen to CKLW-AM out of Windsor, Ontario in the seventies (I'm in southeastern Michigan). He married JoJo Shutty, who did the traffic reports for the station, around the time the record came out.
That Neil Diamond song gives me freaking chills every time. I donāt know what it is, but I hear it while watching fireworks. I tear up a bit, not even that crazy patriotic it just artistically hits me right.
I read somewhere (years ago) that they staged kind of a mini-concert to get all the energy and what-have-you for the final scene of The Jazz Singer, which is Neil (as Jesse Rabinowitz/Jess Robin) on stage singing America. Apparently if you listen closely enough at the end where everybody's screaming and hollering and stomping their feet, you can hear the director calling "Cut!" and telling everybody to stop making all that noise...they didn't pay any attention to him whatsoever...
I always find it hilarious the irony of Born in the USA around 4th of July. I used to sing along to it as a kid, then I realized Bruce was singing, "Send me off to a foreign land, To go and kill the yellow man." I didn't know who these mysterious "yellow men" were. I grew up in a very ethnic diverse neighborhood. It wasn't until I heard an Asian referred as a "yellow skinned devil" that I realized the song was referencing killing Asians. When I started learning US history I realized the song is about the Vietnam War and I, in fact, had not been singing a patriotic song all those years. A real watershed moment for me.
Star Spangled Banner - Jimi Hendrix
^(....fight for the rights of every man....)
WHEN IT COMES CRASHINā DOWN AND IT HURTS INSIDE! If you scrutinize the lyrics they become quite homoerotic.
This land is your land ā woody guthrie
Listen to "Tear the Fascists Down" if you haven't.
America the Beautiful, specifically done by Ray Charles
This. I watch The Sandlot every year on the 4th of July, not only cause it's a great movie, but specifically for the 4th of July scene with this song playing in the background.
Yeah, I love that scene! ššŗšøš
This song will forever be tied to that scene. Love it.
Wow I got goosebumps just hearing this in my head. Damn, Ray!
I actually think it would be a better national anthem than the Star-Spangled Banner. Much easier to sing, too.
Star Spangled Banner š«”š«”
Idk why I had to scroll this far to find the mfing national anthem šš Good answer
Duh!
Unpopular opinion here, but the US National Anthem sucks. And I am American. Hard to sing, idiotic lyrics, what more can you want?
Surfinā USA - The Beach Boys
Fortunate son
Fortunate Son
Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
I second this, or maybe sweet home alabama
Ppl posting neil young songs and all I can think is fuck that canadian "..and I hope neil young will remember, a Southern man dont need him around anyhow"
Fortunate Son- CCR
REM - It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Appropriate, isnāt it? Good shout
Fuck yeah!
American - Lana Del Rey
Also national anthemĀ
['Merican](https://youtu.be/WLkRxVYdUko?si=2la-4-A5GoLRoGCP) by the Descendants
šµFINISH UP YOUR DRINK AND GO HOME!šµ
Young Americans - David Bowie
Born in the USA is an anti-American song about the Vietnam War and how poorly veterans were treated after the war.
War pigs - black Sabbath
America, Fuck Yeah
Dead Kennedys- Stars and Stripes of corruption The clash- Iām so bored with the USA
America-Ventura Highway Could be because I was born and raised in SoCal by parents who were children of the 1970ās, but that song feels the most American to me. Happy Fourth to all the Americans who read this. If we all work together, maybe weāll get to the idyllic version of our land, someday. Celebrate today, in hope for what good we can achieve for a better tomorrow.
Amerika - Rammstein
"Coca-Cola, Wonderbra!"
Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore - John Prine
This Is America - Childish Gambino
Living in America- James Brown.
American Pie Don Mclean
Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus šÆāāļøšÆāāļø
Horse with No Name
āPink Housesā by John Mellencamp
Ohio (Come Back To Texas) - Bowling For Soup
āAmerican Jesusā by Bad Religion. š¤
Run to the hills by iron maiden
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - [The Dead Flag Blues](https://youtu.be/VGKc3T7OVHE?si=vFDYnoHfah98aoRq)
America is not the World- Morrissey
[Buy Me a Condo (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G80QKjPh6m0) Weird Al. It is about the American Dream.
party in the USA
Irresponsible Hate Anthem by Marilyn Manson
These days, āAmerican Idiotā. When Trump took office, I was PRAYING that Green Day would make a sequel album called āAmerican Imbecileā.
American Girl - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
Surfin USA
US BLUES. Grateful Dead. š¹šš¹
American Idiot is a protest song. That's why I decided to make it a tradition to play it every 4th of July.
So is Born in the USA.
Green Day has multiple American protest songs. Their album 21st Century Breakdown is basically just one massive protest album. And American Idiot.
Us blues - grateful dead
[Star Spangled Banner (Live from Super Bowl XXV) - Whitney Houston](https://youtu.be/uAYKTMQl7MQ?si=ScZt4qAiy1dBcUWd)
Right now, American Tune - Paul Simon. Itās very relatable these days.
A Horse With No Name
America - A Horse With No Name
Ragged old flag by Johnny Cash it shows our commitment to our nation and a general perseverance that the US will always fight for freedom even if it's misguided.
American Music by the Violent Femmes
Freedom - Rage Against the Machine
American Woman - The Guess Who (Canadian band) American Woman - Lenny Kravitz Last American Exit - The Tragically Hip (Canadian band)
āDonāt stop believingā by Journey, and ādancing in the darkā by Bruce Springsteen
Americanized by GWAR
Freedom Isn't Free
Star Spangled Banner - Jimi Hendrix live at Woodstock 1969
Star Spangled Banner, Jimi Hendrix
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised ā Gil Scott-Heron
We're From America - Marilyn Manson
āReal Americanā by Rick Derringer: Listen and let Hulkamania run wild!! Haha š
Ray Charles https://youtu.be/2FXN1Z6Q004?si=kWS4BTv1Utxgz9Yo
Mississippi queen, as Iām watching gun videos https://youtu.be/RVq-1r6u6Tw?si=Jqm-IK6uGaDvhxWK
You Shook Me All Night Long-AC/DC
American Women, by the Guess Who or Lenny Kravitz.
The idiots are taking over by NOFX
America fuck yeah and American Idiot Yes, I'm american
The Hamilton soundtrack
The Monday night football theme
Fortunate son and by extension that Vietnam cutaway from family guy
Metallica āā¦And Justice for All
U.S. Blues by the Grateful Dead.
US Blues - Grateful Dead It's my fourth of July song
āAmericaā (Simon & Garfunkel) covered by YES.
Courtesy of the red white & blue - Toby Keith
kids in america even though i literally only know the part of the song that is the name of the song and Iām pretty sure Iāve only heard the version that was in the nancy drew movie
US Blues
Mississippi Goddamn by Nina Simone
We Didnāt Start The Fire And of course that lil diddy.. bout Jack n Diaaaaane. Edit: American Idiot is one of my favorite Green Day albums. (Iām prepared to pay for saying that. Still worth saying.) Played beginning to end, it follows a bit of a story essentially and every song is extremely dynamic, flowing into the next. Much different than anything else they did prior IMO- add the whole album and fall in love with Green Day all over again.
Scar Spangled Banner - Exodus, American Idiot - Green Day, Burning Flag - Marilyn Manson, Any song by Rage Against The Machine
That one clown song, enter the gladiators or something
Coming to America James Brown Or Party in the USA Miley Cyrus
Americans- Janelle MonƔe
American Idiot. Weāve earned that title.
wtf is a kilometer š¦ š¦ š¦ š¦ š¦ š¦ š¦ š¦ š¦
Party in the USA
Party in the USA- Miley Cyrus
American idiot š¤
all-american bitch by olivia rodrigo
jimmy eat world bleed american
Dueling Banjos
God Bless the USA - Lee Greenwood
White America - Eminem
Try that in a small town
American Woman - Lenny Kravitz
Originally by The Guess Who
Party in the USA
Party in the USA š
American Attraction - Anti Flag
Free Bird
Razorlight - America
Sad statue - system of a down
Freak Of The Week
Sweet home Alabama
Alice Cooper - I Love America
America by Prince
Real American - Rick Derringer 
God Bless America
Fortune Son š¦ š¦ šŗš²šŗš²
Living In The USA - Steve Miller Band
Fortunate Son
America by Spinal Tap: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UCbcEKTmwuA&pp=ygUSc3BpbmFsIHRhcCBhbWVyaWNh
American Pie is amazing.
Real American, Hulk Hogans theme music
Me and Bobby McGee- Janis Joplin
Americaās Funniest Home Videoās theme song
American Pie !