🎵 Monthly Song Challenge 🎵

[UnquietDreams]

Day 4: Your favorite patriotic song

I consider myself a patriot. I believe in the concepts that were at the heart of what the American experiment was supposed to be. We have never come close to meeting them as a county, but I think that there are people who understand and live them. And when everything else drives me down, people give me hope.

Copeland wrote this as the US entered World War II. It was composed for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and their conductor, Eugene Goossens. Goossens wanted a martial title, "Fanfare for the Soldier." Copeland instead wrote it for everyone. This is America, and everyone else as well.

"Fanfare for the Common Man," composed by Aaron Copland.

 

[PassionatePanther]

Day 4: Your favourite patriotic song

I’m not patriotic but this is so Canadian and fun

The Last Saskatchewan Pirate - Captain Tractor

 

[UnquietDreams]

Day 4: Your favourite patriotic song

I’m not patriotic but this is so Canadian and fun

The Last Saskatchewan Pirate - Captain Tractor

PSA: Firefighters do not get cats out of trees. As my daughter's captain said, "do you see trees filled with the skeletons of cats? They find their way down."

 

[BreukelenAnima]

Day 4: Your favorite patriotic song

I'm paraphrasing.... but there is a great line in Bertolt Brecht's play, The Life of Galileo, when someone says, "God pray for the country without its leaders." And Galileo replies, "God pray for the country that needs them."

No elected official, in any country, belonging to any party could ever diminish the ideals, principals and values that you believe your country stands for! What it means to you to be a citizen of your country is based on your ideology and how you live your life, how you treat your fellow countrymen and women, not the actions of politicians -- a vast collective of undesirables and grifters.

That aside, I'll keep it simple and light... it's a good day to be alive and free.

 

[aussiegeekygal]

Day 4: Your favourite patriotic song

I grew up singing this song, and embody the spirit of what is preaches.

In my world, we are a melting pot of cultures and patriotism celebrates everyone. We're better together than we are apart. We rely on one another and show up for one another. We care.

We are one, but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come
We'll share a dream and sing with one voice
"I am, you are, we are Australian"

I am Australian - The Seekers

 

[bonnietaylor200]

I'm one of the 1%!!! Happy 4th of July!

So here's my #2

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=toby keith songs&mid=BE41C36B16F9C1FE0BCEBE41C36B16F9C1FE0BCE&ajaxhist=0

 

[Pad_Foot]

 

[bonnietaylor200]

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[bonnietaylor200]

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[MisterChillax]

Day 4: Your favourite patriotic song

 

[lavendersilk]

I'm one of the 1%!!! Happy 4th of July!

So here's my #2

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=toby keith songs&mid=BE41C36B16F9C1FE0BCEBE41C36B16F9C1FE0BCE&ajaxhist=0

You're a billionaire?

 

[orangecurious]

Then be patriotic for the servicemen who do and didn't come home.

this is a music thread. don;t tell me what to do.

 

[barefootgirl69]

Then be patriotic for the servicemen who do and didn't come home.

Then you're part of the problem we have!

Oh, look! An alt. And a troll.
You  do know not everyone on Lit is American, right?

 

[bonnietaylor200]

You're a billionaire?

SO what? He earned it! How rich or poor you are, has nothing to with love of country!

 

[bonnietaylor200]

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[Kitty_so_frisky]

Oof…didn’t expect to have to put someone on ignore for being an asshole on a music thread

 

[barefootgirl69]

You're a billionaire?

Pretty sure that was the IQ.

 

[ToPleaseHim]

Pretty sure that was the IQ.

Certainly not the top 1% in comprehension.

 

[RosewoodTulip]

Day 4
The Kunts - Fuck The Tories
(the video probably won't play but look it up if you can)

For me patriotism isn't waving flags, street parties and crying over the monarchy.
Yes we do not have the greatest of histories but the people who are the beating heart have only ever just wanted to live, work, love.
Today is our general election and nothing would make me feel more national pride than getting this rancid, rotten, greedy bunch of bigots out of power. They've taken enough from us.

 

[UnquietDreams]

Oof…didn’t expect to have to put someone on ignore for being an asshole on a music thread

Oh, I have before...

 

[LeBaronSamedi]

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Nice move.

 

[ToPleaseHim]

“This Land is Your Land” as Guthrie intended.

 

[ToPleaseHim]

Very American to not pay attention to the lyrics and just assume the song is intended to be patriotic.

 

[onanismaddict]

Day 4: Your favourite patriotic song

I’m not patriotic but this is so Canadian and fun

The Last Saskatchewan Pirate - Captain Tractor

I was planning to make myself scarce for today's topic...
But then this very amusing contribution came to my attention.
And what kind of self-respecting Saskatchewan dirt farmer would I be if I don't say 'thanks'?
You know, this might be the first time I have ever heard this song sober...
And I have never seen the video before either. Thank you for this unexpected song choice! Luv it...

 

[Kitty_so_frisky]

Very American to not pay attention to the lyrics and just assume the song is intended to be patriotic.

My favorite is when rich (usually Republican) draft dodgers use Fortunate Son in their campaign rallies