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Midnight Writer

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20. My brother once filled in for a band that played at the local American Legion.

Sun Jul 4, 2021, 02:32 PM

Jul 2021

During their set, they played this song.

He said as they started, everyone in the place stood at attention and either saluted or put their hands over their hearts.

Then, a fellow picked up the American Flag there and started marching around the bar, and everyone fell into a line behind him.

This line snaked through the place, the guy in front waving the Flag back and forth and marching with a high step.

At the end of the song, a lot of the people were weeping.

At this point, the singer went backstage, and emerged moments later wearing a star-spangled jumpsuit and an Elvis wig, and they went into a medley of Elvis tunes.

Ah, life in the good old USA.

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FYI. Fuck lee greenwood. Hate that mf song [View all] Roland99 Jul 2021 OP

I agree ! kimbutgar Jul 2021 #1

absolutely!! agingdem Jul 2021 #5

That song makes me twitch rhiannon55 Jul 2021 #2

Ditto moose65 Jul 2021 #22

Ugh. Had to listen to it for months in the Cav early 90's underpants Jul 2021 #3

The public elementary school plays it -- right after the Pledge. no_hypocrisy Jul 2021 #4

It really is awful. Turbineguy Jul 2021 #6

Sold his soul to the Devil aeromanKC Jul 2021 #7

It's not the song. It's the ideology they used to own the song. LakeArenal Jul 2021 #8

Couldn't possibly agree more Orrex Jul 2021 #9

K & R mountain grammy Jul 2021 #10

Is same here FoxNewsSucks Jul 2021 #11

Amen to that! Initech Jul 2021 #12

Sung by a white, straight male. NCDem47 Jul 2021 #13

the song isn't as bad as the people who push it... WarGamer Jul 2021 #14

The song doesn't exist in a vacuum. It is written to appeal to Politicub Jul 2021 #15

I see nothing wrong with patriotism. WarGamer Jul 2021 #16

The song jumped the curve from patriotism to become a nationalist anthem. Politicub Jul 2021 #24

In agreement njhoneybadger Jul 2021 #17

I like the song Polybius Jul 2021 #18

I was working mornings on a country radio station when that song came out. rsdsharp Jul 2021 #19

My brother once filled in for a band that played at the local American Legion. Midnight Writer Jul 2021 #20

Random acts of conga line. They can pop up most anywhere. Politicub Jul 2021 #25

It's got Detroit, LA, and New York in it...nothing wrong with that. gulliver Jul 2021 #21

It got booed at the metrodone CrackityJones75 Jul 2021 #23

It's like the prequel theme song for MAGA Blue Owl Jul 2021 #26

To me it completely illustrates "patriotism" today CrackityJones75 Jul 2021 #27

I think they call that "jingoism"... Wounded Bear Jul 2021 #30

You are 100% correct! CrackityJones75 Jul 2021 #31

What show or event was it played on today already? Ilsa Jul 2021 #28

I don't give it much thought. 🤔 nt Raine Jul 2021 #29