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SusanCalvin

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106. Urk.

Sat Sep 3, 2016, 12:11 AM

Sep 2016

The only good thing I have to say is that Woody wrote "This Land Is Your Land" in response.

http://performingsongwriter.com/god-bless-america/

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we need a new national anthem so post suggestions [View all] struggle4progress Sep 2016 OP

This Land Is Your Land -- as long as it's the entire song. Brickbat Sep 2016 #1

Geronimo's great-grand-daughter told me she would refuse to sing it struggle4progress Sep 2016 #2

Fair enough. Brickbat Sep 2016 #18

I like it. Inclusive, singable. On my list. Lyrics below. Hortensis Sep 2016 #50

Why? LWolf Sep 2016 #59

Born in the USA zipplewrath Sep 2016 #3

+1. It has always been my favorite. Javaman Sep 2016 #60

You are proposing a song in Spanish??? Travis_0004 Sep 2016 #4

I don't know any Spanglish or Chinglish songs struggle4progress Sep 2016 #5

The country's motto is in Latin jberryhill Sep 2016 #57

That's what they speak in Latin America, right? PJMcK Sep 2016 #85

Well, duh, of course jberryhill Sep 2016 #91

The Blasters--"American Music." johnp3907 Sep 2016 #6

There ya go ghostsinthemachine Sep 2016 #26

Damn, I love that song and The Blasters. :) nt Javaman Sep 2016 #61

What is the judging criteria for "better"? ManiacJoe Sep 2016 #7

I love the second one. It might not be secular enough, Ilsa Sep 2016 #8

America the Beautiful gets my vote too! Jim Beard Sep 2016 #45

On the list as possible, but badly flawed due to religious content. Hortensis Sep 2016 #51

America the Beautiful Motley13 Sep 2016 #76

The current one GulfCoast66 Sep 2016 #9

It's an unsingable boozing tune struggle4progress Sep 2016 #84

That's because no one ever looks past the first verse Retrograde Sep 2016 #87

I like it even better now... GulfCoast66 Sep 2016 #88

U.S. Blues, Grateful Dead ghostsinthemachine Sep 2016 #10

You beat me to it nt Buzz cook Sep 2016 #93

My suggestion. Lochloosa Sep 2016 #11

Cyndi Lauper -- Money Changes Everything hunter Sep 2016 #12

The Brains AngryAmish Sep 2016 #68

Thanks! hunter Sep 2016 #74

Trump's new nation anthem doc03 Sep 2016 #13

more like this Revanchist Sep 2016 #73

That's good. I was thinking, how high is this wall going doc03 Sep 2016 #80

My vote Heeeeers Johnny Sep 2016 #14

Gotta listen to the words, all of them... 63splitwindow Sep 2016 #15

Sly & The Family Stone, KMOD Sep 2016 #16

uh nope. The one we have is just fine thank you. eom Purveyor Sep 2016 #17

Anything by J.S. Sousa Doc_Technical Sep 2016 #19

I'd have to ask that we absolutely avoid 'The Liberty Bell'... SeattleVet Sep 2016 #34

Lol. Great story. I had gone to look for lyrics, and that Hortensis Sep 2016 #52

For Those About to Rock, We Salute You - AC/DC. It immediately came to mind. megahertz Sep 2016 #20

We "need" a new national anthem? NanceGreggs Sep 2016 #21

Since some delicate flower got triggered by the one we have now. NuclearDem Sep 2016 #23

Getting rather pathetic now, isn't it... eom Purveyor Sep 2016 #35

Omg. Please tell me where that was. The Star Spangled Banner is hard to sing.... Hekate Sep 2016 #43

It's quite fun to trivialize the concerns of others as you did. LanternWaste Sep 2016 #81

Their concerns were trivial. NuclearDem Sep 2016 #97

Star-Spangled Bigotry struggle4progress Sep 2016 #86

Simple Song of Freedom - Bobby Darin Old and In the Way Sep 2016 #22

I'll stick to the current anthem as it is just fine. MohRokTah Sep 2016 #24

I think the current one is fine. I'll pass on suggestions. n/t Waldorf Sep 2016 #25

"we're bringing the war back home" - firesign theater, since the USA is a war loving society nt msongs Sep 2016 #27

In this day and age, there can only be one answer jmowreader Sep 2016 #28

Yeah, the theme song from the Team America movie was the first one I thought of too Zing Zing Zingbah Sep 2016 #71

The Grateful Dead's US Blues Retrograde Sep 2016 #29

It's a money obsessed country, so... Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2016 #30

This is hilarious Cartoonist Sep 2016 #31

Phil Ochs - Power And Glory jg10003 Sep 2016 #32

American Pie radical noodle Sep 2016 #33

It sure won't hold true if Drumpf somehow gets elected POTUS True Dough Sep 2016 #36

My 86 year old mother agrees with you choice........... mrmpa Sep 2016 #42

I love this choice! JustAnotherGen Sep 2016 #56

Moms favorite song!!!!! nt. NCTraveler Sep 2016 #70

What we really need, ronnie624 Sep 2016 #37

So what happens when you win a gold medal at the Olympics? philosslayer Sep 2016 #102

AC/DC JonathanRackham Sep 2016 #38

That's my rant against fossil fuels. hunter Sep 2016 #95

America the Beautiful. It has history, it's easy to sing, it's not warlike. Hekate Sep 2016 #39

Excellent! Jim Beard Sep 2016 #47

Yes, I agree Emilybemily Sep 2016 #53

Religious elements? brooklynite Sep 2016 #55

At the time it was penned, we had an unspoken agreement about civic rituals... Hekate Sep 2016 #75

But now the Rs have stomped all over that. SusanCalvin Sep 2016 #110

This has always been my preference! . . . . n/t annabanana Sep 2016 #83

My choice, too AwakeAtLast Sep 2016 #92

Excellent! Jim Beard Sep 2016 #98

Let's start with the notion of not playing the............ mrmpa Sep 2016 #40

I like that. When I was growing up we got to sing the state anthem at every aporting event... Hekate Sep 2016 #44

You don't think that some of the state songs are even more controversial? Tanuki Sep 2016 #49

Oh dear. And here I was waxing nostalgic over "Hawai'i Pono'i" Hekate Sep 2016 #90

"Let them all go to hell except cave 76" Behind the Aegis Sep 2016 #41

we need somethin with a good beat tytrace Sep 2016 #46

You might want one... TipTok Sep 2016 #48

Funny that nobody has mentioned "God Bless America" rogerashton Sep 2016 #54

Urk. SusanCalvin Sep 2016 #106

Walk This Way jberryhill Sep 2016 #58

Kill the poor by the Dead Kennedys. nt Javaman Sep 2016 #62

America the Beautiful LynnTTT Sep 2016 #63

Back in the USA... PassingFair Sep 2016 #64

Got my vote! nt SusanCalvin Sep 2016 #107

911 is a joke. NCTraveler Sep 2016 #65

HA! Love it. PE is one of my faves. megahertz Sep 2016 #69

Eve of Destruction (nt) matt819 Sep 2016 #66

Wiggle It, Just a Little Bit AngryAmish Sep 2016 #67

Bob Marley, Redemption Song? Glassunion Sep 2016 #72

Geez! BlueInPhilly Sep 2016 #77

I'm proud to say I'm not required to show respect. SusanCalvin Sep 2016 #108

This one bigbrother05 Sep 2016 #78

Lift Every Voice and Sing would be fine with me! raging moderate Sep 2016 #79

I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke teach1st Sep 2016 #82

America the Beautiful is also great. raging moderate Sep 2016 #89

"War Pigs" by Black Sabbath Victor_c3 Sep 2016 #94

It has to be written in Maryland and have a place to shout "O" during the lyrics. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2016 #96

I've always like "O Canada!" Is anyone using that song? Takket Sep 2016 #99

Dunno. But if it's already taken, mebbe we could use "God Defend New Zealand" struggle4progress Sep 2016 #100

America the Beautiful...done by Ray Charles. roamer65 Sep 2016 #101

I would totally agree, if not for the "God." SusanCalvin Sep 2016 #109

Phil Ochs - Power and the Glory 1964 JenniferJuniper Sep 2016 #103

The original one is OK... SeattleVet Sep 2016 #104

Oh wow! Thanks! nt SusanCalvin Sep 2016 #111

Upbeat, singable, and the essence of America Proud Public Servant Sep 2016 #105

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YES WE DO!!!!!!!! burrowowl Sep 2016 #115

Pete Seeger - This Land is Your Land Mosby Sep 2016 #116