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cerement@slrpnk.net to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 11 months ago

Happy Fourth of July!

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cerement@slrpnk.net to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 11 months ago
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    American Idiot by Green Day has become my new, traditional Independence Day music.

    …I’m old. cranks up Fortunate Son

    some extra boring dystopia for your day

    Also, what in the everloving AI fuck is this nonsense 🤦‍♂️

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      Should we…make a playlist? I’ll add two more.

      1. Green Day - American Idiot
      2. CCR - Fortunate Son
      3. Woodie Guthrie - This Land is Your Land (via @[email protected] – updated to different version with the “lost” verse)
      4. System of a Down - Prison Song (BYOB is a close second)
      5. Descendants - 'Merican (Added from @[email protected]’s suggestion.)
      6. John Mellencamp - Little Pink Houses (via @[email protected])
      7. Stone Sour - Come What(ever)
      8. Avenged Sevenfold - Blinded in Chains (last two via @[email protected])
      9. Flobots - Handlebars (via @[email protected])
      10. NOFX - Idiots are Taking Over (via @[email protected])
      11. Rage Against the Machine - Know Your Enemy (via @[email protected])
      12. Disturbed - Land of Confusion | Genesis - Land of Confusion (via @[email protected])

      Adding the “lost verse” for 'This Land is Your Land":

      “One bright sunny morning in the shadow of the steeple,
      by the relief office I saw my people.
      As they stood hungry,
      I stood there wondering if God blessed America for me.”
      
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        Can’t believe I forgot this one - South Park did a fantastic job bringing Sixteen Tons into the modern era.

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          That is a good one. I may save that for my Labor Day playlist.

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        Little Pink Houses. The point in this song is often missed as well.

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          Good one. Added!

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        Rage against the machine - Know your enemy seems relevant. Also maybe Freedom

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          Fits perfectly. Added!

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        Would be remiss in not including a version of This Land is Your Land that includes the oft-omitted verses.

        This version seems to have all of the verses. Sweet!

        The Times They Are A-Changin (Bob Dylan) and The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Gil Scott-Heron) are also classics.

        *edited to add links @[email protected]

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          Nice one. Added and included the lost verse.

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        Handlebars by Flobots, White America by Eminem

        You should make this a separate thread!

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          Added!

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          I thought about that, but I don’t know if it’ll maintain inertia. Hopefully people see a lot of comments in this post and decide to chime in.

          Perhaps I can put the result into a Spotify playlist and post that afterwards?

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        NoFX - The Decline (full version)

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        Land of Confusion would be another addition. I’m in favor of the Disturbed version.

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          Excellent addition. I also prefer the Disturbed cover, but I added both.

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        1. Come What(ever) May by Stone Sour
        2. Blinded in Chains by Avenged Sevenfold

        Bush-era (same as American Idiot) but shockingly still relevant. Too heavy for this list?

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          Not at all; it’s the messages that are important. I mean, I already put SOAD on there, so… lol

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            Mezmerize was such a damn good album. Popping that on for the day.

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        NOFX is perfect on that list.

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        May I suggest “Don’t Let Me Die in America” by of Montreal? (Confusingly, an American band)

        Also “Sunset on 32nd Street” by Strike Anywhere - although you could pull any track off that whole album and it would work.

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        What about The Sound of Silence . I’m partial to Disturbed’s version, but the original by Simon and Garfunkel fits depending on the mood.

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      Fortunate Son and Born in the USA have the advantage no conservative has ever read the lyrics

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      They play fortunate son at Trump rallies without a shred of irony

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