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 🤦♂️
Should we…make a playlist? I’ll add two more.
- Green Day - American Idiot
- CCR - Fortunate Son
- Woodie Guthrie - This Land is Your Land (via @MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net – updated to different version with the “lost” verse)
- System of a Down - Prison Song (BYOB is a close second)
- Descendants - 'Merican (Added from @MermaidsGarden@lemmy.world’s suggestion.)
- John Mellencamp - Little Pink Houses (via @jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org)
- Stone Sour - Come What(ever)
- Avenged Sevenfold - Blinded in Chains (last two via @clearedtoland@lemmy.world)
- Flobots - Handlebars (via @fireweed@lemmy.world)
- NOFX - Idiots are Taking Over (via @HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world)
- Rage Against the Machine - Know Your Enemy (via @middlemanSI@lemmy.world)
- Disturbed - Land of Confusion | Genesis - Land of Confusion (via @GladiusB@lemmy.world)
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.”
Rage against the machine - Know your enemy seems relevant. Also maybe Freedom
Can’t believe I forgot this one - South Park did a fantastic job bringing Sixteen Tons into the modern era.
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 @ptz@dubvee.org
Handlebars by Flobots, White America by Eminem
You should make this a separate thread!
Land of Confusion would be another addition. I’m in favor of the Disturbed version.
Bush-era (same as American Idiot) but shockingly still relevant. Too heavy for this list?
Not at all; it’s the messages that are important. I mean, I already put SOAD on there, so… lol