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70. Phil Ochs- "The Power And The Glory"

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 03:32 PM

Apr 2014

Come and take a walk with me thru this green and growing land
Walk thru the meadows and the mountains and the sand
Walk thru the valleys and the rivers and the plains
Walk thru the sun and walk thru the rain

Here is a land full of power and glory
Beauty that words cannot recall
Oh her power shall rest on the strength of her freedom
Her glory shall rest on us all (on us all)

From Colorado, Kansas, and the Carolinas too
Virginia and Alaska, from the old to the new
Texas and Ohio and the California shore
Tell me, who could ask for more?

Yet she's only as rich as the poorest of her poor
Only as free as the padlocked prison door
Only as strong as our love for this land
Only as tall as we stand

But our land is still troubled by men who have to hate
They twist away our freedom & they twist away our fate
Fear is their weapon and treason is their cry
We can stop them if we try

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What's your favorite national song? [View all] Recursion Apr 2014 OP

The Marseillaise (since you didn't say "American") Spider Jerusalem Apr 2014 #1

Not l'International? (nt) Recursion Apr 2014 #4

Not really a "national song", is it? Spider Jerusalem Apr 2014 #5

Kind of by definition, yeah? Fair' point. (nt) Recursion Apr 2014 #10

+1. closeupready Apr 2014 #49

My first thought too! eom catrose Apr 2014 #80

America the Beautiful sung by Ray Charles. Arkansas Granny Apr 2014 #2

Beat me to it Lonusca Apr 2014 #97

The Star Spangled Banner, no doubt. Warren DeMontague Apr 2014 #3

Star Trek: The Next Generation theme postulater Apr 2014 #6

From this group, I've got to choose Yankee Doodle. surrealAmerican Apr 2014 #7

"Proud to be an American" seveneyes Apr 2014 #8

Lee Greenwood? Recursion Apr 2014 #9

It was the first song that popped into my head after seeing the thread seveneyes Apr 2014 #11

A very nice man JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #33

Remember them playing that as well 4Q2u2 Apr 2014 #42

You cracked me up, funny. joshcryer Apr 2014 #94

The British Patriotic song, Jerusalem - is the most beautiful of all Patriotic songs in my opinion Douglas Carpenter Apr 2014 #12

That's a good one (nt) Recursion Apr 2014 #16

How about "Born in the USA" by Springsteen? TBF Apr 2014 #13

I had limited slots. Maybe that one should replace one. Recursion Apr 2014 #15

Thanks! I do love Springsteen :) nt TBF Apr 2014 #22

The "nation" is an illusion used to prop up power. JackRiddler Apr 2014 #14

All social contracts are illusions - it's an illusion to imagine that by helping others I can el_bryanto Apr 2014 #19

The question is whether these are contracts. JackRiddler Apr 2014 #21

Columbia the Gem of the Ocean is good too el_bryanto Apr 2014 #17

I don't have one, so I'll go with one even more horrible than those ones... Violet_Crumble Apr 2014 #18

I think you said horrible when you meant to say awesome. nt el_bryanto Apr 2014 #20

No, I meant horrible*, though there are some in that bunch I haven't heard of... Violet_Crumble Apr 2014 #25

I was referring specifically to the awesome song "Land Down Under." el_bryanto Apr 2014 #27

I probably should have said annoying rather than horrible... Violet_Crumble Apr 2014 #35

"Buy me some peanuts and crack!" pangaia Apr 2014 #31

Sympathy for the Devil. JackRiddler Apr 2014 #23

+10000 Champion Jack Apr 2014 #37

The Fish Cheer ~ I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag, or Money by Pink Floyd Zorra Apr 2014 #24

YE$ lunasun Apr 2014 #53

On that note (see what I did there): Lizzie Poppet Apr 2014 #58

Jimi at Woodstock. n/t H2O Man Apr 2014 #26

word! G_j Apr 2014 #30

++++ Champion Jack Apr 2014 #38

Being a Woody Guthrie fan, I had to go with 'This Land Is Your Land.' LuvNewcastle Apr 2014 #28

+1,000,000 PoliticalPothead Apr 2014 #32

I USED to like that that song leftynyc Apr 2014 #45

The lyrics to Don't Drink The Water leftynyc Apr 2014 #46

But has to be the full version. With the "subversive" verses as well. HERVEPA Apr 2014 #55

Waltzing Matilda nt Ex Lurker Apr 2014 #29

It's only good when it's done by the Wiggles... Violet_Crumble Apr 2014 #34

The Pogues BainsBane Apr 2014 #44

Favorite is "Coming to America" by Neil Diamond rurallib Apr 2014 #36

And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda tularetom Apr 2014 #39

And today is Anzac Day dipsydoodle Apr 2014 #52

Yankee Rose VScott Apr 2014 #40

My country tis of thee. hrmjustin Apr 2014 #41

America! Fuck Yeah! DanTex Apr 2014 #43

This is what I thought of too. joshcryer Apr 2014 #95

Lift Every Voice and Sing. n/t winter is coming Apr 2014 #47

I love this song. James Weldon Johnson. kwassa Apr 2014 #87

Based on musical merit, I'm going with "Stars and Stripes Forever" Coventina Apr 2014 #48

"Living in America" - James Brown LeftinOH Apr 2014 #50

It's a tie between Oh Canada and that French one from that Humphrey Bogart picture. (n/t) Iggo Apr 2014 #51

French Natl Anthem......I like the Russian Natl Anthem too fadedrose Apr 2014 #93

Casablanca. Iggo Apr 2014 #96

That's it....thanks.... fadedrose Apr 2014 #101

Abraham Lincoln's Choice On the Road Apr 2014 #54

Smells like teen spirit. Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #56

American Pie eShirl Apr 2014 #57

When Johnny Comes Marching Home. NuclearDem Apr 2014 #59

Pacman Fever by Buckner & Garcia TlalocW Apr 2014 #60

Damn near anything is better than "Star Spangled Banner," AFAIC. Paladin Apr 2014 #61

I'm OK with the lyrics, it's the music that's spectacularly under-whelming. Coventina Apr 2014 #63

Lyrics which largely consist of a series of questions about one old obscure battle? Paladin Apr 2014 #66

Well, I'm "OK" with them, not in love with them. Coventina Apr 2014 #67

Oh, well. Nothing to lose sleep over, right? (nt) Paladin Apr 2014 #68

Big Bad John or Workin in the Coal Mine. L0oniX Apr 2014 #62

Or... Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #71

Propbably this one... Spirochete Apr 2014 #64

Pink Houses Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2014 #65

O Canada KamaAina Apr 2014 #69

+1. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2014 #76

They certainly got it done! KamaAina Apr 2014 #77

Phil Ochs- "The Power And The Glory" enigmatic Apr 2014 #70

Yes. I was going to choose Phil's song as well. DreamGypsy Apr 2014 #104

I Like Big Butts Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #72

"Ca na da" Bobby Gimby's Canada Song I loved as a kid. Don't quite know applegrove Apr 2014 #73

No Freddie Mercury, no vote! Shandris Apr 2014 #74

Queen is not an American group. kwassa Apr 2014 #90

I find this to be wholly irrelevant. =) <n/t> Shandris Apr 2014 #91

Fake Empire followed by Mr. November... adirondacker Apr 2014 #75

Hymn of the Russian Federation n/t Strelnikov_ Apr 2014 #78

Testify n/t Strelnikov_ Apr 2014 #79

"Oh ... Canada" etherealtruth Apr 2014 #81

The Imperial March Maedhros Apr 2014 #82

Anchors Aweigh XRubicon Apr 2014 #83

Hands down. bmbmd Apr 2014 #84

X "New World" (1983) Tikki Apr 2014 #85

My favorite "love of country" song...John Prine's The Great Compromise... countryjake Apr 2014 #86

National songs are unnecessary kitsch used to blind people to the ills of the state. Gravitycollapse Apr 2014 #88

Yeah, except... JackRiddler Apr 2014 #89

"Stars and Stripes Forever" John Phillip Sousa kwassa Apr 2014 #92

Wiggle it, Just a Little Bit AngryAmish Apr 2014 #98

"your flag decal won't get you into heaven anymore" onethatcares Apr 2014 #99

"American Tune" should be our national anthem cthulu2016 Apr 2014 #100

Walk This Way jberryhill Apr 2014 #102

Where y'all been? This IS our National Anthem! yallerdawg Apr 2014 #103

The Internationale craigmatic Apr 2014 #105

I love We Shall Overcome but I don't regard it as a "national" song. It's more of a "human" song. MADem Apr 2014 #106