American Idiot by Green Day has become my new, traditional Independence Day music for the last 8 or so years.
Would love to replace that with something more patriotic, but we’ve got a lot of turning around to do before “Proud to be an American” is back in my playlist rotation.
Edit: And while I’m on my soapbox here, I’d like to extend a big ‘fuck you’ to any republicans celebrating today. You don’t get to celebrate the founding of the nation you’re trying so hard to destroy.
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 @[email protected] – updated to different version with the “lost” verse)
- System of a Down - Prison Song (BYOB is a close second)
- Descendants - 'Merican (Added from @[email protected]’s suggestion.)
- John Mellencamp - Little Pink Houses (via @[email protected])
- Stone Sour - Come What(ever)
- Avenged Sevenfold - Blinded in Chains (last two via @[email protected])
- Flobots - Handlebars (via @[email protected])
- NOFX - Idiots are Taking Over (via @[email protected])
- Rage Against the Machine - Know Your Enemy (via @[email protected])
- 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.”
