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American Music

By drorzel on July 4, 2007.
  • "American Music," the Violent Femmes
  • "California Stars," Billy Bragg and Wilco
  • "The City of New Orleans," Arlo Guthrie
  • "Song to Woody," Bob Dylan
  • "The Body of an American," the Pogues
  • "Born in the USA," Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
  • "Fortunate Son," Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • "American Idiot," Green Day
  • "War," Edwin Starr
  • "Buffalo Soldier," Bob Marley
  • "Christ for President," Billy Bragg and Wilco
  • "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song," The Flaming Lips
  • "Walk on the Wild Side," Lou Reed
  • "Paradise by the Dashboard Light," Meat Loaf
  • "Lower 48," the Gourds
  • "American Land," Bruce Springsteen and the Seeger Sessions Band
  • "Thousands Are Sailing," the Pogues
  • "Stuck Between Stations," the Hold Steady
  • "Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)," James Brown
  • "What's Going On," Marvin Gaye
  • "Alabama," Neil Young
  • "Sweet Home Alabama," Lynryd Skynyrd
  • "Copperhead Road," Steve Earle
  • "The Star Spangled Banner (Live)," Jimi Hendrix
  • "Time Bomb High School," the Reigning Sound
  • "Lawyers, Guns, and Money," Warren Zevon
  • "Beverly Hills," Weezer
  • "California," Phantom Planet
  • "Lullaby," Shawn Mullins
  • "Fairytale of New York," The Pogues
  • "Leaving Las Vegas," Sheryl Crow
  • "Folsum Prison Blues," Johnny Cash
  • "Oh Atlanta," Little Feat
  • "Georgia On My Mind," Ray Charles
  • "No Depression," Uncle Tupelo
  • "New York, New York," Ryan Adams
  • "American Girl," Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
  • "Buffalo River Home," John Hiatt
  • "Talking Seattle Grunge Rock Blues," Todd Snider
  • "Never Been to Nashville," Whisperado
  • "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," Otis Redding
  • "A Change is Gonna Come," Sam Cooke
  • "American Music," the Blasters
  • "4th of July," X
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By Mike Saelim (not verified) on 04 Jul 2007 #permalink

"Sail Away", Randy Newman
"Promised Land", Chuck Berry
"Jack Straw", Grateful Dead

By Prufrocky (not verified) on 05 Jul 2007 #permalink

Great list. The John Hiatt song is an all-time favorite. I guess I would have put Springsteen's "John Henry" with the Seeger Sessions Band on the list -- a great version of the great American myth of individual effort.