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Weekend Rock List: American Songs

7/2/09, 4:51 pm EST

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The stars and stripes will be out in full force as Independence Day is upon us, and to celebrate the July 4th weekend this Rock List to dedicated to the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave. The songs don’t necessarily have to be patriotic; they just need to have “America” in the title. On Monday, we’ll count up the Readers’ favorites and reveal the Rock List: American Songs. Before you get distracted by fireworks and barbecues, check out our picks:

• Estelle – “American Boy”
• Prince – “America”
• LCD Soundsystem – “North American Scum”
• Tom Petty – “American Girl”
• David Bowie – “I’m Afraid of Americans”


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mike | 7/2/2009, 4:57 pm EST

American Idiot – Green Day

Julie | 7/2/2009, 5:05 pm EST

Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue (The Angry American) – Toby Keith

guitar_davey | 7/2/2009, 5:07 pm EST

The American in Me – The Avengers

Really RS? | 7/2/2009, 5:11 pm EST

shocked not to see more cliches such as Born in the USA. only song you really need is American-FUCK YEAH

Really RS? | 7/2/2009, 5:12 pm EST

note: i left the n bc most of what RS writes is full of errors (thought that might be lost on them, hey o)

andy | 7/2/2009, 5:23 pm EST

American Woman- The Guess Who
American in Me- Pearl Jam
American Ghost Dance-RHCP

Ando | 7/2/2009, 5:24 pm EST

Don McLean – American Pie
Green Day – American Idiot
Tom Petty – American Girl
Arlo Guthrie – City Of New Orleans (Good Morning America)
The Guess Who – American Woman
Hulk Hogan – I am a Real American

leo3375 | 7/2/2009, 5:27 pm EST

David Bowie, “I’m Afraid of Americans (NIN remix 1)
The Offspring, “Americana”
The Guess Who, “American Woman”
Bruce Springsteen, “Born in the USA”
Ray Charles, “America the Beautiful”

BushCrimeFamily | 7/2/2009, 5:27 pm EST

“American Idiot” – Green Day
“America, Fuck Yeah” – DVDA
“The American Ruse” – MC5

Derek Ayyyytch | 7/2/2009, 5:35 pm EST

The Hands That Built America-U2

More to come

Edge | 7/2/2009, 5:37 pm EST

The Project for a New American Century – Anti-Flag
American’s Abroad – Against Me!
American Rock ‘n’ Roll Rebellion – The Forgotten
American Waste – Black Flag
The New American Way – Dropkick Murphys
American Without Tears – Elvis Costello
Fading American Dream – Street Dogs

Bobarino | 7/2/2009, 5:40 pm EST

The Project for a New American Century – Anti-Flag
American’s Abroad – Against Me!
American Rock ‘n’ Roll Rebellion – The Forgotten
American Waste – Black Flag
The New American Way – Dropkick Murphys
American Without Tears – Elvis Costello
Fading American Dream – Street Dogs

J freakin | 7/2/2009, 6:31 pm EST

Check out ROYAL BLISS – BRAVE. they are a new ROCK artist who put out a song about our freedoms. very good

J freakin | 7/2/2009, 6:31 pm EST

Check out ROYAL BLISS – BRAVE. they are a new ROCK artist who put out a song about our freedoms. very good

kristin | 7/2/2009, 6:42 pm EST

Bleed American – Jimmy Eat World
American Girl – Tom Petty
Surf Wax America – Weezer
Captain America – Jimmy Buffett
Girl America – Mat Kearney

JD | 7/2/2009, 8:17 pm EST

Only In America- The Drifters/ Jay and the Americans
America- Simon and Garfunkle; also Simon’s American Tune
Living In America- James Brown
Breakfast In America- Supertramp
Miss America- Styx
American Roulette- Robbie Robertson
They’re Coming To America- Neil Diamond
Spirit Of America- Beachboys

thezero | 7/2/2009, 9:03 pm EST

james brown – living in america

david bowie – i’m afraid of americans

living colour – which way to america?

morrissey – america is not the world

tom in vegas | 7/2/2009, 9:11 pm EST

Beach Boys – Spirit of America
We’re An American Band – Grand Funk
Green Day – Last of the American Girls, Ian Hunter – All American Alien Boy, Lou Reed – Last Great American Whale, Robbie Robertson – American Roulette, The Tubes – I’m Proud To Be An American, Wilco – Ashes of American Flags, Tom Petty – American Girl.

Scooter McGavin | 7/2/2009, 9:25 pm EST

America – Neil Diamond

American Baby – Dave Matthews Band

America Simon Garfunkel

me | 7/2/2009, 9:40 pm EST

guess who- american woman
green day- american idiot
bruce springsteen- born in the usa
don mclean- american pie

Dude Man | 7/2/2009, 11:20 pm EST

Guess Who- “American Woman”
Don Mclean- “American Pie”
Steppenwolf- “Monster/Suicide/America”
Gra nd Funk Railroad- “We’re an American Band”
Spinal Tap- “America”

StrummerJones | 7/3/2009, 12:30 am EST

American Idiot – Tom Petty
White America – Eminem
Radio America – The Libertines
I’m So Bored With The U.S.A. – The Clash
North American Scum – LCD Soundsystem
Last Of The American Girls – Green Day

You had better count that number by The Clash.

Chloe | 7/3/2009, 2:18 am EST

Two that haven’t been mentioned- “Young Americans” by Bowie and “America” by Simon and Garfunkel.

botwin | 7/3/2009, 2:37 am EST

Surf Wax America- Weezer!!

GoldMonkeyNixon | 7/3/2009, 3:07 am EST

I’m so bored with the USA – The Clash

IV | 7/3/2009, 9:39 am EST

Captain America – moe.
American Pie – Don McClean
Living In America – James Brown
I Discovered America – Graham Parker
Little America – R.E.M.
American Beauty (album) – Grateful Dead

and even if it doesn’t have America in the name, Franklin’s Tower is easily my favorite patriotic song..

Claire | 7/3/2009, 10:45 am EST

Lenny Kravitz – American Woman
Bruce Springsteen – Born in the USA

Claire | 7/3/2009, 10:49 am EST

Lenny Kravitz – American Woman

Joe | 7/3/2009, 12:45 pm EST

Amerika-Rammstein
Amerikkka’s Most Wanted-Ice Cube

Rabbitbunny | 7/3/2009, 12:55 pm EST

American Life (live version)
-Madonna Miss Ciccone, you are brilliant!

kmb | 7/3/2009, 2:22 pm EST

SWANS – God Loves America

thatguy | 7/3/2009, 3:07 pm EST

David Bowie – Young Americans
Elvis Costello – American Gangster Time
Lou Reed – Last Great American Whale
Minutemen – Untitled Song For Latin America
Randy Newman – Sigmund Freud’s Impersonation Of Albert Einstein In America
Stevie Wonder – Jesus Children Of America
Tom Petty – American Girl
Estelle – American Boy

StrummerJones | 7/3/2009, 3:23 pm EST

Total lapse of thinking haha. When I said American Idiot – Tom Petty I pretty obviously meant American Girl.

In the Muck | 7/3/2009, 3:24 pm EST

American Music – The Violent Femmes
“Do you like american music…baby?”

michael | 7/3/2009, 5:33 pm EST

I’m So Bored With The USA — The Clash

Ray Charles — America The Beautiful

Wilco “Ashes Of American Flags”

JD | 7/3/2009, 7:30 pm EST

Forgot about American Psycho, but I don’t remember who did it.

rocco spezio | 7/3/2009, 8:43 pm EST

‘For America’ – Jackson Browne

BillyBreathesJF | 7/3/2009, 9:31 pm EST

American Baby – Dave Matthews Band

This Is Not America (w/ The Pat Metheny Group) – David Bowie

I’m Afraid Of Americans – David Bowie

Young Americans – David Bowie

We´re An American Band – Grand Funk Railroad

American Woman – The Guess Who

Living In America – James Brown

Little America – R.E.M

American Ghost Dance – RHCP

America – Simon & Garfunkel

Breakfast in America – Supertramp

American Girl – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Surf Wax America – Weezer

America – Yes (cover of simon & garfunkel’s Song, pretty cool)

Don Mclean – American Pie

American In Me – Pearl Jam

The Offspring – Americana

knute lockjaw | 7/3/2009, 11:38 pm EST

Toby Keith is an idiot.

ChanelNo.5 | 7/4/2009, 12:15 am EST

Young Americans – Bowie
The Star Spangled Banner – Live version

(+ various tracks and other hits from Wide Awake In America)

Anonymous | 7/4/2009, 2:35 am EST

“Born in the U.S.A.” – Bruce Springsteen
“American Woman” – The Guess Who
“American Pie” – Don McLean
“I’m Afraid of Americans” – David Bowie

kurt | 7/4/2009, 6:03 am EST

America’s Sweethearts – Fall Out Boy

your mom | 7/4/2009, 8:55 am EST

American Girl – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
America – Simon and Garfunkel
I’m So Bored with the U.S.A. – The Clash
American Idiot – Green Day
We’re An American Band – Grand Funk Railroad
America is Not the World – Morrissey
I’m Afraid of Americans – David Bowie (w/Trent Reznor)
American Pie – Don McLean
American Boy – Estelle
Born in the U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
America the Beautiful – Ray Charles
America – Neil Diamond

and of course…

America the Bootyful – Gemini’s Twin

j2k | 7/4/2009, 3:42 pm EST

Counting Crows – American Girls
Eminem – White America
Jimmy Eat World – Bleed American
LCD Soundsystem – North American Scum
Bruce Springsteen – Born In The U.S.A.
Wilco – Ashes Of American Flags

Laura | 7/4/2009, 4:24 pm EST

Chicago – Saturday in the Park

Quite fitting, considering that it’s about the 4th of July

Anonymous | 7/4/2009, 10:26 pm EST

“America, Fuck Yeah!” from Team America: World Police

Phil Lasheo | 7/5/2009, 1:44 pm EST

American Bad Ass–Kid Rock
Last of the American Girls–Green Day

To Laura | 7/5/2009, 1:46 pm EST

“The songs don’t necessarily have to be patriotic; they just need to have “America” in the title.”

Please follow the rules in the future, ya old crotch!!!

BABY MICHELLE | 7/5/2009, 5:04 pm EST

David Bowie – Young Americans
Don McLean – American Pie
Estelle – American Boy
Grand Funk Railroad – We’re An American Band
The Guess Who – American Woman
Less Than Jake – Help Save The Young Of America From Exploding
MC5 – The American Ruse
Simon And Garfunkel – America
Tom Petty – American Girl

JBIZARRE | 7/6/2009, 11:13 am EST

David Bowie – Young Americans
Don McLean – American Pie
Supertramp – Breakfast in America
The Smashing Pumpkins – Geek USA
Jay-Z – American Gangster
The Sounds – Living in America
LCD Soundsystem – North American Scum
Wilco – Ashes of American Flags
Kim Wilde – Kids in America

Wank Dopehead | 7/19/2009, 6:40 pm EST

song list

mmm…hmmmmm…cant think of any

Wank Dopehead | 7/20/2009, 11:34 pm EST

awe…come on rs…come on!!!

what gives with my song choice? the words are no worse than most of the crap posted here…come on!!!

yank my doodle its a dandy

taste my big rock hard candy,

a real live dandy just like uncle sam,

same colour as red / purple southern ham,

yank my doodle its a dandy,

its close, and its so handy,

yank my doodle all day long,
while singing me a rebel song,
thats why i’m a yank my doodle boy

now then…whats wrong with this song for an american classic?

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