If you're singing it you can use the Joe Jackson "Danny Boy" strategy and start lower than you think you should. Also don't rush. As far as the lyrics go, I think you are missing the point, which is in question at the end of the song.
My posts are absolutely about America — our musical culture is uniquely American. These songs are about American rock’n’roll and only jazz and the blues are as important to our culture as RnR is.
I'm sure many if not all of these may have been posted, but some of my favs: This Land is Your Land--Woody Guthrie America the Beautiful (These 2 iconic anthems should be the standard American patriotic anthems instead of Star Spangled--and get rid of God Bless America, foisted on us by RR, it's not an official US anthem) Kansas--Song for America Styx--Suite Madam Blue REO Speedwagon--Golden Country Chicago (so many) --Listen --Someday --Lowdown --Dialogue Parts 1+2 --Saturday in the Park Jeff Airplane--Volunteers/We Can Be Together Neil Young--Ohio Neil Young--Rockin in Free World Neil Young--Southern Man Dylan (so many) --Times are a Changin' --With God on our Side --Masters of War --A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall --Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll --Hurricane Springsteen--Born in the USA --Factory --Land of Hope and Dreams --The River --My Hometown --Ghost of Tom Joad Guess Who--American Woman CCR--Fortunate Son Chamber Bros--Time has Come Today Hendrix--Hey Joe U2--Pride (in the Name of Love)
My band is doing a record about current times in America. Here's a link to the first 6 songs and videos.
Wrong. Read the lyrics. It's an anti-war, anti American Imperialism song from the perspective of Canadians. Do women have "ghetto scenes and war machines"? My gosh, come on.
