If I hear that Lee Greenwood song again, I might hurl

[Hugabear]

Is there a more insipid song? Hated it when it came out in the 80s, hate it now.

[demtenjeep]

1. I actually like that song

we sang it in church tonight

[Gidney N Cloyd]

11. ...seriously? In church?

[JVS]

2. I love that he dodged that draft and then wrote the song.

[mmonk]

3. I hate it too.

I'm so tired of hearing it, especially since I've been embarassed to be an American since bush.

[Creideiki]

4. The song might not make me want to hurl if I hadn't met Lee Greenwood

What an insipid womanizing piece of trash.

[Dawson Leery]

5. He like Darryl Worley love to talk about "Standing up and fighting"

even though they have never been in the military. Cockroaches.

[alp227]

6. even the crap I listened to when I was in middle school sounds better

than that cheesy contemporary Christian-wannabe garbage

[RZM]

7. It's not that great, but there are worse songs out there

Such as, well, much of the top 40 stuff out there right now

[demtenjeep]

9. I hate anything Toby Keith

and I do not care if he is a Dem. He is a no talent piece of shit

[sethgrogen]

10. amen! lol!!s

[Frank Cannon]

8. It always reminds me of something Bill Hicks said

Saying that you're proud to be an American is basically saying that you're proud that your parents fucked in the United States.

[spartan61]

12. I agree with you about hurling. Hate the song.

In 2004, my hubby and I went to Silver Springs, FL for a concert for veterans of all branches of the service. Lee Greenwood was one of the performers. Hubby was a Marine. The first part of the concert was wonderful until Lee Greenwood came on stage. Of course he sang his one hit and from there everything went downhill. This was spring of 2004 and it turned into a damn repuke rally for gwb and Mel Martinez, who was running for senator from FL. We left the concert early and when I came home I wrote a letter to Greenwood and to the mgt of Silver Springs. I told them that I bought a tkt for a concert, not a political rally. Haven't been back there since and whenever I hear Proud to be an American, I can't turn it off fast enough. While bush was in office, I was certainly not a proud American.

[DirkGently]

13. It's a nightmare.

[tularetom]

14. That's a situation that can be easily remedied

Just keep your TV off while all this sanctimonious, fake patriotic, 9/11 bullshit is on.

[2Design]

15. loved that song in the 90's and would stand up when played at july 4th

now I will not because it has been hijacked to support these wars and right wing

[Hippo_Tron]

16. It wasn't hijacked in the least bit, Lee Greenwood is a huge Republican

[2Design]

24. Guess back then the divide didn't make me look at a singer's political religion as it does now

I did find the song patriotic then but don't like it's use now - most people seemed to genuinely like the song and our country then - now it is divided so hard there is no chance of compromise because we don't want their crap and they don't think and are brainwashed

[K8-EEE]

17. I'm not having this problem.....French internet jazz n/t

[Hippo_Tron]

18. The problem is that it's the only contemporary patriotic standard

It's like how you can't go anywhere during the holidays without hearing Mariah Carey's "All I want for Christmas is You". When that song, there hadn't been a new holiday standard in decades and there hasn't been one since. Same with Greenwood's "God Bless the USA". If somebody comes out with a new patriotic standard, you'll hear less of that god awful song.

[southernyankeebelle]

19. I like that song. Especially when you are station at a military base

overseas and celebrating an american holiday and everyone gets up standing clapping, missing home and proud to be an american. Nothing wrong with that tune. However, I had to say when republicans play it they act like they are the only ones that have the pride. they aren't.

[provis99]

20. You don't like Ronald Reagan's favorite song?!?

Communist!

Well, you could always listen to this fine Proud Patriot song instead:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y-9ViORazI

[pacalo]

21. Same here 100%!!!

[lunasun]

22. They sing that in my daughters school every day ; when I asked about the star-spangled banner

she did not know that one........lower elementary grades at public school ...what is going on and not to stereotype but we are in a suburb of Chicago to boot!

[Raine]

23. I agree, hate, hate, hate it

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