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In Celebration of the 4th of July and beyond, let us gather those songs that sound Patriotic, but really, really aren't. 


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Loved seeing politicians wrapping themselves in the Flag behind this song....they were as deaf to the lyrics as they typically are to everything else:

Elvis Costello's shot across the bow of Maggie Thatcher:

Is that a Ted Nugent or Toby Keith cover?
I gotta admit I bought this soundtrack...hilarious satire.

Being a proud Australian I will say "down under" by Men At Work.

 

That will teach me to read the subject title better. Sinse its non patriotic i will say Red Gums "I was only nineteen" and John Buttler Trio "gov did nothin".

Staying to the theme of songs misconstrued as patriotic, I give you:

 

Steve's less subtle than Bruce or Elvis, but at the time, it needed to be said:

 

A great American songwriter
MC5 "American Ruse"
LOVE IT
A better version than all of today's multi-octave vocal attempts!

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