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roscogre (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
goodbye Americawe didn't listen and now it's too late
farout928 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
THANKS for putting this on.... probably Paul Simon's best song (after S&G) GREAT to revisit it after so many years. So appropriate. Excellent guitar in it too.
obobnam50 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Damn, makes me wish I was a Yank, even with all the shit going down. Someone needs to put this back on the airwaves for all to hear, not just middle-aged old farts like me!
beyourselftonight (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
What an absolutely appropriate song for our country today. And I don't know a soul who's not been batteredI don't have a friend who feels at easeI don't know a dream that's not been shatteredor driven to its kneesbut it's all right, it's all rightfor we lived so well so longStill, when I think of theroad we're traveling onI wonder what's gone wrongI can't help it, I wonder what's gone wrong
Krillifix (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Nicely said.
ucihapokujin (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
i used to know how to sing that chant
kurtisblow3000 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
absolutely. bona fide.
HooliaGee (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Factoid: Paul wrote this song in reaction to Nixon's reelection. Ha! He should have rereleased it as a single in 2004. We're facing similar disillusionment now, but he gives us a glimmer of hope that I think is totally appropriate for Thanksgiving 2008:We come on the ship they call the MayflowerWe come on the ship that sailed the moonWe come in the age's most uncertain hoursand sing an American tune
thedeb (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Beautifully said
jmayland (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
What a testament to a songwriter of unparalleled genius -- thirty three years later. It still rings true.This has become an anthem of the financial meltdown, but in the time of its writing, "American Tune" spoke to a more visceral sorrow-- Americans of all classes and colors had lost their lives in Vietnam, and in greater numbers than in Iraq. Losing your 401k pales in comparison to losing your son, brother or father.We are still traveling that road, wondering what went wrong. |
