Where else but in America can one of the most harshly critical anti-American protest songs of all time become a Top 10 hit and one of our best-loved patriotic chants?
Where else but in America can the singer who sang that protest song turn the song, album and images associated with that song into one of the most durable and iconic brands in American commerce?
Where else but in America can an already-successful entertainer transform himself from a scrawny New Jersey street rat speaking out for the underdog into a buffed-out, Okie-wannabe superstar well-loved for his wholesome “American-ness?”
America is dead. Long live America. It’s a beautiful place.
It’s time to get your 4th of July groove on. From the Boston Pops to Ray Charles to Canadians who don’t like American women, it’s all in