In Which American Music is Performed by Various Canadians, Englishmen and, in Some Few Exceptional Cases, by Certifiably Actual Americans

I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear.

For the Fourth of July, some American Music, beginning with as credible a pair of rock'n'roll Brits as one could desire -- Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson -- performing Hunter's "American Music," a song I must confess I would never have heard of but for the Google as I was putting this post together:

Ian Hunter - American Music

But today is America's holiday, so we must not let our former colonizers have the last word.  We need to turn to someone closer to home, someone who but for not being an American would certainly Be An American.  I refer of course to the great Neil Young, who continues against all odds to Rock in this our Flawed, but ne'ertheless Free, World:

Hold! Enough of these foreigners!  (And no, that's not a cue to insert a Foreigner clip, although this one is rather amusing.)  

Let's conclude this post with the real "American Music", from The Blasters, circa 1985, when the band still included both Alvin brothers.  Direct from the Middle of America -- Champaign, Illinois -- and direct from the original Farm Aid concert, The Blasters!

"They wanna hear that sound, live from the U.S.A."  Indeed they do, as do we all.

A fine Fourth to each of you! Feel Free!

 

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Great video, gotta give it up for Mr. Young!!