so it's no secret that i generally feel pretty negatively about my nationality. but what you might not have known is that i am secretly obsessed with america. it's the united states that i hate, with all its governmental bullshit and exceptionalism and obesity and suburbs and sports fans. among other things. but here are some things about america that i actually like: first of all, i'd just like to say i am in love with walmart...and you're probably thinking i'm a douchebag because walmart is a super villain. okay, okay, maybe i don't love the politics of walmart. but walmarts are like crazy mini ecosystems in themselves, and they provide the best people watching experience you could ever hope for. you don't get any more american than walmart. i also like the kinds of towns where people are born there and never ever leave, and everyone's okay with that. i envy those people, because they're able to transcend the bullshit** of always wanting something bigger and better. it's harder to actually live when you get caught up in those things. i like old people and porches and rocking chairs and chewing tobacco. i like diners and i like places like dinosaur land. i like tumbleweeds and dust and that part of the day when the sun is about an hour from disappearing. i like bluegrass and demolition derbies and barbecues and shitty parades and the 4h fair. those kinds of things. and i also like america's birthday. so here is some music either about america or that reminds me of america (warning, it's mostly not super upbeat):
demon host (timber timbre)-the wilderness of manitoba
flume-bon iver or peter gabriel cover
brotherhood of man-the innocence mission
the rifle-alela diane
chicago (acoustic)-sufjan
america-simon and garfunkel
sweet home chicago-robert johnson
moon river-johnny mercer/henry mancini/audrey hepburn
to ohio-the low anthem
okayyy okay here are some more upbeat tunes for you:
living in america-james brown
living in america-dom
empire state of mind-jay-z (this just makes me feel really good about nyc)
*ps, i also like how old hardware stores smell, but i don't know that that's unique to america.
**pps, it really bothers me that i said 'bullshit' twice in this post. not because the word bothers me, but because repeating words does.
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