I'm Afraid of Americans - Democratic Underground

bigtree

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Sun Sep-09-07 04:20 PM
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I'm Afraid of Americans

Johnny's in America
No tricks at the wheel
Nobody needs anyone
They don't even just pretend
Johnny's in America

I'm afraid of Americans
I'm afraid of the world
I'm afraid I can't help it
I'm afraid I can't
I'm afraid of Americans
Johnny's in America

Johnny wants a plane
Johnny wants to suck on a Coke
Johnny wants a woman
Johnny wants to think of a joke
Johnny's in America

I'm afraid of Americans

Johnny's in America
Johnny looks up at the stars
Johnny combs his hair
And Johnny wants p***y and cars
Johnny's in America,

I'm afraid of Americans

Dummy's an American
Dummy's an American

Yeah, I'm afraid of Americans
I'm afraid of their words
I'm afraid I can't help it
I'm afraid I can't
I'm afraid of Americans

Johnny's an American
Johnny's an American
Johnny's an American

David Bowie -- 'I'm Afraid of Americans'
vid: http://www.tv.com/uservideos/?action=video_player&id=JyBhxGSv5bkNvTLb

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applegrove

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Sun Sep-09-07 04:21 PM
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1. I think "This is not America" would be just as good. Love David Bowie.

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Gregorian

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Sun Sep-09-07 04:48 PM
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2. This is not America- by Metheny.

Edited on Sun Sep-09-07 04:51 PM by Gregorian

I think you'll enjoy this-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRjivIBCHDc

And Bowie-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wniGFm_jgRI

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applegrove

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Sun Sep-09-07 05:04 PM
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5. Thank you.

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Tsiyu

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Sun Sep-09-07 04:54 PM
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3. ....

genius

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Gregorian

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Sun Sep-09-07 04:59 PM
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4. Those lyrics are a bit off.

God is an American. Not Dummy's an American. Quite a difference. Sadly, it's even worse that way.

And it's sad that all of my life I've also felt this way. I should have left a long time ago.

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bigtree

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Sun Sep-09-07 05:23 PM
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6. crap

I had it right and then replaced them with another set for punctuation. Changed by some agnostic editor, I suppose. Sorry about that. God's pretty much ok with me.

God is an American? Ha. God is from Venus, Americans are from Mars.

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Billy Burnett

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Sun Sep-09-07 05:28 PM
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7. Bowie did this with Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails

Edited on Sun Sep-09-07 05:29 PM by Billy Burnett

Trent is the guy following Bowie in the vid.

Trent did the music.

:hi:

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