Talk:God Bless the USA

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A stub, with a link to a webpage with the lyrics.

The criticism of Cross' criticism makes no sense. The line is "I'd stand up next to you and defend her still today", not "Thank you for standing up etc. etc." It's Greenwood saying that he himself would stand up and fight.

[edit] Vfd

On 25 Mar 2005, this article was nominated for deletion. The result was keep. See Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/God Bless the USA for a record of the discussion. —Korath (Talk) 01:40, Mar 31, 2005 (UTC)

That link didn't take me to lyrics ... it took me to a commercial site. Please check and make sure the link goes to a Wiki appropriate page. Link is to http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=33:9zadq1k5ojha under external links with alt text "Allmusic Entry" 72.251.0.61 (talk) 00:36, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cultural References POV

The Cultural References section seems to be an argument between Cross-fans and fans of the song (or Greenwood) that belongs on the Talk page. That the song inspires intense dislike from some to equal the intense pride, etc. of others is a significant point. The examples don't convey that well to me, and they do say a lot more that seems inappropriate. Any complaints to deleting the back-and-forth?Czrisher 14:33, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Instead of deleting the section, maybe transform it into a section about how polarizing the song is (because it most definitely is polarizing). I would do it, but I absolutely despise the song on so many levels that I can't even begin to pretend to be NPOV on the whole issue.--Nobunaga24 02:43, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Nobunaga24 is from Japan; of course he dosen't like the song. A systemic bias against Americans. 69.245.80.218 (talk) 09:27, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

You tard, I am an American working in Japan, not a Japanese citizen. And I served for 12 years in the U.S. Army. I hate the song because a) the melody is annoying b) the lyrics are inane, simplistic, and uninspiring c) Lee Greenwood never spent a day in the military and pounds his chest about he will stand up and defend America. Well, that hero had his chance as a young man, but of course it was easier to let someone else do it while he fought the good war on the homefront, whatever that entailed. And I would be delighted to hear how despising a mediocre country song constitutes a systematic bias against Americans. --Nobunaga24 (talk) 06:25, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Keep it civil, everybody. --Stlemur (talk) 07:39, 3 June 2008 (UTC)