Friday, September 2, 2011

MPOTW: Patriot Songs for Labor Day

Howdy Folks,

Well, it's Labor Day weekend, which means three things:

1. Summer's about over.
2. America.
3. Bumbershoot!

Let's explore all these themes.

First off, Justin Townes Earle played Bumbershoot last year and he was amazing. Here's a gospel-y song he wrote that sounds decently Labor day-ish.

Thoughts? Let's get some Chet Atkins in here to show us how patriotism is done. That guy's more 'Merican than Steve McQueen driving a '68 Mustang into an Apple Pie. With Buzz Aldrin. Here's ol' Chet to show us how it's done:
Fed up with dudes? Let's get some ladies in here - how about Neko Case (Tacoma native, BTW) at Bumbershoot covering Bob Dylan? Now that's some serious Americana:

Bon appetit my friends! Enjoy Labor Day weekend.

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