The Music Ministry of Bellevue Baptist Church - “That’s America to Me” (?) (link to video)
First and foremost, this has become one of my favorite things of all time.
About six or seven years ago, David and I were staying at my grandparents’ house in Savannah over the Fourth of July holiday, flipping channels one night when we were unable to sleep (thanks to my granddaddy’s championship snoring echoing throughout the entire house). I can’t remember if the channel showing this gem was of the public access or strictly religious variety, but we stopped and stared in awe at this dude’s sweet moves and couldn’t take our eyes off the screen until the whole production was over. (As soon as we returned home, I Googled furiously and eventually found the performance on DVD, which I immediately purchased.)
While this entire musical is incredible (and nationalistic and jingoistic and pretty much insane), our favorite number was “That’s America to Me” — so much so that it became our catchphrase, frequently used describe any stereotypically “dumb American”/Idiocracy-esque behavior we witnessed, e.g.:
April: “Hey, look at that guy eating four Big Macs while driving that Hummer with the ‘Keep Honking, I’m Reloading!’ bumper sticker on the back!”
David: (singing) “That’s America to meeee…”
Songs That Saved Your Life
don't forget the songs
that made you cry
and the songs that saved your life
yes, you're older now
and you're a clever swine
but they were the only ones who ever stood by you
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