Video - Styx Ms. America

[Steve M.]

This is rather an old song. I'm very satisfied how it turned out. I was thinking of a song that I think is by Queen where they repeat "America" but could not find the song, or figure out the name. I considered 'little pink houses' and 'born in the usa' but could not get a good fit lyrically for what I wanted to present.

With so many topics it's difficult to cover so many subjects.

Without rattling on further, here are the links.

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/6748128/17539009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrpNfuptoh8

 

[Nicholas]

Fun video Balberon! I enjoy Styx's first two albums, "Equinox" and "Grand Illusion" more than their later ones. Out of your three choices of songs, I think you picked the best one!

 

[Steve M.]

Thanks Nicolas! Would you [Edit: Or anyone] happen to know of a (what I think is a) Queen song where they say, "America" where the (Americ)uhh sound at the end of the word is kind of drawn out?

 

[vinny]

Thanks Nicolas! Would you [Edit: Or anyone] happen to know of a (what I think is a) Queen song where they say, "America" where the (Americ)uhh sound at the end of the word is kind of drawn out?

perhaps 'America' by Killing Joke?

There is a particular line in the chorus, which is sung with a real sad sarcastic, sort of desperate irony: "how I love... Americ-uhh"

You might recognise it from the lyrics, if it is the one:

I can survive the rat race honey
Time is money and money is honey, honey
My megabucks your symmetrical beauty
Together we can serve the nation - yeah!
The quality of life filled us all with pride
America
And as I watched I just cried and cried
How I love America
I will buy you rich perfumes
And we will eat the finest foods
A mansion in New England
A silver dollar for every child
Where everybody has got their price
They'll sustain our way of life
You and I will fly to Rio
I'll make you feel like a millionaire
I can survive the rat race honey
Time is money and money is honey, honey
My megabucks your symmetrical beauty
Together we can serve the nation - yeah!
The quality of life filled us all with pride
America
And as I watched I just cried and cried
How I love America
West is best and might is right
And with our allies - fight the good fight
A first class, five star enterprise
Now everybody's got to compromise
My moral code's on overload
Liberty still takes its toll
Take a look at the losers wasting in the bars
Where they cut their losses!
I can survive the rat race honey
Time is money, and money is honey, honey
My megabucks your symmetrical beauty
Together we can serve the nation - yeah!
The quality of life filled us all with pride
America
And as I watched I just cried and cried
How I love America
There were fireworks in the Gulf
There was champagne at home - How I love America
But showbiz and Hollywood still shouted out - America

 

[Steve M.]

Hi Nomad,

That's not the song but after checking it out on yewtube, that might be a decent song foru making a video with. It has some great lyrics.

I kind of feel like a butt-knuckle-head for creating a guessing game now. Not that creating a guessing game was the intention. I'll keep trying to find the particular song and appreciate the time you took out to help find the song. If we were talking and you knew the song I'm sure my uhhmerrycuhh would hit the memory spot. I'd swear it's the singing voice of Freddie Mercury. Sadly that's the only lyric from the song I can remember. Arggh!