Personally, I've always thought the United States would do well to come to agreement on an unofficial national anthem, like the Australians did with Waltzing Mathilda. Unfortunately— at least, unfortunately for me— it would appear that the unofficial national anthem of the United States is... God Bless America. Which has a better tune, but the lyrics are sheer banality if you ask me.
S9, I have a suggestion that you may not have considered, Woody Guthrie's "This land is your Land". A song written specifically as an answer to "God Bless America". Personally, I think of "This Land" as the real national anthem of this country. Springsteen does a nice version on his live album, and there should be plenty on ITunes. Give it a try..
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