One Song, One Book, and One Movie for World to remember the United States?

[zoony]

What would you choose for someone to unearth several thousand years from today in a time capsule? One book, one song, and one movie to remember/learn about the United States.

[SUSkinsFan]

What would you choose for someone to unearth several thousand years from today in a time capsule? One book, one song, and one movie to remember/learn about the United States.Are we talking learning the history of the United States, or about United States culture?

[Bang]

http://a6.vox.com/6a00c22524b1158e1d011018201d36860f-500pi

http://ephemerist.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/gymkataposter.jpg

And for a song, THis AWESOME slice of Americana (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_hkIN38qnY)

~Bang

[RedlightG20]

Book: Forrest Gump
Song: The Byrds - Turn Turn Turn
Movie: United 93

[SUSkinsFan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdj2zbMIOqU

:D:D:D

[ECU-ALUM]

One Song: God Bless the USA
One Book: Profiles in Courage
One Movie: Mr. Smith goes to Washington

[SpringfieldSkins]

Song: Sweet Home Alabama
Book: Catcher in the Rye
Movie: There Will Be Blood


(this list subject to change at any time)

[Henry]

Song: New World Man - Rush
Book: War Letters - Andrew Carroll
Movie: October Sky

And yes, I know Rush is Canadian. :)

[zoony]

Song: What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

Book: To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

Movie: Pulp Fiction


I think that would pretty much run the gamut

[Fight4RGIII]

Song: Free Bird
Book: Great Gatsby
Movie: It's A Wonderful Life

[Old Dominion Monarch 06]

goskins: queen was a UK band.

book: fear and loathing in las vegas
movie: fear and loathing in las vegas
song: the doors - break on through (to the other side)

[Fight4RGIII]

goskins: queen was a UK band.

book: fear and loathing in las vegas
movie: fear and loathing in las vegas
song: the doors - break on through (to the other side)

Fair enough, I picked a new one.

[Henry]

Fair enough, I picked a new one.

The Beatles were from the UK too. :)

[HOF44]

Movie I would say is Sgt. York.

http://www.movieprop.com/tvandmovie/reviews/york.jpg

[SUSkinsFan]

Movie: Star Wars
Song: American Pie
Book: A Time to Kill

[Fight4RGIII]

The Beatles were from the UK too. :)

I realized that and tried to change it super quick, someone caught me.

[Henry]

I realized that and tried to change it super quick, someone caught me.

Sorry. :D

[deejaydana]

One Song: God Bless the USA
One Book: Profiles in Courage
One Movie: Mr. Smith goes to Washington

Profiles in Courage, a book that wasn't actually written by the President but yet was passed off as if he did in fact produce it (sorry, I have to point that one out).

[G.A.C.O.L.B.]

Song: Sweet Home Alabama
Book: Catcher in the Rye
Movie: There Will Be Blood


(this list subject to change at any time)

I like this. I think the only thing I would change would be the song to "A Change Is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke.

[ECU-ALUM]

Profiles in Courage, a book that wasn't actually written by the President but yet was passed off as if he did in fact produce it (sorry, I have to point that one out).

It's not a prob...I've heard that as well...I'm putting it here just for the stories.

[Jumbo]

Song: The Green Berets
Book: Radical Chic & Mauing-Mauing the Flak Catchers
Movie: Dr. Strangelove


:D

[thehogs]

as a foreigner I would say:

Book: Grapes of Wrath
Movie: The Right Stuff (or if I was in a cynical mood about Uncle Sam it would be Once Upon A Time In America! ;) )
Song: This Land Is Your Land (this was hard! thought about rock'n'roll etc.)

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdj2zbMIOqU

:D:D:D

:rotflmao::rotflmao::rotflmao::rotflmao::rotflmao: :rotflmao:

[The Sir]

Book: Slaughterhouse Five
Song: Greatest Love of All
Movie: Rocky IV (runner up - Babe 2: Pig in the City)

[skinsfan07]

Song: What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

Book: To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

Movie: Pulp Fiction


I think that would pretty much run the gamut

yup. This is a great list.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Song: Johnny B. Goode
Book: Atlas Shrugged
Movie: Saving Private Ryan

[HighOnHendrix]

Song: One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer - John Lee Hooker
Book: Moby Dick
Movie: Apocalypse Now

[KAOSkins]

Book: Centennial
Song: It's a Grand Ole Flag
Movie: Star Wars

[Burgundy Burner]

Song: Star Spangled Banner

Book: The Bible

Movie: The Wizard of Oz

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

Song: My Hometown- The Boss

Book: To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee

Film: It's a Wonderful Life- Frank Capra.

Hail.

[Skins PR]

The generally accepted book and movie would probably be Citizen Kane and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer... song is a little more tricky. Free Bird???

[TK]

Song: Born In The USA

Book: Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks

Movie: The Empire Strikes Back

[RammsteinSkins]

Song: One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer - John Lee Hooker
Book: Moby Dick
Movie: Apocalypse NowThis.

[Corcaigh]

Song: Muddy Waters: Mannish Boy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAe6w_r0Vaw)
Book: F Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby
Movie: The Godfather

[mardi gras skin]

Song: My Hometown- The Boss

Book: To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee

Film: It's a Wonderful Life- Frank Capra.

Hail.

I like it.

[DieselPwr44]

THis AWESOME slice of Americana (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_hkIN38qnY)

~Bang

"There is no Elvis in Michael J. Fox."
:hysterical:

[Fan_N_SoCal]

Song: American Pie
Book: The Grapes of Wrath
Movie: Forest Gump

The Song and Movie were easy choices for me, atleast when it comes to telling the story of the US.

The Book is a tougher one. I kept debating wether "1984" would be a better book, but in several hundred years, they may take it as reality. In the spirit of football, I think "Friday Night Lights" would be a great telling story as well.

[bcl05]

Song (cheating, a whole album): Kind of Blue (Miles Davis)
Book: Underworld (Don Delilo)
Movie: Apollo 13

This was tons of fun to think about. Really, the book was the only easy one. If you haven't read Underworld, I highly recommend it. I love all of his novels, but that one was a life-changer... My approach was thinking of things that capture the essence of America, they probably won't need a factual history, really...

Others I considered for songs: Me and Bobby McGee, Like a Rolling Stone, Take the A Train.

Other movies: Goodfellas, The Great Escape, The Wild Bunch, Searchers

[clietas]

Book: The Anarchists Cookbook
Song: Welcome to the Jungle
Movie: The Big Lebowski

[WARLORD1863]

Song: God Bless America
Movie: Gettysburg
Book: Founding Brothers

[Dan T.]

For one song? These days? Maybe this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr1znArj0cQ&feature=related





And Bang, gotta love Mojo Nixon. But that vid doesn't have the best line of the song "no fool Billy Idol lip"...



Edit: zoony, provocative question in spite of my glib response. My answer is I couldn't bear the responsibility of choosing.

[Painkiller]

Song: Jump - Van Halen

Book: 1776 - David McCullough

Movie: Civil War - Ken Burns

Aside from the song, which I think best captures the fun side of America. I go with the historical perspective. "1776" and "The Civil War" are excellent accounts of key moments in American History. Illustrates much of what was the best and the worst of our history.

[Skins PR]

So, we're all in agreement then.

[Burgold]

I went for the political cartoons, b/c it would represent a snap shot of many differnt points of views and what we wrestled with or considered important throughout our history.

As a novel, I think any of Twain's masterpieces would be great. I kind of like Conneticutt Yankee better because it wrestles with and extols Democrasy, liberty, and American ingenuity.

[Burgold]

Movie: Rocky (encapsulates the American spirit)
Honorable: It's a Wonderful Life

Book: The Ungentlemanly Art: A History of American Political Cartoons
Honorable: Connecticutt Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Song: Ray Charles, America the Beautiful
Honorable: Old Man River/There's No Business Like Show Business

[Bang]

"There is no Elvis in Michael J. Fox."
:hysterical:

I don't know if you can say that anymore. He shakes around pretty good these days..

:evilg:

~Bang

[zoony]

Actually, I change my book from To Kill a Mockingbird to Huck Finn

[Skins PR]

So, we're all in agreement then.

[deejaydana]

Actually, I change my book from To Kill a Mockingbird to Huck Finn

I've been trying to figure out what to pick/post but Huck Finn is actually THE PERFECT choice. Absolutely timeless and quintessentially American. Great choice Zoony.

[Burgold]

I went for the political cartoons, b/c it would represent a snap shot of many differnt points of views and what we wrestled with or considered important throughout our history.

As a novel, I think any of Twain's masterpieces would be great. I kind of like Conneticutt Yankee better because it wrestles with and extols Democrasy, liberty, and American ingenuity.

[Bang]

I went for the reality of America rather than the ideal. I know everyone thinks I am just goofing around but...

I chose "Fox in Socks" because as we've grown we've become much more adept at doublespeak and gobbledeegook than saying anything of real substance. It seems that from our highest offices to our legal system to our supposedly most trustworthy industries, the prime directive that has driven America for my entire adult life has been to confuse and fleece the citizenry.

I went for "Gymkata" because as anyone knows violence is always the best answer, especially if there's a pommel horse around. Like Kurt Thomas' hero in the movie, we're surrounded by a Village of Crazies.

And Mojo Nixon's "Elvis is Everywhere" is just ****in' cool. In many ways that fat person in the beginning of the video showing us the framed photo of the cloud formed in the shape of Elvis represents so many of us. (see confused and fleeced citizen reference above)

~Bang