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Live From The L Train, A Drunken Sing-A-Long Of "God Bless America"
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Jen Carlson
Published Jul 7, 2014
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There's nothing more calming than being crammed on to a subway car that you cannot escape as drunk bros yell "Free Bird!" before serenading you a rendition of "God Bless America" and pounding on the ceiling with their fists. That was the scene on the L train following the fireworks on Friday night, but you know what: everyone seemed to enjoy it! Here's "God Bless America," as performed by... we'll call them the Alpha Beta L Trains:
While there was no "Free Bird," they did encore with an understated, a cappella "USA!" chant, which was more robust than the one that was attempted following the news of Bin Laden's death.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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