UAWIL #292: America at 250 - Top 10 Rock Songs About America

UAWIL #292: America at 250 - Top 10 Rock Songs About America

From The Ugly American Werewolf in London Rock Podcast by Mac B.

July 2, 2026 · 1h 15m · Season 1 · Episode 292

About this episode

The episode celebrates America's 250th anniversary by discussing the top rock songs about America.

If you haven't heard, the USA is turning 250!! The Great American Experiment has endured for one quarter of a millenium and though it might not be a perfect place, it's home to both The Wolf & Action Jackson. This podcast may have been birthed while The Wolf was in the UK but as many fans of The World Cup are learning, America is a special place. And though most of our rock idols hail from the UK (or elsewhere that isn't the US), American plays a great part in the legacy of rock n roll. So we've eachh chosen 10 songs about America. It could come from foreign bands like Hello America by Def Leppard who dream of making it big or New York City by The Cult after they lived there and fell in love with it. The Wolf also categorizes songs by theme like Big And Loud, Look in the Mirror, Just Have Some Fun Man, Happy Hippie America, Sweet and Soulful, Talking Truth to Power and more to the point that he offered up runners up in all 10 categories. And both the boys had honorable mentions as there are so many to choose from - for instance which is the better representation of the seedy underbelly of America: LA Woman by The Doors or Hotel California by The Eagles? We celebrate America's…

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Hosts: The Wolf, Action Jackson

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Organizations: Def Leppard, The Cult, The Doors, The Eagles

Books & works: Hello America, New York City, LA Woman, Hotel California

Places: USA

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