All weekend long I have been racking my brain in an attempt to come up with a Thanksgiving-themed post since Turkey Day is just around the corner. Ultimately though, I have come to a sad conclusion that Thanksgiving might be the most musically lacking holiday there is.
The Fourth of July (along with Memorial Day and any other political holidays) can call to mind a vast array of America-oriented songs. “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” “America the Beautiful,” and so on. Though Thanksgiving is also like July 4th, for some reason “The Star Spangled Banner” just doesn’t work the same on the fourth Thursday in November.
Love songs have Valentine’s Day covered, no question. If you happen to be as bitter as I am, spiteful songs work as well! Any spooky song is appropriate on Halloween. “Monster Mash,” Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” or any song with “hell” or “devil” in the title works.
Christmas is the biggie for holiday songs. Not only does it dominate with the number of X-mas themed songs, which people often will sing door-to-door, many of these songs get covered or reinvented by awesome indie bands. Deerhoof’s cover of “Little Drummer Boy” or Snowden’s version of “White Christmas.” The sad fact of the matter is that most songs used in Thanksgiving pageants, plays, and parades often end up being Christmas songs–you know, to get people in the mood for the buying frenzy that is Black Friday.
Still, the only Thanksgiving song that comes to mind is Adam Sandler’s “The Thanksgiving Song,” and that just sort of feels half-assed.
I even had trouble finding a Thanksgiving related clip to include, but thankfully Jukebox the Ghost were able to pull through when listing their favorite holidays:
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