Oh boy, hey hey, it's a national holiday,
it's a national holiday"
The lyrics gradually turn more toward political issues ("communicate with the Communists/pacify the pacifists"), but the biting, clever commentary on social and global issues were the McDonalds' stock in trade. Put all that into a folksie-funky package and like "Shades," it's every bit as singable and irresistible. It's been about five or six years since I last heard this song and I still couldn't forget how it goes. That's pop craftsmanship, folks.
And while there might be more obvious songs to play on this Independence Day, none of those patriotically themed tunes will lighten me up and make me feel groovy like this song will. Oh boy, hey hey, Fourth of July with Pat and Barbara K.
Listen: Timbuk 3 - "National Holiday"
"One Track Mind" is a more-or-less weekly drool over a single song selected on a whim and a short thesis on why you should be drooling over it, too.
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I'm pretty sure the song was about Memorial day. "Fresh flowers on Grandpa's grave."