Midday Open Thread: Simon & Garfunkel's 'America'

Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike/They've all gone to look for America. -- Paul Simon
By Susie Madrak — July 2, 2014

I was surprised to read in Penny Marshall's autobiography that she and Carrie Fisher talked them into doing this show. Neither Simon nor Garfunkel really wanted to do it.

What songs say America to you?

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