Original 9/11 Song: "Proud To Be Called An American"

[DesertMooseONLYCHILD]

i love you

[HowYouSayOwned]

great

[Energi2DmaxX]

if you were my neighbor playing this song 4 am i will salute you, not get mad

[gherkamum]

GREAT original track my friend

catchy hook line

5******

terry uk !!

[timdrumz]

great!!! i love it!

[alexandraxxxxxx]

really good original.....

[yankeesfan135]

nice song

[happyjack63]

Thanks for your comment. I subscribed to your channel. Peace.

[hartthrob78]

you play the 6 string very well. keep up the good work.

[happyjack63]

Thanks for your comments. I visited and sub'd to your channel. Excellent singing and good songs. Enjoyed hearing "The Problematic"...now I'm a fan too!

[russandmar]

I am proud to be an American and that you all are afforded the luxury to speak you mind and say these horrific things about the men and women who protect our liberties. America is the greatest country on this planet and everyone knows that!

[happyjack63]

Thanks russandmar for your comments. I subscribed to your channel. Peace.

[USAFRANCE84]

COOL!

[kostyshankles]

Why should we be proud to be called American's ? We are a country that illegally detains people and tortures them so they will confess to anything and we can use that to justify invading a helpless country . The American flag is an embarassment.

[steveraz]

Then move! Everyone always complains about the US, and us torturing....Never hear any of you folks condemning terrorists who cut people's heads off!! Now that's friggin torture!! Don't you remember 9-11?? And it was no inside job...."Any fool can condemn, complain, and criticize...and most fools do"--Ben Franklin Nice song Happy Jack!

[labcl09]

Fuck you and show some respect.

[happyjack63]

Thanks Steve for your comments. From your comments 2 months ago, I followed back to your channel and discovered Alex. It's pretty exciting to see what he can do already at 12. What a bright future he'll have in music. You should get him on "America's Got Talent". He would blow up the stage with what he can do on guitar. Peace.

[steveraz]

No problem, great to meet you, my friend.

thanks for the nice comments about alex.

Keep doing what you love to do

[ethanrt30]

hey fuck u bitch.....b proud ur not one of those bitches bein tortured...they deserve wut they get

[tirithon147]

and 9/11 was by the americans so wtf?

or do u still think it was osama^^

[joker52mlb]

what a douche bag

[LeSedici]

what you call torture most countries would laugh at. you see us hack heads, amputate arms and legs, and drag people by their feet through the city?

[cheledelay]

Your an embarrassment...idiot..my brother died for you to be a freaking moran, trust me..I wish stupid people like you would go before him but I guess thats why I'm not an American Soldier...YOUR A PIECE OF SHIT>>>>>> GO TO HELL

[cheledelay]

that was directed at kostyshankles by the way...

[captainvideo2]

Nicely done. Kind a reminds me of U2's: The Hands That Built America. For some reason your recording sounds very muffled on my setup. Thanks for including the lyrics, they're beautiful.

It's only my opinion but I would love to hear this with the guitar volume dropped down a notch and the vocals louder and clearer. And, you could really beef it up using Garage Band and a controller to add some other instruments.

Your guitar had me stumped. Thanks for that info too. Thought it was a Gretsch.

[studentcsun]

I pray every day that who ever, kills, brings tears and victimizes innocent people. Is to burn in hell! We all believe in the same god, may god do justice on all. Unfortunately at the time of technology and 21st century we are still repeating the history. Killing each other like animals. We need to find out why is this happening? peace?????? I hope we have it some day in this life time.

[nomoreterrorism]

just checking something here with you. You said and I quote "I pray every day that who ever, kills, brings tears and victimizes innocent people. Is to burn in hell! ". Do you believe that Mr Bush and Mr Blair and those soldiers  who killed and maimed will also burn in hell or do you have like a two tier system of what is wrong and what is right.

[wawawewa22]

THANK YOU

[xletsgetdirtyx]

this song is beautiful, listing to it brought tears to my eyes, all to often we lose sight of how great it is to be an american, and this song reminded me of that day, the family lost, and the heroes. thank you so very much for writing this song. it is an amazing song and i love it, thank you :)

[happyjack63]

Thanks for your comments. The emotion I was feeling as the song came to me was very strong. I actually had tears as I wrote it. For a time, I could not sing it without the same tears. Now as Barack Obama takes office and we face the challenges of the future, I am again truely proud to be called an American. Peace.

[xxlesleyrocks101]

wow that was amazing..

[happyjack63]

Thanks. I appreciate your comment. Peace.

[hamey1]

i'm not an American but i feel for you who have lost and those who have died and i hope they catch the bastard who did it!

[happyjack63]

Thanks for your comment. Peace.

[yinyangthang]

Have you figured out who really took down the towers yet?

[happyjack63]

Thanks for commenting. Peace.

[AdmiralFez]

Is this really original?! Great job!!!

you truly love this country

[happyjack63]

Thanks for the comments. Yes all original. It's difficult to craft a song. Most songwriters agree that they are merely a channel. Life events produce many impressions and those impressions ultimately lead to an expression...the song. I was at a songwriter's workshop last month. The speaker said he was house moving and carrying boxes when a song came to him. He had to set the boxes down and write out the song. Interestingly, the song had nothing to do with moving. ;-)

[VeronicaGSweden]

bad sound on the video, sorry.

But well done!

[happyjack63]

Thanks for your comment. The distorion was intentional to convey the urgency of the music but I ready need to do a no distortion version. I will try to get a "clean" acoustic version on YT in the next little while. Peace.

[malex777]

beautiful voice... congratulations...

[happyjack63]

Ringraziamenti per il vostro commento. Ho guardato i vostri video sui terremoti in Italia. Un certo giorno vorrei visitare Assisi ed ancora vedere ancora la città del san Francis.Thanks.

Thanks for your comment. I have watched your videos on earthquakes in Italy. Some day I would like to visit Assisi and see the city of Saint Francis. Thanks again.

[malex777]

you are welcome... I would like to visit USA too... I think to start with New York (and visit where too many people died on 09/11) and then I'll visit other beautiful cities such as Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, etc)... sorry bad english... have a nice day

[BACKWARDIAN]

It's a very beautiful song. Thank you.

[happyjack63]

Thanks for your comments. From your site I watched Requiem for a Dream and the Pirates video and others too. Very Cool!!!

[Ottawarocket]

Really good original song! It's not a happy subject at all and I think you captured how most Americans feel..by the way I love Americans

Peace

Rocket

[IAmAwakeAndAware]

Impressed w/ your performance. Really like the powerful chord progressions, especially the f-chord progression. The lyrics are well written and I agree with the sentiments. Vocal level needs to increase and the guitar has a metal clanging tone to it. Overall, I enjoyed the song. Check out my 911 guitar blues instrumental and let me know what you think.

[happyjack63]

Awake-n-aware, Thanks for your comments. I wish I had a higher quality video camera which would improve the image and sound pickup. I did however try to get an edge on the guitar tone in order to add immediacy to the song as I learned guitar playing by playing/singing 60's protest songs many years ago, i.e. "the eastern world, it is explodin', violence flarin' and bullets loadin'" (Search YouTube: Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire). Peace.

[gretschky]

hey, I used to have a 65 harmony rocket just like that

[samlee2k8]

5 stars from me keep the music cumming your very good.

[yooper4lyf]

From your heart? Thanks for posting lyrics Seems like yo have healed from it (911) if you went back you would get more emotion I like Neil too but he rights his songs and don't think too much keep on rockin !!

[Davisplays]

it would be better if you play the song with a acoustic guitar... i think.

[happyjack63]

Thanks Davisplays for your comment. As a matter of fact, the song began life as an acoustic song but the emotional power comes thru better with electric I thought. At some point in the future I will upload an acoustic version for you to hear. Peace, Happyjack63

[cw91335]

coolio

[happyjack63]

Thanks for your comment. Glad you like the song.

[4846steven]

oh and 5 stars from me

[happyjack63]

Thanks Steve for your comments. Have a happy and prosperous New Year!

[4846steven]

awesome song jack hits the spot my friend am subbing you

[modernoracle]

great tune brother! As powerful today as when it was written for 9/11 ! 5 stars from me!

[happyjack63]

Thanks for the comment and subscription.

[JesperMormor]

Can't here what you are singing.. ?

[happyjack63]

Click the (more) link under About This Video and you will see all the lyrics. I was going for more of a "live" type of sound rather than a super clean "studio" type sound. Thanks for your comment.

[brian122600]

again you are great at what you do..

[happyjack63]

Thanks again Brian for your comments. I have a song tribute to John Lennon that was written in 1980 which I will video tape and upload soon. Today...sadly, 12/08/2007, is the 27th anniversay of John's untimely death. Rest In Peace John.

[brian122600]

omg you are good...why has this song not been #1 on some type of chart??? would love to meet with you and write some great tunes..... thanks for commenting on our vid.....

[happyjack63]

Thanks Brian for your comments. The song views are growing daily and are averaging 140+ views a week. I love YouTube as a vehicle to share a song like this with the nation and the world!

[klasek]

Nice job! I agree with upst8, I hear lot of Neil Young influence in that too.

[upst8]

Good Song - definitely hear the N. Young influence. Like the rig, too - especially the Harmony Rocket!

[BlackCreamZeppelin]

Great job!!!!!

[horseygirl321]

intersting song. i was affected by 911 2, but im not proud to be an american because of a war thats killed thousands but very few no really its true purpose

[happyjack63]

Thanks for the comments. 9/11 was a slap in the face to all Americans. The song has a strong tone but it's challenging people to love and to hold fast to those beliefs. For you that might mean being opposed to the war. My hope was to call people to rekindle in themselves their own good values and redouble their efforts to promote love, and caring for others. 9/11 held many examples of courage, love and sacifice and that's why I'm proud to be called an American. Peace.

[Jumpinthefir3]

Love it!!!! *****

Trying to learn it while watching!

You are an inspiration to me seeing good people in this country.. =)

[happyjack63]

Thanks so much for your comments. The guitar chords are probably pretty obvious..Am, F, G then the chorus is C, G, F. The events of 9/11/2001 left me physically and emotionally drained and stunned. This song was my expression and journey to emotionally get back on top of those emotions and feelings at the time.

[jrwilsonpainting]

that was good !! could you give me some feedback on my 911 song

[daveboehl]

Very cool song with a lot of feeling. Good stuff!