8hands' Top 10 Thanksgiving Songs
After the success of our phenom' Halloween top 10 scariest songs list, we decided to take it to the next level and bring to you a top 10 Thanksgiving songs. Now, I have to be honest. I don't think I've ever heard of ONE SONG about Thanksgiving, let alone a list of ten. With that said, I go forward into unchartered territory, with full creative license, to bring you 8hands' Top 10 Thanksgiving Songs (of 2007).

10. Over the River and Through the Woods.
My friend Jamey said he would sing this song in 3rd grade with his class. I kinda think of it as a Christmas song, but hey, I ain't arguing! We had to start the list with some ode to pilgrim buckles and hand shaped turkeys.
9. VA - We are the World.
Performed by an international range of talent, like, Dan Aykroyd, Bob Dylan, Hall and Oates, LaToya Jackson, and Huey Lewis and the News. Written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie (!).
"We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving" Remember the times when we cared and all held hands across America…?
8. Rage Against the Machine – Freedom
Lest we forget the struggle... Rage's ode to Leonard Peltier, the Native American activist currently serving two consecutive life sentences for the murder of two FBI angents killed on the Pine Ridge Reservation during a shoot out in 1975. Many consider Peltier a poltical prisoner with much debate of his guilt and the fairness of his trial. Fight the power.
7. Alanis Morissette - My Humps.
Well, I was more thinking of that song where she says thank you all the time. But, this video is so classic Perez Hilton power of YouTube 2007, that I think it much more deserves to be on the list.
6. The Clash - Lost in the Supermarket.
Truth be told, so much of Thanksgiving is about the preparations leading up to the big day. I don't think any holiday reminds me of a supermarket as much as this one. And, I have to be honest that I really wanted a Clash song on the list… Here's a classic YouTube fan video that gets that land of plenty supermarket vibe:
5. Louis Armstrong - Wonderful World.
Cause I'm cheesy like that.
4. The Beatles - Honey Pie.
Too bad the title isn't pumpkin pie. Oh well. And, I found a male acapella version!!!
3. Neil Diamond - Coming to America.
In second grade we would sing this song all the time. Neil was all the rage and we were all obsessed with The Jazz Singer. Go figure. Well, and we have to have one good ole rah rah sis boom ba America's the greatest song on the list. This video has Princess Di in the crowd!
2. Sufjan Stevens - The National Anthem.
This entry is more of an ode to Sufjan and his 50 albums for 50 states project (BTW: what's up with that?!). Did you know Lincoln was the first president to proclaim Thanksgiving a national holiday?
1. The Ramones - Gabba Gabba Hey.
AKA gobble gobble hey. Don't tell me it never crossed your mind.


























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