# "America We Stand as One" - What the heck kinda video is this? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 18, 2005, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-we-stand-as-one-what-the-heck-kinda-video-is-this/299844 "2005-04-18T03:57:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-we-stand-as-one-what-the-heck-kinda-video-is-this/299844/1 "2005-04-18T03:57:27Z")
A friend on Livejournal recently posted a link to [“America We Stand as One”](http://www.americawestandasone.com/video.html). Basically, this is the cheesiest music video ever made - and it’s not even from the '80s! It has sky fairies, people marching out of clouds and lots and lots of big '80s hair. This _has_ to be a parody, right? Except I’m not so sure. It seems quite sincere, and I have a bit of affection for it as a piece of no-budget flag waving. So the question: is it real or a spoof? Sorry if this has been posted before. I did a search on “America stand” but found nothing on the first several pages that related to this video. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-we-stand-as-one-what-the-heck-kinda-video-is-this/299844/2 "2005-04-18T04:15:24Z")
The web page shows the guy’s name is Dennis Madalone and he has some stunt-double and extra-actor credits to his name. So basically this is what happens when stuntmen decide they’re directors. I think this is also the latest attempt to cash in on the patriotism craze by making the next pop national anthem a-la- Lee Greenwood’s “Proud To Be An American.” ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-we-stand-as-one-what-the-heck-kinda-video-is-this/299844/3 "2005-04-18T04:39:40Z")
Fuck me. It’s musical glurge. And i use the term “musical” in its loosest possible sense. The guy can’t even pronounce America. “Amer-uh-cu-uh.” Sheesh. I’m sure it keeps some people happy, though. ---
**Author:** ![Fritz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@Fritz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fritz)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-we-stand-as-one-what-the-heck-kinda-video-is-this/299844/4 "2005-04-18T06:57:14Z")
From an earlier MPSIMS thread: [link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=311252&highlight=perry) ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-we-stand-as-one-what-the-heck-kinda-video-is-this/299844/5 "2005-04-18T07:04:11Z")
Maybe it’s a pep rally video from a political campaign or convention? You could drop that video in the middle of the Republican National Convention and nobody would bat an eye, IMO. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-we-stand-as-one-what-the-heck-kinda-video-is-this/299844/6 "2005-04-18T08:13:28Z")
> [@NattoGuy](#): > > The web page shows the guy’s name is Dennis Madalone and he has some stunt-double and extra-actor credits to his name… He appeared in an early episode of The Next Generation wearing a skirt. ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-we-stand-as-one-what-the-heck-kinda-video-is-this/299844/7 "2005-04-18T12:47:27Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > The guy can’t even pronounce America. > > “Amer-uh-cu-uh.” Sheesh. I noticed that too. I kept wanting to say “A-me-RICK-a! RICK!” This link has been going around my office. I’m glad I don’t work in a place where people appreciate it without irony. ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-we-stand-as-one-what-the-heck-kinda-video-is-this/299844/8 "2005-04-18T13:57:22Z")
The website mentions (inevitable, considering how bad this glurge is) parody versions. I found one with “America, F\*$c Yeah!” on top of the edited video to get some near lip-synch moments. Are there others? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-we-stand-as-one-what-the-heck-kinda-video-is-this/299844/9 "2005-04-18T14:02:25Z")
If he’d come out with this in early 2002, I’ll bet he would have made some money off it. ---
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-we-stand-as-one-what-the-heck-kinda-video-is-this/299844/10 "2005-04-18T14:06:59Z")
It’s the terrible kinda video, AFAICT. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-we-stand-as-one-what-the-heck-kinda-video-is-this/299844/11 "2005-04-18T14:59:23Z")
I would call it an unwatchable video. ---
**Author:** ![TheBoneyKingofNowhere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@TheBoneyKingofNowhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBoneyKingofNowhere)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-we-stand-as-one-what-the-heck-kinda-video-is-this/299844/12 "2005-04-18T16:21:30Z")
I truly have a hard time seeing this as genuine… It has to be a joke. Just _has_ to be. Made me laugh, either way. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-we-stand-as-one-what-the-heck-kinda-video-is-this/299844/13 "2005-04-18T16:34:06Z")
> [@](#): > > Just _has_ to be. I think it’s real because there are no signs of parody, no knowing wink, no sly smile, no hint of a joke. It’s unrelenting in its earnestness. ---
**Author:** ![ZeroGyro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e47774/32.png) [@ZeroGyro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZeroGyro)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-we-stand-as-one-what-the-heck-kinda-video-is-this/299844/14 "2005-04-18T20:56:49Z")
If you guys can find it, someone remixed the video and uped the patriotism to some very funny levels. It’s called the “Fuck Yeah” remix. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-we-stand-as-one-what-the-heck-kinda-video-is-this/299844/15 "2005-04-18T21:08:53Z")
> [@Fritz](#): > > From an earlier MPSIMS thread: [link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=311252&highlight=perry) Ah, thanks. I knew it was too good/bad for it not to be mentioned here, even if I couldn’t find it with the given search terms.