Portugal.The Man - So American [Official Music Video]

Official Music Video for "So American" by Portugal. The Man off their album, In The Mountain In The Cloud.

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Directed By: Nik Zografos

Lyrics:
If pain was a color to paint on you
Your heart would be the color blue
Be a painting, hung up there 'til your body met your head
Which were made of silver

You are the one they call Jesus Christ
Who didn't know no rock and roll
Just a mission made of guns that they give boys in Vietnam
But they always told him

There's a madness in us all
There's a madness in us all

So
Who broke the rules?
Who broke the rules?
Who broke the rules?

They said
Every one of you will never try to lend a hand
When the policemen don't understand

Oh, you boys, all you boys
Think you're so American
Girls, all you girls
They're so American

He may not be born of this land
But he was born of this world
He was born of all the mothers
And the colors of our brothers
And the love that we sent him

You are the one they call Jesus Christ
You may not know no rock and roll
There may not be a heaven or a place in which to send you
But you know in the end

There's a madness in us all
There's a madness in us all
There's a madness in us all
There's a madness in us all

So
Who broke the rules?
Who broke the rules?
Who broke the rules?

They say
Every one of you will never try to lend a hand
When the policemen don't understand

Boys, all you boys
Think you're so American
Girls, all you girls
Yeah, you're so American

There's two eyes for every one of us
But somebody got there first and took them all
There's two eyes for every one of us
But somebody got there first and took them all

Man, oh, man
Think you're so American
Man, oh, man
Yeah, you're so American

Man, oh, man
You think you're so American
Man, oh, man
Yeah, you're so American

There's two eyes for every one of us
But somebody got there first and took them all
There's two eyes for every one of us
But somebody got there first and took them all

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Portugal. The Man took 2017 by the horns after a considerably long gap, between records. They spent years working on an album called Gloomin + Doomin before later developing what would become known as their latest studio album WOODSTOCK. Fate struck lead singer, John Gourley, twice. First, John got some parental tough love from his old man. “What’s taking so long to finish the album?,” John’s dad asked. “Isn’t that what bands do? Write songs and then put them out?” The whole thing got John thinking about why the band seemed to be stuck on a musical elliptical machine from hell and more importantly, about how to get off of it. Second, John found his dad’s ticket stub from the original 1969 Woodstock music festival, which ultimately knocked something loose in his head. He realized that, in the same tradition of bands from that era, Portugal. The Man needed to speak out about the world crumbling around them.

With these two ideas converging, the band made a seemingly bat-shit-crazy decision: they took all of the work they had done for the three years prior and threw it out. The band went back to the studio – working with John Hill, Danger Mouse and longtime collaborator Casey Bates. In this new-found creative territory, the album that became WOODSTOCK rolled out naturally from there. Fast forward to present day and it was impossible to escape the album’s first single “Feel It Still,” which dominated the charts and radio airwaves in 2017. The 6X Platinum Certified hit reigned at #1 at nearly all radio formats, including Top 40, as well as Alternative, where the song held the chart’s top spot for a mind-blowing 20 weeks, breaking the record for most weeks at #1. Yes, you read that right. 5 guys from Wasilla, Alaska who have played nearly 1,500 shows in their career broke Alternative radio records and had a #1 song at Pop radio. Billboard Magazine even went as far as to call the song, “the unexpected rock crossover hit of 2017,” while Rolling Stone listed it as “one of the best songs of 2017.” AND THEN…the band kicked off 2018 by winning a GRAMMY Award for “Feel It Still.” WOODSTOCK has since been certified gold, as has their second single “Live In The Moment”.

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[userjycgdf]

That moment when they created the tune of this song - we are all lucky for that to have happened.
Absolutely fabulous song. One of my all-time favorites.

[momofmunschkins]

We went to the City Museum in St Louis tonite. And as we were riding this rickety old ferris wheel on top of the roof, we heard this band jamming on a kids radio from the darkness below. What an awesome band to soar to on a city lit nite.

[guywhodoesntcare]

This song is so great. 10 Years later I'm still listening to this gem. It's Making me cry tho. Takes me back to the best Era of my life with my family, friends, love of my life. Now most of them are passed on, my dad suffered traumatic brain Injury was never the same, my mom haven't seen in 6 years almost nor my siblings, my x is long gone. I'm the only one still here. But I'm not alone because this song is still here, allowing me to experience some of those same feelings I felt back then.

[kymbawhitelion]

Sigh...Portugal. The Man...one of the best rock bands of the 21st century, imho!

[nikkiking]

I find the sound of their music to be kind of haunting. I like it.

[KOTD]

This song has never been more on point.

[blazebrown]

I can't get over how good they are, and my friends are wondering why I listen to one band all of the time... Portugal. The Man isn't a band, it's a lifestyle.

[TheScaredAmerican]

I've been a long time Portugal the Man fan, from back when they used to sound more like the Mars Volta and now through their more folk-rock sound. I think they're great! I've seen them in concert 3 times, and I thought the show was better when they were rocking out more. Their show is much more laid back now, much like their music. Go see them if you can, they're touring still!

[ridgoro]

this is on my list for the best songs i´ve ever heard in my life.

[redstep-child]

I'll say it again. This is one of the best 15 bands from Alaska that I've ever heard.

[poofpoof]

Here 9 years after this came out, its more on point than you could possibly immagine rn

[Joker]

I remember buying this vinyl 10 years ago at Rasputin in Berkeley. I was record shopping and came across this Gem, never heard of them but being a 14 year old kid exploring music i found this album and fell in love with it! One of my favorite songs to drop the needle too. Had some friends of mine ask me if I would sell this record I wouldn’t sell it for anything

[helssing]

Jesus christ, PTM is truly underrated. All the lyrics I've checked out so far are so beautiful, so meaningful. His music is captivating, beautiful as well. Yet, bad musicians that write anything that rhymes and has a connection to party/drugs/booties becomes über famous, influencing millions of youngsters.
The world must know PTM.

[MenyaZovutAurelius]

This takes me back to better times when better days were still ahead

[chuckwhite]

Just discovered this. Whoa. How'd I miss it all these years?

[dcsash]

If pain was a color to paint on you
Your heart would be the color blue
Be a gradient from there Until your body met your hair
Which remained a silver
You are the one they call Jesus Christ
Who didn't know no rock n' roll
Just a mission, and a gun to paint rainbows in Vietnam
And a heart that always told you
There's madness in us all
There's madness in us all
So, who wrote the rules?
Who wrote the rules, who wrote the rules?
They said, every one of you will never try to lend a hand
When the police men don't understand
Boys, all you boys, you think it's so American
Girls, all you girls, yeah, you're so American
He may not be born of this land
But he was born of this world
He was born of all the mothers and the colors of our brothers
And the love that was started
You are the one they call Jesus Christ
Who may not know no rock n' roll
And there may not be a Heaven
Or a place of which to send you
But you know in the end
There's madness in us all
There's madness in us all
There's madness in us all
There's madness in us all
So, who wrote the rules?
Who wrote the rules, who wrote the rules?
They said, every one of you will never try to lend a hand
When the police men don't understand
Boys, all you boys, you think it's so American
Girls, all you girls, yeah, you're so American
There's two eyes for every one of us
But somebody got there first and took them all
There's two eyes for every one of us
But somebody got there first and took them all
Man, oh man, you think it's so American
Man, oh man, yeah, you're so American
Man, oh man, you think it's so American
Man, oh man, yeah, you're so American
There's two eyes for every one of us
But somebody got there first and took them all
There's two eyes for every one of us
But somebody got there first and took them all

[Joker]

This song is amazing. Way ahead of its time. What we see in the country now is what they were talking about more than 10 years ago. I pray that this country can reconcile man. Stop setting barriers and let’s start setting bridges

[rolydelcolo]

Here because of that excellent movie The Report on prime.
Love the song So American

[CREEPA]

I stumbled across this band today on youtube.. the minute i heard that "Modern Jesus" song, i was a instant fan of theem....GREAT MUSIC!

[ruinr]

One of those songs that no matter who you are or what your life experiences are, this will evoke some memory in you of the past.. good, bad, happy, sad, that's to be determined but if you have a soul, you can't listen to this and not feel something.