Song of the Day 7/4: Albert Brooks, “A Phone Call to Americans”

Albert Brooks released this 50 years ago on his comedy album “A Star Is Bought.” The LP’s concept was that it included a cut for each genre of radio station, from classical to FM rock to political call-in shows. This was the track intended for country stations, which were repositories for this sort of patriotic twaddle in the run-up to the Bicentennial. For some reason the upcoming Semiquincentennial isn’t drawing nearly so much attention.