"Back
in the U.S.A."
originally appeared on 1962's More
Chuck Berry.It was the
inspiration for The Beatles' "Back in the U.S.S.R."In 1978, Linda Ronstadt covered it
on her release of Livin' in the U.S.A.The original song-as-itinerary, it
has had a host of imitators, including Huey Lewis's "The Heart of Rock
and Roll" and John Cougar Mellencamp's "R-O-C-K in the U.S.A."It's the kind of concert-friendly song
designed to elicit a roar of approval from whatever city the performer
happens to be in at the time.
