In honor of America's 248th birthday (did I count that right?) we're unpacking the Messed Up Origins of one of her OLDEST anthems: Yankee Doodle Dandy.🇺🇸 👕 Get some channel merch! 👉 https://meremortals.store ► Messed Up Origins™ Socials! » TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@messeduporigins » Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/messeduporigins/ » Facebook Fan Page: https://facebook.com/TheRealJonSolo » Twitter: https://twitter.com/MessedUpOrigins ▼ Podcast Links! ▼ » Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jon-solos-messed-up-origins-podcast/id1631064271 » Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0zC1NxCX576HHQUoYCuGDo » Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vbWVzc2VkdXBvcmlnaW5z » Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e2ab5016-5166-4670-b0a3-7c6ade06947d/jon-solos-messed-up-origins-podcast » Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jon-solos-messed-up-origins-podcast » iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/99117988/ ▼ Timestamps ▼ » 0:00 - Happy birthday, USA! » 1:30 - The Original Yankee Doodle » 6:29 - The Meaning of Macaroni » 12:18 - Reverse! ► Want more? » ALL Messed Up Origins: https://bit.ly/MessedUpOrigins » Featured Folklore (the animated series!): https://bit.ly/featuredfolklore » Disney Explained: https://bit.ly/DisneyExplained » ALL Mythology Explained: https://bit.ly/MythologyExplained » Norse Mythology: http://bit.ly/NorseMythologyExplained » Folklore Explained: https://bit.ly/FablesExplained » Astrology: http://bit.ly/AstrologyExplained » Messed Up Murders: https://bit.ly/MurderPlaylist ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ► Social Media: » Twitter: https://twitter.com/JonSolo » Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JonSolo » Official Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/jonsolo ► Join the Official Channel Discord: » https://www.patreon.com/JonSolo ► Send Fan Mail to: » [email protected] ► Business: » [email protected] (Business Inquiries ONLY) ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▼ Credits ▼ » Researched by: Meredith Walker https://tiktok.com/@professormeredith https://twitter.com/theprofmeredith » Written & Directed by: Jon Solo ▼ Resources ▼ » my favorites: https://messeduporigins.com/books » Yankee Doodle Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_Doodle » Yankee Doodle Dandy, New York Times Article: https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/04/opinion/yankee-doodle-dandy.html » University Musical Encyclopedia: A History of Music Vol 2: https://archive.org/embed/universitymusica017363mbp » The Nursery Rhymes of England, James Orchard Halliwell: https://www.presscom.co.uk/nursery/nurs1st_ac.html » "The Macaroni Craze" by Elaine Thornton: https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Macaroni-Fashion-Craze/ » Yankey Doodle dandy (1775 variant): https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/colonial-music-institute/essays/real-words-to-yankee-doodle/ » Civil War Variant of Yankee Doodle: https://www.civilwarpoetry.org/confederate/soldierlife/anotherdoodle.html ▼ Music Sources ▼ » All the Way to Galway - Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj4NHRVbC7M ▼ Art Sources ▼ » If I used your art in any portion of this video please send a message to my business email with proof that you're the original artist so I can give you credit! #4thofjuly #yankeedoodle #americanhistory