4th of July Music/Songs

[u2popmofo]

Fellow Americans (or non-Americans who actually open this thread and want to respond),

What music/songs do you think are good for listening to on the 4th? I'd like to hear your opinions, whether they're obvious or not so obvious.


Here are some I've thought of:

Jimi Hendrix - 'Star Spangled Banner'
U2 - 'Heartland'
U2 - '4th of July'
Bruce Springsteen - 'Born in the USA'
Moby - 'Fireworks'
Morrissey - 'America Is Not the World'



Please, someone mention Neil Diamond

 

[BluberryPoptart]

"America", a good but obscure song by Paul Kantner from 1986.

"America" by Simon and Garfunkel

"In America" by CDB

"Suite Madame Blue" by Styx

"Saturday in the Park" Chicago

 

[meegannie]

The Charlatans -- Love Is the Key

 

[AcrobatMan]

New York !!

 

[fah]

Have a happy 4th of July

American Pie - Don Maclean (under no circumstances should the Madonna version be played)

Woodstock - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie or Bruce Springsteen

Small Town - John Mellencamp

Tennessee Plates - John Hiatt

I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Tony Bennett

New York State of Mind - Billy Joel

 

[Pinball Wizard]

They Come To America!... Neil Friggin Diamond.

Drifters of the world, have a safe weekend.

I would mention American Woman, but a band from Winnipeg doesn't count.

 

[Jack In The Box]

Living in America by The Sounds

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

Small Town - John Mellencamp

Add "Pink Houses" to that.

"American Girl" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. .

Angela

 

[BAW]

James Brown - Living in America

 

[u2popmofo]

James Brown - Living in America

Cant believe I forgot that!!! Best song from Rocky IV !!!!

 

[HeartlandGirl]

R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. - John Mellencamp
The Hands That Built America - U2
Love on the Rocks - Neil Diamond
I know it's not exactly relevant, but I thought we needed some more Neil!

to James Brown's Living in America

 

[Pinball Wizard]

I'm dumbfounded because no one said:

Young Americans- David Bowie.

 

[u2popmofo]

The Hands That Built America - U2

I thought of that one tonight also. Cant believe I forgot it!!!


Cuj, no one has mentioned 'I'm Afraid of Americans' by Bowie either!!!

 

[fah]

California Girls - The Beach Boys

<but I think anything by the Beach Boys would be appropriate>

 

[djerdap]

4th of July - Soundgarden

 

[Pinball Wizard]

no one has mentioned 'I'm Afraid of Americans' by Bowie either!!!

Agreed.

!!!

 

[u2popmofo]

Just so every knows, I listened to everyone of these songs that I had or could find today

 

[zoney!]

Why am I torching myself?

Did you also listen to Clay Aiken's rendition of "Proud to be American"?????

 

[martha]

Fourth of July by X (Dave Alvin wrote it.)

People. That should have been mentioned way before this.

 

[Hewson]

Independence Day - Bruce Springsteen (In title at least)