Fourth of July Play List

This was such a fun thing to research and write! The play list below should keep your toes tapping and your guests interested for a few hours. You can of course pick and choose, but remember to include something for everyone. This play list should please everyone at your party happy.,

On the list is of course the widely regarded Jimi Hendrix guitar solo of the Star Spangled Banner from his performance at Woodstock in August 1968. Also on the list is the song that led the Dixie Chicks into difficult waters with some people. The song, Traveling Soldier is a beautiful song and meaningful song. The Neil Diamond song They're Coming to America was a top ten hit in 1980. After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Neil Diamond changed the lyrics at the end of the son from They're coming to America" to "Stand Up for America".

Creedence Clearwater Revival's 1969 hit Fortunate Son is on the list. John Fogerty has been quoted as saying that the song was inspired by David Eisenhower, the grandson of President Dwight David Eisenhower who married Julie Nixon, the daughter of President Richard Nixon in 1968 . Eisenhower was enlisted in the Navy Reserve. The song is about someone drafted to serve in Vietnam. If you don't want anything on your play list that might sound anti war, you can leave it off. However, this song was performed by CCR for President Clinton in 2000.

David Bowie's Young American is on the list. Released in 1975, the B-side of this record was the arguably more popular Suffragette City

There are plenty of extreme patriotic songs on the list that won't offend anyone and are upbeat and uplifting. Enjoy the day and the music.

America Jewel

Americana The Offspring

American Bad Ass Kid Rock

American Girls The Counting Crows

American Girls Weezer

American Woman The Guess Who

American Woman Lenny Kravitz

In America Creed

We're an American Band Grandfunk Railroad

Living In America James Brown

Only In America Brooks & Dunn

Independence Day Martina McBride

Americano Brian Setzer

Song for America Kansas

America, Why I Love Her John Wayne

An American Prayer Jim Morrison

American Dream Better Than Ezra

All American Girls Sister Sledge

American Girl Trisha Yearwood

Calling America ELO

Breakfast in America Supertramp

Miss America Styx

All American Country Boy Alan Jackson

American Storm Bob Seger

American Soldier Toby Keith

Back In the U.S.A Linda Ronstadt

Better In the U.S.A. Glen Frey

America Prince

Political Science Randy Newman

Let Freedom Ring Barry Manilow

Star Bangled Banner Jimi Hendrix

Ragged Old Flag Johnny Cash

American Girl Tom Petty

My Beautiful America Charlie Daniels Band

Pink Houses John Cougar Mellencamp

Arlington Trace Atkins

Goodnight Saigon Billy Joel

Where Were You Alan Jackson

Young Americans David Bowie

America Simon and Garfunkle

Give Peace a Chance John Lennon

Fortunate Son CCR

Plain White T's Fireworks

Proud to be an American Lee Greenwood

Coming to America Neil Diamond

American Soldier Toby Keith

R.O.C.K in the USA John Cougar Mellencamp

Traveling Soldier Dixie Chicks

Born in the USA Bruce Springsteen

Red, White and Blue Lynard Skynard

All American Girl Carrie Underwood

Kids in America Kim Wilde

Surfway America Weezer

Green Day American Idiot

My Baby is American Made Oak Ridge Boys

Courtesy of the Red White and Blue Toby Keith