4th of july music

sockgirl77

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American Pie- Don McLean
God Bless The USA-Lee Greenwood
America- Neil Diamond
Born in the USA-Bruce Springsteen
Back in the USA-Chuck Berry
Our Country- John Cougar Mellancamp
Courtesy of the Red, White, And Blue- Toby Keith
 
BlackSheep

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"America" (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)
"America" (Coming to America)
"American Pie"
"America (Paul Simon song)"
"America Is My Home"
"America the Beautiful"
"Ballad of the Green Berets"
"Battle Hymn of the Republic"
"Born in the U.S.A."
"Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue"
"For What It's Worth"
"Fortunate Son"
"Free Bird"
"God Bless America"
"God Bless the USA"
"Have You Forgotten"
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee" (America)
"Over There"
"The Star-Spangled Banner" (National Anthem)
"This is My Country"
"This Land Is Your Land"
"Yankee Doodle"
"The Yankee Doodle Boy" (Yankee Doodle Dandy)
"You're a Grand Old Flag"
"When Johnny Comes Marching Home"

This is a start-try GOOGLING see if that helps! :patriot:
 
vraiblonde

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"Born in the USA" is actually derogatory toward America, and the "Born in the USA" refrain is delivered ironically.

Guy gets in trouble so they send him off to Vietnam to kill. He comes back and can't get a job, VA is no help. His brother dies in the war for no purpose ("they're still there, he's all gone"). The last verse describes the waste his life has become - "Ten years burnin' down the road, nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go..."

I'm a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A. :ohwell:

Sorry to be a noodge, but it aggravates me when people choose songs based on the chorus and aren't really paying attention to the words or message.
 
BlackSheep

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vraiblonde said:
"Born in the USA" is actually derogatory toward America, and the "Born in the USA" refrain is delivered ironically.

Guy gets in trouble so they send him off to Vietnam to kill. He comes back and can't get a job, VA is no help. His brother dies in the war for no purpose ("they're still there, he's all gone"). The last verse describes the waste his life has become - "Ten years burnin' down the road, nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go..."

I'm a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A. :ohwell:

Sorry to be a noodge, but it aggravates me when people choose songs based on the chorus and aren't really paying attention to the words or message.
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I agree with you vrai-but that's the beauty of living in America! Freedom of speech and choice. :patriot:
 
sockgirl77

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vraiblonde said:
"Born in the USA" is actually derogatory toward America, and the "Born in the USA" refrain is delivered ironically.

Guy gets in trouble so they send him off to Vietnam to kill. He comes back and can't get a job, VA is no help. His brother dies in the war for no purpose ("they're still there, he's all gone"). The last verse describes the waste his life has become - "Ten years burnin' down the road, nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go..."

I'm a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A. :ohwell:

Sorry to be a noodge, but it aggravates me when people choose songs based on the chorus and aren't really paying attention to the words or message.
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You are right. It is just a song that has been played at every Independence Day function that I've ever been to. :shrug:
 
vraiblonde

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BlackSheep said:
I agree with you vrai-but that's the beauty of living in America! Freedom of speech and choice.
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Great. I'm just pointing out that it wouldn't qualify as a "patriotic" song.
 
terbear1225

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thanks all for the suggestions. very helpful!

I'm also looking to include some of the less obvious songs. Stuff that is not necessarily the stereotypical Patriotic songs but that still evokes the sme typ of feeling. I'm probably going to include some stuff from the concert for new york city after 9-11.

any ideas along those lines?
 
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terbear1225 said:
any ideas along those lines?
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I'll tell you what song I've always loved and thought of as all-American: "40 Hour Week" by Alabama.

There are people in this country who work hard every day.
Not for fame or fortune do they strive.
But the fruits of their labor are worth more than their pay.
And it's time a few of them were recognized.

Hello Detroit auto workers, let me thank you for your time.
You work a forty hour week for a livin', just to send it on down the line.
Hello Pittsburgh steel mill workers, let me thank you for your time.
You work a forty hour week for a livin', just to send it on down the line.

This is for the one who swings the hammer, driving home the nail.
Or the one behind the counter, ringing up the sale.
Or the one who fights the fires, the one who brings the mail.
For everyone who works behind the scenes.

You can see them every morning in the factories and the fields.
In the city streets and the quiet country towns.
Working together like spokes inside a wheel.
They keep this country turning around.

Hello Kansas wheat field farmer, let me thank you for your time.
You work a forty hour week for a livin', just to send it on down the line.
Hello West Virginia coal miner, let me thank you for your time.
You work a forty hour week for a livin', just to send it on down the line.

This one is for the one who drives the big rig, up and down the road.
Or the one out in the warehouse, bringing in the load.
Or the waitress, the mechanic, the policeman on patrol.
For everyone who works behind the scenes.
With a spirit you can't replace with no machine.

Hello, America,
Let me thank you for your time.
 
BlackSheep

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terbear1225 said:
thanks all for the suggestions. very helpful!

I'm also looking to include some of the less obvious songs. Stuff that is not necessarily the stereotypical Patriotic songs but that still evokes the sme typ of feeling. I'm probably going to include some stuff from the concert for new york city after 9-11.

any ideas along those lines?
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Why not just get the CD??
911 Tributes: The Concert for NYC
Mike Moran FDNY
Who Are You
Behind Blue Eyes
Baba O'Riley
Come to My Window
Born to Run
Fire & Rain
Up on the Roof
Peceful World
Pink Houses
Superman
Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters
I Want Love
Your Song
I'm Down
Yesterday
Let It Be
From a Lover to a Friend
Lonely Road
 
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how about going a direction a lil different...
bad to the bone for example :coffee:
 
terbear1225

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BlackSheep said:
Why not just get the CD??
911 Tributes: The Concert for NYC
Mike Moran FDNY
Who Are You
Behind Blue Eyes
Baba O'Riley
Come to My Window
Born to Run
Fire & Rain
Up on the Roof
Peceful World
Pink Houses
Superman
Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters
I Want Love
Your Song
I'm Down
Yesterday
Let It Be
From a Lover to a Friend
Lonely Road
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I have the CD. just trying to put together various things for on the boat tonight while we watch the fireworks.
 
Fubar

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terbear1225 said:
I have the CD. just trying to put together various things for on the boat tonight while we watch the fireworks.
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WAHHHHHHHHHH UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :jameo:
We're trying to work w/you here! :wench:
 
terbear1225

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This is what I have so far.

When I'm gone-3 doors down (reminds me of the military)
Wanted dead or alive- BOn jovi (theme song for my brother's helicopter unit)
Sweet home alabama
American Boy-Laughing colors
God Bless the USA-Lee Greenwood
Overcome-Live (post9/11 song)
American Girl-GooGoo Dolls/TOm Petty
American Pie- Don McLEan

I plan to include the whitney houston version of the national anthem but I can't find the cd yet
 
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