Songs for Fourth of July

When Americans party they party hard because we have less holidays than many countries, we are the workaholics of the world. At the expense of family, of our health, we work on. Not that there aren't hard working people everywhere. Etc.

All the other cool countries got more holidays.

van morrison has one too, i think

and for good measure:
Simon and Garfunkle - America
Elvis Costello - Crawling To The USA

"4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)". I listen to the Asbury Park Night live version every year. I'm following it up with Galaxie 500 this year.

James McMurtry "We Can't Make it Here"

James McMurtry "Choctaw Bingo"

The Specials "Man at C&A"

Drywall Hidden track on the BBQ Babylon album

Danger Mouse and Jemini "Bush Boys"

Cliched, but the stuff on American Idiot

Sly and the Family Stone, "Hot Fun in the Summertime"

Neville Brothers "With God on Our Side"

Curtis Mayfield "(Don't Worry) If there's a Hell Below, We're All Gonna Go"

American Analog Set - using the hope diamond as a doorstop (with "fireworks" intro at beginning)
American Analog Set - Magnificent 70's (with "fireworks" sound effects at beginning)
The Alarm - Spirit of '76
Cream - I Feel Free
Frank Black - Freedom rock
Galaxie 500 - 4th of July
Public Enemy - Party of your right to fight
Red House Painters - Star Spangled Banner
X- Fouth of July (demo)
U2 - MLK
New Pornographers – July Jones
Let’s Active – Flags for Everything
Paul Revere and the Raiders – Legend of Paul Revere (not *really* a July 4th song, but oh well)

Opal - Rocket Machine
Poster Children – Freedom Rock
Bottle Rockets – Happy Anniversary
Byrds – Chimes of Freedom
Ryan Adams – Firecracker
The Tragically Hip - Fireworks
Elvis Costello – Indoor Fireworks
Runaways – Cherry Bomb
Buffalo Tom – Sparklers
Broadcast – Black Cat (a type of firecracker)
Jimi Hendrix - Star Spangled Banner
Soup Dragons – I’m Free
The Go! Team – Bottle Rocket
Neil Young – Keep On Rockin’ In the Free World
Smashing Pumpkins – Geeek USA
Devo – Fredom of Choice
½ Japanese – Firecracker
The Fall – Light/Fireworks
Bedhead – Roman Candle (another type of firecracker)
Bruce Springsteen – 4th of July Asbury Park (Sandy)
Girls vs Boys – One Firecrakcer
The La’s – Freedom Song
The Proclaimers – A Letter From America
Ween – Freedom of ‘76
Halo Benders – Freedom Riders
Simon & Garfunkel – America
XTC – Rocket from a Bottle
Flamin’ Groovies – In the USA
Suicide – Rocket USA
Swirlies – Who Was in Scituate on 4th of July?
Woody Gutherie - This Land is Your Land

Opened with the Stones "Start Me Up"

Aretha "Think" (Was this sly political subversion from the organizers?)

A new Shakira tune

Willie Nelson, "The City of New Orleans"

Martina McBride, "Independence Day"

Some Terri Clark song

Closed with a couple of chestnuts like "God Bless America," etc

spark set
th' Faith Healers - Sparklingly Chime
Holland - Spark
Brendan Benson - Tiny Spark
sampled fireworks set
Chavez - Peeled Out Too Late
American Analog Set - Using The Hope Diamond as a Doorstop
M83 - Safe / Let Men Burn Stars
Chib - S
four stages of fireworks set
Superchunk - My Noise
Polara - Source of Light
Homescience - Smoke
The Black Watch - Floating
pyrotechnic stars set
Karate - The Same Stars
Pernice Brothers - Blinded By The Stars (bonus fireworks on album cover)
St. Etienne - Stars Above Us
exploding set
Medicine - Sweet Explosion
Flaming Lips - Everything's Explodin'
Dukes of Stratosphear - My Love Explodes (bonus fireworks samples)
fireworks set
Blue Oyster Cult - Fireworks
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Fireworks
rocket set
Sonic Youth - Silver Rocket
Suicide - Rocket USA
Shonen Knife - Riding on the Rocket (Virgin version)
Shonen Knife - Riding on the Rocket (Original version)
Minders - Rocket 58
rocket bands set
Rocketship - Your New Boyfriend
Rocket from the Crypt - Cut It Loose
Rocket from the Tombs - Ain't It Fun
Love and Rockets - The Light
Robbie Watts tribute
Cosmic Psychos - Pub

Plus Explosions in the Sky were the bed music for the 2 hours.

Archived here for another 2 weeks in streaming mp3 if you wanna sample it (program was July 4th Breakfast of Champions).

Revive!

I'm going to do an Independence Day theme show on Wed, so here's a bunch more that I don't think were mentioned. Revolution songs should be included, but I'm googled out.

Fireworks
Firecracker – Marah
Firecracker – Marti Brom
Firecracker – Dana Falconberry
Firecracker – Nada Surf
Metal Firecracker – Lucinda Williams
Red Firecracker – Jayhawks
Firecracker Girls – Kid Icarus
Cherry Bomb - John Cougar Mellencamp

Patriotism (and other scoundrels)
No More Parades – Son Volt
This Land is Your Land – Sharon Jones version
Land of Hope and Dreams – Bruce Springsteen
Country at War – X
Pink Houses – John Cougar
ROCK in the USA – John Cougar
American Trilogy – Elvis, Mickey Newbury
Dear Uncle Sam – Loretta Lynn
Traveling Soldier – Bruce Robison, Dixie Chicks
Ragged Old Flag – Johnny Cash
One Time One Night – Los Lobos
Matter of Time – Los Lobos
Promised Land – Chuck Berry
Rainbow Stew – Merle Haggard
Fightin Side of Me – Merle Haggard
Elton Britt – There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere
Searching For a Soldier's Grave – Johnnie and Jack, Bob Dylan
Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer – Johnny Russell
America – Waylon Jennings
Who Discovered America? – Ozomatli
American Without Tears – Elvis Costello
Young Americans – David Bowie
Freedom's Road – Josh White
America – Allen Ginsburg
America the Beautiful – Ray Charles

Fourth of July and Independence Day
4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) – Ben E. King version
Independence Day – Gretchen Peters, Carrie Underwood versions
4th of July – David and the Citizens
4th of July – Ani DiFranco
4th of July – Stephen Kellog and the Sixers
4th of July – Roger Miller
Fourth of July – Pieta Brown
Fourth of July – Dave Brubeck
Fourth of July – Rosalie Sorrels
On the Fourth of July – James Taylor
Born on the Fourth of July – Tom Paxton
Fourth of July at a Country Fair – Red Clay Ramblers
Independence Day – David Byrne
Independence Day – Vic Chesnutt
Independence Day – Elliott Smith
Independence Day – Gene Watson
Independence Day – Chris Wall
Independence Day - Ellis Paul
Independence Day - Say Zuzu
Tears of Rage – the Band, Bob Dylan, Gene Clark
The Cuckoo – Clarence Ashley, Hobart Smith, Doc Watson, Peter Rowan, Donovan, Everly Bros., Hem, New Lost City Ramblers, Osborne Bros., Holy Modal Rounders, Jim Kweskin, Tarbox Ramblers, Tom Rush and Ramblin Jack Elliott (who sings "fifth day of July," instead of the fourth, I think).

July, generally
July - Al di Meola
July - Terry Reid
July - The Lancaster Orchestra
July - Low
July, You're a Woman - John Stewart
July Tree - Nina Simone
July Blues - Joe Ely
July, July! - The Decemberists
July Morning - Uriah Heep
Fifth of July - Mabel Mercer
A Long July - Paper Champions
Master Blaster - Stevie Wonder

Blue Oyster Cult - "Fireworks"

His Name is Alive - "If July"

oops, missed the BOC refereence above...

oops, misspelled "reference"...

The Jody Grind, "3rd Of July"

happy fourth of July to everybody

because this song received so much love lately:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztvr09J7KK4

Devo - Freedom of Choice
Charlie Daniels - In America
Grand Funk Railroad - We're An American Band

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPBLfzTPCDc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-xY-_B4RgY

Hendrix - "Killing Floor"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruNrdmjcNTc

I've got songs!. Play them!

Lol yr number 1 is my number 1

hey baby

We forgot
It’s the 4th of July

I mentioned on the Wussy thread that I believe one of their tunes contains a sly reference to/quote from the X song.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/11/Hotter_July.jpg

This should cheer everyone up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjLdKXChh2M

Kelis - 4rh of July. No Kelis no cred