Soundtrack to Your Independence Day

No 4th of July barbecue, picnic, or party is complete without the right background music to get you and your friends in that ‘Merica kind of mood. Check out this eight-hour playlist featuring the best classical, country, rock, and pop hits about our great country, including:

-Post-9/11 hits Courtesy of the Red White and Blue, Have You Forgotten?, and Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)?

-Jimi Hendrix’s legendary Woodstock performance of the Star-Spangled Banner

-Classics like Daniel Rodriguez’s God Bless America, Lee Greenwood’s God Bless the U.S.A., and military band favorites

-Songs celebrating our country’s small towns, big cities, and favorite states: Sweet Home Alabama, California Girls, Back Where I Come From, Walking in Memphis, and Don’t Stop Believin’

-Songs celebrating our ability to live free with Party in the U.S.A, Life’s Been Good, and Red Solo Cup

-Songs about our military heroes like Letters from War, I’m Already There, and Folded Flag

-For all of you soccer fans, even a song by one-time American star Alexi Lalas

-And of course, Ragged Old Flag, Johnny Cash’s ode to an icon of liberty.

(If you’re listening with kids, be aware that the Team America song is on it, but you can right click and block it if you’re signed in to Spotify.)

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