The Quintessential Fourth of July Mix

America Is Not The World by Morrissey came on my shuffle the other day, and I thought “Gee, that would be a humorous song to put on a Fourth of July mix, if only I had one of those.” And then I realized how easy it would be to accomplish just that. I think in the end, better judgment prevailed and I skipped the anti-American sentiments in favor of an all-American get ready for bar-b-que and fireworks playlist. So go ahead and listen to this as you get ready for your bar-b-ques and fireworks, people!

Though I thought about just surprising you, here is the track listing:

Lee Greenwood – God Bless The USA
You can thank me later.

Ray Charles – America The Beautiful
Though I recommend checking out the Willie Nelson version, I love that equally if not sometimes more.

Celine Dion – God Bless America
Particularly awesome version, given that it was from the 9/11 memorial concert and she is Canadian.

Simon & Garfunkel – America
Great song about finding yourself

Neil Diamond – America
I had to sing this in an elementary school play about emigration. To Israel. You figure it out.

Jimi Hendrix – Star Spangled Banner
Of course.

Martina McBride – Independence Day
A song about wife beating disguised in patriotism that is sung on almost every season of American Idol. Go figure.

James Brown – Living In America
From Rocky IV and has the line “Eddie Murphy, eat your heart out.”

Whitney Houston – Star Spangled Banner
I was led to believe it would be un-American of me to leave this version of this song off the list. It’s from Super Bowl XXV.

Team America – America, F**k Yeah
But it would be even more un-American to leave this off. Enjoy.