Dear America, Here’s a Playlist to Make Your July 4th Extra-Patriotic


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For a number of months now, we’ve been posting weekly playlists of new music—which is great, but sometimes circumstances demand something a bit more…canonical. And a national holiday might be just that kind of circumstance. Therefore, in observation of today’s traffic jam/barbecue/unwise home pyrotechnic displays, we rounded up 30 of our favorite American-ish songs (mostly pro-, though a few anti-). From standards to punk anthems, to a surprising amount of Jay-Z—who’s the American Dream personified, if you think about it—let this playlist be the soundtrack to whatever ill-advised madness you can cook up. (But be careful out there—it’s tough to use a mouse if you’ve blown your fingers off.) And don’t worry: We’ll be back next week with our usual new-music recommendations for you to get irrationally upset about.


The tracks:

Ray Charles, “America The Beautiful”

Bob Dylan, “The Times They Are A-Changin’”

Simon & Garfunkel, “America”

America, “Ventura Highway”

The Guess Who, “American Woman”

Bruce Springsteen, “Born in the U.S.A.

John Mellencamp, “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.”

Tom Petty, “American Girl”

James Brown, “Livin’ in America”

Brooks & Dunn “Only in America”

Neil Diamond, “America”

Grand Funk Railroad, “We’re an American Band”

Miley Cyrus, “Party In The U.S.A.”

Katy Perry, “Firework”

Estelle feat. Kanye West, “American Boy”

2 Live Crew, “Banned in the U.S.A.”

Lil Wayne, “God Bless Amerika”

Watch the Throne, “Made in America”

Young Jeezy feat. Jay-Z & Nas, “My President is Black (Remix)”

Eminem, “White America”

Jay-Z, “American Dreamin’”

George Clinton feat. Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Public Enemy, Yo-Yo, MC Breed, Kam, “Paint the White House Black”

The Goats, “Typical American”

Public Enemy, “Fight The Power”

Green Day, “American Idiot”

Bad Brains, “Banned In D.C.”

Black Flag, “American Waste”

Pennywise, “God Save The USA”

The So So Glos, “Son Of An American”

Titus Andronicus, “A More Perfect Union”


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