If you're looking to put together a patriotic playlist for the Fourth of July, Parade magazine has compiled a list of "The Songs of America." They are:
- “American Girl” -Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
- “America” -Neil Diamond
- "America" -Simon & Garfunkel
- “America the Beautiful" -Ray Charles
- “Born in the U.S.A.” -Bruce Springsteen
- “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.” -John Mellencamp
- “The Star-Spangled Banner” -Jimi Hendrix
- “Living in America” -James Brown
- “This Land Is Your Land” -Woody Guthrie
- “California Dreamin’” -The Mamas & the Papas
- “American Dreamin’” -Jay-Z
- “We’re an American Band” -Grand Funk Railroad
- “Fly Over States” -Jason Aldean
- “Rockin’ in the Free World” -Neil Young
- “Party in the U.S.A.” -Miley Cyrus
Here are some others:
- "Young Americans" -David Bowie
- "American Dream" -CSNY
- "Breakfast in America" -Supertramp
- "California Girls" -Beach Boys
- "California Stars" -Bob Seger
- "Detroit Made" -Bob Seger
- "Living in the U.S.A." -Steve Miller
- "God Bless the U.S.A." -Lee Greenwood
- "American Pie" -Don McLean
- "Philadelphia Freedom" -Elton John
- "American Woman"-Guess Who
- "Red, White and Blue" -Lynyrd Skynyrd
- "Rockin' in the U.S.A." -KISS
- "Detroit Rock City" -KISS
- "Remember the Heroes" -Sammy Hagar
- "I Love the U.S.A." -Weezer
- "Pink Houses" -John Mellencamp