4th of July Song - What's Yours?

[Sonny44]

This may surprise you, but I think this is what America needs now.

 

[Scud49]

It'll always be this one:

 

[CocoHusky]

 

[JS]

Played in the marching band in my youth and will always associate it with marches by John Philip Sousa. As I recall, we did little else.

Below a random school band performing the one I remember best: The Thunderer.

Perhaps slightly better known are Stars and Stripes Forever, Semper Fidelis and Washington Post.

The typical Fourth of July parade would have other stuff -- You're A Grand Old Flag, Marine Hymn, Yankee Doodle Dandy -- but for me Sousa brought the patriotic chills.

 

[Bigboote]

Mine’s not too far away from Sonny44’s. To me this a very patriotic song despite being a protest song:

 

[cookie447]

Neil Diamond's "They're Coming To America". Not certain of the title, but am certain the words resonate loudly, very loudly in these times.....

 

[Monte]

"God Bless America Again"

 

[huskyblooz]

Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue

 

[Aluminny69]

Shout out to my buddies in the Danbury Drum Corp. Partial version of their Salute to the corp: Navy, Coast Guard, Marines. Clip is not long enough to hear Air Force song.

 

[JavaMan]

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[JavaMan]

Played in the marching band in my youth and will always associate it with marches by John Philip Sousa. As I recall, we did little else.

Below a random school band performing the one I remember best: The Thunderer.

Perhaps slightly better known are Stars and Stripes Forever, Semper Fidelis and Washington Post.

The typical Fourth of July parade would have other stuff -- You're A Grand Old Flag, Marine Hymn, Yankee Doodle Dandy -- but for me Sousa brought the patriotic chills.

Also played in my high school marching band. We played this often, as well as some other rousing Sousa marches. We'll never get those melodies out of our heads...but that's okay with me.

Hey, maybe we went to different schools together!

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[bantamlaker]

Saturday in the park,
I think it was the 4th of July

 

[JordyG]

The 4th of July is about patriotism and BBQ's, hopefully in that order. After God Bless America there comes my favorite BBQ song. That means a different thread.

 

[MSGRET]

Kate Smith and her rendition of "God Bless America".

 

[Puppy Love]

Any song by The Beach Boys.

 

[meyers7]

Always like this version best.

Star Spangled Banner - The Cactus Cuties

 

[husky8273]

Washington Post March

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

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One of my favorites, as well. Performed at the "Salute to America" show we attended Monday night as part of the local Gaslight Theatre's Monday Night concert series.

Also performed was Sinatra's "House I Live In", another excellent patriotic tune. Armen Dirtadian, who performs it in the show, always chokes up as he describes his grandparents coming to America from Armenia (yes, I saw the show a couple years ago as well). Actually like Armen's version, he has a very powerful voice, very dramatic when he sings it.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Neil Diamond's "They're Coming To America". Not certain of the title, but am certain the words resonate loudly, very loudly in these times.....

"America" from his movie, "The Jazz Singer", I think.

 

[Philly Kid]

Any song that reminds me of what started on this date and why we continue to celebrate this great country.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Neil Diamond's "They're Coming To America". Not certain of the title, but am certain the words resonate loudly, very loudly in these times.....

 

[bantamlaker]

 

[MilfordHusky]

Another rendition from Kate Smith at the Stanley Cup Finals. Appropriately sung in Philadelphia, the birthplace of our nation, and congratulated by the great Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito from Boston.

 

[MilfordHusky]

For the Woodstock Generation:

 

[Woof 101]

I am glad once again I can give Lady Gaga her due for our national anthem .....She simply is the bomb bursting in air on this one...

 

[MilfordHusky]

Not a patriotic song, but a fun song from a fun marching band (and they are Huskies)

 

[McFly]

Arthur Fiedler, John Williams, Keith Lockhart, it doesn't matter.

 

[MilfordHusky]

The Boston Pops

 

[MilfordHusky]

 

[bantamlaker]

I bet a few of you were in Central Park that wonderful night in September 1981 when Simon and Garfunkel got back together