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Sing birthday songs (4th July songs) for America and make the day special. Fourth of July celebrations remain incomplete without songs of 4th July. It is this time of the year when the nation gather together to celebrate the independence day of America. Dancing with the 4th July tunes, throwing barbeques, cracking fire crackers – all these comes in a full circle for the 4th July celebrations. Listen to patriotic 4th July music and get into the groove of celebrating Independence Day. Play up the old CD’s for that matter or cue up songs of 4th July on your iPod.
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Top five songs of 4th July
“America the Beautiful” by Ray Charles: This song was written by Katharine Lee Bates, who was an English professor at the Wellesley College. “America the Beautiful” –this song has been inspired from the original poem which was penned down on an 1893 trip from the East Coast to Colorado. It was the music of Samuel A. Ward, which finally fitted into the words of Bates and thus the song was born. Lot of artists have sung this song but the version by Ray Charles is the most touching and it remembered throughout America.
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“God Bless the USA” by Lee Greenwood: This song was mostly sung after the September 11th. The song was written by Lee Greenwood and was released in 1984. It topped the chart at number seven on its release. This song aptly brings out the patriotism in all of us and helps us remember the efforts of those who have made independence a reality.
“Blowin’ in the Wind” by Bob Dylan: This song “Blowin’ in the Wind” reflects the freedom of America and it was released by Bob Dylan in 1963. This one serves as an anthem for ages now and has slowly seeped into generations with its intensity of words.
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“Independence Day” by Martina McBride: The song “Independence Day” got released in 1994 and has the apt tune about Fourth of July. It is one of the most popular songs of America that brings out the patriotic feeling of the nation.
“Our Country” by John Mellencamp: This song by John Mellencamp in due course turned into an anthem for America.
List of 4th of July songs :
- America the Beautiful - Traditional, Katharine Lee Bates
- America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee) – Traditional, Samuel Francis Smith
- Battle Hymn of the Republic– Traditional, Julia Ward Howe
- The Declaration of Independence– Barbara Speicher
- Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor (The Statue of Liberty)
With Lesson Suggestions
- Halfway to Heaven (A 9/11 Tribute)– Hank Fellows
- On the 4th of July– Ben Stiefel
- One Heart, One Voice – Hank Fellows
- The Original 13 Colonies Song– Tim Pacific
- Red, White and Blue– Debbie Clement
- Red, White and Blue– Two of a Kind
- The Spirit of America – Hank Fellows
- The Star-Spangled Banner – Francis Scott Key
- The Statue of Liberty– Kathleen Wiley
- The United States in Order of Admission– Wendy Wiseman and Al Davis
- When Johnny Comes Marching Home– Traditional, Patrick S. Gilmore
- U.S.A.– Barbara Speicher
- Yankee Doodle– Traditional Song
- The 50 States and Capitals Song– Tim Pacific
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