Independence Day 2015 - did you play Bruce first ?

I've been watching 1776 and will probably yet spin the cast album before the night's out. To my mind, it is quite an appropriate effort.

 

Springsteen? not a chance.
Beach Boys all the way!

 

I played Freedom Rock, and I turned it up.

 

Kansas POKReturn was my first LP today. Not patriotic, just a band from the heartland.
I always play Tom Kimmel "Heroes" on the 4th

 

Mellencamp is a good choice for the 4th. How about "Hot dogs and Hamburgers"?
Also a little known B-side from Tom Petty "Heartbreakers Beach Party" (yeah) Potato salad anyone?

 

Sounds like a good idea for a thread. (Probably already done, but haven't searched on it yet.)
Even though its a protest song, I like the way its sung, makes it sound like its still good to be born in the USA. Which it is.

 

I played this:

 

Not. even. close.

This:

 

then this:

 

and then this:

 

Follow it up with "1976" by Redd Kross.

 

"I Stand Tall" is pretty patriotic too (and makes me miss Johnny Carson).

 

Rickie Lee Jones: Tell Somebody (Repeal the Patriot Act Now)

Nothing is more patriotic in the USA than protest.

 

It's not the 4th without this:

 

Oddly, everything I spun today was British.

 

4th of July is a Beach Boys day for me.

 

Nope. Lou Reed - New York was first up today

 

Actually I did play Let Freedom Ring! by Chuck Prophet but it was just because it was already in the NAD cd player I have in my master bedroom tube amp set up. I guess it is about today's America.

I bought The Magic Whip by Blur on Thursday so that is the other cd I have been listening to.

I love the Boss but sometimes Born In The USA just fugues me back to the 80s too much....I have to be in a certain mood.

 

Have you heard Father John Misty's "Bored In The USA"?

 

Charles Ives: Fourth of July from the Holidays Symphony. Ormandy Philadelphia Orchestra CBS. I also have the performance by Bernstein and the NYPO. The holidays in the Symphony are Washington's Birthday, Decoration (Memorial) Day, Independence Day and Thanksgiving. Actually many of Ives' orchestral works have American themes and songs woven into them.

 

Chieftains - Long black Veil

 

Johnny Cash - Bitter Tears was the only album I managed to listen to today.

Listening to Sgt Pepper now, but its officially a bew day now.

Not a fan of Da Boss.

 

I played the album by Steppenwolf - The Monster ... Here's some cool footage (live at Randall' Island festival, NY 1970) RARE

 

Never crossed my mind.