Start thinking about my 4th of July playlist

"And keep it bouncy!" my neighbor said. My smart-ass response (also the first songs that came to mind) was
Carla Bley Band's "Spangled Banner Minor"
Charles Ives' "Fourth Of July"
"Grand Old Flag" by Billy Murray and
"I Hate America" by The Work,
but I know there are some good bouncy ones. What are they?

 

REDD KROSS - "1976"

 

Unless I am missing something, does the oft misunderstood "Born In the USA" fit?

 

I think this playlist is for the aerobic-fitness workout class she conducts, so they probably won't notice any lyrics other than the chorus.

 

--Chuck Berry, "Back in the U.S.A."
--Tom Petty, "American Girl"
--Neil Diamond, "America"
--John Mellencamp, "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A."
--James Brown, "Living in America"
--Don McLean, "American Pie"

 

I always listen to "4th of July" by X and by Dave Alvin.

 

Philadelphia Freedom--Elton John

 

Darlington County - Bruce Springsteen

 

An extremely obvious selection but a great song, Aimee Mann - 4th Of July

 

Soundgarden - 4th of July
The Sweet - The 4th of July

 

Hendrix 'Star Spangled Banner'

 

Springsteen--"4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)"
The Blasters--"4th of July"
U2--"4th of July"
Pete Droge--"4th of July"
Soundgarden--"4th of July"
The Sweet-- "The 4th of July
Springsteen-" Independence Day."

 

Almost Independence Day - Van Morrison

 

The two songs titled "4th of July" that I know (Aimee Mann and Sufjan Stevens) alas aren't very 'bouncy'.

 

Mark Isham's On the Threshold of Liberty,a modern instrumental that NPR used for a while when reciting the Declaration of Independence for their July 4th broadcasts. Actually,the song is a reflection on a painting by Rene Magritte.
From the musical 1776,William Daniel's stirring Is Anybody There? I guess more than a few nowadays would know Daniels as Mr. Feeny from those Disney shows,but this is the part that put him on the map.

 

Spinal Tap - "America"

 

Here's a bunch from mine - title, artist, LP; have bolded some of the more uptempo numbers (please ignore the extraneous #s - iTunes export gibberish).

Spirit Of '76 The Alarm Standards
Americana Angelo Badalamenti & David Lynch Twin Peaks Archive
The Stars And Stripes Forever Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops Orchestra America, the Beautiful
Voice Of America Asia The Very Best Of Asia
4th Of July The Beach Boys Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys
Revolution The Beatles Love
Firecrackers Billy Mure Fireworks
Livin' In America Black 47 Fire Of Freedom
Fireworks Blue Öyster Cult Spectres
Chimes Of Freedom Bob Dylan Another Side Of Bob Dylan
Freeway USA The Bonnevilles Frolic Diner Part 6
Freedom Rings Boston Spaceships Our Cubehouse Still Rocks
Independence Day Bruce Springsteen The River
American Land Bruce Springsteen Wrecking Ball
Darlington County Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live 1975-85 1
Chimes Of Freedom The Byrds The Byrds Play Dylan
Fireworks Caitlin Cary While You Weren't Looking
In America The Charlie Daniels Band Full Moon
American Girl The Clarks Random Clarks
American Girls Counting Crows Hard Candy
Find The Cost of Freedom Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young So Far
Fourth Of July Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men Out In California
Young Americans [Single Version] David Bowie Best Of Bowie
I'm Afraid Of Americans David Bowie Best Of Bowie
Freedom Of Choice Devo Freedom Of Choice
“This America, Man.” Dominic West & Kamal Bostic-Smith The Wire: “...and all the pieces matter.”
L'America The Doors L.A. Woman
Independence Day Elliott Smith XO
Philadelphia Freedom Elton John Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
An American Trilogy Elvis Presley Viva Las Vegas
Firecracker Frazey Ford Obadiah
Fourth of July Galaxie 500 Fourth of July
American Slang The Gaslight Anthem American Slang
Lost In America The Gathering Field Lost In America
American Tune (Paul Simon cover) Glen Phillips 2007-03-15
We're An American Band Grand Funk Greatest Hits: Grand Funk Railroad 2
America Snoring Grant Lee Buffalo Fuzzy
See America Grant-Lee Phillips Mobilize
American Idiot Green Day American Idiot
Last of the American Girls Green Day 21st Century Breakdown
American Music (Bonus Track) The Hold Steady Boys And Girls In America (Australian Retail)
Only In America Hoodoo Gurus Purity Of Essence
Freedom Housemartins Now that'swhat I call quite good
Wild America Iggy Pop Nude & Rude: The Best Of Iggy Pop
American Tune (Paul Simon cover) Indigo Girls Ben & Jerry's Newport Folk Festival
Living in America James Brown The Best of James Brown
Feel Free Jay Farrar Sebastopol
Stone Free Jimi Hendrix Royal Albert Hall 2-24-69
Star Spangled Banner Jimi Hendrix Stages - Atlanta '70
Song For America Kansas Song For America 1
Firework Katy Perry Teenage Dream (Deluxe Edition)
Sold American Kinky Friedman The Best Of Kinky Friedman
Fourth Of July Lori Carson Stars
4th Of July Luna Live
Do America Mark Knopfler Sailing to Philadelphia
Not Proud Of The USA The Mice For Almost Ever Scooter
See America Right The Mountain Goats Tallahassee
American Mary The National The National
America, The Retarded Trust Fund Kid Patton Oswalt Feelin' Kinda Patton
America Has Spoken Patton Oswalt Werewolves and Lollipops
American Tune Paul Simon The Essential Paul Simon
Fourth Of July Pete Droge Necktie Second
The Body of An American The Pogues The Wire: “...and all the pieces matter.”
Little America R.E.M. Reckoning
American Roulette Robbie Robertson Robbie Robertson
Firecracker Ryan Adams Gold
Do Miss America Ryan Adams Rock N Roll
America Simon & Garfunkel The Essential Simon & Garfunkel
Geek USA Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream
Dynamite Son Volt American Central Dust
I'm Free The Soup Dragons Lovegod
America Spinal Tap This Is Spinal Tap
Breakfast In America Supertramp The Very Best Of Supertramp
Bird Of Freedom Tift Merritt Bramble Rose
American Girl Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Greatest Hits 1
Ashes Of American Flags Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
American Tune Willie Nelson Across The Borderline 1
4th Of July X See How We Are
We're An American Band Yo La Tengo I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
Detouring America With Horns Yo La Tengo May I Sing With Me 1

 

Kids In America - Kim Wilde
Fortunate Son - CCR
Girls Of America - Stone Coyotes
Young Americans - David Bowie
American Without Tears - Elvis Costello

 

Yeah, I think this one would work for that.