Let’s get this three-day weekend going, y’all. We’ve put together a quick 10-song America-themed playlist to help get your party started. Enjoy!
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ “American Girl”
James Brown’s “Living in America”
John Mellencamp’s “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.”
Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World”
Shooter Jennings’ “4th of July”
Neil Diamond’s “America”
Ray Charles’ “America The Beautiful”
The Beach Boys’ “Surfin U.S.A.”
And, because they can’t all be happy songs —
Green Day’s “American Idiot”
Rage Against the Machine’s “Freedom”
This article appears in Jul 2-8, 2014.
