4th of July playlist

The Freaking Fourth of July!

(I know this post is kinda late. Like I said, I’m working like a mad woman trying to get this crusty blog UP TO DATE.)

When I think of the Fourth of July I think of my small hometown’s 4th of July celebrations at the old high school football field. There was always a caravan that handed out free watermelon. There was a DJ of sorts in the announcer stand of the football field who would blast lots of 90s country. There were relay races involving grocery carts (super random memory, I know), a dunk tank, and face painting. Every family would bring a blanket and watch the fireworks.

Ohhhh, the charm of small hometown 4th of July celebrations.

These days my family usually celebrates in my parent’s back yard, with food, ice cold soda, while we blare music and have water balloon fights and my brother Blake sets off his only little yard fireworks. Cozy and chill.

Plus, Fourth of July is allllll about that red gingham which I LOVE.

So, allow me to “play it again Sam” on ya’ll and share my playlist on this here internet.

The actual playlist is on Spotify, which you can click this little nifty link HERE.

But if you don’t do Spotify, here she be!

Behold! My 4th of July Playlist

Eruption – Van Halen

Fishing in the Dark – Nitty Gritty Band

Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams

Stars and Stripes Forever – John Philip Sousa

American Girl – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Watermelon Crawl – Tracy Byrd

Danger Zone – Kenny Loggins

John F. Kennedy: Inaugural Address

Home – Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

Tequila – The Champs

Independence Day – Martina McBride

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy – The Andrews Sisters

Hail to the Chief – US Marine Band

We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel

Boot Scootin’ Boogie – Brooks & Dunn

Rosie the Riveter – Four Vagabonds

Top Gun Anthem – Harold Faltermeyer, Steve Stevens

Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show

Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond

Dust on the Bottle – David Lee Murphy

Franklin D. Roosevelt: Inaugural Address

Chicken Fried – Zac Brown Band

Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison

The Marine Corps Hymn – John Philip Sousa

Pink Houses – John Mellencamp

Rock and Roll Girls – John Fogerty

Maybe it was Memphis – Pam Tillis

Louisa – Lord Huron

Sing, Sing, Sing – Benny Goodman

Ho Hey – The Lumineers

America – Imagine Dragons

Dreams – Van Halen

The Star Spangled Banner – Boston

Renegades – X Ambassadors

You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC

She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful – Sammy Kershaw

Happy Birthday Mr. President – Marilyn Monroe

Your Love – The Outfield

The U.S. Navy Song – 38th Army Band

Free Fallin’ – Tom Petty

One Headlight – The Wallflowers

Surfin’ USA – The Beach Boys

I Try to Think About Elvis – Patty Loveless

Home – Phillip Phillips

Knocking’ on Heaven’s Door – Guns N’ Roses

My Baby Loves Me – Martina McBride

Do It Again – The Beach Boys

When Johnny Comes Marching Home – 38th Army Band

40 Day Dream – Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

The Battle of New Orleans – Johnny Horton

Travelin’ Soldier – The Dixie Chicks

American Pie – Don McLean

Ragged Old Flag – Johnny Cash

Spirit in the Sky – Norman Greenbaum

Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival

Semper Fidelis – John Philip Sousa

She’s In Love With the Boy – Trisha Yearwood

Hotel California – Eagles

Pennsylvania 6-5000 – Glenn Miller

Thunder – Imagine Dragons

Some Girls Do – Sawyer Brown

Proud Mary – Creedence Clearwater Revival

A Boy Named Soy – Johnny Cash

Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) – The Hollies

Dancing in the Dark – Bruce Springsteen

You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ – The Righteous Brothers

Blue Clear Sky – George Straight

Forever and Ever, Amen – Randy Travis

What a Crying Shame – The Mavericks

Them from “Dukes of Hazard” – Waylon Jennings

She and I – Alabama

Rosie the Riveter – Bristol Pmeroy

Song of the South – Alabama

In the Mood – Glenn Miller

The Rhythm is Red, White and Blue – The Dinning Ssiters

Sentimental Journey – Doris Day

XXX’s and OOO’s (An American Girl – Trisha Yearwood

Why Not Me – The Judds

Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron – The Royal Guardsman

Little Deuce Coupe – The Beach Boys

Dixie – The Union Confederacy

Big Parade – The Lumineers

Shot at the Night – The Killers

Ghost Riders in the Sky – Johnny Cash

Yankee Doodle – 38th Army Band

I’ve Been Everywhere – Johnny Cash

Under the Boardwalk – The Drifters

Rebel Rouser – Duane Eddy

Walk of Life – Dire Straits

Come on Feel the Noise – Quiet Riot

Swing the Mood – Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers

Dreaming with My Eyes Open – Clay Walker

Sweet Emotion – Aerosmith

Baba O’Riley – The Who

The Washington Post March – John Philip Sousa

Anchors Aweigh – John Philip Sousa

Root Beer – George Jones