My Fourth of July song is… “Our Song” by the great American poet Joe Henry, from the album Civilians. Listen here. What’s yours? Holiday Joe Henry Happy Fourth of July, from G.K. ChestertonForget the World Cup. Who Will Win the Director's Cup?
“America” by Simon & Garfunkel is a great one. I also really enjoy “4th of July” by Ben Shive (http://www.rabbitroom.com/?p=911).
I’ll probably have to go with Leonard Cohen’s “Democracy”, seconded by Springsteen’s “Livin’ in the Future” and maybe “The Rising”. For the Boston toast, there’s the Dropkick Murphy’s “Shipping up to Boston”…
“Body of an American” by The Pogues…. “I’m a free born man of the USA”
“Elvis Presley and America” by U2.
“Our Song” is a good call (“Civilians” is a great album)! I also nominate Ray Charles’ rendition of “America the Beautiful,”