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gotta have some Willie too (despite his political leanings) ...

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any Fourth of July songlist is incomplete without a little Robert Earl Keen ...

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OK, I'll leave y'all with a funny one then I'm hittin the sack

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Is it even possible to listen to a James Brown song without doing that little chicken neck movement he does at beginning of that video?

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Here ya go ...

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C-dub wrote:

Pawpaw wrote:"Proud To Be An American" - Lee Greenwood

Amen. The first time I heard this was on Diego Garcia a little after the USS Stark was hit. Still brings a tear to my eyes, as does the Star Spangled Banner.

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Also, hadn't even heard this NEW SONG until I was searching around YouTube (can't embed this one):

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Pawpaw wrote:"In America" - Charlie Daniels

warm place in my heart for that late 70s early 80s "Urban Cowboy" country sound (and look )

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Good ones, skiprr ... reminded me of this one

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wow, an original live version of Born in the USA from 1984 (no embed) ...

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and a more recent version (don't think The Boss' voice can quite hit the same notes anymore - he's having to stretch out some of the lyrics he used to scream)

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Can't beat Ray Charles' version of this one ....

fast forward to about 1:30

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EDITED TO ADD: Wild Bill beat me to it

Might catch some grief on this forum for this choice, but I have always enjoyed and admired this "version" of the Star Spangled Banner (though I fully understand why some don't appreciate it). There's just something I find truly American about Hendrix's distorted version. If he did this to some other countries' national songs he'd be arrested, tortured, and killed by the government. And I guess that's what I appreciate so much - it's a statement of our freedom in this country that he was able to play this song in this manner.

Plus I just think some of the high notes of Francis Scott Key's song sound amazingly cool on an electric guitar.

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Good one, LL

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Here's another "gun-related" Fourth of July song I just ran across on youtube ... by Waylon's son Shooter Jennings (not bad, but still prefer different song with same title "Fourth of July" by Robert Earl Keen)

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