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ARTIST: The Beach Boys
YEAR: 1963
SAMPLE LYRIC: “An airplane, an auto, now famous worldwide / The Spirit of America, the name on the side”
ACTUALLY ABOUT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA? No
Fifty For the Fourth: Our Patriotic Playlist
In observance of Independence Day, we present 50 — one for every star in our flag — America-themed tunes
Spirit of America
Full List
50 for the 4th
- Happy Birthday, America
- The Star-Spangled Banner
- American Land
- R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.
- Kids in America
- Ragged Old Flag
- American Girl
- It’s America
- You’re a Grand Old Flag
- Young Americans
- America
- Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream
- Surfin’ USA
- American Soldier
- Philadelphia Freedom
- Party in the USA
- Living in the USA
- American Woman
- American Boy
- Surf Wax America
- The Yankee Doodle Boy / (I’m a) Yankee Doodle Dandy
- America
- Shenandoah
- Washington, D.C.
- Living in America
- American Pie
- Sit Down, John
- We’re an American Band
- Back in the USA
- This Land is Your Land
- Breakfast in America
- America
- Firework
- Fireworks
- Spirit of America
- James K. Polk
- All American Girls
- American Saturday Night
- Independent Women
- Don’t Fence Me In
- On the 4th of July
- America
- Almost Independence Day
- I’ve Been Everywhere
- American Tune
- American Dreamin’
- American Music
- (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
- Only In America
- The Stars and Stripes Forever
- Variations on America
- Listen Here