![]() ![]() Toby Keith’s unapologetically patriotic song was recorded in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, a moment in which folks were hungry for reminders about what made America so special. Toby Keith: Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue (The Angry American) Released as the first single from her debut album, Kim Wilde’s “Kids in America” is the perfect road trip song, with its distinctive “whoas” perfect for back-up singers. A perfect song for the 4th of July, any year. It sees Cash hearing from an imagined old man detailing what a single, small town American flag had been through over the years – and promising it has plenty of life in it yet. ![]() This powerful spoken word piece was an antidote to all that. Recorded in the midst of the fallout from the Watergate scandal, Johnny Cash’s “Ragged Old Flag” was released at a moment when skepticism in American institutions was at a low. When he returned to folks in the United States questioning the war, he knew he had a title for what has become his most famous song. Perhaps the best-known patriotic American song in popular culture, Lee Greenwood’s bombastic performance of “God Bless The U.S.A.” still resonates decades after its initial release in 1984.Ĭlick to load video Darryl Worley: Have You Forgotten?ĭarryl Worley’s “Have You Forgotten?” was written after a trip Worley took to visit troops in Afghanistan in 2002, a little more than a year after the September 11th attacks. Patriotic Popular Music Songs Lee Greenwood: God Bless The U.S.A. Sousa claims to have written the march on Christmas Day, 1896. ![]() If you’re looking for patriotic music of the orchestral variety, there are very few better examples around. The John Philips Sousa march is an iconic song that you’ll no doubt recognize the moment you hear the intro. When Johnny Comes Marching HomeĮmerging from the American Civil War, this traditional tune has been used in popular culture countless times, like Guns ‘N Roses Use Your Illusion II tune “Civil War.” Stars and Stripes Forever Among many other uses through the years, the tune has become a popular one among a few different UK football teams. It was first published in an 1862 issue of The Atlantic Monthly. This song, with lyrics written by abolitionist Julia Ward Howe, emerged during the Civil War. No one seems to know exactly where “Yankee Doodle” came from, but in America at least, the British originally sang it toward Americans as an insult, before Americans took up the tune as a point of pride. According to the Library of Congress, “it was the first song from a musical to sell over a million copies of sheet music.” Yankee Doodle Written in the early 20th century for a musical, this jaunty tune became a massive success with the general public. ![]() In recent years, it’s become a staple at baseball games during the seventh-inning stretch in many cities. Penned by Irving Berlin during World War I, “God Bless America” stands as one of America’s most beloved patriotic songs, even today. Perhaps one of its most memorable performances was by Black singer Marian Anderson, in 1939 at the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday. America (My Country, ‘Tis of Thee)Īlong with “Hail Columbia,” “America (My Country, ‘Tis of Thee)” is one of the oldest patriotic American songs to hold a place in the national consciousness. There have been countless special renditions of the tune over the years, but two of our favorites are from Whitney Houston and Marvin Gaye.
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