Make a Patriotic Playlist

Inspire patriotism and partying at the same time. Here are my top 20 must-hear songs for Fourth of July:

1. American Girl — Tom Petty
2. Born in the U.S.A. — Bruce Springsteen
3. Party in the U.S.A. — Miley Cyrus
4. Freedom — George Michael
5. Firework — Katy Perry
6. American Woman — Lenny Kravitz
7. American Saturday Night — Brad Paisley
8. R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. — John Mellencamp
9. Change — Taylor Swift
10. Freedom — Kenny Chesney
11. American Boy — Estelle
12. Take Me Home Country Road — John Denver
13. Free Bird — Lynyrd Skynyrd
14. Young Americans — David Bowie
15. Free — Zac Brown Band
16. American Baby — Dave Matthews Band
17. Made in the U.S.A. — Demi Lovato
18. American Idiot — Green Day
19. American Honey — Lady Antebellum
20. Red Solo Cup — Toby Keith*

*Recently I had a kid from Czech Republic staying with me and one of her first questions about America was, “Where are those red cups you bring to parties?”

Happy Fourth, fill your red solo cup and your sound waves, and raise your cup to the men and women who sacrificed everything for our freedom.