Fourth of July Playlist Special, You Know You Love It

Now, you could go with a typically rock-ish Fourth of July playlist ("American Girl" by Petty, "Born in the USA" by Bruce, "Independence Day" by Elliott Smith, "4th of July" by X, "American Music" by the Violent Femmes ... and so on) but why do that when you can listen to absurdly amusing (and sometimes truly great) renditions of "The Star Spangled Banner"? Check out this suprisingly varied list of performers who have put their own style on the song you usually hear before the first pitch:

Louis Armstrong
Miri Ben-Ari
Blues Traveler
Pat Boone
Duke Ellington
Jimi Hendrix
Kiss
Red House Painters
Lou Reed
U2
Whitney Houston
Dolly Parton

Hear their renditions

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