Northern Star

 

One of the residents in a nursing home where I do sing-alongs told me there aren’t enough good patriotic songs. So, he wrote his own. He gave me a copy for free, and it’s worth every penny. He might have saved himself the trouble. There are lots of great songs out there. Here are some of my favorites, in no particular order:

America the Beautiful – Katherine Lee Bates, 1895

God Bless the U.S.A. – Lee Greenwood, 1983

This Land is Your Land – Woody Guthrie, 1984

Columbia, Gem of the Ocean - Thomas A'Becket, 1843

My Country ‘Tis of Thee – Samuel Francis Smith, 1831

God Bless America – Irving Berlin, 1938

You’re a Grand Old Flag – George M. Cohan, 1906

I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy – George M. Cohan, 1904

Surfin’ U.S.A. – Chuck Berry and Brian Wilson, 1963

California Dreamin’ - John and Michelle Phillips, 1965

Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver, 1970

Philadelphia Freedom – Elton John and Bernie Taupin, 1977

Happy Independence Day!