HELP with July 4th Music?

[Kurt]

...No Country for our Country?

Willie, Hank, George, and Patsy do not go with fireworks. Most other country is worse than Celine Dion.

 

[Allifunn]

Save Celine for the Pinata at the next Cinco De Mayo.

Springsteen - Born in the USA
Hendrix - Star Spangled Banner
Wagner - Ride Of the Valkyries
Chuck Berry - Back In The USA
Ray Charles - America The Beautiful

good ones, Kurt :clap_1:

 

[Mango]

Save Celine for the Pinata at the next Cinco De Mayo.

Springsteen - Born in the USA
Hendrix - Star Spangled Banner
Wagner - Ride Of the Valkyries
Chuck Berry - Back In The USA
Ray Charles - America The Beautiful

Good ones :clap_1: Wagner is EXCELLENT choice- just downloaded that one.
I wanted that song, but I did not know the name! Working on the others.....

New additions:
James Brown- Living in America
I might mix in a little Taylor Hicks, Do I make you Proud"

and maybe for the kids and the ground blooms- The Hamster Dance" :funn:
It's the top download for kids! beside the Hamster Chicken Dance!

 

[Mango]

John Phillip Sousa
Francis Scott Key
Ira Gershwin
Dikki Du and the Zydeco Krewe

Dikki Du sounds interesting, but someone will have to let me hear them if they are around when I come down in October. They are a local band?

 

[Mango]

No Country

That's right. mango no do country music! :nono1:
Besides Mr. Mango would fire me.

 

[Smiling JOe]

You don't need any music for fireworks. They weren't doing much singing on those battlefields when the bombs were going off. IMHO, I think we are way too distracted on these drinking holidays to really get the feel for that which they represent. ;-)

 

[Mango]

My Humps - Black Eyed Peas

oops probably a family event?

No we play the clean version of Hey ya- OutKast - the kids love it.
One of the songs in the party mix.

 

[Mango]

You don't need any music for fireworks. They weren't doing much singing on those battlefields when the bombs were going off. IMHO, I think we are way too distracted on these drinking holidays to really get the feel for that which they represent. ;-)

Uh, where do you think the Star Spangled Banner came from?
"On Sept. 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key peered through clearing smoke to see an enormous flag flying proudly after a 25-hour British bombardment of Baltimore's Fort McHenry. Key was inspired to write a poem, which was later set to music." ;-)

We don't drink on 4th- since we have a permit to handle fireworks.
Patriotic music enhances the effects and overall feel of what the day means.

 

[Kimmifunn]

Mr. Mango and I have multiple fireworks events we are involved with. One is over a lake, and my husband has built a float for the fireworks, and his own design remote detonator that you can push the buttons on and it will fire 6 different ports from 1000 ft. away!

I am now in charge of the music choreography (and ground blooms )
I don't touch the heavy artillery.

Of course the 1812 Overture will be for the finale, I got the Washington Post March, God Bless America by Celine ( although I am getting the Boo Hah on that one :roll: )

Looked around and can't find any other patriotic music that doesn't sound like a Marching Band, so I am going with contemporary fillers.

Need some ideas for upbeat music, something I can download from Itunes into my fireworks software.
NO, we do not do this for a living! ;-)

What!? You aren't going to come see the Macy's Fireworks?

 

[Mango]

What!? You aren't going to come see the Macy's Fireworks?

Usually go by Boat down the Hudson with some friends, but they nixed it this year due to gas costs. Besides, why do that when I have Grucci fireworks here? I'll be taping that one this year. Thats' the best seat in the house.
Beats fighting smelly people and drunk crowds.