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A compilation of the best songs to listen to on the Fourth of July this year. Reuters

What’s a Fourth of July celebration without a little music? From contemporary songs to old classics, we created a quick playlist to listen to while those burgers and hot dogs are on the grill this year. Check them out below:

1. Song: Don McLean -- “American Pie”

Lyric: “Bye, bye Miss American Pie/Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry”

2. Song: Johnny Cash -- "I've Been Everywhere"

Lyric: “I've been everywhere, man/Crossed the deserts bare, man/I've breathed the mountain air, man/Travel, I've had my share, man”

3. Song: Beach Boys -- “Spirit of America”

Lyric: “An airplane an auto now famous worldwide/The Spirit of America, the name on the side”

4. Song: Kim Wilde -- “Kids in America”

Lyric: “We're the kids in America (Whoa)/Everybody live for the music-go-round”

5. Song: Soundgarden -- “4th of July”

Lyric: “Cause I heard it in the wind/And I saw it in the sky/And I thought it was the end/And I thought it was the 4th of July”

6. Song: Fall Out Boy -- “Fourth of July”

Lyric: “But I guess you never know/May the bridges I have burned light my way back home/On the Fourth of July”

7. Song: All Time Low -- “Hello, Brooklyn”

Lyric: “Hello Brooklyn, Hey LA/Take the streets all night 'cause we sleep all day/When the world comes crashing down who's ready to party?”

8. Song: Miley Cyrus -- “Party in the U.S.A”

Lyric: “I got my hands up/They're playin' my song/I know I'm gonna be OK/Yeah, it's a party in the USA”

9. Song: Katy Perry -- “Firework”

Lyric: “Baby, you’re a firework. Come on let your colors burst”

10. Song: Estelle, featuring Kanye West -- “American Boy”

Lyric: Take me on a trip I’d like to go someday/ Take me to New York, I’d love to see L.A.”

Didn’t see your favorite song? Let us know in the comment section!

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