Today I listened to a delightful program on NPR called American Anthem. Among the songs that the show profiled were:

• The Star Spangled Banner (naturally)
• America The Beautiful
• Fanfare for the Common Man, by Aaron Copeland
• Born in the USA
• God Bless The USA
• America, by Simon & Garfunkel
• This Land is Your Land
• The Times They Are a-Changing
• Get Together, as performed by the Youngbloods
• Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World”, Op. 95, B. 178, by Antonín Dvořák
• Dixie

NPR writes:

Sometimes, a song isn’t just a song: It’s shorthand for an idea. Some songs can rouse and rally huge masses of people at once, whether they’re chanting in a stadium, marching in the streets or sweating it out on the dance floor.

American Anthem: The Playlist. (2019, July 01). Retrieved July 4, 2019, from https://www.npr.org/2019/07/01/736718887/american-anthem-the-playlist

NPR has put together a playlist that not only includes the songs listed above but also songs that have reached “anthemic status.”

I think that this playlist should include Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive.” What other songs do you think should be included?