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Country music and patriotism have always gone hand-in-hand. Whether in time of war or peace, American anthems have been fan-favorites for decades. The Boot celebrates Independence Day by counting down the top ten of all time.
'Only in America,'
Brooks & Dunn (2001)
Proudest Lines: "Only in America/Where we dream in red, white and blue/Only in America/Where we dream as big as we want to"
This song was released just before the 9/11 terrorist attacks and became a patriotic pick-me-up afterward. It resurfaced in 2004 as President George W. Bush's re-election campaign song.
'Only in America,'Brooks & Dunn (2001)
Proudest Lines: "Only in America/Where we dream in red, white and blue/Only in America/Where we dream as big as we want to"
This song was released just before the 9/11 terrorist attacks and became a patriotic pick-me-up afterward. It resurfaced in 2004 as President George W. Bush's re-election campaign song.
'Ragged Old Flag,'
'Some Gave All,'
'Bumper of My S.U.V.,'
'America,'
'Arlington,'
'In America,'
'Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly,'
'American Soldier,'
'God Bless the USA,'
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