In honor of your Fourth of July weekend and our special Independence Day music show Saturday night at 10 p.m. brought to you by Russ Salvatore, I thought I'd put together my top five patriotic songs for America's birthday. So load up your playlist and enjoy!

5.  Miley Cyrus - "Party in The USA" - Crank this one up for your barbeque.

4.  John Mellencamp - "R.O.C.K in the USA" - A classic from when he was known as "John Cougar".

3.  James Brown - "Livin' in America" - Every time I hear this one I think of the epic "Apollo Creed vs Drago" scene in Rocky IV.

2.  Bruce Springsteen - "Born in the USA" - You KNOW this had to be on the list.

1.  Rick Derringer - "Real American" - As a kid growing up in the 80s, I'm biased with this one; the Hulkster's theme rocked.

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