INDEPENDENCE DAY MIXTAPE

July 03, 2009, 3 comments

Written by Euan Mackay

Well only one more day to go until the big day arrives and the playlist of 50 tracks for 50 states has now been finalised. Thanks for all your comments, the fruits of your efforts have come to fruition...

Here's the final 50 and a link to the Spotify Playlist so you too can celebrate the 4th of July with me!

1. Alabama - 'Sweet Home Alabama' - Lynrd Skynrd
2. Alaska - 'North To Alaska' - Johnny Horton
3. Arkansas - 'Arkansas Jane - The Millionaires
4. Arizona - 'Hotel Arizona' - Wilco
5. California - 'California Girls' - Beach Boys
6. Colorado - 'Colorado' - Grizzly Bear
7. Connecticut - 'Connecticut' - Scary Chicken
8. Delaware - 'Delaware' - Dangerous Doug Harper
9. Florida - 'Florida' - Modest Mouse
10. Georgia - 'Georgia, Georgia' - Elliot Smith
11. Hawaii - 'Theme From Hawaii Five-0' - The Ventures
12. Idaho - 'Private Idaho' - B52s
13. Indiana - 'Goin' Back To Indiana' - Jackson 5
14. Illinois - Oh, Illinois' - Casiotone For The Painfully Alone
15. Iowa - 'Drunk in Iowa' - Buzz
16. Kansas - 'Campfire Kansas' - Get Up Kids
17. Kentucky - 'Kentucky Woman - Deep Purple
18. Louisiana - 'Louisiana' - The Walkmen
19. Maine - 'Maine' - Jeff Litman
20. Maryland - 'Maryland' - Jesus Jones
21. Minnesota - 'The Minnesota Strip' - The Dictators
22. Massachusetts - 'Massachusetts' - Bee Gees
23. Michigan - 'Say Yes To Michigan' - Sufjan Stevens
24. Missisipi - 'Missisispi' - Afroman
25. Missouri - 'Missouri Loves Company' - Ringo Starr
26. Montana - 'Montana Slim' - Andre Williams
27. Nebraska - 'Nebraska' - Bruce Springsteen
28. Nevada - 'Nevada' - Cheese On Bread
29. New Hampshire - 'New Hampshire' - Sonic Youth
30. New Jersey - 'New Jersey Television' - Red Light Company
31. New Mexico - 'New Mexico' - Johnny Cash
32. New York - 'New York City Cops' - The Strokes
33. North Carolina - 'North Carolina' - The Oranges Band
34. North Dakota - 'North Dakota / South Dakota' - Jerry Lewis
35. Ohio - 'Ohio' - Neil Young
36. Oklahoma - 'Oklahoma' - Bishop Allen
37. Oregon - 'Oregon Girl' - Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
38. Pennsylvania - 'Pennsylvannia' - Dawn Kinnard
39. Rhode Island - 'Sweet Rhode Island Red' - Ike and Tina Turner
40. South Carolina - 'South Carolina Purples' - Chicago
41. South Dakota - 'Deadwood, South Dakota' - Acie Cargill
42. Tennesee - 'Tenessee Rain' - Joe Strummer
43. Texas - 'Texas' - Jeffrey Lewis
44. Utah - 'Go To Utah' - Canned Heat
45. Vermont - 'Long Vermont Roads' - Magnetic Fields
46. Virginia - 'Virginia Plain' - Roxy Music
47. Washington - 'Washington Bullets' - The Clash
48. West Virginia - 'Take Me Home, Country Road' - David Hasselhoff
49. Wisconsin - ''Wisconsin' - Bon Iver
50. Wyoming - 'Wyoming' - Anon

50 states playlist on Spotify

http://open.spotify.com/user/iameuanmackay/playlist/50TIq9wwZ2VKufQngbGq4d

Note- you will need Spotify installed on your computer to get this working. Sign up and download the software here...

Keep your eyes peeled here for an update this afternoon on a second USA playlist...

Edit:
Here's the second playlist - Just for you Will!
Also it was raised over on the405.com that there was a need for a seminal USA playlist as well. Seeing that our day is going to last for a while, I decided to make another 'America' list too...

Here's the track listing...

1. 'Introducing America' - America
2. 'Born in the USA' - Bruce Springsteen
3. 'Kids in America' - Kim Wilde
4. 'Living in America' - The Sounds
5. 'Young American' - David Bowie
6. 'Living In America' - James Brown
7. 'America' - Simon & Garfunkel
8. 'Independence Day' - Elliott Smith
9. 'Letter From America' - The Proclaimers
10. 'American Music' - Violent Femmes
11. 'R.O.C.K. In The USA' - John Mellencamp
12. 'American Woman' - Lenny Kravitz
13. 'Surf Wax America' - Weezer
14. 'Teens of USA' - Pretty Whores
15. 'Radio America' - Libertines
16. 'Crawling To The USA' - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
17. 'Look Inside America' - Blur
18. 'New York - USA' - Serge Gainsbourge
19. 'French Kissin In The USA' - Blondie
20. 'Breakfast In America' - Supertramp
21. 'The 50 States' - Shelley Murley
22. 'Geek USA' - Smashing Pumpkins
23. 'America' - Prince
24. 'Surfin USA' - Beach Boys
25. 'Back In The USA' - Chuck Berry
26. 'Rockin In The USA' - KISS
27. 'Working For The Yankee Dollar' - The Skids
28. 'America, Fuck Yeah' - Studio Allstars
29. 'United States of Whatever' - Liam Lynch
30. 'American Idiot' - Green Day
31. 'Im So Bored of The USA' - The Clash
32. 'American Pie' - Don McLean
33. 'Star Spangled Banner' - Jimi Hendrix Experience
34. 'America The Beautiful' - The Chipmunks
35. 'Born In The USA' - Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

Like the sounds of it? Give it a whirl by clicking on the link below...

USA Playlist
http://open.spotify.com/user/iameuanmackay/playlist/1GyNbjSTWYDmNtO4dWmbH5

Let me know what you think! Have I missed any obvious choices? It's not too late! I'll make the amends! Just let me know what else to add!

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