Looking for a playlist to celebrate America’s birthday? Here are positive songs from various eras in our history. To find more, see the GreenBookofSongs.com® category Holidays: Fourth Of July.

1. American Child Phil Vassar; American Child (Arista)
2. Back In The U.S.A. Chuck Berry; Chuck Berry’s Greatest Hits (Everest)
3. Better In The USA Glenn Frey; The Allnighter (MCA)
4. Chicken Fried Zac Brown Band; The Foundation (Atlantic/Home Grown/Big Picture)
5. R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. John Cougar Mellencamp; Scarecrow (Riva)
6. This Is Worth Fighting For Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra; 4^th Of July-Living In America-C (Goldenlane)
7. You’re A Grand Old Flag Jon Peterson; George M. Cohan Tonight! (Sh-k-boom)

 C = Compilation

Whether you get a summer vacation or not, it’s time to relax! Here’s a playlist for your summertime dreaming.

1. Island In The Sun Weezer; Weezer 2001 (Geffen)
2. No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems Kenny Chesney; No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems (BNA)
3. Summer’s Comin’ Clint Black; One Emotion (RCA)
4. Summertime Thing Chuck Prophet; No Other Love (New West/Red Ink)
5. Sweet Vacation Lionel Richie; Coming Home (Island Def Jam)
6. Toes Zac Brown Ban; The Foundation (Home Grown/Atlantic/Big Picture)

Find more songs on this subject in GreenBookofSongs.com® categories Relax and Seasons: Summer.

Here are a few musical ways to let Dad know you love him!

1. Always Be Your Baby Natalie Grant; Deeper Love (Curb)
2. Daddy Beyonce; ST/Daddy’s Little Girls (Atlantic)
3. Father’s Love, A (The Only Way He Knew How) Bucky Covington; I’m Alright (Lyric Street)
4. Father’s Way, A Seal; A Father’s Way (Warner Bros.)
5. Forty Again John Berry; Faces (Capitol)
6. Song For Dad Keith Urban; Golden Road (Capitol)

Hear audio clips of these songs at GreenBookofSongs.com®. And for more songs on this topic, see our category Holidays: Father’s Day.

It has become clear that the BP oil spill is an ecological disaster. The following songs — all released prior to the current spill — warn of the crisis to come. This list is, literally, for the birds, as we watch them die.

1. Do You Want My Job Little Village; Little Village (Reprise)
2. Earth Imogen Heap; Ellipse (RCA)
3. Gasoline Sheryl Crow; Detours (A&M/Interscope)
4. Millenium Theater Ani DiFranco; Reprieve (Righteous Babe)
5. Only So Much Oil In The Ground Tower Of Power; Very Best Of Tower Of Power-The Warner Years (Rhino/WEA)
6. Price Of Gas Bloc Party; Silent Alarm (Vice)

For more songs on this topic, see GreenBookofSongs.com® categories Danger & Disaster, Gas Stations and Nature: Ecology.