OK, so it’s not the most cheerful song if you actually listen to the lyrics, but there’s no denying this sounds great today: X’s classic roots-rocker “Fourth of July,” written by short-lived member Dave Alvin and recorded for the See How We Are album. The version embedded above is a demo taken from 1997’s Beyond and Back: The X Anthology — so crank it up this Independence Day.
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Love this song. I also love Robert Earl Keen’s version. Thank you.
Thanks a lot… woke up this morning thinking about this song I grew up listening to in NY WDRE (WLIR back then) used to play… couldn’r remember who does the song, but I wanted to complie a video and send it out to my friends in Facebook….I will post it later so you can watch it …thanks.