It’s going to be a gorgeous, long, patriotic weekend down here in DC. In honor of the holiday, we’ve got a Thursday patriotism edition of our music break!

We’ll go more classical for a moment - here’s the Boston Pops playing end of the 1812 Overture. The song usually has cannons. Let me repeat: cannons. This is still an amazing version, though.

And here’s John Cougar Mellencamp singing “This Is Our Country” with the Boston Pops:

Have a great, safe holiday weekend!

Tags: Peace Out

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