100+ Drinking Songs – I’ll Drink To That!

Lots of songs come to mind when it comes to indulging a little – or a lot – as the case may be, whether it be at home enjoying good times with friends and family, at a concert, at the lake or beach, or at your favorite tavern or night spot. An ice cold beer at the ballpark on a sweltering hot day, a margarita or daiquiri poolside or whiskey sour or martini at a social event. However you decide to enjoy the libation, music just seems to flow right along with it. Whether your idea of a good time is rock, pop, alternative, punk, country, folk, blues, jazz, soul, reggae, big band, hip hop, or something else, this should almost be a definitive list of music to choose from. It is by no means complete, but a decent compilation of songs that evoke drinking, either in the title or within the lyrics somewhere. With so many to choose from, I decided to leave out the songs that don’t have alcohol or drinking involved. Unfortunately this leaves out a lot of songs you’d probably find and enjoy playing from the jukebox at your favorite bar. Even though a large number of the songs listed are country (drinking seems to be a common subject), I enjoy a wide variety of music myself. Any additional selections are welcome and encouraged. Enjoy

1. 40 Ounces To Freedom – – Sublime
2. 99 Bottles of Beer – - (traditional)
3. The Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) – – The Doors
4. Alcohol – - Barenaked Ladies
5. Alcohol – - Brad Paisley
6. Alcohol – - Gogol Bordello
7. All I Wanna Do – - Sheryl Crow
8. All Jacked Up – - Gretchen Wilson
9. All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight – - Hank Williams Jr.
10. All Summer Long – - Kid Rock
11. American Pie – - Don McLean
12. American Honky Tonk Bar Association – - Garth Brooks
13. Bar Room Buddies – - Merle Haggard & Clint Eastwood
14. Barstool Mountain – - Moe Bandy
15. Bartender Song – - Rehab
16. Beer – – Reel Big Fish
17. Beer Beer Beer – - The Clancy Brothers
18. Beer Can – - Beck
19. Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers – - ZZ Top
20. Beer In Mexico – - Kenny Chesney
21. Beer Is Good – - Psychostick
22. Beer Run – - George Jones & Garth Brooks
23. Beer Song (I’m Not As Drunk As You Think I Am) – - Rodney Carrington
24. Beer Song – - South Park Movie
25. Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out The Barrel) – - Bobby Vinton
26. Beer Belly Blues – - Tim Wilson
27. Beer For My Horses – – Toby Keith & Willie Nelson
28. Beer Thirty – - Brooks & Dunn
29. Billy’s Got His Beer Goggles On – - Neal McCoy
30. Blame It (On The Alcohol) – - Jamie Foxx
31. Boat Drinks – - Jimmy Buffett
32. Bottle of Wine – - Fireballs
33. The Boys Are Back In Town – - Thin Lizzy
34. Brass Monkey – – Beastie Boys
35. Boot Scootin’ Boogie (club mix) – – Brooks & Dunn
36. The Bottle Let Me Down – - Merle Haggard
37. Bubbles In My Beer – - Bob Wills
38. Chug-A-Lug – - Roger Miller
39. Cigarettes & Alcohol – - Oasis
40. Closing Time – – Semisonic
41. Cold Gin – – Kiss
42. Colorado Kool-Aid – - Johnny Paycheck
43. Country Club – - Travis Tritt
44. Day Drinkin’ – - Dave Dudley & Tom T. Hall
45. Demon Alcohol – - The Kinks
46. Demon Alcohol – - Ozzy Osbourne
47. Domestic, Light & Cold – - Dierks Bentley
48. Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind) – - Loretta Lynn
49. Don’t The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time – - Mickey Gilley
50. Double Vision – - Foreigner
51. D-R-I-N-K – - The Jazz Butcher
52. Drink – - They Might Be Giants
53. Drink, Drink, Drink – - Mario Lanza
54. Drinkin’ & Dreamin’ – - Waylon Jennings
55. Drinkin’ & Drivin’ – - Johnny Paycheck
56. Drinkin’ Bone – - Tracy Byrd
57. Drinkin’ My Baby Goodbye – - Charlie Daniels Band
58. Drinkin’ Thing – Gary Stewart
59. Drinkin’ Wine (Spo-Dee-O-Dee) – - Jerry Lee Lewis
60. Drinkin’ Wine (Spo-Dee-O-Dee) – - Glen Campbell
61. Drinking Again – - Frank Sinatra
62. Drinking Again – - Rod Stewart
63. Drinking Problem – - Rehab
64. Drunk Daddy – - Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
65. Drunken Lazy Bastards – - The Pogues
66. Drunken Lullabies – - Flogging Molly
67. Drunker Than Me – - Trent Tomlinson
68. Dust On The Bottle – - David Lee Murphy
69. Elderberry Wine – – Elton John
70. Empty Glass – - Peter Townsend
71. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) – - Rupert Holmes
72. Family Tradition – – Hank Williams Jr.
73. Fifteen Beers – - Johnny Paycheck
74. Fifteen Beers Ago – - Ben Colder (Sheb Wooley)
75. Finnegan’s Wake – - Dropkick Murphys
76. Flannigan’s Ball – - Dropkick Murphys
77. Friends In Low Places – – Garth Brooks
78. Funky Cold Medina – - Tone Loc
79. Get Drunk & Be Somebody – - Toby Keith
80. Get My Drink On – - Toby Keith
81. Gimme Three Steps – - Lynyrd Skynyrd
82. Gin & Juice – - Snoop Dogg
83. Gin House Blues – - Nina Simone
84. Hangover Tavern – - Hank Thompson
85. Have A Drink On Me – – AC/DC
86. Here For The Party – - Gretchen Wilson
87. Hey Bartender – - Floyd Dixon
88. Home For A Rest – – Spirit of The West
89. Honky Tonk Women – - Rolling Stones
90. Honky Tonkin’ – - Hank Williams
91. I Ain’t Drunk (I’m Just Drinking) – - Albert Collins
92. I Drink Alone – George Thorogood & The Destroyers
93. I Got Drunk – - Montgomery Gentry
94. I Gotta Get Drunk – - Willie Nelson
95. I Like Beer – - Tom T. Hall
96. I Love This Bar – - Toby Keith
97. I Think I’ll Just Stay Here & Drink – - Merle Haggard
98. If Drinkin’ Don’t Kill Me (Her Memory Will) – - George Jones
99. I’m Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our Home – - David Frizzell
100. In Heaven There Is No Beer – - Clean Living
101. Irish Drinking Song – - (Traditional)
102. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere – - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
103. Jack Daniels – - Miranda Lambert
104. Jack Daniels If You Please – - David Allan Coe
105. Jose Cuervo (You Are A Friend of Mine) – - Shelly West
106. Keg In The Closet – - Kenny Chesney
107. Killin’ Time – - Clint Black
108. Kiss Me I’m Shitfaced – - Dropkick Murphys
109. Lanigan’s Ball – - (Traditional Irish Pub Song)
110. Let’s All Get Drunk – - Afroman
111. Let’s Go Get Stoned – - Ray Charles
112. Life’s Been Good – - Joe Walsh
113. Little Ole Wine Drinker Me – - Dean Martin
114. Lola – – The Kinks
115. Longneck Bottle – - Garth Brooks
116. Margaritaville – - Jimmy Buffett
117. Margaritaville – - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
118. Mas Tequila – - Sammy Hagar
119. Misery & Gin – - Merle Haggard
120. Misery Loves Company – - Ronnie Milsap
121. The More I Drink – - Blake Shelton
122. Naked Women & Beer – - Hank Williams Jr.
123. Night Train – - Guns N Roses
124. On Tap, In The Can, Or In The Bottle – - Hank Thompson
125. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer – - George Thorogood & The Destroyers
126. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer – - John Lee Hooker
127. One For My Baby – - Frank Sinatra
128. Party Crowd – - David Lee Murphy
129. Pass The Booze – - Ernest Tubb
130. The Piano Has Been Drinking – - Tom Waits
131. Piano Man – – Billy Joel
132. Picture – - Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow
133. Pop-A-Top – - Jim Ed Brown
134. Pop-A-Top – – Alan Jackson
135. Pour Me – - Trick Pony
136. The Pub With No Beer – (Traditional)
137. Ramblin’ In The Rambler – - Yonder Mountain String Band
138. Red Red Wine – - Neil Diamond
139. Red Red Wine – - UB40
140. Redneck Yacht Club – - Craig Morgan
141. Rednecks, White Socks & Blue Ribbon Beer – - Johnny Russell
142. Roadhouse Blues – - The Doors
143. Rum & Coca-Cola – - The Andrews Sisters
144. Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting – - Elton John
145. Scotch & Soda – - Kingston Trio
146. Second Week of Deer Camp – - Da Yoopers
147. Set ‘Em Up Joe – - Vern Gosdin
148. Seven Deadly Sins – - Flogging Molly
149. Seven Drunken Nights – - The Dubliners
150. She Only Smokes When She Drinks – - Joe Nichols
151. She’s Actin’ Single (I’m Drinkin’ Doubles) — Gary Stewart
152. Since I Started Drinkin’ Again – - Dwight Yoakam
153. Six Pack – - Black Flag
154. Six Pack Summer – - Phil Vassar
155. A Six Pack To Go – - Hank Thompson
156. Sloppy Drunk – The Black Crowes
157. Small Town Saturday Night – - Hal Ketchum
158. Smokey The Bar – - Hank Thompson
159. Snortin’ Whiskey – - Pat Travers Band
160. Spill The Wine — Eric Burden & War
161. Straight Tequila Night – - John Anderson
162. Strawberry Wine – - Deanna Carter
163. Streams Of Whiskey – - The Pogues
164. Sunday Morning Coming Down – - Johnny Cash
165. Sunday Morning Coming Down – - Kris Kristofferson
166. Swinging Doors – - Merle Haggard
167. Ten Feet Tall & Bulletproof – - Travis Tritt
168. Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo – - Tracy Byrd
169. Tennessee Whiskey – - George Jones
170. Tequila – – The Champs
171. Tequila Loves Me – - Kenny Chesney
172. Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off – - Joe Nichols
173. Tequila Talkin’ – - Lonestar
174. Tequila Sunrise – - Eagles
175. There Stands The Glass – - Webb Pierce
176. There’s A Tear In My Beer – - Hank Williams
177. Tight Fittin’ Jeans – - Conway Twitty
178. Tonight The Heartache’s On Me – - Dixie Chicks
179. Too Drunk To – - Buckcherry
180. Too Drunk To F@#k – - Dead Kennedys
181. Tubthumping – - Chumbawamba
182. Two More Bottles Of Wine – - Emmylou Harris
183. Two Pina Coladas – - Garth Brooks
184. Two Six Packs Away – - Dave Dudley
185. Wasn’t That A Party – - Irish Rovers
186. Wasted – - Black Flag
187. Wasted – - Paranoid Social Club
188. Wasted Days & Wasted Nights – - Freddy Fender
189. Watermelon Crawl – - Tracy Byrd
190. What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me) – – Jerry Lee Lewis
191. What’s The Use of Getting Sober (When You’re Gonna Get Drunk Again) – - Louis Jordan
192. What’s Your Name – - Lynyrd Skynyrd
193. Where Everyone Knows Your Name – - Theme From Cheers (TV Show)
194. The Whiskey Ain’t Workin’ (Anymore) – – Travis Tritt & Marty Stuart
195. Whiskey Bent & Hell Bound – - Hank Williams Jr.
196. Whiskey Bottle – – Uncle Tupelo
197. Whiskey Girl – - Toby Keith
198. Whiskey If You Were A Woman – - Highway 101
199. Whiskey In The Jar – - Thin Lizzy
200. Whiskey In The Jar – - Metallica
201. Whiskey Lullaby – - Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss
202. Whiskey River – - Willie Nelson
203. Whiskey Trip – - Gary Stewart
204. White Lightnin’ – - George Jones
205. Who Will Buy The Wine – - Charlie Walker
206. Why Don’t We Get Drunk & Screw – - Jimmy Buffett
207. Wine Into Water – - T. Graham Brown
208. The World Needs A Drink – - Terri Clark
209. You Ain’t Much Fun (Since I Quit Drinkin’) – - Toby Keith
210. You, Me & The Bottle Makes Three – - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
211. You Never Even Called Me By My Name – - David Allan Coe

100+ Songs To Celebrate America’s 4th of July

Independence Day ….. better known today as “The Fourth of July” has different meanings and thoughts for different individuals, and it can vary by age, location, demographics and how you were brought up. For many today, in means backyard BBQ get-togethers, pool parties, block parties, sporting events, beach parties, dancing – for others it’s a family visit to a cemetery or memorial event – and still others it’s watching or participating in a parade, street fair, out in the boat on a lake, river rafting, at a carnival, maybe a concert – All followed by the grand extravaganda, fireworks after dusk or dark. Some will have their own street show while others will go to a larger public event at a fairgrounds, stadium, park, beach, lake or shopping mall lot.

Well, along with the BBQ steak, chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, watermelon and other summer fruits, deserts and a ton of ice cold refreshments, a musical soundtrack of appopriate music is definitely in order. A wide assortment of country, pop, rock, soul, R & B, oldies, folk, pop standards, classical and especially patriotic have been listed below to help you put together your ultimate soundtrack for all to enjoy. Some of these are slower or more meaningful ballads and spoken word while others are for rocking out with, singing, jamming, dancing, etc. Enjoy the selection and have a very happy, safe and sane holiday weekend.

1. 4th of July – The Beach Boys
2. 4th of July – Shooter Jennings
3. 4th of July – Soundgarden
4. 4th of July – U2
5. 4th of July – Asbury Park (Sandy) – Bruce Springsteen
6. America – Neil Diamond
7. America – Simon & Garfunkel
8. America Is My Home – James Brown
9. America We Stand As One – Dennis Madalone
10. America Will Always Stand – Randy Travis
11. America Will Survive – Hank Williams Jr.
12. American Girl – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
13. American Made – Oak Ridge Boys
14. American Pie – Don McLean
15. American Soldier – Toby Keith
16. American Trilogy – Elvis Presley/Mickey Newberry
17. American Tune – Paul Simon
18. Americans – speech recited by Gordon Sinclair/Byron MacGregor
19. An American Child – Phil Vassar
20. Arlington – Trace Adkins
21. Back In The USA – Chuck Berry
22. Ballad of Ira Hayes – Johnny Cash
23. Ballad of The Green Beret – SSgt. Barry Sadler
24. Battle of New Orleans – Johnny Horton
25. Blowin’ In The Wind – Bob Dylan/Peter, Paul & Mary
26. Born Country – Alabama
27. Born In The USA – Bruce Springsteen
28. Born On The Bayou – Creedence Clearwater Revival
29. Born On The Fourth of July – Tom Paxton
30. Breakfast In America – Supertramp
31. California Girls – The Beach Boys
32. Celebration – Kool & The Gang
33. City of New Orleans – Arlo Guthrie/Willie Nelson
34. Courtesy of The Red, White & Blue (The Angry American) – Toby Keith
35. Days of America – Blackhawk
36. Dixieland Delight – Alabama
37. Eye of the Tiger – Survivor
38. Fightin’ Side Of Me – Merle Haggard
39. Fireworks – Roxette
40. Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival
41. Forty Hour Week – Alabama
42. Freedom – Paul McCartney
43. God Bless The USA – Lee Greenwood
44. Guitars, Cadillacs – Dwight Yoakam
45. Hands That Built America – U2
46. Have You Forgotten – Darryl Worley
47. Heartland – George Strait
48. Here Comes The Freedom Train – Merle Haggard
49. Here For The Party – Gretchen Wilson
50. Homeland – Kenny Rogers
51. If Everyone Cared – Nickelback
52. If I Had A Hammer – Trini Lopez/Peter Pal & Mary
53. If You’re Reading This – Tim McGraw
54. The Immigrant – Neil Sedaka
55. In America – Charlie Daniels Band
56. Independence Day – Bruce Springsteen
57. Independence Day – Martina McBride
58. I’ve Been Everywhere – Johnny Cash
59. Let’s Roll America – Bellamy Brothers
60. Letter From America – The Proclaimers
61. Living In America – James Brown
62. Living In The Promised Land – Willie Nelson
63. Living In The USA – Steve Miller Band
64. New York, New York – Frank Sinatra
65. Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – Joan Baez/The Band
66. Oh Freedom – Pete Seeger
67. On The 4th of July – James Taylor
68. Only In America – Brooks & Dunn
69. Only In America – Jay & The Americans
70. Our Country – John Mellencamp
71. Philadelphia Freedom – Elton John
72. Pink Houses – John Cougar Mellencamp
73. Point of Light – Randy Travis
74. Promised Land – Elvis Presley
75. Ragged Old Flag – Johnny Cash
76. Red, White & Blue – Brian McKnight
77. Red, White & Blue – Lynyrd Skynyrd
78. Riding With Private Malone – David Ball
79. R-O-C-K In The USA – John Cougar Mellencamp
80. Rockin’ In The Free World – Neil Young
81. Route 66 – Nat King Cole/Chuck Berry/Depeche Mode
82. Some Gave All – Billy Ray Cyrus
83. Song Of The Patriot – Johnny Cash
84. Surfin’ USA – The Beach Boys
85. Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
86. Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver
87. This Ain’t No Rag (It’s A Flag) – Charlie Daniels Band
88. This Is My Country – The Impressions (Curtis Mayfield)
89. This Land Is Your Land – Woody Guthrie/Peter, Paul & Mary/The Kingston Trio
90. Tie A Yellow Ribbon (’Round The Ole Oak Tree) – Tony Orlando & Dawn
91. Travelin’ Soldier - Dixie Chicks
92. United We Stand – The Brotherhood of Man
93. We Shall Be Free – Garth Brooks
94. We’re An American Band – Grand Funk Railroad
95. What Made America Famous – Harry Chapin
96. Where Eagles Fly – Sammy Hagar
97. Where The Stars & Stripes & Eagles Fly – Aaron Tippin
98. You Can Still Rock In America – Night Ranger
99. Young Amnericans – David Bowie
100. You’ve Got To Stand For Something – Aaron Tippin

Not to be forgotten, below are the ultimate patriotic songs of the past century plus. These have been recorded by several artists and musicians over the years but have listed the “best of” renditions whenever possible.

• America (My Country ‘Tis of Thee)
• America The Beautiful – Frank Sinatra/Elvis Presley/Ray Charles
• Anchors Aweigh (US Navy Anthem)
• Battle Hymn of The Republic – Mitch Miller & His Gang
• Caissons Go Rolling Along (US Army Anthem)
• Dixie
• From The Halls of Montezuma (US Marines Anthem)
• God Bless America – Kate Smith
• Star Spangled Banner – Whitney Houston
• Stars and Strips Forever – John Philips Sousa
• When Johnny Comes Marching Home
• Wild Blue Yonder (US Air Force Anthem)
• Yankee Doodle – James Cagney
• You’re A Grand Old Flag
• The Gettysburg Address – recited by Johnny Cash

Several of these songs can also be used during other patriotic events, especially during Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Flag Day and especially Patriots Day (September 11) also known as 911.