Even before there was a United States of America, there were patriotic songs. And they're still being written. Patriotic music in America is a story of endurance, variety and change. Songs like “The Star-Spangled Banner” celebrate wartime endurance, while “God Bless America” invokes divine approval. While Toby Keith’s “Made in America” dares anyone to question his country's eminence, Woody Guthrie “This Land Is Your Land” and Curtis Mayfield’s “This Is My Country” highlight a long tradition of weaving in social protest. For some, the advance to a “more perfect union” is only possible through acknowledging imperfection.