Biden Hosts Fourth of July Celebrations at White House

United States President Joe Biden hosted Independence Day celebrations at the White House on Tuesday, July 4.

Video livestreamed by the White House shows Biden and his family overlooking the White House South Lawn as fireworks erupt over the National Mall. Credit: The White House via Storyful

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[PATRIOTIC MUSIC]

[THE B-52's, "ROAM"]

(SINGING) Boy, mercury shooting through every degree. Oh, girl dancing down those dirty and dusty trails. Take it hip to hip, rocking through the wilderness. Around the world, the trip begins with a kiss.

Roam if you want to. Roam around the world. Roam if you want to, without anything but the love we feel. Take it hip to hip, rocking through the wilderness. Go ahead and roam. Go ahead and roam.

Take it hip to hip, rocking through the wilderness. Go ahead and roam. Go ahead and roam. Take it hip to hip.

[JAKE OWEN, "AMERICAN COUNTRY LOVE SONG"]

(SINGING) It's two tickets to a concert. It's a Daytona airbrush t-shirt, wondering who's going to kiss who first under the stars and on the stripes of a beach towel in a spring break town.

It's playing in the night air through the speakers all night long. A couple kids just living that American country love song.

In every town, in every place, there's a boy who's trying to take a chance to dance and find a way to run away with her heart. In the back of an old Ford truck, in the bar just looking for luck, and a pair of oh my blue eyes. Let them fireworks start.

That American country love song. Ain't never gonna quit playing on and on and on.

[THE BEACH BOYS, "SURFIN' USA"] If everybody had an ocean across the USA, then everybody'd be surfin' like Californ-i-a.

You see them wearing their baggies, Huarache sandals, too, a bushy, bushy blonde hairdo. Surfin' USA.

You'll catch 'em surfing at Del Mar. Inside, outside. Ventura County line. Inside, outside, USA. Santa Cruz and Trestles. Inside, outside. Australia's Narrabeen. Inside, outside, USA.

All over Manhattan, and down Doheny Way. Inside, outside. Everybody's gone surfin', surfin' USA.

Everybody's gone surfin', surfin' USA. Everybody's gone surfin', surfin' USA. Everybody's gone surfin', surfin' USA.

Yeah, everybody's gone surfin', surfin' USA.

[MILEY CYRUS, "FLOWERS"] We were good. We were gold, kind of dream that can't be sold. We were right till we weren't, built a home and watched it burn.

I didn't want to leave you. I didn't want to lie. Started to cry, but then remembered I, I can buy me some flowers, write my name in the sand, talk to myself for hours, see things you don't understand.

I can take myself dancing. Yeah. I can hold my own hand. Yeah, I can love me better than-- yeah, I can love me better than you can.

Can love me better. I can love me better, baby. Can love me better. I can love me better, baby.

Can love me better. I can love me better, baby. Can love me better. I.

[DIERKS BENTLEY, "GOLD"]

(SINGING) It ain't easy. Nobody said it would be. You finally find that greener grass, but you're still in the weeds. Ain't it crazy all the time that you spend driving through the rainbow for the pot at the end.

I got some rust on my Chevy, but it's ready to roll. I got a rhinestone sky and a song in my soul. It ain't a smooth ride, life. It's a winding road. Yeah, it might be gravel, but it feels like gold. Yeah, feels like gold. Yeah, it does. Yeah, it feels like gold.

It ain't a smooth ride, life. It's a winding road. Yeah, it might be gravel, but it feels like gold.

[BEBE REXHA, DAVE GUETTA, "I'M GOOD (BLUE)"]

(SINGING) I'm good and I'm feeling all right. Baby, I'ma have the best freaking night of my life. And wherever it takes me, I'm down for the ride. Baby, don't you know I'm good. Yeah, I'm feeling all right. 'Cause I'm good and I'm feeling all right. Baby, I'ma have the best freaking night of my life. And wherever it takes me, I'm down for the ride. Baby, don't you know I'm good. Yeah, I'm feeling all right.

'Cause I'm good, and I'm feeling all right. Baby, I'ma have the best freaking night of my life. And wherever it takes me, I'm down for the ride. Baby, don't you know I'm good. Yeah, I'm feeling all right.

[HARRY STYLES, "DAYLIGHT"]

(SINGING) I'm on the roof. You're in your airplane seat. I was nose bleedin' looking for life out there. Reading your horoscope. You never listen. I hope you're missing me by now.

If I was a bluebird, I would fly to you. You'd be the spoon. Dip you in honey so I could be sticking to you.

Daylight. You got me calling at all times. Ain't gonna sleep till the daylight. Daylight. You got me cursing the daylight. Daylight. You got me cursing the daylight. Daylight. You got me calling at all times. Ain't gonna sleep till the daylight.

If I was a bluebird, I would fly to you. You'd be the spoon. Dip you in honey so I could be sticking to you.

[RAY CHARLES, "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL"]

(SINGING) Oh, beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain.

But now wait a minute. I'm talking about America, sweet America. You know, God done shed his grace on thee. He crowned thy good-- yes, he did-- in brotherhood from sea to shining sea. Oh, Lord. Oh, Lord. I thank you, Lord. Shining sea.

[SIA, "UNSTOPPABLE"] All smiles. I know what it takes to fool this town. I'll do it till the sun goes down and all through the night time. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. I'll tell you what you want to hear, leave my sunglasses on while I shed a tear. It's never the right time. Yeah, yeah.

I put my armor on, show you how strong I am. I put my armor on. I'll show you that I am. I'm unstoppable. I'm a Porsche with no brakes. I'm invincible. Yeah, I win every single game.

I'm so powerful. I don't need batteries to play. I'm so confident. Yeah, I'm unstoppable today. Unstoppable today. Unstoppable today. Unstoppable today. Unstoppable today. Unstoppable today. Unstoppable today. Unstoppable today. I'm unstoppable today.

[BEYONCÉ, "CRAZY IN LOVE"] Yes. So crazy right now. Most incredibly, it's your girl, B. It's your boy, Young.

Ready?

[VOCALIZING]

Yeah, history in the making, part 2. So crazy right now.

I look and stare so deep in your eyes. I touch on you more and more every time. When you leave, I'm begging you not to go, call your name two, three times in a row. Such a funny thing for me to try to explain how I'm feeling, and my pride is the one to blame. Yeah, 'cause I know I don't understand just how your love can do what no one else can.

Got me looking so crazy right now. Your love's got me looking so crazy right now. Got me looking so crazy right now. Your touch got me looking so crazy right now. Got me hoping you'll page me right now. Your kiss got me hoping you'll save me right now.

Looking so crazy, your love's got me looking, got me looking so crazy in love. Got me looking so crazy right now. Your love's got me Looking so crazy right now. Got me looking so crazy right now. Your touch got me looking so crazy right now. Got me hoping you page me right now. Your kiss got me hoping you save me right now. Looking so crazy. Your love's got me looking, got me looking so crazy in love.

[OK GO, "THE ONE MOMENT"]

(SINGING) There's nothing more lovely. There's nothing more profound than the certainty, than the certainty that all of this will end, that all of this will end. So open your arms to me. Open your arms to me.

This will be the one moment that matters. This will be the one thing we remember. And this will be the reason to have been here. And this will be the one moment that matters at all.

So won't you stay here with me. And we'll build us some temples. This will be. We'll build us some monuments. This will be the one moment that matters. And this will be the one moment that matters at all.

["THE STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER" PLAYING]