Last night I watched the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular. For anyone not from New England who hasn’t heard of them, they are the Boston Pops Symphony Orchestra. They had Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith giving special performances, and Dr. Phil and Robin McGraw hosted. There were the usual orchestral performances that were (as always) absolutely wonderful. Steven Tyler sag “Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” and another song. Then he and Joe Perry sang “Walk This Way”. I know that I should be able to name most of the songs the Orchestra played, but unfortunately I do not. They are songs that are played often with celebrations such as this, and, I believe, they have been used in movies as well. It was just music for the first half hour, then the fireworks display started. The fireworks lasted for 20-25 minutes without any commercials. There was a medley of songs along with the orchestral numbers to go along with the fireworks. They played old hits such as “Summertime” (from the 50s and 60s), “Summer in the City” by the Lovin’ Spoonful, “Soak Up the Sun” by Sheryl Crow, “Hot Fun in the Summertime” (another from the 50s and 60s), “Dirty Water”, “You’re Beautiful”, and “Coming to America”. The music was great, but the fireworks were just fabulous! They were big, bright, and absolutely amazing. It made me wish I had been there in person to see them. They were being set off from some boats on the Charles River, and it was the most beautifully amazing sight you could ever see. Maybe next year, I will go.