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Topic: Songs about states.

Reading the posts about rain and eyes. Got me thinking about another one.

Songs about states. Not emotional states but United States and not towns or cities that could be another one.

In fact are there any states without a song about them.


California Girls - Beach Boys
New York New York - Frank Sinatra
If your gonna play in Texas (you gotta have a fiddle in the band) - Alabhama
The devil went down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels
Kentucky Woman - Neil Diamond
Arizona - Kings Of Leon
Tennessee - Waylon Jennings / Sugerland
North To Alaska - Johnny Horton?
Washington is next - Megadeath

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Re: Songs about states.

Idaho once but she left me for her pimp by made up titles!

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Re: Songs about states.

sweet home alabama - lynyrd skynyrd
california dreaming - mamas and the papas
blue hawaii - elvis presley
only living boy in new york - simon and garfunkel/everything but the girl
nebraska - bruce springsteen

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4 Reply by Zurf (edited by Zurf 2007-10-25 16:52:55)

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Re: Songs about states.

All My Exs Live in Texas - George Straight

Take Me Home Country Roads - John Denver     
It doesn't have a state in the title, but it's about West Virginia.

Rocky Mountain High - John Denver

L.A. Woman - The Doors

Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh

Coast of Marseilles - Jimmy Buffett (OK, Marseilles is not a state, but it is a place and that fits the description if not the thread heading)

Tennessee Waltz - everybody who has ever worn rhinestones on their jean jackets without affectation

Pennsylvania 6-5000 - Benny Goodman (?)

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Re: Songs about states.

songs about states?
hmmm
only one I can think of is a "dogs d'amour " song, " The state I get in"
A great song about getting blootered out yer nut ( getting very drunk out your head)




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Simon and garfunkel...........America
Doors................................American woman
elvis....................................star spangle
Jimmy...............................even better version of the above song
johnny cash........................Ragged old flag
pogues.............................fairytale in new york
red hot chili peppers............. californication

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Re: Songs about states.

Zurf wrote:

Pennsylvania 6-5000 - Benny Goodman (?)

close, 

PENNSYLVANIA 6-5000
Glenn Miller


I got my shoes shined up
I got my hair slicked down
'Cause baby I wanna hit the town
Call me - Pennsylvania 6-5000

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Re: Songs about states.

texas women- hank jr
blue moon of kentucky- bill monroe
georgia- willie nelson/ray charles
lousiana woman, mississippi man- loretta lynn and conway twitty
tenessee border- ???
carolina- charlie daniels
all in alabama-hank jr
take me back to texas (i love my tenessee)- charlie daniels
mississippi mud- hank III
gone to carolina- shooter jennings
....
good one david

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Carolina In My Mind - James Taylor

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Re: Songs about states.

"Walking Blues" by Brownie Maghee,

  "I'm from the Golden Gates of California,
To the rocky shores of Maine,
I'll keep walking this ole hi-way,
Hiway is my middle name"

   or

"Wimmin from coast to coast" by Brownie as well

" One's from Virgina, One from Georga, The one I love is from Carolin,
I got wimmin coast to coast and they always on my mind"

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Re: Songs about states.

We are getting there.

Can you fill in the blanks?

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State    Song    Artist
Alabama    Sweet Home Alabama    Lynard Skynard
Alaska    North To Alaska    Johnny Horton
Arizona    Arizona    Kings Of Leon
Arkansas       
California    California Girls    Beach Boys
Colorado    Colorado    The flying Burrito Brothers
Connecticut       
Delaware       
District of Columbia       
Florida       
Georgia    The devil went down to Georgia    Charlie Daniels
Hawaii    Blue Hawaii    Elvis Presley
Idaho    Private Idaho    B52's
Illinois       
Indiana    Indiana wants me     R Dean Taylor
Iowa       
Kansas       
Kentucky    Blue Moon of Kentucky    Bill Monroe
Louisiana    Louisiana woman, Mississippi man    Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty
Maine       
Maryland       
Massachusetts    Massachusetts    Bee Gees
Michigan       
Minnesota       
Mississippi    Mississippi Mud    Hank III
Missouri       
Montana    Montana    Frank Zappa
Nebraska    Nebraska    Bruce Springsteen
Nevada       
New Hampshire       
New Jersey       
New Mexico       
New York    Only living boy in New York    Simon & Garfunkle
North Carolina    Carolina in my mind    James Taylor
North Dakota    North Dakota    Lyle Lovett
Ohio    The Banks of the Ohio    Olivia Newton John
Oklahoma       
Oregon       
Pennsylvania    Pennsylvania 6-5000    Glenn Miller
Rhode Island       
South Carolina    Gone To Carolina    Shooter Jennings
South Dakota    South Dakota Morning     Bee Gees
Tennessee       
Texas    All my ex's live in Texas    George Strait
Utah       
Vermont       
Virginia        
Washington    Washington is Next    Megadeath
West Virginia       
Wisconsin       
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Re: Songs about states.

what did delaware? Perry Como

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Re: Songs about states.

Not strictly about states, but how about "5 State Drive" by Less than Jake?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Less_Than_Jake

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Re: Songs about states.

Oklahoma - Oklahoma! - Rogers & Hammerstein, from the musical of the same name

New York - New York's Not My Home - Jim Croce

Illinois - Sweet Home Chicago - Magic Sam and about three thousand other blues artists. 

Arkansas - Little Rock - current Country star, don't recall his name

Tenessee - RockyTop - "Rocky Top, you'll always be home sweet home to me.  Good old Rocky Top.  Rocky Top, Tenessee" I don't recall the original artist.  Was it Ricky Skaggs?  I don't think he's old enough, but he started when he was three so he got quite a head start.

There's a few to help fill in the list.

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Re: Songs about states.

Kid Rock sings alot about Michigan,
  "Ive been the world and back, but I'm a michigan boy can ya feel that?"
Never met a white boy quite like me... And a bazillion other ones he does say michigan. Does that count?

You're the reason God made Oklahoma- Dont remember who sang it

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Re: Songs about states.

Tenessee - RockyTop - "Rocky Top, you'll always be home sweet home to me.  Good old Rocky Top.  Rocky Top, Tenessee" I don't recall the original artist.  Was it Ricky Skaggs?  I don't think he's old enough, but he started when he was three so he got quite a head start.

I think it was the Osbourn brothers,  they may not have been first but they had the biggest hit with it.

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Re: Songs about states.

Rocky Top info;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boudleaux_Bryant

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Re: Songs about states.

I so enjoyed that link Southpaw41l,

I have always liked most of these songs, but never did know the writers.

Love Hurts, Roy Orbison i love singing this song. But then i love most of his songs anyway.   Mystery Girl, is another i play when driving. Sure! what can i say about,

"In Dreams"Wheres that sparkling Globe till i get in the mood!Tee hee.

Southpaw! Speaking of Globes! How can a globe have 4 cornors?

You know as in, 4 CORNORS OF THE GLOBE?

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Old Doll,

I never knew the Boudleaux posse were responsible for so many huge hits. This wired box of facts(computer) is a pretty cool little toy. Here's a little sum-sumthin' to shine a little light on the 4 CORNER thingy;

http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sound … ty-ethnic/

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AND NEIL YOUNG???? he sings about Ohio.
I just found out that there are songs about every state EXCEPT NEW JERSEY. And this for a non US citizen smile  smile

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20 Reply by Tibernius (edited by Tibernius 2007-10-27 17:11:25)

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Re: Songs about states.

One by Less Than Jake:  "Never Going Back To New Jersey".
So that's all of them then?

And just to prove they exist:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Less_Than_Jake