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re: Compilation of Songs about each State
Posted on 8/20/12 at 6:00 am to DollaChoppa
Posted on 8/20/12 at 6:00 am to DollaChoppa
John Linnell (half of They Might Be Giants) already has:
which covers 15 states. The lyrics tend to be a bit weird and the album isn't for everyone (or most people really). I enjoy it, though.
which covers 15 states. The lyrics tend to be a bit weird and the album isn't for everyone (or most people really). I enjoy it, though.
quote:
Oh Michigan, exemplar of unchecked replication
Oh Michigan, oh Michigan
The tank the fishes are in
Expansionist in spirit
In latter borders obtained
Don't hold us back, don't hold us back
We must eat Michigan's brain
Now grow back, Michigan
We miss you again
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Posted on 8/20/12 at 9:27 am to Lee County Tiger
To add to your list for Alabama:
Seven Bridges Road - The Eagles
Alabama song (Whisky Bar) - The Doors
The Ride - David Allan Coe
Midnight in Montgomery - Alan Jackson
Bama Breeze - Jimmy Buffett
Birmingham - Randy Newman
Alabama Getaway - The Grateful Dead
Seven Bridges Road - The Eagles
Alabama song (Whisky Bar) - The Doors
The Ride - David Allan Coe
Midnight in Montgomery - Alan Jackson
Bama Breeze - Jimmy Buffett
Birmingham - Randy Newman
Alabama Getaway - The Grateful Dead
Posted on 8/20/12 at 12:29 pm to TigerBait413
Grateful Dead: Promise Land
Tennessee Jed
Half-step Mississippi Uptown Toodloo
Yonder Mountain String Band:
Oklahoma
Idaho
Tennessee Jed
Half-step Mississippi Uptown Toodloo
Yonder Mountain String Band:
Oklahoma
Idaho
Posted on 8/20/12 at 3:55 pm to DollaChoppa
Posted on 8/20/12 at 4:07 pm to Darkknight
CSNY - Ohio
Chrissy Hynde - My City Was Gone
Randy Newman - Burn On
Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
Mott The Hoople - Cleveland Rocks
Bruce Springsteen - Youngstown
The Band - Look Out Cleveland
String Cheese Incident - Texas
Bob Seger - Roll Me Away
Chrissy Hynde - My City Was Gone
Randy Newman - Burn On
Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
Mott The Hoople - Cleveland Rocks
Bruce Springsteen - Youngstown
The Band - Look Out Cleveland
String Cheese Incident - Texas
Bob Seger - Roll Me Away
This post was edited on 8/20/12 at 4:27 pm
Posted on 8/20/12 at 4:21 pm to TreyAnastasio
Van Morrison -- Tupelo Honey (love. this. song.)
Arrested Development -- Tennessee (love. this. song.)
Shawn Mullins -- Rockabye
The Face -- Kings of Leon
Tennessee sucks -- Ryan Adams
Arrested Development -- Tennessee (love. this. song.)
Shawn Mullins -- Rockabye
The Face -- Kings of Leon
Tennessee sucks -- Ryan Adams
Posted on 8/20/12 at 5:12 pm to bobbyray21
Alabama:
Drive-By Truckers:
Lookout Mountain
The Wig he made her wear
Space City
Tornadoes
Go-Go Boots
Let There be Rock
Great Car Dealer War
Three Great Alabama Icons
Decoration Day
Puttin People on the Moon
Cottonseed
The Buford Stick
TVA
18 Wheels of Love
Birmingham
Wallace
L.A. Guns:
Let it Rock
Sublime:
April 29th 1992
Neil Young:
Alabama
Alan Jackson:
Midnight in Montgomery
Dexateens:
Take me to the speedway
Pine Belt Blues
Townes Van Zandt:
Waiting around to die
Tennessee :
Pulaski (DBT's)
Nevada:
Check out time in Vegas (DBT's)
New Mexico:
Santa Fe (DBT's)
Drive-By Truckers:
Lookout Mountain
The Wig he made her wear
Space City
Tornadoes
Go-Go Boots
Let There be Rock
Great Car Dealer War
Three Great Alabama Icons
Decoration Day
Puttin People on the Moon
Cottonseed
The Buford Stick
TVA
18 Wheels of Love
Birmingham
Wallace
L.A. Guns:
Let it Rock
Sublime:
April 29th 1992
Neil Young:
Alabama
Alan Jackson:
Midnight in Montgomery
Dexateens:
Take me to the speedway
Pine Belt Blues
Townes Van Zandt:
Waiting around to die
Tennessee :
Pulaski (DBT's)
Nevada:
Check out time in Vegas (DBT's)
New Mexico:
Santa Fe (DBT's)
Posted on 8/20/12 at 5:31 pm to DriveByBBQ
Georgia
Georgia on my mind (clear #1, State Song. Hoagy Carmichael, made great by Bro Ray, a GA native)
Statesboro Blues (Blind Willie McTell)
Georgia Blues (Jimi, others?)
Dekalb Blues (Lead Belly)
Ramblin Man (maybe Allman Bros)
Hot Lanta (Allman Bros)
Midnight Train to Georgia (Gladys Night)
Oh, Atlanta (Allison Kraus)
Night the Lights went out in GA (??)
Me & You & a Dog named Boo (Lobo, I had to look that up)
Devil went down to GA (CDB)
Way down yonder on the Chattahoochee (Alan Jackson)
Walkin back to GA (Jim Croce)
Georgia Rose (bluegrass classic)
Marching through Georgia (not a big hit here, but LSU has the Sherman thing, so...)
Love Shack (B52's)
Lots of rap here, but no tunes I would know.
Georgia on my mind (clear #1, State Song. Hoagy Carmichael, made great by Bro Ray, a GA native)
Statesboro Blues (Blind Willie McTell)
Georgia Blues (Jimi, others?)
Dekalb Blues (Lead Belly)
Ramblin Man (maybe Allman Bros)
Hot Lanta (Allman Bros)
Midnight Train to Georgia (Gladys Night)
Oh, Atlanta (Allison Kraus)
Night the Lights went out in GA (??)
Me & You & a Dog named Boo (Lobo, I had to look that up)
Devil went down to GA (CDB)
Way down yonder on the Chattahoochee (Alan Jackson)
Walkin back to GA (Jim Croce)
Georgia Rose (bluegrass classic)
Marching through Georgia (not a big hit here, but LSU has the Sherman thing, so...)
Love Shack (B52's)
Lots of rap here, but no tunes I would know.
Posted on 8/20/12 at 5:45 pm to Tigah in the ATL
LA:
Louisiana 1927 (Randy Newman)
St. Gabriel (Martha Ball)
New Orleans (lots of dudes)
Louisiana Woman Mississippi Man
LA Man (Doug Kershaw)
All the Mardi Gras songs
Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans
They all axed for you (Meters)
House of the Rising Sun (Animals?)
Blue Bayou (Ronstadt)
Me & Bobbie McGee (Kris)
Born on the Bayou (Creedence)
Jambalaya (Hank)
Homecoming (Mark Brousard)
Baptized in Dirty Water (Chris Thomas King)
Walking to New Orleans (Fats)
City of New Orleans (Steve Goodman/Arlo G)
New Orleans Ladies (LeRoux)
Louisiana 1927 (Randy Newman)
St. Gabriel (Martha Ball)
New Orleans (lots of dudes)
Louisiana Woman Mississippi Man
LA Man (Doug Kershaw)
All the Mardi Gras songs
Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans
They all axed for you (Meters)
House of the Rising Sun (Animals?)
Blue Bayou (Ronstadt)
Me & Bobbie McGee (Kris)
Born on the Bayou (Creedence)
Jambalaya (Hank)
Homecoming (Mark Brousard)
Baptized in Dirty Water (Chris Thomas King)
Walking to New Orleans (Fats)
City of New Orleans (Steve Goodman/Arlo G)
New Orleans Ladies (LeRoux)
Posted on 8/20/12 at 6:06 pm to Govt Tide
quote:
Bama Breeze - Jimmy Buffett
Pascagoula Run -- Jimmy Buffett
Posted on 8/20/12 at 7:07 pm to bobbyray21
Allentown
Bittersweet Motel
Promised Land mentions Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, New Mexico, and California.
Big River mentions Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa, Tennessee, and Louisiana
Downeaster Alexa is about Massachussetts and New York.
Bittersweet Motel
Promised Land mentions Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, New Mexico, and California.
Big River mentions Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa, Tennessee, and Louisiana
Downeaster Alexa is about Massachussetts and New York.
Posted on 8/20/12 at 8:19 pm to TreyAnastasio
Afroman -- Colt 45 mentions:
Tennessee, California, Kentucky, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Michigan, and Georgia.
Alabama -- Dixieland Delight mentions Tennessee. But my oh my do I hate this song. I hate it with the fire of a thousand suns.
Tennessee, California, Kentucky, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Michigan, and Georgia.
Alabama -- Dixieland Delight mentions Tennessee. But my oh my do I hate this song. I hate it with the fire of a thousand suns.
Posted on 8/20/12 at 8:27 pm to DriveByBBQ
quote:
Dexateens:
Yes please
Posted on 8/20/12 at 8:30 pm to bobbyray21
New York
Frank Sinatra -- New York, New York
Madonna -- I love New York
Lord Tariq -- Deja Vu (uptown baby)
Kings of Leon -- Manhattan
Azealia Banks -- 212
Jay-Z -- Empire state of mind (and several other Jay-Z songs)
Alicia Keys -- Empire state of mind part 2
LL Cool J -- Doin' it (and a lot of other LL songs)
Biggie Small -- Gettin' Money (and a lot of other Biggie songs)
California:
Weezer -- Beverly Hills
Tupac -- To live and die in L.A.
Tupac -- California Love
Tom Petty -- Free Fallin'
Biggie Smalls -- going back to cali
Mamas & Papas -- California Dreamin
Phantom Planet -- California
Everclear -- Santa Monica
Frank Sinatra -- New York, New York
Madonna -- I love New York
Lord Tariq -- Deja Vu (uptown baby)
Kings of Leon -- Manhattan
Azealia Banks -- 212
Jay-Z -- Empire state of mind (and several other Jay-Z songs)
Alicia Keys -- Empire state of mind part 2
LL Cool J -- Doin' it (and a lot of other LL songs)
Biggie Small -- Gettin' Money (and a lot of other Biggie songs)
California:
Weezer -- Beverly Hills
Tupac -- To live and die in L.A.
Tupac -- California Love
Tom Petty -- Free Fallin'
Biggie Smalls -- going back to cali
Mamas & Papas -- California Dreamin
Phantom Planet -- California
Everclear -- Santa Monica
Posted on 8/20/12 at 8:42 pm to chinhoyang
Posted on 8/20/12 at 8:49 pm to Kafka
Posted on 8/20/12 at 8:58 pm to quail man
quote:
Message Posted by quail man John Denver also has a song about Wyoming...how the frick did he pick such obscure states?
Beautiful states make for great songwriting
Posted on 8/20/12 at 9:00 pm to Tigah in the ATL
quote:
Posted by Tigah in the ATL
Add in "Lonely Night in Georgia" by Marc Broussard. One of my all time favorite songs and a Louisiana native
Posted on 8/20/12 at 10:26 pm to gatorhata9
Mississippi
When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
song about the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 which devastated the Mississippi Delta and led to the modern Levee system on the river.
When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
song about the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 which devastated the Mississippi Delta and led to the modern Levee system on the river.
Posted on 8/21/12 at 3:13 pm to Govt Tide
quote:
When the Levee Breaks - covered by Led Zeppelin
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