Thursday, February 17, 2005

Not just a state of mind...

Otay campers. Today we're after a theme rather than a quote. Songs that mention states.

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16 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

"Meet Me in Montana"
Duet with Dan Seals and Marie Osmond

Thursday, February 17, 2005 1:50:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think this one could go forever.

"Sweet Home Alabama"
"There is no Arizona"
"All the Gold in California"
"California Girls"
"Rocky Mountain High" mentions CO
"Georgia on My Mind"
"Mele Kalikimaka" mentions Hawaii
"My Old Kentucky Home"
"Blue Moon of Kentucky"
"Black Velvet" mentions Mississippi
"New York State of Mind"
"New York, New York"
"Oklahoma"
"Tennessee"(by ArrestedDevelopment"
"Tennessee Waltz"
"Tennessee Christmas" (also mentions CA & CO)
"All My Exes Live in Texas"
"Deep in the Heart of Texas"
"Yellow Rose of Texas"
"Take Me Home Country Roads" mentions West Virginia.

...and that's just off the top of my head. There's bound to be tons.

Thursday, February 17, 2005 2:40:00 PM  
Blogger Val said...

Well, LB either ruined it for everyone else or really made it a challenge. I can think of some more. I'll bet you can, too.

Thursday, February 17, 2005 4:48:00 PM  
Blogger Jennifer said...

Texas Songs Not Mentioned Thus Far:

Pat Green-
Songs About Texas
Texas on my Mind
I Like Texas
Southbound 35
Texas in 1880 (w/Radney Foster)

Kevin Fowler-
100% Texan

Alan Jackson-
Dallas

Alabama-
If You're Gonna Play in Texas

Asleep at the Wheel-
Boogie Back to Texas

Tracy Lawrence-
Texas Tornado
Stars Over Texas

Restless Heart-
The Bluest Eyes in Texas

Lyle Lovett-
That's Right (You're Not from Texas)

Willie and Waylon-
Luckenbach, Texas

Mark Chesnutt-
Blame it on Texas

Caedmon's Call-
40 Acres


...and so many more.

Thursday, February 17, 2005 5:09:00 PM  
Blogger Susan - said...

Oh, I hate to admit I know this, but Billy Ray Cyrus mentions Arkansas in "Achy Breaky Heart."

Thursday, February 17, 2005 5:28:00 PM  
Blogger Katie said...

"Rocky Top you'll alway be home sweet home to me,
Good ol' Rocky Top (woo!), Rocky Top Tennessee!"

I didn't have much of a choice but to learn that song when I lived in Nashville!

Thursday, February 17, 2005 7:27:00 PM  
Blogger Karen said...

Missouri Waltz!!

Oh Shenandoah (mentions the Missouri River)

Oh Susannah (mentions Alabama and Louisiana)

Oh Yes, Wyoming! (that's a joke... ever see the commercials with Seinfeld and Superman??)

Thursday, February 17, 2005 7:44:00 PM  
Blogger Katie said...

OK, thought of another one.

"Proud to be an American"- from the lakes of Minnesota, to the hills of Tennessee, across the plains of Texas....

Thursday, February 17, 2005 7:45:00 PM  
Blogger Donna G said...

Hotel California
Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man
Oh Black Water (Mississippi moon)

Thursday, February 17, 2005 8:19:00 PM  
Blogger Katie said...

This summer in Australia I impressed all of the kids at school by singing the States song. It goes a little somethin' like this: "Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana..." You get the idea.

Thursday, February 17, 2005 9:27:00 PM  
Blogger Karen said...

California Dreamin'

Carry Me Back to Ol' Virginny

Georgia on My Mind

Oh, and who could forget this classic?:

What did Dela ware boys,
What did Dela Ware? ...
She wore her New Jersey..

What did Io way boys?
She weighed a Washing ton...

What did Ida hoe boys?
She hoed her Mary land...

Friday, February 18, 2005 7:20:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

..."Sweet Georgia Brown"...

Maybe the real challenge would be trying to find songs about all 50. ?

Friday, February 18, 2005 8:52:00 AM  
Blogger Susan - said...

"North to Alaska" by Johnny Horton. "Rocky Racoon" by the Beatles mentions the Black Hills of Dakota.

Friday, February 18, 2005 1:08:00 PM  
Blogger Tim Castle said...

Electric Light Orchestra -- "Confusion"

That's my home state.

Friday, February 18, 2005 1:19:00 PM  
Blogger SG said...

I'm proud to be an America by Lee Greenwood names at least eight states.

OK I think there should be a 3 songs a comment rule! :)

Friday, February 18, 2005 2:08:00 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Texas, our Texas All Hail the Mighty State...THE STATE SONG! Doesn't every state have one!

The Music Man's "Gary, Indiana, Gary Indiana, Gary, Indiana."

I'm standing on the corner of Lafayette, state of Louisana--Paul Simon

And of course, the Animaniacs had a great song of all the states & their capitals. "Baton Rouge, Louisana, Indianapolis, Indiana and Columbus is the capital of Ohio. There's Montgomory, Alabama, south of Helena Montana, or you could make your home Boise, Idaho" And there is so much more to that song alone!

Saturday, February 19, 2005 10:06:00 AM  

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