Below is a chart of songs mentioning a US State. Please add any I couldn't come up with in the comments.
The wistful and the critical, the songs seem to be split between punk rock and country and western genres, even when rockers like Springsteen or Disco divas like the Bee Gees try their hand.
Enjoy
1) "Sweet Home Alabama" - Lynyrd Skynyard
2) "By The Time I Get To Arizona" - Public Enemy
3) "Road To Alaska" - Bee Gees
4) "Mary Queen Of Arkansas" - Bruce Springsteen
5) "California Uber Alles" - Dead Kennedys
6) "Bound For Colorado" - Townes Van Zandt
7) "Connecticut is For F*cking"- Jesus H Christ & The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse
8) "Hot Day In Delaware" - Saves The Day
9) "Moving To Florida" - Butthole Surfers
10) Midnight Train To Georgia" - Gladys Knight & the Pips
11) "Hawaii" - Beach Boys
12) "My Own Private Idaho" - B52s
13) "Come On Feel The Illinoise" - Sufjan Stevens
14) "Moving Back To indiana" - The Jackson Five
15) "Iowa" - Slipknot
16) "Kansas" - The Wedding Present
17) "My Old Kentucky Home" - Johnny Cash
18) "Louisiana" - Underworld
19) Maine - NO SONG
20) Maryland - NO SONG
21) "Massachussetts" - Silverstein
22) "Especially In Michigan" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
23) "Jordan, Minnesota" - Big Black
24) "Mississippi Goddamn" - Nina Simone
25) "Missouri" - David Nail
26) "Montana" - Frank Zappa
1 comment:
I always wanted to be a Pip... ;-)
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