All Around the US in Song

[H2IZCOOL]

laura said:

I'll see how many of these I can fill in:


Alabama (skipping the all-too-obvious Lynyrd Skynyrd song)-"My Home's in Alabama"-Alabama

What all too obvious Skynyrd song? Freebird? ;D ;D ;D

Hey! the smilies are back !!

[Dawn]

laura said:

I'll see how many of these I can fill in:


Alabama (skipping the all-too-obvious Lynyrd Skynyrd song)-"My Home's in Alabama"-Alabama

Arkansas-"Arkansas"-Glenn Campbell

Delaware-if we're going by lyrics: "Level Head"-Bruce Carroll (contemporary Christian singer) "a one-night stand up in Delaware"

Iowa-"Iowa Stubborn"-from the musical "The Music Man"

Kansas-"Lonely Boy in Kansas"-Wendell Burton (another contemporary Christian guy)

Nevada-"Viva Las Vegas"-Elvis (I'm surprised no one else came up with this one already)

New Jersey-again going only by lyrics-"Convoy"-C.W. McCall ("well we laid a strip for the Jersey shore"--I'm assuming the Jersey shore is in NJ, right?)

Oregon-"Don't Take Me Alive"-Steely Dan ("well I crossed my old man up in Oregon, don't take me alive") I googled this to make absolutely sure this was the right lyric!

Pennsylvania (I'm surprised no one filled this in yet; there are lots of them either with PA or Philadelphia)-"Pennsylvania 6-5000"-Glenn Miller (ok, that's a phone number, but so what?)

South Carolina-"Charleston"-standard ("made in South Caroline") Sorry I don't know who recorded this; I've got the music in a Reader's Digest book and that's how I know the song.

Texas (there are a lot of songs with this one also)-"God Blessed Texas"-Little Texas

Vermont-"Moonlight in Vermont"-standard (I'm pretty sure I've heard at least one recorded version of this, but I don't know who recorded it)

Virginia-"Carry Me Back to Old Virginny"-folk song (this would be considered "politically incorrect" nowadays)

Washington-"Seattle"-Perry Como

Wyoming-"Git Along Little Dogies"-folk song ('you know that Wyoming will be your new home")



Sorry I can't give any artists on some of the really old songs. Dawn, I don't know the Osmonds' song "Utah", but since they are from there, it doesn't surprise me that they have a song w/that name. I was gonna say "Ford Econoline" by Nanci Griffith ("he was a Salt Lake City rounder"), but then I saw you had already filled Utah in.

BTW, I went back and changed my answer on Alabama--I did have "Stars Fell on Alabama" but didn't know who had recorded it (that's another one I know from one of those Reader's Digest music books). So I went with one where I knew who had recorded it. And as I said before, I didn't put "Sweet Home Alabama" because that is way too obvious (I'm surprised no one put "Sweet Home Chicago" for IL).

Good call on Don't Take Me Alive for Oregon! I'd been wracking my brain trying to think of a song for that state, and here it was mentioned in one of my favorite Steely Dan songs. I can't believe I forgot that one.

Carry Me Back to Old Virginny - This is (or was) the state song for Virginia, but there was an outcry due to the racist lyrics, and I remember a few years ago they were reviewing submissions for a new state song. Not sure if they ever came to a decision or not on a replacement, though.

Utah is from the Crazy Horses album. Some great rockers on that one.

[alandhopewell]

May I add...

"NO SURF IN CLEVELAND"- Euclid Beach Band
"BACK TO OHIO"-Pretenders
"RUNNIN' BACK TO SASKATOON"- Guess Who
"THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED"-Paper Lace (don't think it was mentioned)

[Laura--I wuv u all :)]

alandhopewell said:

May I add...

"NO SURF IN CLEVELAND"- Euclid Beach Band
"BACK TO OHIO"-Pretenders
"RUNNIN' BACK TO SASKATOON"- Guess Who
"THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED"-Paper Lace (don't think it was mentioned)

I think Saskatoon is in Canada, actually. Am I right?

I've heard "No Surf in Cleveland" but didn't remember the band name. Thanks for mentioning it! Also, the song by the Pretenders that you mentioned is actually called "My City Was Gone".

[Dawn]

We're getting very close to finishing up our "map" - just a few more states to go! Here's the updated list:

Alabama - My Home's in Alabama - Alabama (Laura)
Alaska - North to Alaska - Johnny Horton (Ed)
Arizona - Arizona - Mark Lindsay (Pete)
Arkansas - Arkansas - Glen Campbell (Laura)
California - L.A. Woman - Doors (Alan)
Colorado - Rocky Mountain High - John Denver (Pete)
Connecticut
Delaware - Level Head - Bruce Carroll (Laura)
Florida - Florida Room - Donald Fagen (Dawn)
Georgia - The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence (Alan)
Hawaii - Hawaii Five-O - Ventures (Ed)
Idaho - Idaho - Four Seasons (Ed)
Illinois - Illinois Enema Bandit - Frank Zappa (Adam) and The Night Chicago Died (Alan)
Indiana - Indiana Wants Me - R. Dean Taylor (Ken)
Iowa - Iowa Stubborn - "The Music Man" (Laura)
Kansas - Lonely Boy in Kansas - Wendell Burton (Laura)
Kentucky - Blue Kentucky Girl - Emmylou Harris (Dawn)
Louisiana - Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (Ed)
Maine - Tombstone Every Mile - Dick Curless (Pete)
Maryland
Massachusetts - (The Lights All Went Out in) Massachusetts - Bee Gees (Ken)
Michigan - Detroit Rock City - KISS (Ken) and Detroit Girls - Starz (Ken)
Minnesota
Mississippi - Mississippi Queen - Mountain (Alan)
Missouri - Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison (Ed)
Montana - Meet Me in Montana - Marie Osmond & Dan Seals (Dawn)
Nebraska - Hazard - Richard Marx (Ed)
Nevada - Viva Las Vegas - Elvis Presley (Laura)
New Hampshire
New Jersey - Convoy - C.W. McCall (Laura)
New Mexico - Taos, New Mexico - R. Dean Taylor (Ken)
New York - New York Minute - Don Henley (Alan) and New York Groove - Ace Frehley/Hello (Ken)
North Carolina - Carolina in My Mind - James Taylor (Dawn)
North Dakota
Ohio - Ohio - Neil Young, No Surf in Cleveland - Euclid Beach Band and My City Was Gone - Pretenders (Alan)
Oklahoma - Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa - Gene Pitney (Pete)
Oregon - Don't Take Me Alive - Steely Dan (Laura)
Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania 6-5000 - Glenn Miller (Laura)
Rhode Island
South Carolina - Charleston (Laura)
South Dakota
Tennessee - Walking in Memphis - Marc Cohn (Alan)
Texas - God Blessed Texas - Little Texas (Laura)
Utah - Utah - Osmonds (Dawn)
Vermont - Moonlight in Vermont (Laura)
Virginia - Carry Me Back to Old Virginny (Laura)
Washington - Seattle - Perry Como (Laura)
West Virginia - West Virginia Fantasies - Chicago (Dawn)
Wisconsin - Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot (Pete)
Wyoming - Git Along Little Dogies (Laura)

I added in JT's Carolina in My Mind for North Carolina.

[Dawn]

laura said:

alandhopewell said:

May I add...

"NO SURF IN CLEVELAND"- Euclid Beach Band
"BACK TO OHIO"-Pretenders
"RUNNIN' BACK TO SASKATOON"- Guess Who
"THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED"-Paper Lace (don't think it was mentioned)

I think Saskatoon is in Canada, actually. Am I right?

I've heard "No Surf in Cleveland" but didn't remember the band name. Thanks for mentioning it! Also, the song by the Pretenders that you mentioned is actually called "My City Was Gone".

Yes, Saskatoon is in the province of Saskatchewan.

I really like what I've heard from the Euclid Beach Band. There used to be a music channel on Dish Network that played some of their songs.

[H2IZCOOL]

I can't believe I missed this one before:

Rhode Island The Last Resort - The Eagles (She came from Providence, the one in Rhode Island)

And:

Minnesota - Little Green Apples - Roger Miller or O.C. Smith (It don't snow in Minneapolis in the Wintertime)

[Dawn]

With the last two songs from Ed, we now have:

Alabama - My Home's in Alabama - Alabama (Laura)
Alaska - North to Alaska - Johnny Horton (Ed)
Arizona - Arizona - Mark Lindsay (Pete)
Arkansas - Arkansas - Glen Campbell (Laura)
California - L.A. Woman - Doors (Alan)
Colorado - Rocky Mountain High - John Denver (Pete)
Connecticut
Delaware - Level Head - Bruce Carroll (Laura)
Florida - Florida Room - Donald Fagen (Dawn)
Georgia - The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence (Alan)
Hawaii - Hawaii Five-O - Ventures (Ed)
Idaho - Idaho - Four Seasons (Ed)
Illinois - Illinois Enema Bandit - Frank Zappa (Adam) and The Night Chicago Died (Alan)
Indiana - Indiana Wants Me - R. Dean Taylor (Ken)
Iowa - Iowa Stubborn - "The Music Man" (Laura)
Kansas - Lonely Boy in Kansas - Wendell Burton (Laura)
Kentucky - Blue Kentucky Girl - Emmylou Harris (Dawn)
Louisiana - Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (Ed)
Maine - Tombstone Every Mile - Dick Curless (Pete)
Maryland
Massachusetts - (The Lights All Went Out in) Massachusetts - Bee Gees (Ken)
Michigan - Detroit Rock City - KISS (Ken) and Detroit Girls - Starz (Ken)
Minnesota - Little Green Apples - Roger Miller/O.C. Smith (Ed)
Mississippi - Mississippi Queen - Mountain (Alan)
Missouri - Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison (Ed)
Montana - Meet Me in Montana - Marie Osmond & Dan Seals (Dawn)
Nebraska - Hazard - Richard Marx (Ed)
Nevada - Viva Las Vegas - Elvis Presley (Laura)
New Hampshire
New Jersey - Convoy - C.W. McCall (Laura)
New Mexico - Taos, New Mexico - R. Dean Taylor (Ken)
New York - New York Minute - Don Henley (Alan) and New York Groove - Ace Frehley/Hello (Ken)
North Carolina - Carolina in My Mind - James Taylor (Dawn)
North Dakota
Ohio - Ohio - Neil Young, No Surf in Cleveland - Euclid Beach Band and My City Was Gone - Pretenders (Alan)
Oklahoma - Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa - Gene Pitney (Pete)
Oregon - Don't Take Me Alive - Steely Dan (Laura)
Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania 6-5000 - Glenn Miller (Laura)
Rhode Island - The Last Resort - Eagles (Ed)
South Carolina - Charleston (Laura)
South Dakota
Tennessee - Walking in Memphis - Marc Cohn (Alan)
Texas - God Blessed Texas - Little Texas (Laura)
Utah - Utah - Osmonds (Dawn)
Vermont - Moonlight in Vermont (Laura)
Virginia - Carry Me Back to Old Virginny (Laura)
Washington - Seattle - Perry Como (Laura)
West Virginia - West Virginia Fantasies - Chicago (Dawn)
Wisconsin - Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot (Pete)
Wyoming - Git Along Little Dogies (Laura)

That leaves just Connecticut, Maryland, New Hampshire and the Dakotas yet to fill in.

[Laura--I wuv u all :)]

I've got another one!

Connecticut-"But, Mr. Adams..." from the musical "1776" ("I cannot tell a participle from a predicate; I am just a simple cobbler from Connecticut")

[alandhopewell]

laura said:

alandhopewell said:

May I add...

"NO SURF IN CLEVELAND"- Euclid Beach Band
"BACK TO OHIO"-Pretenders
"RUNNIN' BACK TO SASKATOON"- Guess Who
"THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED"-Paper Lace (don't think it was mentioned)

I think Saskatoon is in Canada, actually. Am I right?

I've heard "No Surf in Cleveland" but didn't remember the band name. Thanks for mentioning it! Also, the song by the Pretenders that you mentioned is actually called "My City Was Gone".

I sit corrected.

[gremashlo]

SOUTH DAKOTA--"Black Hills of Dakota" (Doris Day)

[alandhopewell]

Two more that no one got, both by Glen Campbell:


"WICHITA LINEMAN"

-n-

"GALVESTON"

[Wldpuma]

Well Dawn,

Let me add these song traxx's to the U.S. board:

LL Cool J..........................Going Back To Cali
Arrested Development....Tennessee
America...........................Ventura Highway
Randy Newman...............I Love L.A.
The Eagles......................Hotel California
Johnny Duncan...............Last Train to San Fernando
Missing Persons..............Walking In L.A.
Shaggy...........................Oh, Carolina

[Ken]

Here is another one for Missouri

St. Louis Blues - Natural Gas

[alandhopewell]

Here's a classic:

"HOUSTON"- Dean Martin