Songs that mention states in America

[polymerpunkah]

Steve Goodman "City of New Orleans"

 

 

Illinois and Mississippi

[Karl_b]

Slipknot have a song called Iowa:

 

 

 

[Karl_b]

Also, Sufjan Stevens (only semi-seriously) started a project to record an album for every state but only got as far as Michigan and Illinois. However, during lockdown someone else took up the challenge:

 

https://m.soundcloud.com/ourfiftystatesproject 

[Strontium]

The much missed Nanci Griffith. Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana in one song:

 

 

[Mudface]

1 hour ago, Mook said:

 

I've already posted this, and twice told Willard I've posted it. Four eyes and can't see, just like the state itself.

[Karl_b]

1 hour ago, Captain Willard said:

I think these are left. 

 

Iowa

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Nevada

North Carolina

Oregon

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

South Dakota

Washington   Probably too hard to rhyme them.

We don't have Mississippi yet? In that case, Mississippi by the Cactus Blossoms (as featured in Twin Peaks):

 

 

 

 

[Karl_b]

Yeah, we have Mississippi....

[Karl_b]

I made an Oregon related playlist when we travelled out there, I'm sure there's a Jack White song called Oregon (or Portland).

 

The Boss did a song for the Philadelphia soundtrack, does that mention Pennsylvania?

 

[Captain Willard]

3 minutes ago, Mudface said:

I've already posted this, and twice told Willard I've posted it. Four eyes and can't see, just like the state itself.

Ok we’ve got Mississippi 

[Captain Willard]

1 minute ago, Karl_b said:

I made an Oregon related playlist when we travelled out there, I'm sure there's a Jack White song called Oregon (or Portland).

 

The Boss did a song for the Philadelphia soundtrack, does that mention Pennsylvania?

 

I’ve googled that and you’re right. We have Oregon. 

[Mudface]

Just now, Captain Willard said:

Ok we’ve got Mississippi 

Sorry, that sounded far more aggressive than I meant it to be. I'm not as jocular as Gene Hackman in Mississippi Burning I guess...

[Strontium]

I can't think of any Oregon tracks. Which is ironic, as Oregon is the only American state I've gone record shopping in.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Cadillac Ranch by Springsteen mentions Wisconsin.

[Captain Willard]

13 minutes ago, Mudface said:

Sorry, that sounded far more aggressive than I meant it to be. I'm not as jocular as Gene Hackman in Mississippi Burning I guess...

No worries. It’s Saturday night. 

[polymerpunkah]

 

[Mudface]

14 minutes ago, Strontium said:

I can't think of any Oregon tracks. Which is ironic, as Oregon is the only American state I've gone record shopping in.

 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

6 hours ago, SasaS said:

 

Vermont.

Ah, balls! I missed that you'd already posted this. I was too busy trying to think of a Mississippi song; I can't believe nobody's posted one.

[polymerpunkah]

 

Wisconsin

 

Carolina in the Morning

 

It doesn't say which Carolina.

 

And I suppose it could be referring to a woman.

[Mudface]

8 minutes ago, polymerpunkah said:

 

Wisconsin

 

Carolina in the Morning

 

It doesn't say which Carolina.

 

And I suppose it could be referring to a woman.

Leave it to the ur-artist, the mighty Shaggy-

 

 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

2 minutes ago, Mudface said:

Leave it to the ur-artist, the mighty Shaggy-

 

 

Great song, but if it's not North or South, it doesn't count.

 

(See also - Dakota.)

[Mudface]

Just now, AngryOfTuebrook said:

Great song, but if it's not North or South, it doesn't count.

 

(See also - Dakota.)

Yeah, was just messing- it's about a woman anyway. I think.

[Remmie]

14 hours ago, Captain Willard said:

That’s better. Miss you by the Stones mentions Purto Rican girls 

Surely this is a bonus round opportunity; go for American controlled nations, so also have to find Guam and American Samoa. That's a proper challenge! 

[Remmie]

See also Wake and Midway islands, plus US Virgin islands

[Captain Willard]

10 hours ago, AngryOfTuebrook said:

Great song, but if it's not North or South, it doesn't count.

 

(See also - Dakota.)

Harsh but fair. Nothing that’s easy to get is worth having. 
There’s a Counting Crows (very underrated student angst band) song called Washington square and Mrs Willard (again) thinks it appears in Woody Guthries “this land is your land” so that’s Washington covered. 
 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

2 hours ago, Remmie said:

Surely this is a bonus round opportunity; go for American controlled nations, so also have to find Guam and American Samoa. That's a proper challenge! 

 

2 hours ago, Remmie said:

See also Wake and Midway islands, plus US Virgin islands

And Great Britain. Right, Kids?