Songs with state names in the titles - GO!

[The Polack MSgt]

Older, more country but still classic Southern Rock

Low hanging fruit, but still a classic that hits hard

[PJMcK]

1. California, Here I Come (n/t)

[The Polack MSgt]

3. Ok, from Gramma's 78s

[The Polack MSgt]

6. Lots of great California songs

[PJMcK]

2. The Yellow Rose Of Texas (n/t)

[PJMcK]

4. New York, New York (n/t)

[The Polack MSgt]

7. That is a city's name cousin

The city so nice they named it twice

[PJMcK]

26. Dude, what's the second iteration?

My address is New York, New York 10029. The state is right there!

Here’s a funny story. The guys who composed NY, NY wrote it in about 45 minutes when their first stab at the song was rejected by Martin Scorsese. They were annoyed but knocked out the song in anger. Obviously, it was accepted.

Try to imagine the success that song has enjoyed!

How about “New York State Of Mind?”

[The Polack MSgt]

49. Your argument is persuasive and the facts check out. OVERTURNED!

[Askov_Finlyson]

5. On Wisconsin! n/t

[PJMcK]

29. Bucky Badger was a childhood hero of mine (n/t)

[Ohiya]

8. Georgia on my Mind

also
Midnight Train to Geogia

[The Polack MSgt]

13. classic

[KarenS]

9. Sweet Home Alabama n/t

[The Polack MSgt]

58. Love the song, but I'm looking for a version that doesn't feature the treason flag

Keep tuned

[The Polack MSgt]

10. Tennessee

[PJMcK]

11. I could do this all night!

Do I have to post a link to a recording?

My wife and I play a game called “Drop The Needle.” (We invented it in the ‘70s when we used turntables.) Basically, you agree on a topic or subject then take turns playing a song that fits. The more obscure, the better! It’s a great drinking game.

[The Polack MSgt]

17. Nah, no need to PJMcK

Unless ya want to. I'm just having a moment here

[MyOwnPeace]

48. Sorry, but 'your' game.......

was always a part of our semester finals in Music History in the late 60's. We would have to identify composers and the composition.
We used to 'cram' for the finals by getting a stack of albums from the music school library and sit around listening to them all - but even though they were LP's (33 1/3 rpm) we played them at 45 rpm just to get through them faster! All of the music sounded like it was played by "Alvin and the Chipmunks!"

[PJMcK]

53. Yeah, you're right

I went to Manhattan School of Music and one professor was notorious for playing themes from Beethoven’s symphonies and quizzing us students which symphonies and movement the theme came from. It was brutal because he did the same thing in his Mahler class!

Our game is just a silly pastime.

[The Polack MSgt]

61. You say Alvin and the chipmunks, but have you heard the slowed down Death Metal

Alvin and the Chipmunks. It's fabulous

[MyOwnPeace]

69. But, but.....

we sped them up so that we could be done sooner, not to drag them o u t f o r e v e r!

[Stargleamer]

12. Arizona by Mark Lindsay n/t

[The Polack MSgt]

27. AM Radio gold

[MyOwnPeace]

14. I'm Alabamy bound!

And the 'recording' is a classic!!!!

[Stargleamer]

15. Massachusetts by the Bee Gees n/t

[The Polack MSgt]

63. Great song. The Beegees were one of the all-time best vocal trios

Faultless harmonies seamless transitions.

Great song

[Ohiya]

16. Kentucky Woman

[The Polack MSgt]

24. Well, I happen to have a favorite version

[lordsummerisle]

18. Blue Hawaii n/t

[Stargleamer]

19. Kentucky Rain by Elvis n/t

[The Polack MSgt]

32. You know who loves Kentucky songs? Pokey LaFarge

[Ohiya]

20. Moonlight in Vermont

[Tactical Peek]

21. Mississippi Goddam

[Ohiya]

28. Mississippi Queen

[The Polack MSgt]

36. This song always reminds me of the vinyl seats and 8 track player in my Plymouth Fury

[The Polack MSgt]

39. This one is next level

Great pick

[Stargleamer]

23. Oklahoma!

composed by Rodgers and Hammerstein i think

[Ohiya]

25. Oklahoma!

Carolina on my Mind
Almost Heaven West Virginia

[Tanuki]

30. When it's peach picking time in Georgia...

[The Polack MSgt]

68. Always love Doc Watson

[Stargleamer]

31. Oklahoma Hills by Woody Guthrie n/t

[Tanuki]

33. North to Alaska

[The Polack MSgt]

37. Great one!

[cemaphonic]

100. I like this one:

[Tactical Peek]

34. Tennessee Stud

[The Polack MSgt]

108. So many great versions of the song to pick from

Johnny Cash's 1994 version, Doc's, Billy Strings' or Willie's.

But as a guitar junky I freaked out when I stumbled across this Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed jam session version

A jazzy country guitar fest

[argyl]

125. Here's the original written and sang by Jimmy Driftwood.

https://music.

&feature=https://music.

&feature=share


He did it in 1957 and Eddy Arnold came out with a version in 1959.They are both excellent but my parents played Eddy's version a lot and I really loved it.

[The Polack MSgt]

129. I'm always amazed by how little I know, even about things that I "know"

I never heard Jimmie Driftwood's record

Thanks Argyl.

This is the kinda stuff that makes me love the DU MA group

[argyl]

130. I like Jimmy's the best, actually. True Americana.

And as for how little you know, I'll have to disagree with you. You know plenty and are always listening to new things, something I'm neglectful on.
You really do a great service to MA and would make an excellent moderator when the position opens again.
Just my $.02.

[Tactical Peek]

38. Louisiana Woman Mississippi Man

[MLAA]

73. You win with a double!

[MLAA]

40. Tennessee Waltz

[The Polack MSgt]

44. I have a favorite version of that one too

[MLAA]

51. You really are the music man. I appreciate all your posts.

[jpak]

41. Maine Stein Song

Rudy Vallee

[The Polack MSgt]

42. Another selection from my Gamma's 78s

[Tanuki]

43. My Old Kentucky Home

[Tanuki]

45. All my exes live in Texas

[Tanuki]

46. Carry me back to old Virginnie

[Hugh_Lebowski]

47. California Stars - Wilco covering Guthrie

[The Polack MSgt]

54. You never disappoint, Mr. L bringing it

Nice pick

[Hugh_Lebowski]

75. I do have a certain reputation to uphold

Plus you're my brotha of anotha mother, so it's easy for me

[Hugh_Lebowski]

50. Jason Isbell - Alabama Pines

[The Polack MSgt]

113. +++

[Artistree22]

52. Going to California

...by the one and only LED ZEPPELIN. (Don't know how to post video but I like the studio version)
Love n peace

[Hugh_Lebowski]

88. Let me help ya out with that :)

[Stargleamer]

55. California Dreamin' by the Mamas and the Papas n/t

[msongs]

56. beach boys live - Hawaii

[Tanuki]

57. Alabama Bound

[Tanuki]

60. Saginaw, Michigan

[Tanuki]

62. You're the reason God made Oklahoma

[The Polack MSgt]

66. How is it possible that I don't know this? This is my kind of tune

[argyl]

126. Man, do I remember this one. Came out around 1980.

The first time I heard it I was dumbstruck by its beauty and poignancy.
Did a little Wiki search on it and at first no one wanted anything to do with it. But it was nominated for a Grammy and won song of the year by the Academy of Country Music.
The writers were sued by the writers of Rocky Top for copyright infringement, saying the melody was too similar to theirs. And they won the suit and got credit as co writers. I myself don't hear enough similarity to warrant a lawsuit, but that's me.
And David Frizzell is a younger brother of Lefty Frizzell.

[Tanuki]

127. ...and Shelly West is the daughter of Dottie West!

Thank you for the addendum. I had no idea that Boudleaux and Felice Bryant sued, much less successfully. Like you, I don't really "get" the similarity, but my ear is not tuned to that level of analysis. I also did not know that Sandy Pinkard was one of the co-writers. My favorite Pinkard and Bowden song is the snake handler classic Shake a Snake:
😅 🤏🐍

[Tanuki]

64. Wild Montana skies

https://m.

[sl8]

65. Confusion, ELO

Electric Light Orchestra - Confusion (Official Video)

10M views · 6 years ago

ELO
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2015 Dec 4

Music video by Electric Light Orchestra performing Confusion. (P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

http://vevo.ly/QNi0w0

Music in this video

Song: Confusion
Artist: Electric Light Orchestra
Writers: Jeff Lynne
Licensed to YouTube by: SME (on behalf of Epic); LatinAutor - SonyATV, SOLAR Music Rights Management, LatinAutorPerf, Sony ATV Publishing, UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA - UBEM, CMRRA, and 8 Music Rights Societies

[The Polack MSgt]

114. HAH! Nice

[Hugh_Lebowski]

67. Justin Townes Earle - South Georgia Sugar Babe

[The Polack MSgt]

71. +++

[Hugh_Lebowski]

72. Train - Mississippi (and regardless what you think of Train NOW, their old stuff was bomb)

Check it out ... you won't be disappointed

[happybird]

77. Ha! Meet Virginia was the first song I thought of

But squashed it in deference to Pat Finnerty’s hatred of Train, lol!
I know the MSgt is a fan of Pat.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

79. I thought of that one but it was too obvious lol ...

Plus Mississippi is better tune, though I don't dislike Virginia.

Not liking new Train I get, but their first 3 records are brilliant IMHO, and nobody will convince me different.

I also love their recent recreation of Led Zeppelin II.

[The Polack MSgt]

112. This is cool. It's not that I thinks Train sux

As much as it is that their most popular songs are so much less than their good songs

[happybird]

70. I Remember California: REM

[Hugh_Lebowski]

76. Excellent choice! Perhaps the best song on Green (nt)

[happybird]

74. Montana

[Tanuki]

78. T for Texas, T for Tennessee

[The Polack MSgt]

107. I appreciate that you shared this one.

Grandpa Jones when I was a baby looks a lot like Grandpa Jones when I was in High School

[Tanuki]

109. I thought DUers might enjoy Grandpa Jones' rendition more than the

Jimmie Rodgers original. I have to confess that I do!

[happybird]

80. Tennessee: Arrested Development

A goodie from my high schools days.

[Tanuki]

81. Hills of West Virginia

[Hugh_Lebowski]

82. Lyle Lovett - That's Right You're Not From Texas

Couldn't miss THIS one!

[Hugh_Lebowski]

83. Lyle Lovett - North Dakota

Nor could we miss this one

[slightlv]

84. Can I get really out there?

People of the South Wind (since the entire title is Indian for "Kansas&quot by Kansas... (of course!)

[Ziggysmom]

85. Indiana Wants Me.

[Tanuki]

86. One Mississippi

[happybird]

87. Tennessee Jed

Of course.

[Tanuki]

89. Deep in the heart of Texas

[Tanuki]

90. Louisiana 1927

[Stargleamer]

91. it never rains in Southern California by Albert Hammond n/t

[al bupp]

92. Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo

[The Polack MSgt]

106. That is a great deep track

Have you met OAITW.r.2? Or Beausoleil?

You guys should party

[Glamrock]

93. Going Back To Indiana

Jackson 5

[The Polack MSgt]

110. That is cool AF

Great Pick Glam

[Glamrock]

116. Grassy ass my amigo!

[Glamrock]

94. Indiana Line

The Steepwater Band

[The Polack MSgt]

119. Not the 1st time you've shared this band - Thay are pretty damn solid

Thanks

[Glamrock]

121. Good buddies of mine

Drummer was the first I ever gigged with. We played together in high school. You should go see them when they’re in town. Great live band!

[DinahMoeHum]

95. Stars Fell On Alabama - Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong

[Glamrock]

96. Not sure if this counts bradda....

Michigan City - The Man In Black

[The Polack MSgt]

115. PJMcK convinced me that it's allowable in the NY NY posts up thread

Plus - all Cash is welcome at all times.

Hell, thuis whole thread can be summed up as a version of "I've Been Everywhere"

[Glamrock]

97. Back To Indiana

The Elms

[Glamrock]

98. Don't ask how the hell I know this one...LoL!

Gary, Indiana

[Tactical Peek]

99. California (John Mayall)

[Tikki]

101. "California"...Tom Petty

Tikki

[dpibel]

102. Wyoming

[dpibel]

103. Maryland

Steve Goodman version much better, but can't find it.

[dpibel]

104. Washington (kind of cheating)

[Tactical Peek]

105. Rainy Night in Georgia

[The Polack MSgt]

111. This is my fave version of this song

[Hugh_Lebowski]

117. Well, if we're allowing city names - Ryan Adams - New York

And yeah I don't care if Ryan Adams is a dick, I still love his music so there!

[The Polack MSgt]

118. I've been on a bit of a Ryan Adams appreciation tour this past month

Wouldn't invite him to my cookout, but I'd play his records at it

[Hugh_Lebowski]

120. He is AMAZINGLY prolific ...

Apart from Heartbreaker and Mellow Gold, I'm also a big fan of this album ...

I also really dig his latest release, the one with the cat on the front.

[old as dirt]

122. Stranded in Iowa

[MustLoveBeagles]

123. Led Zeppelin - Going To California

Scorpions - Arizona

DAN FOGELBERG • Illinois

[The Polack MSgt]

124. I hadn't heard that Scorpion's song since forever

This is a badass selection of tunes

[thucythucy]

128. Mississippi Bob Dylan

[Tikki]

131. Not a State in the good 'ole USA, nevertheless a State in Australia..."VICTORIA"

and anytime you can hear an amazing song by The KINKS it's appropriate.

Tikki

[Sewa]

132. Illinois - Dan Fogelberg

https://m.

[BluesRunTheGame]

133. Carolina In My Mind

[The Polack MSgt]

134. One of his best ever

Love this song