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| From | Matt Whitby <matt.whitby@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Fifty States |
| Date | Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:42:16 +0000 |
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Well, i'll be spending three weeks driving from California to NYC (and then
a week in Spanish Harlem, NY).
Hopefully enough time in the car to listen to a LOT of music.
On 14 November 2010 18:56, Chris Kouzes <kouzes@earthlink.net> wrote:
> More:
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2007/sep/14/usa.roadtrips
>
> http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/services/the_current/features/2005/07/20050704_fifty_songs.shtml
>
> And one of my very favorite songs of all time:
> Johnsburg, IL by Tom Waits
>
> Also:
> California/Phantom Planet
> Graceland/Paul Simon
> Cadillac Ranch/Springseen (OK, not a city or state, but an actual location
> in Amarillo, TX)
>
>
> Matt, you may need to spend some more time here or "accidentally" get lost
> in order to hear all the songs being thrown your way!
>
> Chris
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Chris Kouzes <kouzes@earthlink.net>
> >Sent: Nov 14, 2010 11:06 AM
> >To: audities@smoe.org, audities@smoe.org
> >Subject: Re: Fifty States
> >
> >There's also Sufjan Stevens' albums "Michigan" and "Sufjan Stevens Invites
> You To: Come On Feel the Illinoise"
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Michael Myers <mmyers1446@yahoo.com>
> >>Sent: Nov 14, 2010 7:09 AM
> >>To: audities@smoe.org
> >>Subject: Re: Fifty States
> >>
> >>for NJ, I believe that some guy named Springsteen has written a couple of
> tunes
> >>about our beloved state... :)
> >>
> >>- 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
> >>- Born to Run (which actually got some consideration as the official
> state song)
> >>- Jersey Girl
> >>
> >>you could even reference him for Maryland... Hungry Heart
> >>
> >>lots of Fountains of Wayne songs have NJ city references, too
> >>
> >>have fun!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>________________________________
> >>From: Matt Whitby <matt.whitby@gmail.com>
> >>To: audities@smoe.org
> >>Sent: Sun, November 14, 2010 5:55:21 AM
> >>Subject: Fifty States
> >>
> >>Morning/Afternoon/Evening [delete as applicable] all.
> >>
> >>
> >>In Mar/Apr of next year i'll be driving across America (
> >>http://mattwhitby.net/Content/USRoadTrip/Default.aspx?page=about) and
> i'd
> >>like to make a bunch of compilation CDs for the car.
> >>
> >>
> >>I was thinking it would be fun to make an album of songs for each State
> in
> >>the US (even though, of course, I won't visit each one).
> >>
> >>
> >>I'm thinking of stuff like;
> >>
> >>
> >>"The night they drove old Dixie down" by The Band -- Tennessee
> >>
> >>"I won't go Hollywood" by Bleu -- California
> >>
> >>"Rambling on My Mind" by Robert Johnson -- Mississippi
> >>Any suggestions?
> >>
> >>etc.
> >>
> >>--
> >>Cheers, Matt
> >>Berkshire. England
> >>
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