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
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>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!
>
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>________________________________
>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
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>"Rambling on My Mind" by Robert Johnson -- Mississippi
>Any suggestions?
>
>etc.
>
>-- 
>Cheers, Matt
>Berkshire. England
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