Since your headed to NYC how about Ray LaMontagne's 
NEW YORK CITY'S KILLING ME. 

 michael 

--- On Sun, 11/14/10, Matt Whitby <matt.whitby@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Matt Whitby <matt.whitby@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Fifty States
> To: "Chris Kouzes" <kouzes@earthlink.net>, audities@smoe.org
> Date: Sunday, November 14, 2010, 2:42 PM
> 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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