bhaexpress
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seagurn said:i suppose it would help if i read the question
Well, I didn't want to be a smart arse
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Songs featuring the capitals of the 50 states
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Well, I didn't want to be a smart arse
Wienergull
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bhaexpress said:
That reminds me of a song featured in Laurel and Hardy's Sons of the Desert.
"Honolulu Baby"
By T. Marvin Hatley
While down on a South Sea island,
Underneath the beauty of the stars,
I strayed upon some maidens,
Who were strumming on their guitars.
A hula maid was dancing,
And she knew I'd found my paradise.
So this is what I told her,
As I gazed into her eyes:
Honolulu baby, where'd you get those eyes?
And that dark complexion, I just idolize?
Honolulu baby, where'd you get that style?
And the pretty red lips, and that sunny smile?
When you start to dance, your hula hips entrance,
When you shake it up and down.
You shake a little here, you shake a little there,
Well you got the boys going to town.
Honolulu baby, sure know your stuff.
Honolulu baby, gonna call your bluff.
Leekbrookgull
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Think you find Bruce Springsteens song cover most of the states. 
Leekbrookgull
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Bee Gees. Had a hit.
m20gull
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Elmore James did a fine song called Madison Blues
Norman Baker suck my lozenge
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"Washington is evil"
Male voice choir of the finsbury park mosque.
Male voice choir of the finsbury park mosque.
What did Delaware, boys?
What did Delaware?
What did Delaware, boys?
What did Delaware?
She wore a brand New Jersey,
She wore a brand New Jersey,
She wore a brand New Jersey,
That's what she did wear.
Why did Cali-phone ya,
Why did Cali-phone?
Why did Cali-phone ya,
Was she all alone?
She phoned to say "Hawaii"
She phoned to say ("How-ah-yee")
She phoned to say "Hawaii"
That's why she did phone.
Where has Oregon, boys,
Where has Oregon?
If you want Alaska,
(I'll-ask-a) where she's gone.
She went to pay her Texas
She went to pay her Texas
She went to pay her Texas,
That's where she has gone.
What did Mississip, boys,
What did Mississip?
What did Mississip, boys,
Through her pretty lips?
She sipped a Minna-soda,
She sipped a Minna-soda,
She sipped a Minna-soda,
That's what she did sip.
How did Wiscon-sin, boys?
She stole a New-brass-key,
Too bad that Arkan-saw, boys,
And so did Tenna-see.
It made poor Flori-die, boys,
It made poor Flori-die, you see,
She died in Missouri, boys,
What did Delaware?
What did Delaware, boys?
What did Delaware?
She wore a brand New Jersey,
She wore a brand New Jersey,
She wore a brand New Jersey,
That's what she did wear.
Why did Cali-phone ya,
Why did Cali-phone?
Why did Cali-phone ya,
Was she all alone?
She phoned to say "Hawaii"
She phoned to say ("How-ah-yee")
She phoned to say "Hawaii"
That's why she did phone.
Where has Oregon, boys,
Where has Oregon?
If you want Alaska,
(I'll-ask-a) where she's gone.
She went to pay her Texas
She went to pay her Texas
She went to pay her Texas,
That's where she has gone.
What did Mississip, boys,
What did Mississip?
What did Mississip, boys,
Through her pretty lips?
She sipped a Minna-soda,
She sipped a Minna-soda,
She sipped a Minna-soda,
That's what she did sip.
How did Wiscon-sin, boys?
She stole a New-brass-key,
Too bad that Arkan-saw, boys,
And so did Tenna-see.
It made poor Flori-die, boys,
It made poor Flori-die, you see,
She died in Missouri, boys,
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- Jul 13, 2003
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walking in memphis
Wienergull
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Scotty Mac said:
Good try, but Nashville's the capital.
"Nashville Cats" by Lovin' Spoonful
- 'Austin' by Blake Shelton (Austin, Texas)
- 'Little Rock' by Collin Raye (Little Rock, Arkansas)
- 'Beaches Of Cheyenne' by Garth Brooks (Cheyenne, Wyoming)
- 'Midnight In Montgomery' by Alan Jackson (Montgomery, Alabama)
- 'Little Rock' by Collin Raye (Little Rock, Arkansas)
- 'Beaches Of Cheyenne' by Garth Brooks (Cheyenne, Wyoming)
- 'Midnight In Montgomery' by Alan Jackson (Montgomery, Alabama)
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Norman Potting
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"Angel from Montgomery" - not sure who did the original but Bonnie Raitt covered it.
Freddie Goodwin.
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Thank's, Yorkie, I was trying to remember that one!.
Norman Potting
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....Also "Get out of Denver" by Bob Seger originally and also Dave Edmunds and Eddie and the Hot Rods.
..Looking up State Capitals on Wikipedia makes you realise how few of them are well known places!
..Looking up State Capitals on Wikipedia makes you realise how few of them are well known places!
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Oasis had an album track on Definitely Maybe called Columbia (which is in South Carolina)
Leo Sayer- You Make Me Feel Like Lansing
(Michigan)
Leo Sayer- You Make Me Feel Like Lansing
(Michigan)
Wienergull
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TrevorT said:
Hmm, I reckon Bismarck (ND) is going to be the real challenge.
The Heart of rock n roll ... Huey Lewis Austin Texas and a few others.
New york, new york, is everything they say
And no place that Id rather be
Where else can you do a half a million things
All at a quarter to three
When they palt their music, ooh that modern music
They like it with a lot of style
But ts still that same old back beat rhythm
That really drives em wild
They say the heart of rock and roll is still beating
And from what Ive seen I believe em
Now the old boy may be barely breathing
But the heart of rock and roll is still beating
La, hollywood, and the sunset strip
Is something everyone should see
Neon lights and the pretty pretty girls
All dressed so scantily
When they play their music
That hard rock music
They like it with a lot of flash
But its still that same old back beat rhythm
That really kicks em in the
They say the heart of rock and roll is still beating
And from what Ive seen I believe em
Now the old boy may be barely breathing
But the heart of rock and roll is still beating
Dc, san antone and the liberty town, boston and baton rouge
Tulsa, austin, oklahoma city, seattle, san francisco, too
Everywhere theres music, real live music, bands with a million styles
But its still that some old rock and roll music
That really drives em wild
They say the heart of rock and roll is still beating
And from what Ive seen I believe em
Now the old boy may be barely breathing
But the heart of rock and roll is still beating
New york, new york, is everything they say
And no place that Id rather be
Where else can you do a half a million things
All at a quarter to three
When they palt their music, ooh that modern music
They like it with a lot of style
But ts still that same old back beat rhythm
That really drives em wild
They say the heart of rock and roll is still beating
And from what Ive seen I believe em
Now the old boy may be barely breathing
But the heart of rock and roll is still beating
La, hollywood, and the sunset strip
Is something everyone should see
Neon lights and the pretty pretty girls
All dressed so scantily
When they play their music
That hard rock music
They like it with a lot of flash
But its still that same old back beat rhythm
That really kicks em in the
They say the heart of rock and roll is still beating
And from what Ive seen I believe em
Now the old boy may be barely breathing
But the heart of rock and roll is still beating
Dc, san antone and the liberty town, boston and baton rouge
Tulsa, austin, oklahoma city, seattle, san francisco, too
Everywhere theres music, real live music, bands with a million styles
But its still that some old rock and roll music
That really drives em wild
They say the heart of rock and roll is still beating
And from what Ive seen I believe em
Now the old boy may be barely breathing
But the heart of rock and roll is still beating
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bhaexpress
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TrevorT said:
Good call, great track
How about 'The Life of Raleigh' (North Carolina) by the Lightening Seeds ?
'Helena Rigby' (Montana) The Beatles.
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ditchy said:
Boston?
Errrr... I think you'll find Massachusetts is not a state actually... Don't you people know anything?
bhaexpress said:
Eleanor Rigby, surely?
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Frutos said:
True but Eleanor is not the state capital of Montana, little bit of poetic license !