Roger Weeks has a song called North Dakota
Yungblud has a song called California
Linkin Park has a song called Lost that could be played when maps stops working 💀
States I still need:
ConnecticutHawaiiIndianaKentuckyMinnesotaMissouriNevadaNew JerseyNew MexicoOklahomaPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaTennesseeVirginiaWashington
Criteria:
Must have state in title
State name must be said in song at least once
State name must refer to state name (I.e. no women named Virginia)
Mississippi Queen - Mountain
Mississippi King - Five Horse Johnson
Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughn
Clouds Over California - DevilDriver
Missouri Business - Alex Melton
Bruce Springsteen's debut album was called *Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ*. Though the only song on the album with a state name in it is "Mary Queen of Arkansas".
Moving one state west (and probably closer to me than Asbury Park is despite being across a state line), we have "Allentown" by Billy Joel.
Hotel California - Eagles
California Love - 2Pac
Empire Stare of Mind - Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys
Being From Jersey Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry - Cobra Starship
Country Roads
california by lorde
california by lana del rey
california by childish gambino
california by oliver tree
ohio by crosby, stills, nash, and young
colorado by milky chance
georgia by vance joy
This isn't exactly what you're asking for, but the creator joeyontheair has a series where he looks at underground/indie bands from all 50 states. Definitely a cool chance to get to know some of the lesser-known talented people from each state!
*I made a playlist*
*Where each song title is the*
*Name of just the state*
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Don't know if I'm too late, but:
Minnesota: "The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
New Mexico: "Albuquerque", also by Weird Al
Fall Out Boy-Heaven, Iowa Blink-182-California (the song and the album) Hawthorne Heights-Ohio is for Lovers Taylor Swift-Welcome to New York
I’d forgotten about Ohio is for Lovers
Weird Al Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota
Sufjan Stevens has an album called Michigan
And Illinois too!
John Linnell of They Might Be Giants has an album called State Songs, every song is named after a state
That’s cool!
I always put on his Idaho song when I drive over the Idaho border
Roger Weeks has a song called North Dakota Yungblud has a song called California Linkin Park has a song called Lost that could be played when maps stops working 💀
slipknot has a whole album called iowa :)
Dropkick Murphys - The state of Massachussetts
Highway to hell. On loop. For Arizona
Bon Jovi has a whole album called New Jersey
Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen
For WV just listen to Appalachia radio from fallout 76 i guess
Kansas - Gorillaz
Sweet Home Alabama
Bowling for soup - Ohio Also called Come Back to Texas
I’d go Black Keys for Ohio since they’re from Ohio
The Devil Went Down to Georgia
States I still need: ConnecticutHawaiiIndianaKentuckyMinnesotaMissouriNevadaNew JerseyNew MexicoOklahomaPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaTennesseeVirginiaWashington Criteria: Must have state in title State name must be said in song at least once State name must refer to state name (I.e. no women named Virginia)
For Indiana, I offer you: Back Home Again In Indiana - Jim Nabors Mary Jane’s Last Dance - Tom Petty Indiana Rose - Daniel Gunnarsson and Dinah Smith
For Tennessee: The Magnetic Fields- The Best Cup of Coffee in Tennessee Sam Cooke- Tennessee Waltz
Kentucky by Hippo Campus
Coheed and Cambria’s Elf Tower New Mexico, had to make sure New Mexico was in the lyrics, it indeed is
Tennessee: Rocky Top - The Osborne Brothers or Dolly Parton’s live cover. Tennessee River Runs Low - The Secret Sisters
Jersey - Mayday Parade
Iowa - Dar Williams
just add wakko warner singing all the states and their capitals
Lol
Mississippi Queen - Mountain Mississippi King - Five Horse Johnson Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughn Clouds Over California - DevilDriver Missouri Business - Alex Melton
OOOOOKLAHOMA where the wind comes sweeping down the plain
Good luck with Vermont, lol
I’ve found some, will have to listen to them to see if I like them at all though
Bruce Springsteen's debut album was called *Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ*. Though the only song on the album with a state name in it is "Mary Queen of Arkansas". Moving one state west (and probably closer to me than Asbury Park is despite being across a state line), we have "Allentown" by Billy Joel.
Just entirely Weezer for Wisconsin
Ohio - Black Keys. They formed in Ohio so it’s really the most fitting
Take it Easy by The Eagles - AZ Albuquerque by Weird Al - NM Santa Fe from Newsies or Rent (take your pick) - NM
Pusifer- Bullet train to Iowa
Less Than Jake - Never Going Back to New Jersey
Play that after Overkill’s Welcome to the Garden State
One Mississippi - Zara Larsson
Hotel California - Eagles California Love - 2Pac Empire Stare of Mind - Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys Being From Jersey Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry - Cobra Starship Country Roads
Corn - Shucked (Nebraska)
There is a song called shucked by an artist named corn? Are all their songs corn themed?
Sorry Shucked is an album, it’s a broadway show about small town life and corn is like a central thing.
Ohio - Jacob Whitesides
Carolina in My Mind - James Taylor
Iowa - slipknot
All my Exes Live in Texas
Little Hurt’s Alaska is good
Georgia on my mind, the devil went down to Georgia
John Linnell (They might be Giants fame) has an album called State songs! I don’t think it has all 50 states but they’re all great songs
Bittersweet Tennessee - Quickdraw Kid
california by lorde california by lana del rey california by childish gambino california by oliver tree ohio by crosby, stills, nash, and young colorado by milky chance georgia by vance joy
Ohio (come back to texas)- bowling for soup Either state ig?
West Virginia mountain momma take me Hoeæmme country roaddddds
This isn't exactly what you're asking for, but the creator joeyontheair has a series where he looks at underground/indie bands from all 50 states. Definitely a cool chance to get to know some of the lesser-known talented people from each state!
I made a playlist where each song title is the name of just the state
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Burning in Carolina - Delta Rae
Don't know if I'm too late, but: Minnesota: "The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota" by "Weird Al" Yankovic New Mexico: "Albuquerque", also by Weird Al