Musical Map Quest Mission Accomplished

July 28, 2011, 10:00 am

I obviously have WAY too much time on my hands

I want to come up with a list of songs for every state in the union that contain either the name of a state or a city in that state.  It doesn't matter if it is in the title or just somewhere in the lyrics. ~  Dave Scott


The 50 US States

Alabama........Sweet Home Alabama   Lynyrd Skynyrd
Alaska.....North To Alaska  Johnny Horton
Arizona...Take it Easy   Eagles
Arkansas....What'd I Say   Ray Charles

California.....California Girl  Beach Boys
Colorado...Rocky Mountain High  John Denver
Connecticut..I Live in Connecticut   Aerosmith

Delaware....I've Been Everywhere  "Johnny Cash"

Florida...Back in the USSR   Beatles

Georgia...Devil Went Down to Georgia  CDB

Hawaii...Blue Hawaii   Elvis

Idaho...My Private Idaho   B 52s
Illinois...Sweet Home Chicago  Robert Johnson
Indiana...Speedway at Nazareth  Mark Knopfler
Iowa...Waterloo   Stone Wall Jackson

Kansas  Wichita Lineman  Glenn Campbell
Kentucky.....Kentucky Woman   Neil Diamond

Louisiana..Me and Bobbi McGee   Janis Joplin

Maine....King of the Road   Roger Miller
Maryland....Baltimore   Randy Newman
Massachusetts.....Massachusetts    Bee Gees
Michigan....Detroit Rock City   Kiss
Minnesota....Lake of Fire   Nirvana
Mississippi....Mississippi Queen  Mountain
Missouri....Kansas City  Wilbert Harrison
Montana...Montana   Frank Zappa

Nebraska.....Nebraska   Bruce Springsteen
Nevada.....Leaving Las Vegas    Sheryl Crow
New Hampshire...New Hampshire    Sonic Youth
New Jersey.....Jersey Girl   Tom Waits
New Mexico....Albuquerque    Neil Young
New York...New York New York    Frank Sinatra
North Carolina....Copperline     James Taylor
North Dakota.....North Dakota   Lyle Lovett/Rickie Lee Jones

Ohio....OHIO     CSNY
Oklahoma....Oklahoma (Broadway Musical)  John Raitt
Oregon...Don't Take Me Alive   Steely Dan

Pennsylvania....Streets of Philadelphia  Bruce Springsteen

Rhode Island...The Last Resort   Eagles

South Carolina...South Carolina  They Might be Giants
South Dakota....Aberdeen   Cage the Elephant
Tennessee....Walking in Memphis   Marc Cohn
Texas.....Texas     Chris Rea

Utah....Salt Lake City    Beach Boys

Vermont......Moonlight in Vermont  Ella Fitzgerald
Virginia.....Sweet Virginia   The Rolling Stones
Washington....Rockin  Me   Steve Miller
West Virginia  Country Roads  John Denver
Wisconsin....Wisconsin       Bon Ivar
Wyoming....Laramie      Amy Ray

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