# Rock Songs with US States in Title **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 30, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-us-states-in-title/702971 "2014-10-30T04:33:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-us-states-in-title/702971/61 "2014-11-01T16:21:26Z")
It’s a rocker… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bPfFvM0AFG0/maxresdefault.jpg "Scorpions - Arizona") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPfFvM0AFG0) ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-us-states-in-title/702971/62 "2014-11-01T17:58:35Z")
> [@OneCentStamp](#): > > I…can’t believe you know the Crucifucks. Was a huge fan of them when I was in college. I’ve probably listened to their first album a thousand times. Awesome stuff. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Waterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Waterman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waterman)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2014, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-us-states-in-title/702971/63 "2014-11-03T09:46:13Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > 20 states left, or thereabouts. > > Arkansas > Connecticut > Kansas (I dont’ think Kansas City counts) > Maine > Maryland > Missouri > Nevada > New Hampshire > New Mexico > North Carolina (Does James Taylor count?) > North Dakota > Oregon > Pennsylvania (Unless Glenn Miller counts) > Rhode Island > South Carolina (James Taylor again) > South Dakota > Utah > Vermont > Washington > Wisconsin > > Should probably increase the scope, not limit it just to Rock. I doubt you can get all 50 that way. The OP simply asks for “Rock Songs with US States in title”. No qualifiers of whether or not the song is actually about the state; therefore I will restate Wilbur Harrison’s _Kansas City_ and add the following: [ul] [li]Kevin Gordon from the album Cadillac Jacks’s #1 Son _Lucy and Andy Drive to Arkansas_[/li][li]New Lost City Ramblers from the album Early Years _Battleship of Maine_[/li][li]Lucy Kapalansky, et.al. from the album Cry, Cry, Cry _Cold Missouri Waters_[/li][li]Michael Nesmith from the album Listen to the Band _Nevada Fighter_[/li][li]Iris DeMent from the album Way I Should _There’s a Wall in Washington_[/li][li]Ahmad Jamal (I know he is jazz) from the album At the Pershing \*Moonlight in Vermont \*(though this is a pop song that has been used as a jazz standard for many years by many artists).[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![threeorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@threeorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threeorange)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-us-states-in-title/702971/64 "2014-11-04T00:08:18Z")
**Portland, Oregon** -Jack White & Loretta Lynn Take one more state off the list. ---
**Author:** ![Waterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Waterman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waterman)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-us-states-in-title/702971/65 "2014-11-04T08:59:42Z")
_North Carolina Line_ by Gene Vincent from The Day The World Turned Blue (Kama Sutra, 1971) _South Carolina_ by the Outlaws from Lady in Waiting (1976) _Deadwood, South Dakota_ (written by Eric Taylor) by Nanci Griffith from One Fair Summer _Fargo, North Dakota_ by Carter Burwell from Fargo/Barton Fink Soundtrack album _New Hampshire_ by Jason Reeves from Magnificent Adventures of Heartache & Other Frightening Tales _Taos, New Mexico_ by Waylon Jennings from Love of the Common People _Connecticut_ by Black Stallion from Mental Pursuit _Missouri_ by David Nail from I’m About to Come Alive _Rhode Island Is Famous For You_ by Blossom Dearie from Verve Jazz Masters 51: Blossom Dearie With the previous posts, I believe this now accounts for all 50 states! ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-us-states-in-title/702971/66 "2014-11-04T09:32:19Z")
> [@Mangosteen](#): > > Here’s five to start: > > _Colorado_ Flying Burrito Brothers > _Mississippi Queen_ Mountain > _Montana_ Frank Zappa > _Blue Hawaii_ Elvis > _Ohio_ CSN&Y Hawaii wasn’t a state when the song was written. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-us-states-in-title/702971/67 "2014-11-04T14:19:43Z")
Still need Kansas and Utah. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-us-states-in-title/702971/68 "2014-11-04T14:31:32Z")
Surprised no-one has mentioned _Californication_ by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers yet, I think it should count even though it has a few extra letters. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-us-states-in-title/702971/69 "2014-11-04T15:16:06Z")
I cheated and did a search, but there’s a band called Emarosa that has a song titled “Utah.” ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-us-states-in-title/702971/70 "2014-11-04T15:19:38Z")
And there’s a band named Kansas. With an album named Kansas. But (darn) no song. ---
**Author:** ![Waterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Waterman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waterman)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-us-states-in-title/702971/71 "2014-11-05T05:46:30Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Still need Kansas and Utah. _Utah Carol_ by Marty Robbins from Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs: Vols. 1 & 2 \*Mary, Queen of Arkansas \*by Bruce Springsteen already mentioned has the word “Kansas” in the title; however, if you’re not willing to accept that how about: _Kansas Rain_ by John Stewart from Gold. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-us-states-in-title/702971.md?page=3)