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New York, New York-Frank Sinatra 1 7.14%
Sweet Home Chicago-Robert Johnson or Blues Brothers 1 7.14%
Kansas City-Fats Domino. 0 0%
Statesboro Blues-Allman Brothers Band 0 0%
I left my heart in San Francisco-Tony Bennett 1 7.14%
London Calling-The Clash 4 28.57%
Jackson-Johnny Cash & June Carter 0 0%
Viva Las Vegas-The King 2 14.29%
Philadelphia Freedom-Elton John 0 0%
None...I'll wait until you post newer songs Hallco! 5 35.71%
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Old 06-11-2025, 09:20 PM   #26
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“Walking to New Orleans”would have been a better choice for Fats Domino-that’s where he’s from
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Old 06-11-2025, 09:33 PM   #27
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Here's 1963's "Be True To Your School", a tribute to Southern California's Hawthorne High School, from co-writer Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, who graduated from there along with his brothers and bandmates, Carl and Dennis. (Co-writer Mike Love, the group's lead singer, and a cousin of the Wilsons, went to Dorsey High in Baldwin Hills, CA.)



This song (and Hawthorne's school fight song) are based on the melody of the University of Wisconsin's "On, Wisconsin!".

I also attended that same school for 10th & 11th grade, about 25 years later.

Rest in peace, Brian Wilson, fellow HHS Cougar.
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Old 06-11-2025, 10:11 PM   #28
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“Vienna”-Billy Joel

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Old 06-11-2025, 10:52 PM   #29
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I know not the right demographic on here but here is a top 5 fave







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La Grange?
I hear it's tight most every night, but now I might be mistaken.
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It makes me want to watch The Departed, not move to Boston.

Great tune, though.
This is completely fair
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This is well done
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Speaking of Boston, my mom (then living in Ohio) went on a trip there when she was 8 (1960) and got a picture standing in front of The U.S.S. Constitution. When I went there in 2015 I got a pic of my son (then 5) in the same spot, same angle. Love that.
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D.I. sings 'I Hate Surfing In HB'. They also sing 'OC's Burning' and 'OC LIfe' but Orange County is a bunch of cities.
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This is well done
This song is true Cleveland.

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Old 06-13-2025, 08:49 AM   #43
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D.I. sings 'I Hate Surfing In HB'. They also sing 'OC's Burning' and 'OC LIfe' but Orange County is a bunch of cities.
Kottonmouth Kings "Bump" is the better OC reference...
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"Please Come to Boston" by Dave Loggins
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An absolute classic. They wrote this song in 1998. I am sure they didn't realize how the saying "Here we go again" would reverberate over the next 26 years.

Gerald Levert is the best, 4:00 mark Gerald lets his emotion out. He steals this entire song from Michael Stanley.

Benjamin Orr at the 2:54 mark is very upsetting.
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My Father (who passed away in January) grew up in Bethlehem, PA. So this song was particularly poignant. I remember when this song came out, it was as if Billy encapsulated everything about my Dad's life growing up the son of a steelworker in Eastern PA during the 1940's-1960's.

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