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If NJ has no state song, are these three anything other than someone's idea of what might represent the state? I'm listening to "Born to Run" right now and I have no idea what the direct connection is to NJ (aside from Springsteen being a New Jerseyian), and if I didn't hate NJ, I might actually be offended. The singer of the song is happy in spite of his location (which certainly could be NJ, though there's no evidence of that); since no other state has a song which describes it as "a runaway American dream", it an official state song. I'm not familiar with the other two, but any one person's choice of what should be the state song is not neutral. If these have even an iota of official recognition, it's okay to put them back, but I doubt they do. Tokerboy 04:37 Nov 23, 2002 (UTC)
I was shocked to learn that "Rocky Mountain High" is not the unofficial state song of Colorado. What's wrong with those people? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.151.160.52 ( talk) 19:55, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
The only mention of this song as a Louisiana State Song that I could find was here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.222.12.226 ( talk) 15:00, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
Stripped out the songs other than "Oklahoma!" (from the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical) which is the only official state song of Oklahoma. Also added link (from "Oklahoma!" article) to the statute; I did that before when I cleaned up Arkansas' state songs. -- RBBrittain 02:52, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
I realized that list of state rock songs redirects here. We need to create a way to distinguish between the two. Sometimesseespeople 23:21, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
Can someone please explain what it means to have an unofficial state song? Is it even possible to have reliable references supporting which songs are unofficial state songs? In my understanding a state song is a song adopted by the state aka government, therefore making it official. Perhaps the unofficial state songs belong in a list of songs about states. Tritium6 17:35, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
I don't have a source for this, but I was at the FMEA conference in Tampa where they announced the new Florida state song (to replace the old one because of supposedly racist lyrics)... I think it was something like "Where the Sawgrass meets the Sky". Could someone add this please? 71.0.240.248 ( talk) 02:34, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
There seems to be an issue with the wikitable formatting. For some reason the Vermont and Virginia songs don't turn up on the list. Mdumas43073 ( talk) 08:07, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
The Iowa State Fight song is a University song not a state song. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.21.245.130 ( talk) 01:03, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Does anyone know if Washington, D.C. has a "state" song? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.231.224.27 ( talk) 13:04, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
The official article uses "Here We Have Idaho" as an example of a state song that is "unlikely to be seen anywhere except on lists such as this." I'm not sure what they mean by that, but as someone born and raised in the state of Idaho, I can tell you that nearly everyone who spent their school years in the state knows the song. I've met people from different parts of Idaho while at college in Utah and they could all sing the chorus of "Here We Have Idaho," while most other people I've met in the western United State don't even know if their state has a state song. So while the song is certainly not well known nationally, I assure you it is very much alive among Idahoans. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.95.116.144 ( talk) 00:38, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
Reverted to the correct list of three songs. "Country Roads" is a copyright piece and not the state song. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SamC ( talk • contribs) 23:28, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
What is the third song "Kentucky Down Home Christmas" in the Kentucky list about? It has no source, no date, no tag, and is a red link that goes nowhere. Looks to me like someone just listed a song with Kentucky in the name that has no formal standing. Teri Pettit ( talk) 01:57, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
The links for the composer of the state songs of New Mexico link to an Elizabeth Garrett, but it seems to be the wrong Elizabeth Garrett. The linked one is the president of Cornell University and was born in 1963, but the one that http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/song/nm_o_fair_nm.htm describes was born in 1885. Not sure what to do here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.84.126.70 ( talk) 04:03, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
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I think that footnote #2 links to an infected website. I clicked on it and then weird things happened. The contents of that footnote are:
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Can’t believe you left out Sweet Home Alabama! 2607:FB91:108A:5594:D511:6E3F:1B32:8C35 ( talk) 02:45, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
I would prefer someone else make the decision to change the links (so it doesn't feel like I'm promoting my personal website), but I have midi files of the 2 Kansas marches and citations to the statutes. I'm not saying either march is fantastic (I like the earlier one better to be honest), but they are available to listen to, not just read the names in a list. http://www.calonsong.org/KansasSongs/kansasmarches.htm I also wouldn't have an issue with the midi files being on wikipedia if that's possible. Credit would be sort of nice, but all I did was type the literal sheet music into a program, so credit still goes to the composers. Calonkat ( talk) 09:17, 12 January 2024 (UTC)