Official State Songs: Oregon's Song Is Alright

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The discussion centers around the awareness and opinions regarding state songs, particularly focusing on Oregon's state song, "Oregon, My Oregon." Participants express surprise at the existence of state songs and share their thoughts on various songs, noting that some lyrics can be unsettling or politically incorrect. The lyrics of Oregon's song celebrate the state's beauty and history, while other songs, like Virginia's, contain outdated and controversial themes. There is a sense of nostalgia as some participants recognize and reminisce about state songs they are familiar with, such as those from Connecticut and Georgia. Overall, the conversation highlights the varying perceptions of state songs and their lyrical content.
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I didn't realize that we have a State Song...though I might have guessed. In any case I've never heard it.

http://www.50states.com/songs/

Oregon's song is alright but some are kinda scary. :biggrin:

Oregon, My Oregon
Words by J.A. Buchanan
Music by Henry B. Murtagh

Land of the Empire Builders, Land of the Golden West;
Conquered and held by free men, Fairest and the best.
On-ward and upward ever, Forward and on, and on;
Hail to thee, Land of the Heroes, My Oregon.

Land of the rose and sunshine, Land of the summer's breeze;
Laden with health and vigor, Fresh from the western seas.
Blest by the blood of martyrs, Land of the setting sun;
Hail to thee, Land of Promise, My Oregon.

martyrs?
 
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"Oh, Manifest, my manifest
from god all-gracious DESTINEE!"

I'm sorry, don't know how that thought entered my mind..
 
The TUNE for Virginia was rather neat, but the text is perhaps not quite PC:
"Carry me back to old Virginny,
There's where the cotton and the corn and tatoes grow,
There's where the birds warble sweet in the springtime,
There's where the old darke'ys heart am long'd to go,
There's where I labored so hard for old massa,
Day after day in the field of yellow corn,"


I was surprised that I actually knew Connecticut's state song very well indeed!
And Georgia's..
 
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