Favor requested from Ohio Chatter - songs that refer to Ohio or cities in Ohio

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Oct 5, 2010 9:48pm
I've got a big bet coming up in a few days.

I know about The Pretenders' song, as well as CSNY's, and the Fins song from Jimmy Buffet (She came from down from Cincinnati).

Any song lyric referring to Ohio or a city/town would be much appreciated.
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Fab1b
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Oct 5, 2010 9:49pm
Ohio is for lovers - Hawthorne Heights
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Oct 5, 2010 9:54pm
Cleveland Rocks
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Manhattan Buckeye
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Oct 5, 2010 9:56pm
Thanks, I just thought of the Pancho and Lefty song by Willie and Waylon.

Didn't the Red Hot Chili Peppers rhyme Ohio at least once, if not twice? I'm trying to get their lyrics.
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karen lotz
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Oct 5, 2010 9:56pm
Burn On Randy Newman. Song from the opening of Major League.
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Oct 5, 2010 9:57pm
Manhattan Buckeye;508712 wrote:Thanks, I just thought of the Pancho and Lefty song by Willie and Waylon.

Didn't the Red Hot Chili Peppers rhyme Ohio at least once, if not twice? I'm trying to get their lyrics.
I know RHCP remade Roller Coaster of Love originally by the Ohio Players
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Oct 5, 2010 9:59pm
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"I’m the author for gangsters, tough guys, did the whole Ohio, but I started off a Buckeye.
Columbus to Natti, them towns I raped em, few clowns was hatin, moved my pounds to Dayton.
And in Akron my niggas they would grow things, not King James, these were coke Kings."

"If you know like I know, you should lie low, Killa, I used to get it in Ohio."
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Oct 5, 2010 9:59pm
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Oct 5, 2010 10:00pm
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Oct 5, 2010 10:01pm
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Oct 5, 2010 10:02pm
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Oct 5, 2010 10:03pm
Big & Rich - Coming To Your City (mentions Cincy and Canton)

Bruce Springsteen - Youngstown

Johnny Cash - I've Been Everywhere (mentions Dayton)

I'm sure there's a few Bone songs that mention Ohio or Cleveland.

Those are the first few off the top of my head. I'm sure I can think of more once I finish up with my work.
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Oct 5, 2010 10:03pm
Sherm there probably isn't a bone song that doesn't mention Cleveland in it
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Oct 5, 2010 10:04pm
There's a song they sing at Heinz Field. It goes something like this:
Cleveland Sucks Cleveland Sucks Cleveland Sucks Cleveland Sucks Cleveland Sucks Cleveland Sucks Cleveland Sucks
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Oct 5, 2010 10:04pm
Any kid cudi
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Oct 5, 2010 10:05pm
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Oct 5, 2010 10:07pm
Art Modell;508730 wrote:There's a song they sing at Heinz Field. It goes something like this:
Cleveland Sucks Cleveland Sucks Cleveland Sucks Cleveland Sucks Cleveland Sucks Cleveland Sucks Cleveland Sucks

That would be a chant and not a song. Nice try though.
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Oct 5, 2010 10:07pm
Dude's a broken record!!
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Oct 5, 2010 10:09pm
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Oct 5, 2010 10:09pm
Fab1b;508729 wrote:Sherm there probably isn't a bone song that doesn't mention Cleveland in it
Tha Crossroads does not reference Ohio.
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Oct 5, 2010 10:09pm
Thanks, keep the lyrics up.....back to Red Hot Chili Peppers, I keep thinking there is a song that may go "me o mi i'm rocking o- hi -o."

Because it is the RHCP, it isn't proper english, and I can't wikipedia it. Does anyone know that song?
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Oct 5, 2010 10:09pm
sherm03;508738 wrote:Tha Crossroads does not reference Ohio.
But I miss my Uncle Charles Y'all :)
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Oct 5, 2010 10:12pm
Manhattan Buckeye;508739 wrote:Thanks, keep the lyrics up.....back to Red Hot Chili Peppers, I keep thinking there is a song that may go "me o mi i'm rocking o- hi -o."

Because it is the RHCP, it isn't proper english, and I can't wikipedia it. Does anyone know that song?

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Oct 5, 2010 10:12pm
How popular does the song have to be?

Red Wanting Blue is a band from Columbus, and they reference Columbus in their song "Borderline"
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And again in their song "Jennifear"
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Oct 5, 2010 10:12pm
A little off topic, but Bone/Crossroads might have been the best performance at a MTV VMAs