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John Denver wrote the lyrics and co-wrote the music for "Rocky Mountain High", adopted by Colorado in 2007 as one of the state's two official state songs, [2] and co-wrote both lyrics and music for "Take Me Home, Country Roads", adopted by West Virginia in 2014 as one of four official state songs. [3]
"Maryland, My Maryland" was the state song of the U.S. state of Maryland from 1939 until 2021. [1] The song is set to the melody of "Lauriger Horatius" [2] — the same tune "O Tannenbaum" was taken from. The lyrics are from a nine-stanza poem written by James Ryder Randall (1839–1908) in 1861.
" Uttarākhaṇḍ Devabhūmi Mātribhūmi " [a] is the official state song of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The lyrics were written by Hemant Bisht, with music by the noted Uttarakhandi folk musician Narendra Singh Negi. This song is trilingual with first three of its seven verses written in Hindi, while the last four verses are written in ...
On May 12, 1913, Florida Governor Park Trammell signed House Concurrent Resolution No. 24, which designated "Florida, My Florida" as the state song (and included its lyrics). The song’s tune, O Tannenbaum, was also used for the official state songs of Maryland ("Maryland, My Maryland") [3] and Iowa ("The Song of Iowa"), [4] and for the ...
The lyrics of the ballad reminisce about life near Dresser's childhood home by the Wabash River in Indiana, United States. The song remained popular for decades, and the Indiana General Assembly adopted it as the official state song on March 14, 1913. The song was the basis for a 1923 film of the same title.
"Oregon, My Oregon" is the regional anthem of the U.S. state of Oregon. Written for a song contest in 1920, the 16-line, 2-verse song became the state's official state song in 1927. The lyrics, widely considered to convey racist sentiments, were updated by an act of the Oregon Legislature in 2021. [1]
Although the song has been sung since the 41st legislature in 1929, [8] [9] it was officially adopted by the 73rd legislature as the state song in 1993. [10] The song is usually performed just after the national anthem with a display of the flag. In the absence of the flag, those present during the song's performance are expected to face toward ...
The previous song, "Utah, We Love Thee", became the State Hymn. This song was placed in the public domain by the composers when it was made the state song of Utah. The song is referenced imprecisely in official publications variously by the names "Utah, This is the Place" [2] and "Utah This is the Place". [3]