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The song's title, similar to "New York State of Mind" by Billy Joel and "N.Y. State of Mind" by Nas, is a play on and tribute to New York's nickname "Empire State". The song originally featured Hunte on the hook, but when Hunte and Sewell-Ulepic were asked if they thought anyone else would be more appropriate for the chorus, Hunte suggested Keys.
"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]
The song was written by Philip Oakey, Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh. It was co-produced by The Human League and Colin Thurston, and recorded at Monumental Studios in Sheffield. [5] The song was the third single to be released by the original line-up of the Human League, and the only single from the band's 1979 debut album Reproduction. Upon ...
"Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" was generally well received by contemporary music critics in their reviews for The Element of Freedom. [7] [8] [9] Allison Stewart of The Washington Post noted that the track, which is a pop ballad, had replaced "Empire State of Mind" sports team references and ruminations with "even milder and less controversial string of generalities ...
"Maryland, My Maryland" was the state song of the U.S. state of Maryland from 1939 until 2021. [1] The lyrics are from a nine-stanza poem written by James Ryder Randall in 1861 and sung to an old German folk melody, "Lauriger Horatius" [2] — the same tune used for "O Tannenbaum."
The song is also parodied in the 2019 episode "D'oh Canada" as "Upstate New York", a deprecating look at the northern part of the state sung by Homer Simpson. A parody of the song, "First Grade, First Grade", is sung at kindergarten graduations. Jewish song parody group Rechnitzer Rejects recorded a version of the song in Yiddish called Boro Park.
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]
Rivers of Heresy is the debut album by British duo Empire State Bastard, consisting of Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro and Mike Vennart of Oceansize, released on 1 September 2023 through Roadrunner Records. The album also includes Dave Lombardo on drums. [2]