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Re: And the nominees are...

stites1 — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:33:52 -0400

"Busted" by Ray Charles

--or--

"Eve of Destruction" by Barry McGuire

Re: And the nominees are...

dawgitall — Sun, 03 May 2009 13:55:30 -0400

Carolina By The Sea - Super Grit Cowboy Band
Rumble - Link Ray

Re: And the nominees are...

tracylee4 — Sun, 03 May 2009 09:27:08 -0400

There is also another great song out there that would be a great song for North Carolina. It is called North Carolina....The Place To Be, by Dick Barnes. Although more bluegrass than rock, if you just hear this song, you would know it would be perfect. I read on his website that it has been # 1 in over 10 countries. You have just got to hear this song!!!!

Link to the site:
http://www.dickbarnes.net

Re: And the nominees are...

ncrma601 — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:48:57 -0400

What About Home in My Heart (North Carolina) by Claudia Church

I remember waking up
Running down a dirt road
Morning dew a shinin', watermelon by the wagon load
Little baby brother and my sisters in the shade
Listening to the crickets and the music that they made
Riding on a tractor with my granpa in the summertime
Cold bologna sandwich, green tomatoes on the garden vine
Billy Joe McMillan was the first boy that I ever knew
he moved to California and it broke my heart in...

North Carolina...your pine trees so tall
Your hills and your valleys, your cool waterfalls
Your Blue Ridge Mountains
Your fields and your streams
Are lost on the back roads that run through my dreams
Of North Carolina...Home in my heart

Skinny legs and barefoot on the top of an abandoned car
Pouring out my heart just like a country music singing star
Pinecone for a microphone
Full moon for a spotlight
Shining down from heaven, like it's smiling on me

Although it seems like yesterday
I'm still a million miles away
Going to the ocean in my uncle's new sedan
Daddy's in the Army, there's a war in Vietnam
Mama kept us going with her sewing and a prayer
It's hard to be a family when your daddy's missing

Home in my heart
Home in my heart

Re: N.C.'s official state rock song?

gstead25 — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:44:07 -0400

Gone to Carolina -- Shooter Jennings

Re: N.C.'s official state rock song?

claymaniac — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:55:51 -0400

Oh My Sweet Carolina by Ryan Adams

Re: N.C.'s official state rock song?

MelodyLynn — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:33:29 -0400

Southern Culture on the Skids!

Re: N.C.'s official state rock song?

dahedgehog — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:09:51 -0400

Raise Up!!

Petey Pablo - Raise Up
by Mustafu

Biscuit Eater

scharrison — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:08:44 -0400

Since my James Taylor suggestion was apparently yawn inspiring ;/, how about a little Southern Culture On The Skids?

I know foul language is frowned upon here Ryan, but you never said anything about not wearing a shirt. :)

Re: N.C.'s official state rock song?

Gosh — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:41:06 -0400

Re: N.C.'s official state rock song?

jonathanl — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:12:02 -0400

I see a few possibilities:

Angels of Epistemology: "Vile and Disgusting/William Campbell"
Chew Toy: "You Smell, and I Love You"
Flat Duo Jets: "Theme for Dick Fontaine"
Pressure Boys: "Where the Cowboys Went"
Blue Chair: "Punkrocksnotdeadjustyourbrain"

Actually the best choice might be Eugene Chadbourne's "Constellation 'Rake'":

Re: N.C.'s official state rock song?

scharrison — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:33:54 -0400

Well, it's more folk than rock, but...

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Re: N.C.'s official state rock song?

iamjoed1 — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:33:35 -0400

Highway to hell by AC/DC.

Re: N.C.'s official state rock song?

Gosh — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:05:27 -0400

Any cover by Sha Na Na. Imitation is the best form of flattery, and we fake it real good.