Wednesday, May 03, 2006

States of Indecision

Yonks ago Norm asked for a list of favourite states tied by a song. Never one to turn down a pointless task I've whittled through the list and come down to:
  • Alabama
  • Ohio
  • Nebraska
  • Utah
  • Wisconsin
The lyric comes from the Pere Ubu song Postcard. Here's the important bit:
I sent her two postcards
They came right back
I sent her two postcards
Big wheel from Detroit, Michigan
A lake freighter from Chicago
A cow wearing a stetson, Montana
A chicken farm ranch from Utah
Utah was a good state for that sort of thing
It's Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City is a very good thing for that sort of thing
In fact it's one of the best things
for that sort of thing
that I've ever run into
In case you haven't twigged it's the line about Utah was a good state for that sort of thing.

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