State Rock Song

[jne]

Whats it gonna be?

"After Midnight" - J. J. Cale

"Heartbreak Hotel" - Mae Boren Axton

"Oklahoma" - The Call

"Never Been to Spain" - Hoyt Axton

"Move Along" - All-American Rejects

"Home Sweet Oklahoma" - Leon Russell

"Endless Oklahoma Sky" - John Moreland and the Black Gold Band

"Walk Don't Run" - The Ventures

"Do you Realize?" - Flaming Lips

"Let's Have a Party" - Wanda Jackson

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[jne]

After Midnight (everything is closed) great song though.

Heartbreak Hotel (let's not make Oklahoma the Heartbreak state)

I've got to hear a couple of these to jog my memory.

[kylieosu]

I love "Never Been to Spain" and "Do You Realize."

[AngieB]

Home Sweet Oklahoma is the only choice, IMO.

[breitee]

Home Sweet Oklahoma.

[jne]

quote:Originally posted by breitee

Home Sweet Oklahoma.

How did I know that one would be a popular pick?

"I'm going back to Tulsa one more time"[]

[AngieB]

Not just that but it's Leon Russell.

[carltonplace]

Of this list I only know of four that are Oklahomans: JJ Cale, Leon, All American Rejects and Flaming Lips. Anyone of these choices would help our "hipness quotient".

[carltonplace]

I guess Hoyt Axton was an Okie too.

[pfox]

It's a no brainer...

LEON.

Home Sweet Oklahoma

[jne]

http://www.tulsanow.net/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11193

[ARGUS]

Never been to Spain...HOYT!
Hell yes he's an OKIE!
HOYT!HOYT!HOYT!
Whenever we go camping we play this loud...all of us Okies love it and know the words...it freaks out all our camping friends from out of state!
HOYT!

[Double A]

quote:Originally posted by TulsaMINI

Home Sweet Oklahoma is the only choice, IMO.

Absolutely. +1.

[marc]

Leon's "Home Sweet Oklahoma" gets my vote, although the folks in OKC might object to the lyrics focus on Tulsa.

"Never Been to Spain" would be a nice choice, a hit for Three Dog Night and performed by Elvis in concerts during the seventies.

"After Midnight" is another good pick. J.J. Cale is also notable for writing "Cocaine" (Eric Clapton) and "The Breeze" (Lynyrd Skynryd).

[Conan71]

Other than Leon Russell playing keys for The Ventures, what was their connection to Oklahoma?  I must have missed something.

I was thinking "Wipe Out" due to all the tornados. []