Hawaii
Current Song: “Hawaii Ponoi”
Hawaii’s own true sons, be loyal to your chief
Your country’s liege and lord, the Alii (English translation)
Our 21st Century pick: “Hawaii” by The Strokes
Wether you’re in L.A., sunny laid back L.A.
Wether you in New York, comfort ‘round your block
Wether you’re in the UK, where the sky is dark
and the grass is kinda green , you know like central park.
Still my favorite place in this whole wide world
has got to be in the middle of the ocean floor.
I see you poking out the ocean.
Paradise on earth.
The 50th State – What?! Hawaii
Idaho
Current Song: “Here We Have Idaho”
You’ve heard of the wonders our land does possess,
It’s beautiful valleys and hills,
The majestic forests where nature abounds,
We love every nook and rill.
Our 21st Century pick: “Idaho” by Josh Ritter
Out at sea for seven years
I got your letter in Tangier
Thought that I’d been on a boat
Til that single word you wrote
That single word it landlocked me
Turned the masts to cedar trees
And the winds to gravel roads
Idaho oh Idaho
Illinois
Current Song: “Illinois”
By thy rivers gently flowing, Illinois, Illinois,
O’er thy prairies verdant growing, Illinois, Illinois
Our 21st Century pick: “Come On! Feel The Illinoise!: The World’s Columbian Exposition – Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me in a Dream” by Sufjan Stevens
Chicago, in fashion, the soft drinks, expansion
Oh Columbia!
From Paris, incentive, like Cream of Wheat invented,
The Ferris Wheel!
Our 21st Century runner-up: “Giant of Illinois” by Andrew Bird
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