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  • Iowa Iowa Meredith Willson - Iowa Stubborn

    From "The Music Man," this number offers a tour of Iowa, the hub of the first presidential caucuses.

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  • 2618 Main Street, Santa Monica, California 2618 Main Street, Santa Monica, California The Doors - Soul Kitchen

    While sitting in a Venice Beach cafe, Mojo Risin' himself came up with a unique and somewhat existentialist view of life.

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  • Tallahatchie Bridge, Choctaw Ridge, Mississippi Tallahatchie Bridge, Choctaw Ridge, Mississippi Bobbie Gentry - Ode to Billie Joe

    Bobbie Gentry has written one of the most talked about songs of the century. The mystery endures: what DID Billie Joe throw off the Tallahatchie Bridge?

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    • Orville from MsIt has always been clear to Mississippians the reason the young lady lost her appetite was because she was pregnant by Bobbie Joe and that’s why she left town after he committed suicide because of the old gay guy abusing him after he got him drunk. Nothing else to see here. Just shows how families can go off the rails after such an event.
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  • Montreux Casino, Switzerland Montreux Casino, Switzerland Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water

    This song will leave you wondering what happened to the Stupid who burned down the Montreux Casino and nearly killed Frank Zappa and his band?

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  • New York City, New York New York City, New York Lipps Inc. - Funkytown

    You likely never went to a roller rink or a disco in the '80s without hearing this funkadelic masterpiece.

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