Waxing Lyrical about the United States Quiz

Answer: Michigan

"It was 1989, my thoughts were short my hair was long
Caught somewhere between a boy and man
She was seventeen and she was far from in-between
It was summertime in Northern Michigan".

"All Summer Long" spent 15 weeks at the top of the UK Official Rock Chart in 2008 in three separate blocks. The longest, eight weeks from the week ending 13 July to week ending 7 September, really was all summer long!

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Answer: New York

"New York, New York, is everything they say
And no place that I'd rather be
Where else can you do a half a million things
All at a quarter to three".

In 1984, "The Heart of Rock and Roll" made it to number six in the Billboard Hot 100, but failed to make the UK Top 40 chart.

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Answer: Colorado

"Well, he started with a bank in Colorado
In the pocket of his vest, a Colt he hid
And his age and his size
Took the teller by surprise
And, the word spread of Billy the Kid".

"The Ballad of Billy the Kid" is taken from Billy Joel's "Piano Man" album, and he accepts this song is historically inaccurate!

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Answer: Arizona

"Well, I'm a standing on a corner
in Winslow, Arizona
and such a fine sight to see".

"Take It Easy" was the first song released by The Eagles and it reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Answer: Florida

"Holly came from Miami, Fla
Hitchhiked her way across the USA."

"Walk on the Wild Side" was included on the list of 500 greatest songs of all time as compiled by "Rolling Stone" magazine. It achieved a higher chart position (number ten) when released in the UK compared to the US (number sixteen).

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Answer: Tennessee

"Baby, I think we both know
It's alright, alright
But how could I forget what you did that night
Baby, you told me you loved me in Tennessee
Where we were gonna live
But now you've done a few things that I can't forgive"

The track "Me and Tennessee" was written by Gwyneth Paltrow's husband (and Coldplay frontman) Chris Martin.

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Answer: Georgia

"The Devil went down to Georgia
He was lookin' for a soul to steal
He was in a bind 'cause he was way behind
And he was willin' to make a deal"

Released in 1979, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" topped the Billboard Country music chart and reached number three in the Billboard Hot 100. In the UK it only reached number 14. It has subsequently been used in several movies, including "Coyote Ugly".

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Answer: Illinois

"Mailed my letter off to Dallas
But her reply came from Anchorage, Alaska"

The seventh track on Michelle Shocked's second album, entitled "Short Sharp Shocked", "Anchorage" was the first of two singles to be released and reached number 16 in Billboard's Modern Rock Track chart.

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Answer: California

"Take a jumbo cross the water
Like to see America
See the girls in California
I'm hoping it's going to come true
But there's not a lot I can do"

The single "Breakfast in America" was taken from the album of the same name. It reached number three in the UK, however in the USA, "The Logical Song" was a much bigger hit.

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Answer: Pennsylvania

"You leave the Pennsylvania Station 'bout a quarter to four
Read a magazine and then you're in Baltimore"

Whilst Glenn Miller and his orchestra performed it for the 1941 film "Sun Valley Serenade", "Chattanooga Choo Choo" was actually written by Mack Gordon and composed by Harry Warren. It was subsequently released in its own right, and after a spell at number one, received a gold disc for record sales.

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