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113. My Old Kentucky Home

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 12:07 AM

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Blue Moon of Kentucky
Tennessee Waltz
Rocky Top
Nashville Cats
Back Home Again in Indiana
Chicago (my home town)
Memphis
Battle of New Orleans
Jackson
Carry Me Back To Old Virginny
Carolina in the Morning
Sweet Georgia Brown
Big Daddy's Alabamy Bound
Mississippi Mud

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By the Time I Get To Phoenix CanonRay Saturday #1

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Amarillo By Morning... Mark.b2 Saturday #2

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That is a really good song. underpants Saturday #100

El Paso BarbaRosa Saturday #4

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State of confusion by the kinks. GreenWave Saturday #6

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Streets of Philadelphia FalloutShelter Saturday #7

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Unforgettable. FalloutShelter Saturday #19

Midnight Train to Georgia 2MuchNoise Saturday #9

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Allentown. Billy Joel doc03 Saturday #12

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L.A. Shake by yours truly Msongs... msongs Saturday #15

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Do you know what it means rogerashton Saturday #18

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"Lodi" by CCR Ritabert Saturday #20

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Love CCR. Ritabert Saturday #24

Warren Zevon's "Join Me in LA" YorkRd Saturday #21

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Does "Werewolves of London" count? Ritabert Saturday #27

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Carolina In My Mind tonkatoy8888 Saturday #25

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New York, New York AltairIV Saturday #28

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"Paradise" Kentucky....John Prine Thunderbeast Saturday #33

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I heard that in Austin City Limits and was an immediate fan underpants Saturday #104

Not to mention Roger Ebert! Thunderbeast 15 hrs ago #148

Okay. I'd never heard that. underpants 14 hrs ago #151

I grew up about 35 miles from Paradise yellowdogintexas Yesterday #114

"Please Come to Boston". greatauntoftriplets Saturday #35

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Fats Domino "I'm walking to New Orleans" MadLinguist Saturday #37

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New York, New York - Sinatra Liberty Belle Saturday #38

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John Denver- "Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado"... hlthe2b Saturday #39

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Sweet Home Alabama. 😊 a kennedy Saturday #40

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Lake Shore Drive 1969 Chasstev365 Saturday #41

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Dallas - recorded by Joe Ely, written by Jimmie Dale Gilmore tanyev Saturday #43

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Wichita Lineman, by Jimmy Webb for Glen Campbell. Harker Saturday #44

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Alabama Song The Wizard Saturday #45

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Back in the USA The Wizard Saturday #46

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I've Got A Gal in KALAMAZOO. Glen Miller 1939 Srkdqltr Saturday #47

Pardon me boys...is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo? 🎵 MIButterfly Saturday #52

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The Illinois Enema Bandit JoseBalow Saturday #55

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"No poo-poo jokes!" JoseBalow Saturday #86

Carolina Tucker08087 Saturday #56

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san fransico , open your golden gate . shuffle off to buffalo. i left my heart in san fransico. AllaN01Bear Saturday #57

Thank you very much, Bear, for your selection of songs. debm55 12 hrs ago #171

'On Wisconsin"it is the State song. riversedge Saturday #58

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Tennessee Stud- Billy Strings and London Calling- The Clash Alpeduez21 Saturday #59

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Massachusetts Rastapopoulos Saturday #60

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I'm a Ding-Dong Daddy from Dumas-Louis Armstrong Midnight Writer Saturday #61

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Ohio Raven123 Saturday #62

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Perry Como "Seattle" FuzzyRabbit Saturday #63

That song was the theme to the TV show Here COmes the Brides LogDog75 14 hrs ago #149

Thank you FuzzyRabbit. I remember that song. I always watched the show. debm55 12 hrs ago #176

Tangled up in Blue Botany Saturday #64

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Galveston nt Trueblue Texan Saturday #65

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I was about 10 years old when that song hit it big... Trueblue Texan 1 hr ago #206

Tallahassee Lassie The Blue Flower Saturday #66

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Pennsylvania 6-5000 popularized by Glenn Miller and KitFox Saturday #67

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Gotta represent Michigan... catbyte Saturday #68

Outstanding Performance. Great singing and oasis Yesterday #112

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Panic in Detroit- David Bowie WestMichRad Saturday #69

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Madonna: I Love New York Coventina Saturday #70

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Vampire Weekend: California English Coventina Saturday #71

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Abilene Sneederbunk Saturday #73

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REM: Leaving New York Coventina Saturday #75

All my exes live in Texas.... George Strait Tanuki Saturday #77

We're not the jet set.... George Jones and Tammy Wynette Tanuki Saturday #78

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Texas Flood pandr32 Saturday #79

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Pennsylvania 6-5000 PAMod Saturday #80

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You're not familiar with the Pennsylvania Polka? Wiz Imp Yesterday #117

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Goin' Back to Indiana - The Jackson 5 Eugene Saturday #81

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The streets of Baltimore Tanuki Saturday #82

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North to Alaska.... Johnny Horton Tanuki Saturday #83

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Nagasaki... the Mills Brothers Tanuki Saturday #84

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Private Idaho--B52s Dulcinea Saturday #93

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The ones by red hot chhili peppers about la or detroit SSJVegeta Saturday #97

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Country Roads Tanuki Saturday #98

Thank you Tanuki. One of my favorites of John's, It is also the state song of WV. debm55 11 hrs ago #183

Frank Zappa, San Bernadino PufPuf23 Saturday #101

Petaluma Afternoons IGoToDU Saturday #103

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City of New Orleans by Arlo Guthrie RainCaster Saturday #105

Thank you RainCaster. I agree--a classic. debm55 12 hrs ago #162

It was by Syeve Goodman.. Arlo made it a hit, though. OAITW r.2.0 8 hrs ago #201

Thought of another...Luckenbach, Texas... Mark.b2 Saturday #106

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Take it Easy by the Eagles. greatauntoftriplets Saturday #107

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Here's one for all 50 states Wiz Imp Saturday #108

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Viva Las Vegas! MIButterfly Saturday #109

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"Oregon Hill" (Richmond VA) Cowboy Junkies underpants Saturday #110

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Philadelphia Freedom bpj62 Yesterday #111

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My Old Kentucky Home yellowdogintexas Yesterday #113

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REM: (Don't Go Back to) Rockville Coventina Yesterday #115

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They Might Be Giants: New York City Coventina Yesterday #116

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Beastie Boys: An Open Letter to NYC Coventina Yesterday #118

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Camarillo Brillo JoseBalow Yesterday #119

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Biloxi Doc_Technical Yesterday #120

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Johnny Rivers' "Memphis, Tennessee" HowlingWulf 23 hrs ago #121

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Abilene by Dave Alvin. A different song that noted earlier in this post. chicoescuela 18 hrs ago #131

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Wichita Lineman The Blue Flower 18 hrs ago #134

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Alabama, Albuquerque, and LA. All by Neil Young MichMan 17 hrs ago #140

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Kiss- Detroit Rock City MichMan 17 hrs ago #141

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Take Me Back to Tulsa by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. Dorothy V 16 hrs ago #145

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Sweet Home Chicago. Robert Johnson. Harker 15 hrs ago #147

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First recorded ca. 1936, covered many times since. An unofficial city song. Harker 12 hrs ago #175

The Streets of Laredo LogDog75 14 hrs ago #150

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I'll never go back to Georgia Keepthesoulalive 13 hrs ago #152

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Wichita Lineman CanonRay 13 hrs ago #153

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Starwood in Aspen--John Denver Jilly_in_VA 13 hrs ago #158

Thank you , Jilly_in_VA, Lovely song. Miss John. debm55 12 hrs ago #160

Vienna, City of Dreams soldierant 12 hrs ago #166

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Hitch Hike The Wizard 12 hrs ago #174

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New York State of Mind - Billy Joel dflprincess 11 hrs ago #181

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San Antonio Rose NoPasaran 11 hrs ago #187

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Several. Morbius 10 hrs ago #188

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The City of New Orleans, Arlo Guthrie rickyhall 10 hrs ago #189

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Atlantic City Delarage 10 hrs ago #192

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"Georgia on my mind" JPPaverage 10 hrs ago #194

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One more JPPaverage 10 hrs ago #195

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City of New Orleans justaprogressive 9 hrs ago #197

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Minutemen - Tony gets wasted in 'pedro DBoon 8 hrs ago #202

"(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" by R.E.M. VTderry 8 hrs ago #203

Miami, My Amy by Keith Whitley AmBlue 7 hrs ago #204

Coast of Marseilles, Jimmy Buffett AmBlue 6 hrs ago #205