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The South Region: Deconstructed (Pt. I): Playlist ๐ŸŽง [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Unsplash]Following โ€˜An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States,โ€™ we deconstruct the huge list by region, focusing on The South Region (Pt. I).

On July 3, 2020, I published a gargantuan list, An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States.ย  This list featured one song representing each state, and some โ€˜extrasโ€™ you might say.ย  Even with the entire list being robust, more individual facts and commentary couldโ€™ve been included.ย  Honestly, as I spent a couple of days assembling An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States, part of me wanted to release it in parts, say by regions. The five regions of the United States, of course, are Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest, and West.ย  However, at the same time, I wanted the list to be released for the 4th of July 2020, a goal I made.

But still, thereโ€™s so much more that can be said about individual states, so, why not go for a deconstruction of the gargantuan list? Since 4th of July 2020 is past, thereโ€™s no rush to publish โ€“ we only have time on our hands! Since Iโ€™ve never done this before, Iโ€™ll be breaking down a playlist into sections, releasing those sections as separate, more in-depth, more insightful playlists โ€“ or something like that.ย  Since An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States is already divided by regions, thatโ€™s how the deconstructions will be divided.ย  After dropping

The Northeast Region: Deconstructed and The Midwest Region: Deconstructed, we move on to the South!ย  For our purposes, the South will also include both the Southeast and Southwest, and this section will be divided into two slightly uneven parts โ€“ The South Region: Deconstructed (Pt. I) (8 states) and The South Region: Deconstructed (Pt. II) (10 states).

The South Region โ€“ again, including the Southwest โ€“ is comprised of 18 states. The Southeast (14) states are Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.ย  The Southwest (4) states are Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.ย  For THE SOUTH REGION: DECONSTRUCTED (PT. I), weโ€™ll focus on the South Atlantic division which includes Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. ย So, if youโ€™re feeling as nerdy as I am, and youโ€™re ready to tackle some geography, trivia, and random AF commentary, join me on this ride with THE SOUTH REGION: DECONSTRUCTED (PT. I)!


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1. Delaware: City and Colour, โ€œHello, Iโ€™m in Delawareโ€

Sometimes โ€ขย Dine Alone โ€ขย 2005

Breakwater East End Lighthouse, Delaware [Photo Credit: Skeeze (Pixabay)]Canadian singer/songwriter City and Colour (Dallas Green) provides the soundtrack with its Delaware song, โ€œHello, Iโ€™m in Delaware.โ€ Worth noting, however, is the fact that the song title never appears as a song lyricโ€ฆ

โ€œBut I will see you again
I will see you again
A long time from now.โ€


3 Facts about DELAWARE:ย 

๐Ÿ’ก Delaware is โ€œhome to three stateย forests, several sandy beaches, and swampland near its southern border.โ€ (Cool Kid Facts)

๐Ÿ’ก Delaware has only three counties: New Castle, Kent, and Sussex. (Delaware Historical Society)

๐Ÿ’ก This one should come as no surprise, but Delaware is the second-smallest state in the country. (Mental Floss)


3 more DELAWARE songs:ย 

๐ŸŽต Arbour Season, โ€œDelawareโ€

โ€œDelaware,โ€ 2018 [Shane & Emily]

๐ŸŽต Dom Money, โ€œDELAWAREโ€

โ€œDELAWARE,โ€ 2020 [Dom Money]

๐ŸŽต Perry Como, โ€œDelawareโ€

Today & Yesterday, 1993 [BMG Music]


๐Ÿ’ญ โœ“ย Good Beat: Ryan Phillippe โ€“ need I say more? ๐Ÿคฉ Sure, heโ€™s not exactly โ€˜bigโ€™ anymore, but the stud had a run. Also, Vice President Joe Biden represented the state as a senator. Itโ€™s reliably democratic as well!

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๐Ÿ’ญ โœ—ย Bad Beat:ย Did I mention this was the second smallest state in the country? Also, only 3 electoral votes, ugh!


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2. Florida: Jaheim, โ€œFloridaโ€

Appreciation Day โ€ข Atlantic โ€ขย 2013

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida [Photo Credit: Pixabay]โ€œFlorida,โ€ which previously appeared on the playlist, 13 Songs Where Black Lives DO Indeed Matter, follows the controversial Trayvon Martin case, whose verdict caused outrage.ย  Grammy-nominated R&B singer Jaheim expresses his displeasure, while sympathizing with the pain Martinโ€™s parents must feel.

โ€œOh, Florida somethingโ€™s very wrong
Need to know, whatโ€™s going on?
Can we make this house a home
Oh, Florida can I talk to you?
Can we walk and have an interview?
Florida, this land is overdue.โ€

5 Facts about FLORIDA:

๐Ÿ’ก Florida has 663 miles of beach. (Florida Department of State)

๐Ÿ’ก โ€œKey West is the southernmost point in the continental United States.โ€ (Visit Florida)

๐Ÿ’ก Florida is also โ€œthe southernmost state in the continental United States,โ€ as well as being โ€œ22nd largest and 3rd most populous.โ€ (Cool Kid Facts)

๐Ÿ’ก Weโ€™ll keep it simple here.ย  The capital city isโ€ฆ TALLAHASSEE! (State of Florida)

๐Ÿ’ก Continuing to keep it simple, the nickname is The Sunshine State. (National Geographic Kids)


5 more FLORIDA songs:

๐ŸŽต Lana Del Rey, โ€œFlorida Kilosโ€

Ultraviolence (Deluxe), 2014 [Interscope]

๐ŸŽต Neil Young, โ€œFloridaโ€

Homegrown, 2020 [Silver Bow Productions, Inc.]ย 

๐ŸŽต T-Pain, โ€œTallahassee Loveโ€

Epiphany, 2007 [Zomba Recording LLC]

โ€œI've been there, and I've been back
But somethinโ€™ here, always brings me back
So when I'm here, I get that (Tallahassee love).โ€

๐ŸŽต Will Smith, โ€œMiamiโ€

Big Willie Style, 1997 [Sony Music Entertainment]

๐ŸŽต Rick Ross, โ€œFlorida Boyโ€

Ft. T-Pain & Kodak Black

โ€œFlorida Boyโ€, 2018 [Epic]


๐Ÿ’ญ โœ“ Good Beat: The beaches! Miami! Plenty of affluent college and pro sports, particularly basketball ๐Ÿ€ and football ๐Ÿˆ.ย  The Miami Heat have won three NBA championships (2006, 2012, and 2013) โ€“ quite impressive considering the youth of the franchise ๐Ÿ€.ย  Miami (FL) ranked among the most prestigious college football programs, with 5 national titles (1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, and 2001) ๐Ÿˆ. The University of Florida has won three national championships in football (1996, 2006, and 2008) ๐Ÿˆ, and two national championships in basketball (2006 and 2007) ๐Ÿ€. Like arch rivals Florida, Florida State has won three national championships in football (1993, 1999, and 2013) ๐Ÿˆ, and has had incredible success in basketball during the 2010s especially.ย  The 2019-20 team was one of veteran coach Leonard Hamiltonโ€™s very best ๐Ÿ€.

๐Ÿ’ญ โœ— Bad Beats: Where does one begin โ€“ a lot of ๐Ÿ’ฉ has gone wrong in The Sunshine State.ย  The Election of 2000 โ€“ whoa! I mean, do you remember those โ€œhanging chadsโ€?

Then, thereโ€™s no shortage of senseless violence, including the shooting of Trayvon Martin in 2012, the Pulse Nightclub Shooting of 2016, and Stoneman Douglas High School shooting of 2018.ย  Then, keeping it 2020, what about the ridiculously high number of coronavirus casesโ€ฆ NOT GOOD ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ to quote Anthony Fantano.

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3. Georgia: 6LACK, โ€œATL Freestyleโ€

6pc Hot EP โ€ข LVRN/Interscope โ€ข 2020

Atlanta, Georgia [Photo Credit: Pixabay]Yes, Iโ€™m sure โ€œGeorgia on My Mindโ€ was expected, particularly Ray Charlesโ€™ version.ย  Instead, I opted for a song keyed-in on the city of Atlanta by Grammy-nominated R&B/hip-hop artist, 6LACK.ย  โ€œATL Freestyleโ€ appears on 6LACKโ€™s 2020 EP, 6pc Hot.

โ€œRidin' through Atlanta on a off-day
Hopin' that nobody double-cross me
Hit up Keisha,ย "Have you seen PARLAY?"
'Cause he ain't make it to the afterparty, ayy...โ€

3 Facts about GEORGIA:

๐Ÿ’ก Georgiaโ€™s nickname is The Peach State ๐Ÿ‘. (National Geographic Kids)

๐Ÿ’ก Georgiaโ€™s state motto is โ€œWisdom, justice, and moderation.โ€ (Georgia Encyclopedia)

๐Ÿ’ก Per GPB, โ€œGeorgia has 159 counties, more than any other state east of the Mississippi.โ€


5 more GEORGIA songs:

๐ŸŽต The Charlie Daniels Band, โ€œThe Devil Went Down to Georgiaโ€

Million Mile Reflections, 1979 [Sony Music Entertainment Inc.]ย 

๐ŸŽต Gladys Knight & The Pips, โ€œMidnight Train to Georgiaโ€

Imagination, 1973 [RCA]

โ€œHeโ€™s leaving (leavinโ€™)
On that midnight train to Georgia
(Leavinโ€™ on a midnight train)
Said heโ€™s goinโ€™ back (Goinโ€™ back to find)
To a simpler place and time
(Whenever he takes that ride, guess who's gonna be right by his side).โ€

๐ŸŽต Ludacris, โ€œGeorgiaโ€

Ft. Field Mob & Jamie Foxx

Ludacris Presentsโ€ฆDisturbing Tha Peace, 2005 [The Island Def Jam Music Group]

๐ŸŽต Phoebe Bridgers, โ€œGeorgiaโ€

Stranger in the Alps, 2017 [Dead Oceans]

๐ŸŽต Ray Charles, โ€œGeorgia on My Mindโ€

Live at lโ€™Olympia, 2014 [Sun / Infernal Entertainment]


๐Ÿ’ญ โœ“ Good Beat:ย I loved Atlanta the one time I vacationed thereโ€ฆ itโ€™s been far too long ago, sigh. Also, definitely worth mentioning are late civil rights leaders Martin Luther King, Jr., who was born in Atlanta, and John Lewis, who represented Georgiaโ€™s 5th District up until his death, July 17, 2020.

๐Ÿ’ญ โœ—ย Bad Beat:ย Ahmaud Arberyโ€™s murder, and a history of racism. ย Some of the troubling happenings in the Peach State including lynching, The second Ku Klux Klan, and Jim Crow Laws.


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4. Maryland: Tennessee Ernie Ford, โ€œMaryland, My Marylandโ€

Sings Civil War Songs of the South โ€ข Capitol Records Nashville โ€ข 1961

Baltimore, MD [Photo Credit: Pixabay]I really debated whether or not to include this particular Maryland song โ€“ itโ€™s a polarizing choice.ย  That said, โ€œMaryland, My Marylandโ€ is the state song, and the late Tennessee Ernie Ford sings it beautifully. Worth noting, Ford released two distinct Civil War albums in 1961: Sings Civil War Songs of the North and Sings Civil War Songs of the South.ย  Of course, the album song of Sings Civil War Songs of the South features the controversial confederate flag, which far too many southerners still characterize as a sense of southern prideโ€ฆ Iโ€™ll stop there before I got off into a rant you didnโ€™t ask forโ€ฆ


5 Facts about MARYLAND:ย 

๐Ÿ’ก Per Visit Maryland, the state โ€œhas been called โ€˜American in Miniatureโ€™ because so much is packed into its 10,460 land and water.โ€

๐Ÿ’ก Key cities in Maryland are Baltimore, Annapolis (the capital city), Ocean City, and Columbia. (Cool Kid Facts)

๐Ÿ’ก The Maryland Agriculture College eventually became the University of Maryland (Maryland Kids)

๐Ÿ’ก The state bird is the Baltimore oriole. (National Geographic Kids)

๐Ÿ’ก Per U.S. State Facts, โ€œMaryland is one of the smallest statesโ€ฆbut it is one of the most densely populated.โ€


3 more MARYLAND songs:ย 

๐ŸŽต All Time Low, โ€œFor Baltimoreโ€

Donโ€™t Panic, 2012 [Hopeless]

๐ŸŽต Prince, โ€œBaltimoreโ€

HITNRUN Phase Two, 2015 [NPG]

๐ŸŽต Randy Newman, โ€œBaltimoreโ€

Little Criminals, 1977 [Warner]

โ€œOh, Baltimore
Man, it's hard just to live
Oh, Baltimore
Man, it's hard just to live, just to live.โ€

๐Ÿ’ญ โœ“ย Good Beat: Well, Maryland won the 2002 NCAA Tournament, defeating Indiana 64-52 ๐Ÿ€.ย  Worth noting, itโ€™s the sole time IU made a title game and didnโ€™t come out victorious.ย  It should also be noted, this edition of the Hoosiers was a 5-seed.

๐Ÿ’ญ โœ—ย Bad Beat:ย Freddie Gray, 2015โ€ฆ ugh.ย  Also, unsurprisingly, a history of racismโ€ฆanother ugh. Such racism includes lynching, culturally insensitive names including Negro Mountain, certain statues, and of course, slavery.ย  Also, a strong case can be made against the state song, with its confederate sympathiesโ€ฆ


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5. North Carolina: Little Chief, โ€œNorth Carolinaโ€

Lionโ€™s Den โ€ข Yellow Stone โ€ขย 2014

Charlotte, North Carolina [Photo Credit: Pixabay]As a Kentucky basketball fan, I canโ€™t say that Iโ€™m too fond of North Carolinaโ€ฆ basketball teams ๐Ÿ€.ย  I actually havenโ€™t had the opportunity to visit the state itself, but Iโ€™ll leave it to Little Chief to sing me a little tune about the South Atlantic state.ย  I could write more, but Iโ€™ll just let you listen to the song from Lionโ€™s Den on your own.

โ€œSo, take me to North Carolina
Where my baby lives
I wonโ€™t be there by tomorrow
But heaven knows Iโ€™m on my way
So take me to North Carolina.โ€

3 Facts about NORTH CAROLINA:ย 

๐Ÿ’ก North Carolina โ€œboasts 300 species of treesโ€ and โ€œ3,000 types of flowering plants.โ€ (National Geographic Kids)

๐Ÿ’ก Nicknamed the Tar Heel State, Mental Floss asserts historians are unaware how the state received this moniker, but โ€œthey think it might stem from the stateโ€™s legacy as a leading producer of tar, pitch, rosin, and turpentine.โ€

๐Ÿ’ก Also via Mental Floss, legendary jazz musicians John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Billy Taylor, and Nina Simone were born in North Carolina.


3 more NORTH CAROLINA songs:

๐ŸŽต The Devil Makes Three, โ€œNorth Carolinaโ€

Longjohns, Boots and a Belt, 2004 [Kahn]

๐ŸŽต Poor Remy, โ€œNorth Carolinaโ€

Bitters, 2013 [Poor Remy]

๐ŸŽต Memphis May Fire, โ€œNorth Atlantic Vs North Carolinaโ€

Sleepwalking, 2009 [Trustkill]


๐Ÿ’ญ โœ“ Good Beat: Basketball rules here, as much as I hate to say it ๐Ÿ€. North Carolina has won six menโ€™s basketball titles (1957, 1982, 1993, 205, 2009, and 2017) ๐Ÿ€.ย  Duke has won five menโ€™s basketball titles (1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, and 2015) ๐Ÿ€. NC State has won two menโ€™s basketball titles (1974 and 1983) ๐Ÿ€.ย  The 1983 title by NC State was one of the bigger upsets in NCAA Tournament History, as Jim Valvano and company slowed down a potent Houston Tigers squad 54-52 ๐Ÿ€. From a political standpoint, the state isnโ€™t a red stronghold anymore โ€“ itโ€™s purple!

๐Ÿ’ญ โœ— Bad Beat:ย For us Kentucky fans, itโ€™s always Duke (104-103 and 118-84 come to mind), but North Carolina doesnโ€™t get a pass either, especially with that Luke Maye shot from 2017 in that 75-73 loss.ย  UGH!

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6. South Carolina: Josh Turner, โ€œSouth Carolina Low Countryโ€

Everything is Fine โ€ข MCA Nashville โ€ขย 2007

Charleston, South Carolina [Photo Credit: Pixabay]Josh Turner has an absolutely amazing voice โ€“ understatement. ย He uses that deep bass/baritone to sing a pretty rad song about that reminisces on his times in the other Carolina, South Carolina.

โ€œI grew up in South Carolina
Singing all them bluegrass and country songs
Iโ€™d sing from Hannah down to Charles town
Getting all the people to sing along to what I call.โ€

3 Facts about SOUTH CAROLINA:

๐Ÿ’ก South Carolina is a smaller state when it comes to area, yet it is the 23rd largest in population. (Cool Kid Facts)

๐Ÿ’ก South Carolinaโ€™s nickname is The Palmetto state, named after the trees used during the Revolutionary War (National Geographic Kids)

๐Ÿ’ก Columbia is the city with the largest population (SCIWAY)


3 more SOUTH CAROLINA songs:ย 

๐ŸŽต Black Girls, โ€œSouth Carolinaโ€

Hell Dragon, 2012 [Flex Willard]

๐ŸŽต Dan + Shay, โ€œ19 You + Meโ€

Where it All Began, 2014 [Warner Music Nashville]ย 

๐ŸŽต Tennis, โ€œSouth Carolinaโ€

Cape Dory, 2011 [Fat Possum]


๐Ÿ’ญ โœ“ Good Beat: Myrtle Beach and Clemson football are two awesome things that come to mind. Clemson has won three national titles (1981, 2016, and 2018).

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๐Ÿ’ญ โœ— Bad Beat: The Charleston Church shooting of 2015, perpetrated by white supremacist Dylann Roof. Like many southern states, SC has a history of racism too.


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7. Virginia: Roxy Music, โ€œVirginia Plainโ€

Roxy Music โ€ข Virgin โ€ข 1972

Virginia [Photo Credit: Jorge Guillen (Pixabay)]โ€œMake me a deal and make it straight / All signed and sealed, Iโ€™ll take it / To Robert E. Lee Iโ€™ll show itโ€ฆโ€ Roxy Music handle coverage of Virginia, which should be obvious by the Robert E. Lee reference. ย Louder Sound does a fine job of telling the story behind this chorus-less song, and the beginnings of Roxy Music.

โ€œFar beyond the pale horizon
Some place near the desert strand
And where my Studebaker takes me
Thatโ€™s where Iโ€™ll make my stand, but wait!
Canโ€™t you see her Holzer mane?
Whatโ€™s her name?
Virginia Plain.โ€ย 


5 Facts about VIRGINIA:ย 

๐Ÿ’ก Virginia has multiple nicknames: Old Dominion, Mother of Presidents, Mother of States, Mother of Statesmen, and Cavalier State. (History)

๐Ÿ’ก Virginia has 13 electoral votes when it comes to presidential elections and the electoral college. (270toWin)

๐Ÿ’ก Why is one of Virginiaโ€™s nicknames โ€˜Mother of Presidents?โ€™ Well, per History, the state was the birthplace to more presidents than any other state. Presidents include George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Madison, and Woodrow Wilson among others.

๐Ÿ’ก The biggest city in Virginia is Virginia Beach, while the capital city is Richmond. (National Geographic Kids)

๐Ÿ’ก One of the โ€˜cuteโ€™ animals you might find in the state are opossumsโ€ฆ ย (National Geographic Kids)


3 more VIRGINIA songs:

๐ŸŽต Clipse, โ€œVirginiaโ€

Lord Willinโ€™, 2020 [Arista]

โ€œIโ€™m from Virginia, where ainโ€™t shit to do but cook (talkinโ€™ โ€˜bout what?)
Pack it up, sell it triple price, fuck the books (talkinโ€™ โ€˜bout what?)
Where we re-up, re-locate, we off them rooks (talkinโ€™ โ€˜bout what?)
So when we pull up, it ainโ€™t shit to do but look (talkinโ€™ โ€˜bout what?).โ€ย 

๐ŸŽต Katie Noel, โ€œVirginia Gangโ€

Rap the South, Diesel Gang [2019]

๐ŸŽต Various Artists, โ€œThe Virginia Companyโ€

Pocahontas, 1995 [Walt Disney]


๐Ÿ’ญ โœ“ย Good Beat: The University of Virginia won the 2019 National Championship in Menโ€™s Basketball.ย  It wasnโ€™t a pretty six games, but Tony Bennett (the basketball coach, not the iconic singer) and company proved their pack-line defense and slower pace of play could earn them a title. The state itself has an illustrious history.ย  Also, after voting republican in the presidential elections from 1964 โ€“ 2004, Virginia voted democratic in 2008, 2012, and 2016.

๐Ÿ’ญ โœ—ย Bad Beat:ย Well, letโ€™s start with sports, specifically college basketball.ย  Virginia has experienced some massive upsets. Iโ€™d argue being the first (and only) 1-seed to a lose to a 16-seed in the NCAA Tournament is the most devastating upset of them all.ย  Virginia entered the 2018 NCAA Tournament as the favorite, with a gaudy 31-2 record and the overall no. 1 seed, only to be routed by little known UMBC 74-54 in the first round of the tournament in a total shocker. Or course, in 1982, the Cavaliers had a historical regular season loss โ€“ as the AP No. 1 team โ€“ to Chaminade.

Besides a couple of bad ball games, Virginia has a history with racist laws, confederacy, and the truly unfortunate, Charlottesville hate crime of 2017.


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8. West Virginia: The Front Bottoms, โ€œWest Virginiaโ€

Back on Top โ€ข Fueled by Ramen โ€ขย 2015

Horseshoe Bend, West Virginia [Photo Credit: Pixabay]โ€œThis is for all my friends in West Virginia.โ€ The Front Bottoms are NOT from West Virginia.ย  Nonetheless, this New Jersey โ€˜folk punkโ€™ collective (whatever that is), tackles the eighth and final South Atlantic on โ€œWest Virginiaโ€ from their 2015 album, Back on Top. According to AV Club, singer Brian Sella asserts the song was influenced by โ€œfan appreciation.โ€


3 Facts about WEST VIRGINIA:

๐Ÿ’ก Per West Virginia Legislature, tourism is the stateโ€™s leading industry.

๐Ÿ’ก Mental Floss sheds light on thee divide between Virginia and West Virginia, calling the โ€œsplitโ€ฆin many ways, a microcosm of the Civil War divide between North and Southโ€ (WV sided with the union).

๐Ÿ’ก West Virginia Tourism informs us that West Virginia is the sole state โ€œcompletely within the Appalachian Mountain range,โ€ hence the nickname, The Mountain State.


3 more WEST VIRGINIA songs:ย 

๐ŸŽต Amanda Cook, โ€œWest Virginia Coalโ€

โ€œWest Virginia Coal,โ€ 2020 [Valley Beautiful Music]ย 

๐ŸŽต John Denver, โ€œTake Me Home, Country Roadsโ€

The Essential John Denver, 2007 [RCA]

โ€œCountry roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mamma
Take me home, country roads.โ€

๐ŸŽต Rockwatcher, โ€œWest Virginiaโ€

โ€œWest Virginia,โ€ 2020 [Rocketwatcher]


๐Ÿ’ญ โœ“ย Good Beat: West Virginia has attend two Final Fours in the Menโ€™s NCAA Tournament, including beating a poor shooting, John Wall-led Kentucky Wildcats team in the Elite 8, 73-66.

๐Ÿ’ญ โœ—ย Bad Beat:ย The infamous, tragic plane crash of Southern Airways Flight 932, where Marshall University lost 37 football players, the coach, doctors, university athletic director, and 25 team boosters.ย  Also, West Virginia has an incredibly high poverty rate.ย  Also, after some democratic voting trends here and there, West Virginia has voted republican the previous five elections (2020, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016).


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The Musical Hype (he/him) has earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music (music education and music theory/composition, respectively). A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, trombone, and organ among numerous other instruments. He's a certified music educator, composer, and freelance music blogger. Music and writing are two of the most important parts of his life.