These 9 Songs About Oregon Will Touch Your Soul Today
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Tessa Metcalf
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It’s no surprise that many musicians, past and present, have written songs about Oregon. From Woody Guthrie to Esperanza Spalding, these songs will make you thankful to be an Oregonian.
"I was born in Portland town/ Got married in Portland town/ Yes I did, yes I did"
"In the city of roses/ streets lined with red brick and green branches/ weren’t rainy days that might seem bleak/ our rain is the paint that makes the land lush and the folks unique"
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"To people passing by that all seem to be going the other way/ Said won't you follow me down to the Rose Parade?"
"I'm gonna hit that Oregon Trail this coming fall/ Where that good rain falls a plenty/ Where the crops and orchards grow"
"I'll sing for the place my heart has called home/ Where the salt meets the air, meets the cold mountain snow/ Where I'm free to be healthy, happy and strong/ Live long in Oregon"
"The Columbia to the Puget Sound/ From the peak of Hood right to the ground/ Not and inch was dry, and every month's the same/ Winter rains are coming to drown the coastal range"
"Out at the edge of town/ Where airfield runs water down/ Coyote crosses the tracks/ And hops on the Light-Rail Max"
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"Well Portland Oregon and sloe gin fizz/ If that ain't love then tell me what is/ Well I lost my heart it didn't take no time/ But that ain't all, I lost my mind in Oregon"
"Got trapped by a girl but I wiggled free/ Heard the Oregon timber callin' me"
Nothing evokes nostalgia like a great song about a place you love. What are your favorite songs about Oregon?
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