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Bobby Bare's, "Detroit City"
The Lyrics:
Last night I went to sleep in Detroit City.
Why:
From the song's overall lyrics, this is clearly a reference to Detroit, Michigan, even though its name is not "Detroit City", but merely "Detroit".
Submitted by: Lori Tirol
Bobby Bare's, "Four Strong Winds"
The Lyrics:
I may go out to Alberta; weather's good there in the fall.
Why:
Alberta is a Canadian province, the westernmost of the "prairie provinces", bordered on the west by the Canadian Rockies.
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
Bobby Bare's, "Streets Of Baltimore"
The Lyrics:
I sold the farm to take my woman where she longed to be.
We left our kin and all our friends back there in Tennessee.
I bought those one-way tickets she had often begged me for.
And they took us to the streets of Baltimore>
We left our kin and all our friends back there in Tennessee.
I bought those one-way tickets she had often begged me for.
And they took us to the streets of Baltimore>
Why:
Refers to the U.S. state of Tennessee, and to the city of Baltimore, Maryland.
Submitted by: Lori Tirol
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