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Mary Chapin Carpenter's, "Down at the Twist and Shout"
The Lyrics:
Well I never have wandered down to New Orleans, never have drifted down a bayou stream..
Why:
The song refers to the singers love for cajun and creole music, though she lives in the north.
Submitted by: Melissa Sutton
Mary Chapin Carpenter's, "Down at the Twist and Shout"
The Lyrics:
but I heard that music on the radio and I swore some day I was gonna go, down Highway 10 to Lafayette, theres Baton Rouge and I won't forget
Why:
The song refers to the singers love for cajun and creole music, though she lives in the north.
Submitted by: Melissa Sutton
Mary Chapin Carpenter's, "Down in Mary's Land"
The Lyrics:
East of Virginia where the bay meets a river Down in Mary's land The wind pulls your sleeve like a long-lost lover Whose heart can't understand How you ever could leave The view you behold Ain't it fine and ain't life grand When you don't need nothing But some beer and a bushel Down in Mary's land.
Why:
The song is about the state of Maryland. This verse refers to the coast of the Delmarva (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia) peninsula, where a favorite meal is "beer and a bushel" (of steamed crabs).
Submitted by: Cheeseburger in Parodies
Mary Chapin Carpenter's, "How Do"
The Lyrics:
Cause we're a thousand miles From the Texas line And if you've no objection son Tonight you're mine How do. Well I've been to Paris baby I've been to Dallas too But I didn't see no one there Who looked half as good as you
Why:
She mentions Texas, Paris, and Dallas.
Submitted by: Cheeseburger in Parodies
Mary Chapin Carpenter's, "Read My Lips"
The Lyrics:
A few more cigarettes now honey One more jolt of joe A couple of hours past New York City A few more turnpike tolls
Why:
It's not clear which turnpike she's driving on, but she passed New York City a couple of hours ago.
Submitted by: Cheeseburger in Parodies
Mary Chapin Carpenter's, "This Shirt"
The Lyrics:
This shirt was a pillow for my head On a train through Italy This shirt was a blanket beneath the love We made in Argeles. This shirt was lost for three whole days In a town near Buffalo Till I found the locker key In a downtown Trailways bus depot.
Why:
She mentions Italy, Argeles (a city in the south of France), and an unnamed town near Buffalo, New York.
Submitted by: Cheeseburger in Parodies
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