Pop Songs about Iowa/Iowa Towns

[StClone]

This doesn’t specifically say Iowa, but Hailey is very proud of being Iowan, and this whole album is about growing up in eastern Iowa. This song is a total banger too.

All your links work in your old post here--impressive! Except this one:

Post in thread 'Pop Songs about Iowa/Iowa Towns'

Jun 14, 2013

William Elliott Whitmore - Black Iowa Dirt - Studio Version - YouTube

William Elliott Whitmore - Lee County Flood - YouTube

The Jayhawks, live in Germany, 06/95, Sioux City - YouTube

The Drams 'Des Moines' from the album 'Jubilee Dive' - YouTube

It Sure can Get Cold In Des Moines - YouTube
(this is a cover, I think the original is on Spotify)

• Al_4_State

 

[qwerty]

I collect local/regional releases, mostly pre 1970. Even at that I find very few local references.

That being said, I do have one called "Getting Out of Muscatine." It's very much on the order of a Johnny Cash song. Mentions several local companies. I think this is the first time I've tried to find something on You Tube to link here that WASN'T there. I'm sure it was a very small local private pressing. This was particularly satisfying to find and hear since I myself got out of Muscatine.

(Edit: I happened to think I also have a song by the Baroques, a 60's band out of Wisconsin, I believe. They had a single release on Chess/Checker - pretty much a major label - called "Iowa - A Girl's Name" which isn't about the state of Iowa, but a girl named Iowa if I remember correctly.)

 

[dcxme1183]

I just assume this song is about Durant.

 

[MeanDean]

So, still no beach and surfin' songs about Iowa?

Here you go.

 

[MeanDean]

 

[demoncore1031]

If you are from the Fort Dodge area, you might remember a song from the 90's called "Kokotho", which was a parody of the Beach Boys song "Kokomo". It names many towns in the Ft. Dodge, to Spencer, to Algona triangle. It was made by some locals and it ran on 94.5 radio out of Ft. Dodge. Actually a pretty good song.

:spinny:

I remember that. I wonder if it's on the YouTubes.

 

[qwerty]

That song came out in the 60s. Someone put it to that video about 15 years ago (style of cars and buildings shown).

 

[Bret44]

Anyone mention this classic banger yet?

 

[StClone]

"Iowa City, make Love to me." by Pete Balestrieri

Found on Spotify.

This song was recorded or maybe produced in Ames!

Maxim Ames Record may still be around. Here is an old story: https://iowastatedaily.com/102422/ames247/what-is-maximum-ames-records/

 

[EnkAMania]

Saw Donovan Woods when he opened for The Paper Kites (he didn't play this one) He is hilarious on stage.

 

[StClone]

So, still no beach and surfin' songs about Iowa?

 

[Sigmapolis]

This song is about the Mississippi flowing past Rock Island, Illinois.

Close enough to the Bettendorf and Davenport side for me.

 

[StClone]

Check out the early pages of this thread-there are a lot of broken links. Curious what treasures they may hide.

This is one of my favorites:

 

[matclone]

Maybe I missed it, but here goes:

 

[StClone]

Maybe I missed it, but here goes:

I remember this and as far as I know its new... a winner!

 

[BoxsterCy]

Holy thread bump, Batman!

Got two quote replies to a post I made 12 years ago.

 

[MeanDean]

That song came out in the 60s. Someone put it to that video about 15 years ago (style of cars and buildings shown).

Someone might have been me.

 

[Jables22]

"Shark Smile" by Big Thief:

"Evelyn's kiss was oxygen
I leaned over to take it in
As we went howling through the edge of south Des Moines"

 

[StClone]

 

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