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Rhode Island in the Limelight: Music, A-M Saugatucket From the 2004 CD Catch and Release. The Saugatucket is a river in North and South Kingstown. Sirens of Titan: Back Through Newport, Rhode Island From the 2004 album Musica en Flagrante. The Size of the State of Rhode Island From the 2009 album First Bird Call. Read the lyrics here. Slater Mill From the 2002 CD It's a Sin. Southeast Light From the 2006 CD Block Island Days. The Sparkle Of The Sand From the 2006 CD Block Island Days. Summertime in Rhode Island From the 2006 album The Hidden Vibe. Swamp Yankees From the 2004 CD Catch and Release. Swamp Yankees, according to Wikipedia, are "...Yankees or WASPs (northeasterners with English colonial ancestry) from rural Rhode Island and nearby eastern Connecticut and southeastern Massachusetts. The term 'Yankee' connotes urbane industriousness, while the term 'Swamp Yankee' signifies a more countrified, stubborn, independent, and less refined subtype." Sweet Rhode Island Red A song that has nothing to do with the state, and little to do with the state bird. Rather, it apparently has to do with horndawgs comparing a woman with odd proportions to a chicken: All men say that I'm as sweet as honey, From the 1974 album Sweet Rhode Island Red. If you play it backwards, you can hear The Ikester slapping Tina around. Three All the Way Waiting for You This song about the legend of Nellie Vaughn comes from Witch Meadow's debut CD, 1995's When Midnight Calls. Warren Town Song (Unofficial) From the 2004 CD Catch and Release. Warwick Mall Jingle Circa 2008. Welcome to Rhode Island From the 2009 digital mixtape HYPEothetically Speaking. Wiener Blues From the 2004 CD Gumbo Beach. Wreck Of The Palatine From the 2006 CD Block Island Days. Rhode Island in the Limelight: Music, A-M What did we miss?Can't find your favorite Rhode Islandy tune here? Drop us a line at stuffie@quahog.org and let us know what we overlooked! This article last edited December 10, 2015 © 1999–2019 Quahog.org (with the exception of elements provided by contributors, as noted). |
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