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re: Top 25 Songs about Mississippi in history, nomination thread

Posted on 3/16/25 at 11:51 am to
Posted by Darindawg
Member since May 2022
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Posted on 3/16/25 at 11:51 am to
"I Am Mississippi" Paul Ott

Revised version of his (and Eddie Arnold's) famous song, "I'm The South" tailored just for the state of Mississippi.
Posted by Harry Rex Vonner
American southerner
Member since Nov 2013
43016 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 12:02 pm to
quote:

1. A Change Is Gonna Come-Sam Cooke




the thread is Song about Mississippi
Posted by Johnny Ringo
Member since Nov 2013
818 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 12:07 pm to
If You’re Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough - Roger Alan Wade
Posted by superdragon
Dallas, TX
Member since Sep 2010
166 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 12:11 pm to
Handcuffed to a Fence in Mississippi - Jim White
Posted by Lolathon234
Rio
Member since Oct 2022
1351 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 12:20 pm to
quote:

I was born by the river
In a little tent
Oh, and just like the river,
I've been running
Ever since


Sam Cooke-Born January 22, 1931 Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S.

???
Posted by Harry Rex Vonner
American southerner
Member since Nov 2013
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Posted on 3/16/25 at 12:22 pm to
I stand corrected

Nice explanation
Posted by DrewTheEngineer
Baton Rouge (Oak Hills)
Member since Jun 2006
1139 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 12:23 pm to
Charlie Daniels - Uneasy Rider


This post was edited on 3/16/25 at 12:24 pm
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
39727 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 12:24 pm to
Ghost of Mississippi by The Steeldrivers
Posted by ukraine_rebel
North Mississippi
Member since Oct 2012
3117 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 12:28 pm to
Mississippi - Pussycat dolls

Mississippi
Posted by PJinAtl
Atlanta
Member since Nov 2007
13402 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 12:29 pm to
Mississippi Moon - John Anderson

Crossroad Blues - Robert Johnson
Posted by PanhandleSlim
Member since Mar 2020
462 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 12:54 pm to
Louisiana woman Mississippi man
Conway and Loretta
Posted by SidewalkTiger
Midwest, USA
Member since Dec 2019
61045 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 1:02 pm to
quote:

Paul Ott


:#444 if you're a Cellular South customer"

Burned into my mind
Posted by themetalreb
Mississippi
Member since Sep 2018
5869 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 1:03 pm to
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Mississippi - Afroman


This one
Posted by Harry Rex Vonner
American southerner
Member since Nov 2013
43016 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 1:07 pm to
but why? it's awful
Posted by themetalreb
Mississippi
Member since Sep 2018
5869 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 1:07 pm to
LINK

Snow In Mississippi - Cary Hudson
Posted by skrayper
21-0 Asterisk Drive
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 3/16/25 at 1:13 pm to
Until this I legitimately did not know there WERE 25 songs about Mississippi.

I probably would have guessed the majority were bluegrass or country.
Posted by themetalreb
Mississippi
Member since Sep 2018
5869 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 1:19 pm to
quote:

It’s awful


It is, but it MUST make the list…it is the only song in the world that mentions my hometown.
Posted by Tammany Tom
Mandeville
Member since Jun 2004
4161 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 1:41 pm to
Love My Heads in Mississippi by ZZ Top
Posted by AICREB
Member since Sep 2024
99 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 2:35 pm to
Parchman Farm Blues-Bukka White
Posted by msudawg1200
Central Mississippi
Member since Jun 2014
10355 posts
Posted on 3/16/25 at 2:54 pm to
Mississippi Delta Land and Starkville City Jail both by the man in black Johnny Cash
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