tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post818335500488884378..comments2023-12-19T06:54:20.572-05:00Comments on Answer Girl: Five Songs about ToledoEllen Clair Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944288413332520719noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post-5480161405354217522023-04-25T05:20:30.230-04:002023-04-25T05:20:30.230-04:00I seen Yes get the key to the city and that was my...I seen Yes get the key to the city and that was my very first concert. And no one opened for them but they played loony tunes cartoons for the opener.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post-41430269569777936212014-04-19T14:06:48.032-04:002014-04-19T14:06:48.032-04:00"Our Song" by Yes refers to Toledo and i..."Our Song" by Yes refers to Toledo and is in reference to their 1977 tour date at the old Toledo Sports Arena where the temperature reached 126 degrees during the show.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01193238698329782109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post-84534875022591718842013-04-25T08:36:29.907-04:002013-04-25T08:36:29.907-04:00I didn't know that one - I'll check it out...I didn't know that one - I'll check it out. Thanks! Ellen Clair Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14944288413332520719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post-67255436430614217502013-04-24T15:47:49.128-04:002013-04-24T15:47:49.128-04:00There is also "Rocky Mountain Music" by ...There is also "Rocky Mountain Music" by Eddie Rabbit, where he says that "sister married a soldier and lives in Toledo." I think of that song whenever I am on the Ohio Turnpike and cross Toledo, and I found this page because I wondered if there was some other song I can get stuck in my head when in Ohio.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post-62659067180083991792011-12-01T11:50:14.446-05:002011-12-01T11:50:14.446-05:00Detroit native Jack White sings, "You send me...Detroit native Jack White sings, "You send me to Toledo" in the White Stripes song "Expecting" from the album White Blood Cells. Toledo of course, is just over an hour drive from the city and is home to the Tigers triple-A affiliate the Mud Hens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post-45763362331966140572010-07-07T14:19:18.580-04:002010-07-07T14:19:18.580-04:00Thanks for the link to interview by song writer.
...Thanks for the link to interview by song writer. <br /><br />I remember hearing it as a kid, but I'd never heard how that John Denver song had come about. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REE2sTJTf0s<br /><br /><br />-JoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post-52059587838113882402010-07-07T10:17:45.324-04:002010-07-07T10:17:45.324-04:00This doesn't rise to the challenge you present...This doesn't rise to the challenge you presented, but the first song I thought of was "Indianapolis" by The Bottle Rockets.<br /><br />The song ends with these lyrics:<br /><br />Sittin' in this bar is gettin' more than I can stand,<br />If I could catch a ride, would they think I ditched this band.<br />Who knows what this repair'll cost, scared to spend a dime.<br />I'll puke if that jukebox plays John Cougar one more time!<br /><br />But if I ever leave here I hope never to return,<br />If I get that van back, man the road I'm gonna burn.<br />Right now my future's in the hands of the boys down at Firestone.<br />Stuck in Indianapolis, feelin' all alone<br /><br />[Chorus]<br /><br />Can't go west, can't go East,<br />I'm stuck in Indianapolis, with a fuel pump that's deceased.<br />Ten days on the road now I'm four hours from my hometown<br />Is this Hell or Indianapolis, with no way to get around.<br /><br />Here's a live video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJVqJdKhh1A<br /><br />-- EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post-86543914778806483222010-07-07T08:25:23.327-04:002010-07-07T08:25:23.327-04:00Thanks for the lyrics, Frank! That is the John De...Thanks for the lyrics, Frank! That is the John Denver song I mention above. Sorry, I should have credited the songwriter, Randy Sparks, who talks about the song here: http://www.folkalley.com/music/extras/randy-sparks/. He was not a fan of Toledo.Ellen Clair Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14944288413332520719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post-47445406710475068512010-07-07T08:20:12.875-04:002010-07-07T08:20:12.875-04:00There is Toledo (also called Saturday Night in Tol...There is Toledo (also called Saturday Night in Toledo) by Randy Sparkes, and recorded by John Denver. Some of the lyrics:<br /><br />Saturday night in Toledo, Ohio, is like being nowhere at all<br />All through the day how the hours rush by<br />You sit in the park and you watch the grass die<br /><br />Ah, but after the sunset, the dusk and the twilight<br />When shadows of night start to fall<br />They roll back the sidewalks precisely at ten<br />And people who live there are not seen again<br /><br />You ask how I know of Toledo, Ohio<br />Well I spent a week there one day<br />They've got entertainment to dazzle your eyes<br />Go visit the bakery and watch the buns riseFranknoreply@blogger.com