It’s no surprise that many musicians, past and present, have written songs about Oregon. From Woody Guthrie to Esperanza Spalding, these songs will make you thankful to be an Oregonian.
- Joan Baez - Portland Town
Wikipedia/ Heinrich Klaffs “I was born in Portland town/ Got married in Portland town/ Yes I did, yes I did”
- Esperanza Spalding - The City Of Roses
Flickr/ Jose Nieto “In the city of roses/ streets lined with red brick and green branches/ weren’t rainy days that might seem bleak/ our rain is the paint that makes the land lush and the folks unique”
- Elliott Smith - Rose Parade
Flickr/ Constintina Trainwreck “To people passing by that all seem to be going the other way/ Said won’t you follow me down to the Rose Parade?”
- Woody Guthrie - Oregon Trail
Wikipedia/ New York World Telegram and Sun / Al Aumuller “I’m gonna hit that Oregon Trail this coming fall/ Where that good rain falls a plenty/ Where the crops and orchards grow”
- Laura Gibson - Live Long In Oregon
Flickr/ Chunky Glasses “I’ll sing for the place my heart has called home/ Where the salt meets the air, meets the cold mountain snow/ Where I’m free to be healthy, happy and strong/ Live long in Oregon”
- Horse Feathers - Better Company
Wikipedia/ Matthew Hickey “The Columbia to the Puget Sound/ From the peak of Hood right to the ground/ Not and inch was dry, and every month’s the same/ Winter rains are coming to drown the coastal range”
- Sleater Kinney - Light Rail Coyote
Flickr/ Sara “Out at the edge of town/ Where airfield runs water down/ Coyote crosses the tracks/ And hops on the Light-Rail Max”
- Loretta Lynn and Jack White - Portland, Oregon
Flickr/ Harrison Group “Well Portland Oregon and sloe gin fizz/ If that ain’t love then tell me what is/ Well I lost my heart it didn’t take no time/ But that ain’t all, I lost my mind in Oregon"
- Johnny Cash - Lumberjack
Wikipedia/ Joel Baldwin “Got trapped by a girl but I wiggled free/ Heard the Oregon timber callin’ me”
Nothing evokes nostalgia like a great song about a place you love. What are your favorite songs about Oregon?
Wikipedia/ Heinrich Klaffs
“I was born in Portland town/ Got married in Portland town/ Yes I did, yes I did”
Flickr/ Jose Nieto
“In the city of roses/ streets lined with red brick and green branches/ weren’t rainy days that might seem bleak/ our rain is the paint that makes the land lush and the folks unique”
Flickr/ Constintina Trainwreck
“To people passing by that all seem to be going the other way/ Said won’t you follow me down to the Rose Parade?”
Wikipedia/ New York World Telegram and Sun / Al Aumuller
“I’m gonna hit that Oregon Trail this coming fall/ Where that good rain falls a plenty/ Where the crops and orchards grow”
Flickr/ Chunky Glasses
“I’ll sing for the place my heart has called home/ Where the salt meets the air, meets the cold mountain snow/ Where I’m free to be healthy, happy and strong/ Live long in Oregon”
Wikipedia/ Matthew Hickey
“The Columbia to the Puget Sound/ From the peak of Hood right to the ground/ Not and inch was dry, and every month’s the same/ Winter rains are coming to drown the coastal range”
Flickr/ Sara
“Out at the edge of town/ Where airfield runs water down/ Coyote crosses the tracks/ And hops on the Light-Rail Max”
Flickr/ Harrison Group
“Well Portland Oregon and sloe gin fizz/ If that ain’t love then tell me what is/ Well I lost my heart it didn’t take no time/ But that ain’t all, I lost my mind in Oregon"
Wikipedia/ Joel Baldwin
“Got trapped by a girl but I wiggled free/ Heard the Oregon timber callin’ me”
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