If you had to pick one song that best represented your home state what would it be?

While you're thinking about that, consider the playlist that paid tribute to all 50 states we heard this week at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

During the celebratory roll call of state delegations, the in-house emcee, DJ Cassidy, spun 50 tunes that supposedly best represented each of the 50 states.

Some made perfect sense as they acknowledged famous hometown artists like:

  • Arizona: Stevie Nicks -  'Edge of Seventeen'
  • California: Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg - 'The Next Episode'
  • Florida: Tom Petty -  'I Won't Back Down'
  • Hawaii: Bruno Mars - '24K Magic'
  • Indiana: Michael Jackson - 'Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough'
  • New Jersey: Bruce Springsteen -  'Born in the U.S.A.'
  • Oklahoma: Garth Brooks - 'Ain't Goin' Down ('til the Sun Comes Up)'
  • Tennessee: Dolly Parton - '9 to 5'

Others were logical choices for their tie-in with a particular state:

  • Alabama: 'Sweet Home Alabama' (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
  • Idaho: 'Private Idaho' (The B-52's)
  • Kansas: 'Carry On Wayward Son' (Kansas)

But what about the song picked for Minnesota, South Dakota, and Iowa?

For the North Star State it was a no-brainer.

'Kiss', the 1986 smash hit from Minneapolis native, the late Prince and his band, The Revolution.

The tracks picked for South Dakota and Iowa were head scratchers.

For the Mount Rushmore State, the pick was 'What I Like About You' from The Romantics.

Looking for a connection? There isn't one with this band from Detroit.


The pick for Iowa wasn't any better -  'Celebration' from Kool & The Gang.

The band hails from Jersey City, New Jersey, more than 1,100 miles from Des Moines, the capital of the Hawkeye State.

Again, people on social media didn't hold back their feelings about the selection:

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Here's the complete list of all 50 songs:

  1. Alabama: 'Sweet Home Alabama' - Lynyrd Skynyrd
  2. Alaska: 'Feel It Still' - Portugal. The Man
  3. Arizona: 'Edge of Seventeen' - Stevie Nicks
  4. Arkansas: 'Don't Stop' - Fleetwood Mac
  5. California: 'The Next Episode' - Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg,
  6. Colorado: 'September' - Earth, Wind & Fire
  7. Connecticut: 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)' - Stevie Wonder
  8. Delaware: 'Higher Love' - Kygo & Whitney Houston
  9. Florida: 'I Won't Back Down' - Tom Petty
  10. Georgia: 'Turn Down For What' - DJ Snake and Lil Jon
  11. Hawai’i: '24K Magic' - Bruno Mars
  12. Idaho: 'Private Idaho' - The B-52's
  13. Illinois: 'Sirius' - The Alan Parsons Project
  14. Indiana - 'Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough' - Michael Jackson
  15. Iowa: 'Celebration' - Kool & The Gang
  16. Kansas: 'Carry On Wayward Son' - Kansas
  17. Kentucky: 'First Class' - Jack Harlow
  18. Louisiana: 'All I Do Is Win' - DJ Khaled
  19. Maine: 'Shut Up and Dance' - WALK THE MOON
  20. Maryland: 'Respect' - Aretha Franklin
  21. Massachusetts: 'I’m Shipping Up to Boston' - Dropkick Murphys
  22. Michigan: 'Lose Yourself' - Eminem
  23. Minnesota: 'Kiss' - Prince & The Revolution.
  24. Mississippi: 'Twistin' the Night Away' - Sam Cooke
  25. Missouri: 'Good Luck, Babe!' - Chappell Roan
  26. Montana: 'American Woman' - Lenny Kravitz
  27. Nebraska: 'Firework' - Katy Perry
  28. Nevada: 'Mr. Brightside' - The Killers
  29. New Hampshire: 'Don’t Stop Believin' - Journey
  30. New Jersey: 'Born in the U.S.A.' - Bruce Springsteen
  31. New Mexico: 'Confident' - Demi Lovato
  32. New York: 'Empire State of Mind' - Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys
  33. North Carolina: 'Raise Up' - Petey Pablo
  34. North Dakota: 'Girl on Fire' - Alicia Keys
  35. Ohio: Green 'Light' - John Legend featuring André 3000
  36. Oklahoma: 'Ain't Goin' Down ('til the Sun Comes Up)' - Garth Brooks
  37. Oregon: 'Float On' - Modest Mouse
  38. Pennsylvania: 'Motownphilly' - Boyz II Men, Black and Yellow - Wiz Khalifa
  39. Rhode Island: 'Shake it Off' - Taylor Swift
  40. South Carolina: 'Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine' - James Brown
  41. South Dakota: 'What I Like About You' - The Romantics
  42. Tennessee: '9 to 5' - Dolly Parton
  43. Texas: 'TEXAS HOLD EM' - Beyoncé
  44. Utah: 'Animal' - Neon Trees
  45. Vermont: 'Stick Season' - Noah Kahan
  46. Virginia: 'The Way I Are' - Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson and D.O.E.
  47. Washington: 'Can’t Hold Us' - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
  48. West Virginia: 'Take Me Home', Country Roads - John Denver
  49. Wisconsin: 'Jump Around' - House of Pain
  50. Wyoming: 'I Gotta Feeling' - Black Eyed Peas

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