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04-19-2009, 10:34 AM
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Songs that Mention Corpus Christi
I guess if you live in, say, Memphis or San Francisco, it's not a big deal when your city gets mentioned in a song. However, I think it's pretty cool when CC is mentioned. I'm not that big on Texas music, so there are probably more songs out there than I know about. Here are the two I know of:
Corpus Christi Bay - Robert Earle Keene
Corpus Christi - Ricky Presely (actually found a 45 of this IN THE TRASH)
Any other CC-related songs out there?
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04-19-2009, 11:32 AM
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Max Stalling's "Lay my Burdens Down", which technically doesn't mention Corpus, but the Nueces river.
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04-19-2009, 12:32 PM
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Madisonbound?
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"Lone Star State of Mind" by Nancy Griffith
Nancy Griffith is a great Texas folk singer, who seems to be little known.
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04-19-2009, 12:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SOM
I guess if you live in, say, Memphis or San Francisco, it's not a big deal when your city gets mentioned in a song. However, I think it's pretty cool when CC is mentioned. I'm not that big on Texas music, so there are probably more songs out there than I know about. Here are the two I know of:
Corpus Christi Bay - Robert Earle Keene
Corpus Christi - Ricky Presely (actually found a 45 of this IN THE TRASH)
Any other CC-related songs out there?
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I think that using Corpus Christi in a song is rhythmically challenging. I only remember a song that my 2nd grade teacher would play on a 45 for us. It seemed like a song made up the Tourist Bureau. The words were like "Corpus Christi, that's my hometown, ....Padre Island, Aransas Pass for fishing, fun & play,Come over for a lifetime or just a day. Corpus Christi, that's my hometown. It's funny how those lyrics have stuck in my head from almost 40 years ago. yikes  |
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04-19-2009, 04:26 PM
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Larry Joe Taylor "Meet me down in Corpus"
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04-20-2009, 08:50 AM
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The original version of "Corpus Christi Bay" by Johnny Rodriguez
"Redneck Riviera" by Gary P. Nunn - actually about Port Aransas, but it mentions CC.
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04-20-2009, 10:36 AM
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Isnt there a song by type o negative.....
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04-20-2009, 11:40 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dementius88
Isnt there a song by type o negative.....
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That'd be "Christian Woman", and while it does mention Corpus Christi, it's not mentioning it as a city. |
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04-28-2009, 12:28 PM
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How about W.A.S.P.'s BLIND IN TEXAS
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04-29-2009, 10:39 PM
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Joe King Carrasco- But I forgot which song? The lyrics say "Corpus Christi-rise and shine" or something. We asked him him about a few years ago, he couldn't remember either -LOL
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