i may be a bird in a cage but at least it's your cage

1. "viva portland" - chad crouch. It's such a happy song. Viva the skaters under the burnside bridge! Viva the kids swinging on the statue of the guy with the umbrella in pioneer courthouse square! Swing on, kids!
2. "viva sea-tac" - robyn hitchcock. I don't know if it's true, but sadly, I heard the song before I ever went to Seattle and now I visit and sing "they've got the best computers, coffee and smack!"
3. "rock star" - hole. Okay, I've never been to Olympia. Though I do hear they do all fuck the same.
4. "i remember california" - rem. And, rem nerd moment. My strongest association with this song is Peter Buck saying it wasn't *about* California because "very few people are in love with a plot of land." And I always think, no, Peter, you're wrong, because we do fall in love with cities and land and I hated Santa Barbara for many reason and love Portland for many reasons but some of it just bad chemistry. So, you know, shut up, Peter Buck.
5. "philadelphia freedom" - elton john. :)