The AMC Online: Contest "50 States of Music"

From March to September, 2020 the American Center in Moscow was running an online contest to choose the best modern anthem for each U.S. state. Visitors on social media could listen to songs, and vote for the one that they thought best captured the spirit of the state. The contest was running on American Center’s social media platforms.

Results of the AMC Online “50 Sates of Music:”

New York

Facebook: New York, New York by Frank Sinatra
Vkontakte: Empire State of Mind by Jay-Z fear Alicia Keys
Instagram: Empire State of Mind by Jay-Z fear Alicia Keys

New Jersey

Facebook: I will survive by Gloria Gaynor
Vkontakte: I will survive by Gloria Gaynor
Instagram: I will survive by Gloria Gaynor

Pennsylvania

Facebook: Gonna Fly Now by Bill Conti
Vkontakte: The Best Day by Taylor Swift
Instagram: Philadelphia Freedom by Elton John

Delaware

Facebook: BUFFALO SOLDIER by Bob Marley
Vkontakte: I’M FROM DELAWARE by Todd Chapelle
Instagram: I’M FROM DELAWARE by Todd Chapelle

Maryland

Facebook: BALTIMOR – Performed by Nina Simone
Vkontakte: BALTIMOR – Performed by Nina Simone
Instagram:GOOD MORNING, BALTIMORE! Performed by Nikki Blonsky

Distict of Columbia

Facebook: DUKE ELLINGTON – Mood Indigo
Vkontakte: DUKE ELLINGTON – Mood Indigo
Instagram: MAMBO SAUCE – Welcome to D.C.

Virginia

Facebook: PHARRELL WILLIAMS – Happy
Vkontakte: THE DAVE MATTHEWS BAND – American Baby (6 votes per each song)
Instagram: PHARRELL WILLIAMS – Happy

North Carolina

Facebook: OH, MY SWEET CAROLINA (Ryan Adams)
Vkontakte: OH, MY SWEET CAROLINA (Ryan Adams)
Instagram: OH, MY SWEET CAROLINA (Ryan Adams)

South Carolina

Facebook: LIVING IN AMERICA (James Brown)
Vkontakte: FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN (Marshall Tucker Band)
Instagram: DUELIN’ BANJOS (by Flatt & Scruggs)

Georgia

Facebook: “Georgia on my Mind” by Ray Charles
Vkontakte: “Georgia on my Mind” by Ray Charles
Instagram: “Georgia on my Mind” by Ray Charles

Florida

Facebook: “Conga” by Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine
Vkontakte: “Conga” by Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine
Instagram: “Low” by Flo Rida, featuring T-Pain

Alabama

Facebook: Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama
Vkontakte: Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama
Instagram: Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama

Tennessee

Facebook: Marc Cohn – Walking in Memphis
Vkontakte: Chris Stapleton and Justin Timberlake- Tennessee Whiskey
Instagram: Carl Perkins – Blue Suede Shoes

Mississippi

Facebook: JAILHOUSE ROCK (performed by Elvis Presley)
Vkontakte:JAILHOUSE ROCK (performed by Elvis Presley)
Instagram: STAND BY YOUR MAN (by Tammy Wynette)

Louisiana

Facebook: GREAT BALLS OF FIRE (by Jerry Lee Lewis)
Vkontakte: WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN (by Louis Armstrong)
Instagram: GREAT BALLS OF FIRE (by Jerry Lee Lewis)

Arkansas

Facebook: “Big River” (by Johnny Cash)
Vkontakte:“Southern Nights” (performed by Glen Campbell)
Instagram: “Take Me to the River” (by the Rev. Al Green)

Oklahoma

Facebook: “Oklahoma Swing” (performed by Reba McEntire and Vince Gill)
Vkontakte: “Oklahoma Swing” (performed by Reba McEntire and Vince Gill)
Instagram: “Oklahoma Swing” (performed by Reba McEntire and Vince Gill)

Texas

Facebook: La Grange (by ZZ Top)
Vkontakte: Miles and Miles of Texas (by Asleep at the Wheel)
Instagram: Miles and Miles of Texas (by Asleep at the Wheel)

New Mexico

Facebook: Albuquerque by Neil Young
Vkontakte: Albuquerque by Neil Young
Instagram: South of Santa Fe by Brooks and Dunn

Arizona

Facebook: Take It Easy (by The Eagles)
Vkontakte: Take It Easy (by The Eagles)
Instagram: By the Time I Get to Phoenix (by Glen Campbell)

Nevada

Facebook: I’ve Been Everywhere (by Johnny Cash)
Vkontakte: Viva Las Vegas (by Elvis Presley)
Instagram: Miss Atomic Bomb (by The Killers)

California

Facebook: California Dreamin’ (by the Mamas and the Papas)
Vkontakte: California Dreamin’ (by the Mamas and the Papas)
Instagram: Californication (by RHCP)

Hawai’i

Facebook: Over the Rainbow/Wonderful World (performed by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole)
Vkontakte: Over the Rainbow/Wonderful World (performed by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole)
Instagram: Talking to the Moon

Alaska

Facebook: Alaska: the Last Frontier theme (by Jewel and Alz Kitcher)
Vkontakte: Alaska: the Last Frontier theme (by Jewel and Alz Kitcher)
Instagram: Alaska (by Maggie Rogers)

Washington

Facebook: Smells Like Teen Spirit (by Nirvana)
Vkontakte: Smells Like Teen Spirit (by Nirvana)
Instagram: Smells Like Teen Spirit (by Nirvana)

Oregon

Facebook: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Oregon Girl
Vkontakte: Louie Louie (by The Kingsmen)
Instagram: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Oregon Girl

Idaho

Facebook: Idaho (by Josh Ritter)
Vkontakte: Idaho (by Josh Ritter)
Instagram: Private Idaho (by the B-52s)

Montana

Facebook: Montana (by Frank Zappa)
Vkontakte: American Thread (by Tim Montana)
Instagram: American Thread (by Tim Montana)

Wyoming

Facebook: Sweet Wyoming Home (by Chris LeDoux)
Vkontakte: Sweet Wyoming Home (by Chris LeDoux)
Instagram: Neon (by Chris Young)

Utah

Facebook: votes were equally divided between Thunder (by Imagine Dragons) and Utah ( by the Osmonds)
Vkontakte: votes were equally divided between Thunder (by Imagine Dragons) and Utah ( by the Osmonds)
Instagram: Everybody Talks (by Neon Trees)

Colorado

Facebook: Counting Stars (by One Republic)
Vkontakte: Counting Stars (by One Republic)
Instagram: Counting Stars (by One Republic)

Kansas

Facebook: Dust in the Wind (by Kansas)
Vkontakte: Dust in the Wind (by Kansas)
Instagram: Dust in the Wind (by Kansas)

Iowa

Facebook: Corn Fed (by Shannon Brown)
Vkontakte: Corn Fed (by Shannon Brown)
Instagram: Great Big Storm (by Nate Ruess)

Nebraska

Facebook: Nebraska (by Bruce Springsteen)
Vkontakte: Nebraska (by Bruce Springsteen)
Instagram: Wild Life (by Jack & Jack)

South Dakota

Facebook: Rapid City, South Dakota (by Dwight Yoakum)
Vkontakte: No Place Like Home (by Randy Travis)
Instagram: No Place Like Home (by Randy Travis)

North Dakota

Facebook: Go Hard or Go Home (by Wiz Khalifa, feat. Iggy Azalea)
Vkontakte: Ghost Riders in the Sky (by Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra)
Instagram: Go Hard or Go Home (by Wiz Khalifa, feat. Iggy Azalea)

Minnesota

Facebook: Purple Rain (by Prince)
Vkontakte: Purple Rain (by Prince)
Instagram: Girl from the North Country (by Bob Dylan)

Wisconsin

Facebook: Living in the USA (by the Steve Miller Band
Vkontakte: Living in the USA (by the Steve Miller Band
Instagram: Living in the USA (by the Steve Miller Band

Illinois

Facebook: Sweet Home Chicago (by the Blues Brothers
Vkontakte: Homecoming (by Kanye West)
Instagram: Homecoming (by Kanye West)

Missouri

Facebook: St. Louis Blues (by WC Handy; performed here by Louis Armstrong)
Vkontakte: St. Louis Blues (by WC Handy; performed here by Louis Armstrong)
Instagram: Country Grammar (by Nelly)

Kentucky

Facebook: Sixteen Tons (by Merle Travis, feat. Tennessee Ernie Ford)
Vkontakte: Sixteen Tons (by Merle Travis, feat. Tennessee Ernie Ford)
Instagram: Paradise (by John Prine)

West Virginia

Facebook: Take Me Home, Country Roads (by John Denver
Vkontakte: Take Me Home, Country Roads (by John Denver
Instagram: Take Me Home, Country Roads (by John Denver

OHAIO

Facebook: OHIO (by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young)
Vkontakte: OHIO (by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young)
Instagram: STRESSED OUT (by Twenty One Pilots)

INDIANA

Facebook: SMALL TOWN (by John Cougar Mellencamp)
Vkontakte: SMALL TOWN (by John Cougar Mellencamp)
Instagram: INDIANA (by Melissa Etheridge)

Michigan

Facebook: Like a Prayer (by Madonna)
Vkontakte: Lose Yourself (by Eminem)
Instagram: Lose Yourself (by Eminem)

Puerto Rico

Facebook: Livin’ La Vida Loca (by Ricky Martin)
Vkontakte: Livin’ La Vida Loca (by Ricky Martin)
Instagram: Despacito (by Luis Fonsi, feat. Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber)

Maine

Facebook: “Portland, Maine” (by Tim McGraw)
Vkontakte: “Portland, Maine” (by Tim McGraw)
Instagram: “When I’m Gone” (by Anna Kendrick)

New Hampshire

Facebook: “New Hampshire” (by Jason Reeves)
Vkontakte: “Man on the Silver Mountain” (by Ronnie James Dio)
Instagram: “New Hampshire” (by Jason Reeves)

Vermont

Facebook: Country Boy (by Aaron Lewis)
Vkontakte: Moonlight in Vermont (by Willie Nelson)
Instagram: Moonlight in Vermont (by Willie Nelson)

Massachusetts

Facebook: Shipping Up to Boston (by the Dropkick Murphys)
Vkontakte: Dream On (by Aerosmith)
Instagram: Sweet Caroline (by Neil Diamond)

Rhode Island

Facebook: “Hey Now” (by Matt and Kim)
Vkontakte: “Rhode Island is Famous for You” (by Blossom Dearie) / “Hey Now” (by Matt and Kim)
Instagram: “Hey Now” (by Matt and Kim)

Connecticut

Facebook: “Waiting for the World to Change” (by John Mayer)
Vkontakte: “Waiting for the World to Change” (by John Mayer)
Instagram: “Take Five” (by Dave Brubeck)

Thank you for your interest in taking part in the AMC Online: “50 States of Music” contest — We are so happy to share American culture with you! This contest is over. Please learn more about our current online programming on social media.

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