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Sometimes we love you, sometimes we get tripped up on your oversized ego. But mostly we just love you, and in Dallas - Various - The Best Of Country Party (CD, we dig your music. We're not the only ones, either: Artists from around the world have been inspired to write songs about this city, whether it was because of the skyline, the honky tonks or even just the groupies. Yes, we said groupies.

So we've pulled together 20 of our favorite songs about Dallas, songs that are as diverse as the city and the people who live in it: blues, country, hip-hop, punk rock and rock 'n' roll. They're not always pretty, but when you put them all together, they represent something about what makes this place great.

Dallas - Various - The Best Of Country Party (CD Mix-a-Lot is the greatest lyricist of all time. Because when he put out this attempt at a club banger inhe not only kicked everything off with a shout-out to Dallas, Texas, the and the Cowboys, but even fucking Pappadeauxs.

The dude pauses mid-song to rhyme about his love for a cajun food restaurant that's a micro-chain in Dallas. I mean, on a good day you can go with Ice Cube to Fat Burger if you want, but if I had the opportunity to grab a meal with a famous rapper, I'd choose splitting blackened opelousas with Mr. Baby Got Back.

Jaime-Paul Falcon. The legendary, brainy rockers have a catchy little jingle that really has nothing to do with the famed venue. Meant to be a tribute to '70s-era Yes, it's less than a minute long, but its melody easily gets in your head. Talking about walking in a forest, this is something to hum to whenever you walk around the place, hoping to get a good view of an indie rock act or metal band. For those who have had many great experiences at the venue, it's nice to know there's something associated with it other than, "that's the place where Nirvana played and Kurt Cobain got his ass kicked.

This isn't a song about Dallas, per se, but its connection to the city is simply too good to overlook. Jeff Gage. You'd think that with all the name dropping of the Lone Star State in their lyrics, the Mountain Goats would be a Texas band. The Californian folksters have an album titled All Hail West Texasfor God's sake, an album recorded entirely on a boombox that features the simple "Blues in Dallas. Darnielle namechecks Dealey Plaza -- a great location if you're looking to visit Reunion Tower, check out some museums or assassinate a U.

Matt Wood. Before he was a successful musician, Album), Ben Kweller was a doctor's son from Greenville, Texas. From the first few notes, Dallas is clearly the backdrop of "Falling," even if most of the song is Album) just Ben Kweller singing the word "falling" over and over again.

Upon re-listening, it's almost impossible to resist the impulse to paint your nails black and grow out your bangs. Amy McCarthy. On this track from his album Haywireone-time rodeo star Chris Ledoux sings about the great divide between Dallas and Fort Worth. Dallas belongs to the business folks, as sung by Ledoux, but like any cowboy stuck in the Big D, he's just Dallas - Various - The Best Of Country Party (CD to escape to Fort Worth. Us Dallasites know we don't ride horses to work, but it helps when a singer like Ledoux tries to set the record straight and explain the double life possible while living in the metroplex.

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