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Ohio (Come Back to Texas)

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Released
  
November 17, 2005

Length
  
3:50

Genre
  
Pop punk

Label
  
FFROE, Jive, Zomba

Format
  
Digital download, CD single

Recorded
  
Ruby Red ProductionsAtlanta, Georgia

"Ohio (Come Back to Texas)" is a song by American rock band Bowling for Soup, released as a single from the group's album A Hangover You Don't Deserve.

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The song was used as a Wake-Up Call on Day 10 of the Space Shuttle Discovery's final mission, STS-133, at the request of the crew, on March 5, 2011.

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The singer's girlfriend leaves him after meeting another man at the bank and moves with him to Cleveland. The singer implores her to come back home to him and the things she left behind in Texas.

"Ohio (Reprise)"

  • There is an additional song (track 43) on the CD called "Ohio (Reprise)". The song contains numerous other references to people and things associated with Texas that "want her back". These include:
  • Bill Parcells
  • Forest Whitaker
  • Mike Judge
  • Debbie Allen
  • Larry Hagman
  • Audie Murphy
  • The Alamo
  • Beyoncé
  • Enron
  • The Dallas Cowboys
  • Bob Wills
  • Barry White
  • Kelly Clarkson
  • The Rangers
  • A-Rod
  • Don Henley
  • The Polyphonic Spree
  • Lyndon Johnson
  • Shannon Elizabeth
  • DRI
  • Sparta
  • Mars Volta
  • At the Drive-In
  • Dangerous Toys
  • ZZ Top
  • The Dallas Morning News
  • The Fort Worth Star Telegram
  • The Branch Davidians
  • Mommie Dearest (Joan Crawford was born in San Antonio, Texas)
  • The Aggies
  • Gary Busey
  • Walter Cronkite
  • Judge Roy Bean
  • Tim Duncan
  • Patrick Swayze
  • Wichita Falls
  • Morgan Fairchild
  • Dan Rather

    • References

    Ohio (Come Back to Texas) Wikipedia
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