The Pretenders – My City Was Gone

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I went back to Ohio
But my city was gone
There was no train station
There was no downtown
South Howard had disappeared
All my favorite places
My city had been pulled down
Reduced to parking spaces
A, o, way to go Ohio

Well I went back to Ohio
But my family was gone
I stood on the back porch
There was nobody home
I was stunned and amazed
My childhood memories
Slowly swirled past
Like the wind through the trees
A, o, oh way to go Ohio

I went back to Ohio
But my pretty countryside
Had been paved down the middle
By a government that had no pride
The farms of Ohio
Had been replaced by shopping malls
And Muzak filled the air
From Seneca to Cuyahoga falls
Said, a, o, oh way to go Ohio

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"My City Was Gone" as written by Derek Forbes, James Kerr, Michael Joseph Macneil, Brian Mcgee, Charles Burchill

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    General Comment:As part of the deal to allow Rush Limbaugh to continue using this as his theme, he has to donate royalties from it to PETA (one of Hynde's favorite causes). Way to get the last laugh.
    Flag headhitsdeskon July 15, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Great lyrics, very true.

    The city referred to in the song is Chrissy Hynde's hometown of Akron, Ohio. South Howard is a section of Howard Street in Akron that was bulldozed to build the Innerbelt, a spur of highway that borders the downtown area. In the process, hundreds of businesses and homes were demolished. Many Akron residents also deem the Innerbelt unnecessary.

    Also, I'm from Cuyahoga Falls, so I get an extra thrill hearing my hometown get name-checked!
    Flag muffinson August 16, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:An ironic twist to that tale of sadness is the fact that fat fuck face Rush Limbaugh uses this tune as his theme song. Maybe it's because the way he sees the government as having no pride. I can't blame him there but he stumps for the conservative, Republican causes which stands for pure greed and unchecked economic development. To me, Chrissy Hynde never striked me as the type who would write a song that backed 'The Man'. She self-exiled herself to England and she cited her term at Kent State University as a major reason for it. In the eyes of the fat fuck face, I am sure that she's a 'lefty femi-nazi' or something like that. That's why I find it ironic that he chose this song to be his theme song.
    Flag OpinionHeadon February 09, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:This is about Chrissy Hynde's return home after the great shutdown of the 1970's. This must be her lament for Ohio before the days of the Rust Belt. At the same time, the government is letting other industries plow over her beautiful home state. I guess this is what happens when economic development runs unchecked.
    Flag OpinionHeadon January 24, 2005   Link

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