Am I the Midwest?

"Am I the Midwest?" by Hello Emerson
Under license to K&F Records and Anyway Records
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/2uJsDF...
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Am I the Midwest
The one we read about
The one they send the reporters to cross the state borders
Just to figure the people out
Am I the Midwest
The one we sing about
All pockmarked with Dairy Queens, state football dreams
And university towns
Am I the Midwest
The one we blame
The one we castigate
The one we shame
The one that shows up
On time at eight
The one we love
The one we hate
Am I the Midwest
The one they photograph
After Delphi leaves and the workers grieving
Become another think piece
Am I the Midwest
The one they interview
On the radio stations in the European nations
Where Americana still feels new
Am I the Midwest
The one that blames
The one that speaks up
Two years too late
The one that shows up
On election day
The one that votes
The one that hates
Am I the Midwest
The plain-spoken grout between the coasts
Am I the Midwest
Home of miniature golf and self-conscious boasts
Am I the Midwest
Home of jersey cows in stallion shoes
Am I the Midwest
The one in the news

[@mseelhorst]

It's Athens County Ohio! My hometown. Beautiful song. Always seemed a little southern there too. Thanks.

[@markstaggs7342]

Bloomington Indiana born and raised ,Home of the Hoosiers.love this great state.

[@nathanschock4858]

this is good art

[@BryanMiller]

Sat here sobbing hearing this song for the first time. Originally from Alliance, Ohio.

[@germanchocolatecake8143]

First heard this on WYSO while in the Burger King drive-thru. So glad I didn't pack a lunch that day!

[@MrMikeb8]

id like to hear this on the radio sometime

[@Badge98831]

This got air play on WYSO in the Dayton area a couple days ago!

[@torstentorsten]

I heard it today in one of the European nation's radio stations.

[@MrMikeb8]

@@torstentorsten perhaps from the friends they made when touring over there

[@glennrosen2021]

Love it....

[@kdmullins45]

I hear this often on WYSO often and I love it so much!!!!

[@MrMikeb8]

i never get tired of listening to it

[@mini_angry_moth2891]

Found this by complete accident and I'm glad I did. This is a real cute song and that's a good voice, I really like this. I could totes jam to this on a ride.

[@phillipladuke291]

Thank goodness this is on Spotify! However, with that being said I think everyone needs to watch the video while listening to the song the first time. I loved how the images evoke so much emotion tied to the lyrics. For example, "The one that hates..." complimented by the shots of the football game and the diversity of the team, followed by video of the crowd. I mean, I live in Ca so there's maybe a bit more diversity, but I often feel like the Midwest is seen as very "white", although to a degree it also truly is. I loved the song though, and the video! Great job!

[@sarahm.6965]

Wow, I love this song! And recognize those streets! Some of this footage is from Athens, Ohio!!

[@ginoromeo9252]

This is amazing!