What should be your state's official rock song?

The AV Club, September 6, 2013
by Ryan McGee

While I agree that our initial reader’s suggestion of “Roadrunner” is probably the best choice for my home state of Massachusetts, I wish we’d think outside the box here in the Commonwealth and choose They Might Be Giants’ “Wicked Little Critta” instead. A parody of the low form of humanity known as the “Masshole,” this song name drops Bobby Orr, John Havlicek, and has enough bad Boston accents to fill a dozen parodies of Good Will Hunting. When people think of this state, they usually think of the accent first and foremost. Instead of shy away from it, why not lean into it? Most of us can handle a joke, even if short dudes in backwards baseball caps named Smitty might have a problem with TMBG warbling our state anthem. Oh well. The rest of us can hum along to this insanely catchy song and then headbang during its Dropkick Murphys-esque coda. Along with Dunkin’ Donuts, this song should be part of our everyday routine from Boston to the Berkshires.

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