A Rockin' Debate

With our nation’s current financial crisis there have been many contentious debates both in Washington and in the many state legislatures. But recently, Oklahoma’s State legislature took a few minutes away from arguing the merits of bailouts and budgets and turned their focus to the state’s official rock song. The winner of the debate was a 2002 song by the band The Flaming Lips entitled “Do you realize.” This got me to thinking, if Massachusetts had to name an official rock song for the commonwealth what would they choose—“Dirty Water,” “Shipping up to Boston,” or perhaps something by hometown rockers Aerosmith or Jay Giles? This issue clearly merits a robust and complete debate.