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Did You Know
- • Sufjan's middle name, 'Rahman,' was chosen by his guru during his family's time in a spiritual community.
- • Abandoning his ambitious '50 States Project' after only two albums cemented his reputation for artistic unpredictability.
- • His song 'Visions of Gideon' in *Call Me By Your Name* catapulted him to mainstream recognition and an Oscar nomination.
Locations in Lyrics
52 location references across 25 songs
Songs & Places
Should Have Known Better
Oregon
"I’m bright as the Oregon breeze"
Fourth of July
Tillamook, OR
Versailles, KY
Versailles, MO
"Tell me, what did you learn from the Tillamook burn?"
Fictional California
Whittier, CA
California
"Now, Whittier arrived in fictional California"
Casimir Pulaski Day
Illinois
"Casimir Pulaski Day"
Eugene
Eugene, OR
"What if I’d never seen hysterical light from Eugene?"
John Wayne Gacy Jr.
Chicago, IL
Cook County, IL
Norwood Park Township, IL
"John Wayne Gacy Jr."
Come On! Feel the Illinoise! (Part I: The World’s Columbian Exposition – Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me in a Dream)
Chicago, IL
Paris, TX
"Chicago, in fashion"
No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross
The Dalles, OR
"Drag me to hell in the valley of The Dalles"
Chicago
Chicago, IL
New York City, NY
"Drove to Chicago"
The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!
Palisades, NJ
Savannah, GA
Trail of Tears
Granite City, IL
Illinois
New Jersey
New York
the prairies below
"The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!"
Mystery of Love
Rogue River, OR
"Fumbling by Rogue River"
Carrie & Lowell
Cottage Grove, OR
"Cottage Grove shade, invite me"
To Be Alone with You
Lake Michigan
"I'd swim across Lake Michigan"
The Only Thing
Florence, OR
"Signs and wonders: sea lion caves in the dark"
Decatur, Or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother!
Decatur, IL
Sangamon River, IL
"She took us down to the edge of Decatur"
Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother!
Decatur, IL
Sangamon River, IL
Illinois
Peoria, IL
Springfield, IL
Chicago, IL
"Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother!"
John My Beloved
Long Island, NY
"Long Island kindness and wine"
Jacksonville
Jacksonville, IL
Jackson, MS
Nashville, TN
Monterey, CA
"I'm not afraid of Nichols Park"
All of Me Wants All of You
Eugene, OR
"Found myself on Spencer’s Butte"
Death with Dignity
desert
Drawn to the Blood
Delilah
Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
Highland, IL
Lebanon, IL
Illinois
"TITLE (Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois)"
Holland
Holland, MI
Lake Michigan
"TITLE"
Say Yes! to M!ch!gan!
Michigan
Ponshewaing, MI
Cadillac, MI
Great Lakes, MI
"TITLE"
Tahquamenon Falls
Paradise, MI
"Tahquamenon Falls"
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