I Love You, Arizona

For those of you who have never been to Arizona,

Here is the Arizona State Song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7xedmvJTzk

 

This song is one we had to learn in elementary school and after the whole school learned it, the artist Rex Allen Jr. came and gave a presentation to the whole school and sang it and we sang along. I don't know why, but I like this song. Probably because it's about Arizona and I was born here.

 

Watching that video by Rhett and Link about 15 words a couple post ago, when they talked about petrichore, I thought of that one line in the song "And the smell of the rain on your skin."

 

The petrichore today was dirty smelling so I take it back. I don't like all petrichore. I guess it's because of where I live, in the city. The petrichore here this morning had a scent of wet asphalt, and wet old dog/cat pee.

 

I guess if I want true petrichore, I'll have to drive out to the desert and inhale the wet sage brush, cactus, and dirt smell. There is nothing like it. True petrichore at it's finest. 

 

It's cloudy, cold, and drizzly today. The light coming in my windows makes me want to just go to sleep. So I found this song and it brought sunshine into my house!

 

I hope you enjoy it!

 

Everything below this is from the link below:

http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Arizona/stateSONG_AZ.html

"Arizona"

by Rex Allen, Jr.

I love you, Arizona; Your mountains, deserts and streams; The rise of Dos Cabezas* And the outlaws I see in my dreams; I love you Arizona, Superstitions and all; The warmth you give at sunrise; Your sunsets put music in us all. Oo, Arizona; You're the magic in me; Oo, Arizona, You're the life-blood of me; I love you Arizona; Desert dust on the wind; The sage and cactus are blooming, And the smell of the rain on your skin. Oo, Arizona; You're the magic in me; Oo, Arizona, You're the life-blood of me; Copyright 1981 by Boxer Music, Nashville, TN *Dos Cabezas (two heads) are mountain peaks in Cochise County, Arizona