Maine

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song name	Maine
artist	John Linnell
releases	State Songs, TMBG Clock Radio, Podcast 5A
year	1999
first played	Oct. 7, 1995 (9 known performances)
run time	2:07
sung by	John Linnell

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This is the same recording as Maine (Hello EP) from 1994, just mixed differently.
The intro to the song appears to be lifted directly from a song off The Beatles' Revolver album, "Good Day Sunshine." The typical opening piano chord is this time played by a synthesizer, and the opening drumroll is a clear copy of Ringo Starr's intro to the song. But the shaving razor's sting leads exactly back to The Monkees' "Daydream Believer."
From the State Songs liner notes:

The State Flag of the Pine Tree State shows the north star with the motto: "Dirigo" ("I direct"). Indeed, Maine serves as a kind of 'pointer' for the rest of the country, directing our attention to Greenland and the Maritime Provinces.

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Animals, Body Parts, Colors, Evil, Hands, Misanthropy, Not In 4-4 Time, References To Other Songs Or Musicians, Sleep, Trees And Other Plants, US States

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