A musical celebration of the 50 states. One song each week over the course of the year.
Wilmington – Doug Kwartler
Shockingly, for such an awful state, Delaware’s contribution to this project is one of the better songs. It’s the song about Delaware that Springsteen would have written if he had ever gotten around to it. Jaunty and heartfelt, lyrical but delicately poised. And a truly lovely melody.
The next best song about Delaware is probably…the theme song for an old Conan O’Brien sketch: “He’s Awareness Del. Making people aware. Aware of Delaware!” And a little bit of investigative work tells me that the guy who played Awareness Del was Jon Glaser – better known as Councilman Jamm from Parks and Rec! Cool beans.