![]() So if you lived in New Mexico, Huey shouted out Santa Fe. In fact, according to, different versions of the song were recorded and sent to various radio stations across America listing names of nearby cities in an early version of microtargeting. Lewis also figured out how to rhyme “beating” with “Cleveland” - a linguistic feat and certainly one your podcast hosts appreciated as teens growing up in the “mistake by the lake.” Any shoulder chips we may have been carrying due to a certain river catching on fire during our formative years were brushed away with this major shout-out from Huey himself. ![]() In 1984, Huey Lewis and the News had a hit with “Heart of Rock & Roll,” which worked 15 cities into a top-10 hit. ![]() cities into hit songs, in what can only be described as pandering to audiences hungry for recognition of their American hometowns. Or as Blender Magazine put it in their 2009 listicle 50 Worst Songs Ever: “Less a song than a craven attempt to curry favor from drunken arena crowds trained to roar on cue when they hear their city’s name mentioned.” So what happens when Huey Lewis and James Brown list cities? Huey Lewis Lists Cities: The Heart of Rock & Roll In the ’80s, a few performers figured out how to work the names of many U.S. ![]() There’s nothing a big stadium concert crowd loves more than hearing the name of their city shouted by their favorite rock star.
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