Every State’s Song at the DNC Roll Call to Nominate Harris

Nikki McCann Ramirez and Ryan Bort
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The Democratic National Convention continued on Tuesday with another slate of speakers advocating for Vice President Kamala Harris. They weren’t all Democrats. The DNC’s second day also featured the delegation roll call, in which delegates representing American states and territories announced their selection for president. It was way more exciting than it had any right to be.

As DNC Secretary Jason Rae called on each delegation from the stage, DJ Cassidy cued up a song for each state — except in the case of Georgia, when Atlanta native Lil Jon paraded down the aisle in person to perform “Turn Down for What” — before one or several politicians or notable figures said a few words and announced their delegation’s support for Harris. It felt like a party, one with a hell of a soundtrack and, in Wisconsin’s case, some colorful headwear.

Here’s the list of the songs chosen by Cassidy:

Alabama: “Sweet Home Alabama” (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Alaska: “Feel It Still” (Portugal. The Man)

Arizona: “Edge of Seventeen” (Stevie Nicks)

Arkansas: “Don’t Stop” (Fleetwood Mac)

California:

  • “The Next Episode” (Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg)

  • “California Love” (Tupac Shakur)

  • “Alright” (Kendrick Lamar)

  • “Not Like Us” (Kendrick Lamar)

Colorado: “September” (Earth, Wind, and Fire)

Connecticut: “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)” (Stevie Wonder)

Delaware: “Higher Love” (Steve Winwood, Kygo/Whitney Houston Remix)

District of Columbia: “Let Me Clear My Throat” (DJ Kool)

Florida: “I Won’t Back Down” (Tom Petty)

Georgia: Turn Down for What (DJ Snake, Lil Jon)

Hawaii: “24K Magic” (Bruno Mars)

Idaho: “Private Idaho” (The B-52’s)

Illinois: “Sirius” (The Alan Parsons Project)

Indiana: “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” (Michael Jackson)

Iowa: “Celebration” (Kool and the Gang)

Kansas: “Carry On Wayward Son” (Kansas)

Kentucky: “First Class” (Jack Harlow)

Louisiana: “All I Do Is Win” (DJ Khaled)

Maine: “Shut Up and Dance” (Walk the Moon)

Maryland: “Respect” (Aretha Franklin)

Massachusetts: “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” (Dropkick Murphys)

Michigan: “Lose Yourself” (Eminem)

Minnesota: “1999” (Prince)

Mississippi: “Twistin’ the Night Away” (Sam Cooke)

Missouri: “Good Luck, Babe!” (Chappell Roan)

Montana: “American Woman” (Lenny Kravitz)

Nebraska: “Firework” (Katy Perry)

Nevada: “Mr. Brightside” (The Killers)

New Hampshire: “Don’t Stop Believin’” (Journey)

New Jersey: “Born in the U.S.A.” (Bruce Springsteen)

New Mexico: “Confident” (Demi Lovato)

New York: “Empire State of Mind” (Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys)

North Carolina: “Raise Up” (Petey Pablo)

North Dakota: “Girl on Fire” (Alicia Keys)

Ohio: “Green Light” (John Legend feat. Andre 3000)

Oklahoma: “Ain’t Goin’ Down (‘Til the Sun Comes Up)” (Garth Brooks)

Oregon: “Float On” (Modest Mouse)

Pennsylvania: “Black and Yellow” (Wiz Khalifa)

Rhode Island: “Shake It Off” (Taylor Swift)

South Carolina: “Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine” (James Brown)

South Dakota: “What I Like About You” (The Romantics)

Tennessee: “9 to 5” (Dolly Parton)

Texas: “Texas Hold ‘Em” (Beyonce)

Utah: “Animal” (Neon Trees)

Vermont: “Stick Season” (Noah Kahan)

Virginia: “The Way I Are” (Timbaland)

Washington: “Can’t Hold Us” (Macklemore and Ryan Lewis)

West Virginia: “Take Me Home, Country Roads” (John Denver)

Wisconsin: “Jump Around” (House of Pain)

Wyoming: “I Gotta Feeling” (Black Eyed Peas)

U.S. Territories

American Samoa: “The Edge of Glory” (Lady Gaga)

Democrats Abroad: “Love Train” (The O’Jays)

Guam: “Espresso” (Sabrina Carpenter)

Northern Mariana Islands: “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” (Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell)

Puerto Rico: “Despacito” (Luis Fonsi)

Virgin Islands: “VI to the Bone” (Mic Love)

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