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Apr 26, 2006

Trippy Painting to Barnstorm for Hilarious Anthem

You may recall a little fun we had back in March with a campaign to name the song “Come to Washington” by Lincoln Ross the city’s unofficial anthem. To jog your memory a bit, we here repeat the song’s first verse: Washington, D.C. A really great place to be, So if you’re into having fun, Come to Washington. Awesome. After telling you all about this, we solicited nominations for other potential anthems and then voted…

Mar 17, 2006

Would You Please Rise for Our Washington Anthem

Look, you guys all knew we were a hopeless bunch of indie kids. The discussion that began on Tuesday has been decided by a vote (several actually) of our readers, and while the choice may strike some as bittersweet, we will ultimately play the anthem we have, and not the one we might want or wish to have at a later time. Congratulations to The Postal Service, whose song, “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight,” is…

Mar 16, 2006

Closing Arguments

So it all comes down to this: on Tuesday, we began a discussion about an official song for D.C. That prompted tons of comment suggestions for potential anthems, and we subsequently took two votes in order to narrow down our choices to four. These four are: “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight,” by the Postal Service. “Banned in DC,” by Bad Brains. “Washington, DC,” by Magnetic Fields. “Chocolate City,” by Parliament. Vote here, and note…

Mar 15, 2006

The Argument, Part Deux

So, here’s the story so far: yesterday we posted about a campaign to name Lincoln Ross’ “Come to Washington” the official anthem of the District. Many commenters chimed in with other options, and it was suggested that we take a vote. So we did (current results are above). And then other people kept chiming in. Here, then, is what we’re going to do. Below are additional suggestions that have been made. We’re going to…

 
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