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US State Songs

List of all of the official state songs with words, their history and adoption information.

Massachusetts Symbols

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Massachusetts Symbols

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Massachusetts Patriot State Song

"Massachusetts"

(Because of You Our Land is Free)

Words and music by Bernard Davidson

Adopted adopted on October 23, 1989, effective on January 21, 1990.

"Massachusetts" was adopted on October 23, 1989.

"Massachusetts"

(Because of You Our Land is Free)

Origin of Song:

GENERAL LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS
PART I.
ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE I.
JURISDICTION AND EMBLEMS OF THE COMMONWEALTH, THE GENERAL COURT, STATUTES AND PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 2. ARMS, GREAT SEAL AND OTHER EMBLEMS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Chapter 2: Section 31 Patriotic song of commonwealth
Section 31. The song ""Massachusetts (Because of You Our Land Is Free)'', words and music by Bernard Davidson, shall be the patriotic song of the commonwealth.

State Songs

US State Songs

Forty-nine states of the United States (all except New Jersey) have one or more state songs, selected by the state legislature as a symbol of the state.

New Jersey does have an unofficial state song, "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen, but it has not yet been approved by the state legislature.

Some states have more than one official state song, and may refer to some of their official songs by other names; for example, Arkansas officially has two state songs, a state anthem, and a state historical song. Also, Virginia does not presently have a state song by that name, but it has given two songs official recognition under other names. Arizona has a song that was written specifically as a state anthem in 1915, as well as the 1981 country hit Arizona, which it adopted as an alternate.

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