I'm glad to see a song in honor of Madison, Wisconsin, a truly beautiful town. I come from Racine, Wisconsin, a dirty little industrial town that calls itself "The Belle City of the Great Lakes." Here's the Racine City Song:

Oh, Racine, Racine, what a dirty, rotten city
With your torn-up streets and your filthy-smelling river
Oh, I love you with my heart, and I love you with my liver
Oh, Racine, what a hole!

tune: Turkey in the Straw

Anybody who grew up in Racine in the 1960's, knows that song. I suppose MacColl's "Dirty Old Town" would apply to my hometown, too.

-Joe Offer-