The Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize??" Named Official Oklahoma Rock Song
Denizens of Oklahoma, time to break out the fake blood and hand puppets: After a rigorous nomination process, the Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize??" is now the state's Official Rock Song by the order of Oklahoma's state legislature, Tulsa World reports.
More than 21,000 people voted in the contest, which pitted the triumphant Lips track against others written or performed by Sooners, including Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" (co-written by Oklahoma's Mae Boren Axton), the All-American Rejects'...
Pitchfork — Denizens of Oklahoma, time to break out the fake blood and hand puppets: After a rigorous nomination process, the Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize??" is now the state's Offi... more info
Pitchfork — Denizens of Oklahoma, time to break out the fake blood and hand puppets: After a rigorous nomination process, the Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize??" is now the state... more info
Associated Press — OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A song by the alternative rock band The Flaming Lips has been given a big statewide kiss in Oklahoma.... more info
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