Needham Gets Shout-out in Proposed State Rock Song 'Roadrunner'
Rep. Martin Walsh is looking to celebrate the modern sounds of modern Massachusetts, through a song which features a Needham shout-out.
Massachusetts already has a state polka ("Say Hello to Someone from Massachusetts," anybody?) and a state glee club song among its eight anthems, but the state that produced The Pixies, Aerosmith and The Cars is missing something: its own rock song. But that could change soon. Rep. Martin Walsh (D-Dorchester) filed legislation last week to make "Roadrunner," by The Modern Lovers the state rock song. In "Roadrunner," Natick native Jonathan Richman croons about Stop & Shop, Route 128 and "the modern sounds of modern Massachusetts." "Can you feel it out in Needham now? Out on Route 128, by the power lines?" Richman asks at one point in the song. And "Roadrunner" could be the only rock song featuring the line "I'm in love with Massachusetts…
