My mom in the early 80sSubmitted by DotTraditional3096 t3_1259dc2 in OldSchoolCool
fuqdisshite t1_je496x4 wrote
Reply to comment by Kurthog in My mom in the early 80s by DotTraditional3096
as a Michigander, i love you for this.
go find "South Detroit" on a map.
it is generally believed it was written so that it rhymed.
theonetruegrinch t1_je4ff2r wrote
> it is generally believed it was written so that it rhymed.
with what???
Detroit doesn't rhyme with anything else in that song LOL
partisanal_cheese t1_je4pqnf wrote
It does sound better than “Windsor”.
MonsieurReynard t1_je4suu2 wrote
It's technically a "half rhyme" with "boy."
Could have said "Illinois."
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dustin-dawind t1_je56ag8 wrote
I thought he said he just liked the sound of it better than the other options
fuqdisshite t1_je5b88k wrote
EDITED
i just linked the quote.
South Detroit = City Lights Boy
it isn't a perfect rhyme, but, it is a phoneticly appealing.
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