While I was doing research for "Immortalized in Lyrics," I read that songs with Portland, Oregon ties included "Portland, Oregon" by Loretta Lynn in a duet with Jack White from the album, "Van Lear Rose."Lyrics for Song: "Portland Oregon"
Well Portland Oregon and sloe gin fizz
If that ain't love then tell me what is
Well I lost my heart it didn't take no time
But that ain't all I lost my mind in Oregon
In a booth in the corner with the lights down low
I was movin' in fast she was takin' it slow
Well I looked at him and caught him lookin' at me
I knew right then we were playin' free in Oregon
Next day we knew last night got drunk
But we loved enough for the both of us
In the morning when the night had sobered up
It was much too late for the both of us in Oregon
Well sloe gin fizz works might fast
When you drink it by the pitcher and not by the glass
Hey bartender before you close
Pour us one more drink and a pitcher to go
And a pitcher to go [repeat]
As a coal miner’s daughter, Loretta Lynn, has traveled from the poverty of the Kentucky hills to Nashville superstardom. Her latest album, "Van Lear Rose" with its "moody, propulsive arrangements, loud and rocking guitars and intimate songwriting," was produced and arranged by Jack White of the White Stripes.
Her video "Portland, Oregon," featuring Lynn's album band, The Do Whaters, is actually filmed in a historic tavern in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. So I settled for the Dixie Tavern at 32 NW Third Avenue in downtown Portland, Oregon.
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