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Kurthog t1_je42kn1 wrote

Reply to comment by SleepNowInTheFire666 in My mom in the early 80s by DotTraditional3096

Great song, and the city boy is also a Canuck from "South Detroit" (i.e., Canada).

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fuqdisshite t1_je496x4 wrote

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.

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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

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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

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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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