Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother! by Sufjan Stevens
“"Steven A. Douglas was a great debater, but Abraham Lincoln was the great emancipator."”
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"Steven A. Douglas was a great debater, but Abraham Lincoln was the great emancipator."
The prettiest rhyming scheme.
♫Stephen A Douglas was a great debater, but Abraham Lincoln was the Great Emancipator♫. @sufjanstevens, still so good!
This song is awesome for so many reasons, but the biggest one for me is the epic ability to rhyme so many things with "Decatur."
we go riding on the abolition grain train (what a year)
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This song appeared on Sufjan Stevens' 2005 mega-hit Illinois. Perhaps the oddest mention in the song concerns a "chicken-mobile" which, citizens of the town of Decatur will tell you, is the vehicle of choice for the owner of a hamburger joint that seems well visited by mainstays of the city. Even individuals who once resided in Decatur have revisited the burger joint upon returning to town. However, since the town lacks a bookstore and a music store, return visits for many, are few and far between.
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