"Hang on Sloopy" is a hit song by the pop group The McCoys which was #1 in America in October 1965 and is the official rock song of the state of Ohio and The Ohio State University.
116th Ohio General Assembly designated "Hang on Sloopy" the state rock song by House Concurrent Resolution 16 on November 20, 1985.
"WHEREAS, "Hang On Sloopy" is of particular relevance to members of the Baby Boom Generation, who were once dismissed as a bunch of long-haired, crazy kids, but who now are old enough and vote in sufficient numbers to be taken quite seriously"Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Hang On Sloopy: The Music of Ohio
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"WHEREAS, Adoption of this resolution will not take too long, cost the state anything, or affect the quality of life in this state to any appreciable degree, and if we in the legislature just go ahead and pass the darn thing, we can get on with more important stuff."
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I'm not sure I'd heard this before we moved to Ohio, but because I worked at OSU, it soon became very familiar.
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