We're pretty sure that every bar in America has, at one point or another (but most likely on several occasions), played the uber-famous song "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey.  And if you're from Michigan, you're probably aware that the line "Born and raised in South Detroit" is kinda funny, considering there is no such place.  There's an East Detroit, North Detroit, and a Southwest Detroit. So why did Steve Perry make one up?  For years, there really was no explanation.  New York Magazine recently interviewed Perry and got this explanation:

"I ran the phonetics of east, west, and north, but nothing sounded as good or as emotionally true to me as South Detroit," he says. "The syntax just sounded right. I fell in the love with the line. It's only been in the last few years that I've learned there is no South Detroit."

There you have it.  He just liked the way it sounded when he wrote the song while in the Motor City in 1980.  Well, Steve... That's it!  We're boycotting your song!!  Just kidding.  We don't mind.  We don't think anyone really minds.

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The Mitten State

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