State Fair’s “official anthem” will lodge itself into your brain like those worms from Wrath Of Khan
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If the faint smell of manure and Jeff Dunham hasn’t already tipped you off, tomorrow marks the start of the 2012 Wisconsin State Fair. For the next 11 days, West Allis will play host to thousands of barnyard animals, oldies acts, and rank-and-file Wisconsinites looking to take their chances with the fair’s latest deep-fried goodies. And hey, if you want to check out some racing pigs, risk life and limb on some fairground rides, or renew your hunting or fishing license, that’s cool, too.
New this year—other than the horrific-sounding “pork donut”—is the State Fair’s “official anthem.” Far from the boot-scootin’ ditty you might expect, the song is actually kinda-sorta not terrible, and it will almost certainly lodge itself into your brain like those worms from Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan. (They were Ceti Eels, FYI.) “Hey There Wisconsin!” comes courtesy of Madison-based Higher Education Records, and includes performances from Jermaine Event, Mad Static, and Lizzy Bassen. Oh, and it also includes this line: “Call up all your friends, / you can even bring your mother. / I don’t know where to begin, / I’m tryin’ to see fried butter.”
