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Paradise City

Series: What's your favorite place?
From: Terrascope Radio
Length: 00:02:16

People come from all kinds of places to go to MIT, but many maintain strong feelings for the place they still call home. Read the full description.
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Piece Description

When asked, "What's your favorite place?" people often look to the most exotic or interesting location they've travelled to.  But for others, their favorite place is just the simplicity of home.  Tyler interviews one Texan who, after going away to college in Massachusetts, still highly regards his hometown of Houston.

Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length Find on Amazon
Paradise City Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction. Geffen 1987 06:46 find now