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Oklahoma Legislature Votes Against State Song By Those Flaming Lips Commies

5:40 PM EDT on April 23, 2009

"Do You Realize???" was voted Oklahoma state song! Until it wasn't: "The Oklahoma House rejected a resolution today to name a song by The Flaming Lips as the state's official rock song because one of the band members wore a T-shirt bearing a symbol associated with the Communist Party while at the state Capitol last month." Full story and vid of the wardrobe malfunction at NewsOK. (UPDATE: Overruled!)

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