When Noah Kahan’s song “Maine” went platinum this summer, he posted an Instagram story with the announcement and a photo of a sunset over the water, saying that he and his friend, Phin Choukas, “made it in a few hours.”

“Forever my favorite,” he added, a sentiment he’s repeated about the song, recorded during the early days of the pandemic when he fled New York City for his home state of Vermont.

But as much significance as the track has for the 28-year-old singer-songwriter, it might be greater for our state.

Although Maine is a frequent setting for books and movies , it doesn’t get as many mentions in music . Not in the 60 years since Roger Miller decided to make Bangor, Maine, the destination for his midnight train has there been a more popular song to reference the state.

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