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references Cleveland as being the heart of rock & roll. Originally, the song lyric was going to be "The heart of rock and roll is in Cleveland," rather than "The heart of rock and roll is still beating."
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state border. Cleveland has been used as the site of numerous books, films, music, and television shows; as well as being mentioned or referenced in many others. Below is a partial list.
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references a girl who "went to Cleveland with some guy named Leland that she met at the bank." The song also mentions the singers' affinity for Cleveland-native
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he said, "Cleveland wasn’t fit for me as a city. A kid with big dreams I mean, there’s not much in Cleveland to do to accomplish all those goals that I had."
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directed by and starring Cleveland filmmaker Tony Bialowas, starts in Cleveland and contains references to Cleveland.
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Jonathan Green, Gabe Miller (writers), & Matt Engstrom (director) (April 3, 2011). "The Essence of Cleveland".
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is partially set in Cleveland, and the show’s characters refer to it as a type of
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Cleveland serves as the setting for fictitious insurance giant Great Benefit in
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and Cleveland. The entire song is played in the opening segment of the movie
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native, alludes to cold Cleveland weather in "Cleveland is the Reason", on
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is from Cleveland and the show contains various references.
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is set in Cleveland. A movie about the comic, also titled
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gets lost backstage just before performing at a Cleveland
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and approximately 60 miles (97 km) west of the Ohio-
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play the sibling leads of a Cleveland rock group in
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Index

Cuyahoga River
Cleveland
U.S. state
Ohio
county seat
Cuyahoga County
Lake Erie
maritime border
Canada
Pennsylvania
The Old Man and the Sea
Yankees
Indians
Calvin and Hobbes
Chagrin Falls
American Splendor
American Splendor
Seinfeld
The Heart Attack
Jerry
Cleveland
San Antonio
The Drew Carey Show
Hot in Cleveland
30 Rock
Cleveland
Shangri-La
Ted Mosby
How I Met Your Mother
Cleveland Brown

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