Why did the DJ play a Cincinnati band's song to represent Maine at the DNC?

Walk the Moon is a Cincinnati-based pop band . But for those who didn't know any better Tuesday, they may have thought the group was from Maine.

The Democratic National Convention featured a musical roll call Tuesday night, as DJ Cassidy, a Grammy-nominated performer, introduced each musical artist and state while the delegates announced their votes for the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee.

Whenever delegates announced their support of Vice President Kamala Harris , Cassidy played a unique song representing each state.

Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" played for Tennessee. Texas honored Houston-native Beyoncé with "Texas Hold 'Em." "Green Light" by Springfield's John Legend played for Ohio delegates , and Atlanta's Lil Jon performed "Turn Down For What" to announce Georgia's nomination.

Maine, however, announced its vote while "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon played. The band seemingly has no connection to the state.

Walk the Moon started in 2006 when lead singer Nicholas Petricca studied at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. The current lineup featuring Petricca, guitarist Eli Maiman and drummer Sean Waugaman, formed in 2011. The band is based in Cincinnati.

According to Bangor Daily News , Maine's Democratic Party chair, Bev Uhlenhake, had chosen an unequivocally Maine song in " Ballad of the 20th Maine ." The tune, by the band The Ghost of Paul Revere, was named Maine's state ballad in 2019.

But the request was denied – it's unclear why because officials with the Democratic Convention didn't respond to a request for comment as of Wednesday morning – and the DJ instead chose Walk the Moon.

"I don't know the reasoning (for choosing that song), but it was fun," Uhlenhake told the Daily News.

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