the rock band journey's 1981 arena-rock anthem "don't stop believin'" mentions an imaginary place named "south detroit". listeners have speculated that it refers to downriver. during an interview with "new york magazine"s online entertainment web site "vulture", published on january 10, 2012, former journey front man steve perry explained the reference to "south detroit". perry said he chose the term because it sounded best in the song, and it was not intended to refer to a known area such as downriver.