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Smokey
11-15-2011, 04:05 PM
There seem to be alot of songs written about big cities or have city title. These are IMO are more memorable ones.

Not in any praticular order:

"San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" by Scott McKenzie
"I Love LA" by Randy Newman
"New York New York" by Sinatra
"Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen

Finch Platte
11-15-2011, 05:38 PM
"Arizona", Mark Lindsay.

JohnMichael
11-15-2011, 06:06 PM
Oh we can do states?

Smokey
11-15-2011, 06:16 PM
"Arizona", Mark Lindsay.

Songs with state titles are also accepted :)

I just listened to your song for first time (free MP3 :D), and it does have a good pop tune.

And I'm also adding......

"Meet Me in Montana (where I can see mountain in your eyes)" by Dan Seals and Marie Osmond

JohnMichael
11-15-2011, 07:09 PM
Neil Young's "Ohio"


Neil Young - Ohio [Live At Massey Hall 1971] (Video) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdVMGKOFIwY&ob=av2e)

JohnMichael
11-15-2011, 07:13 PM
Randy Newman's "Baltimore" performed by Nina Simone.


Nina Simone - Baltimore - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flsRJ1knNkA)

ForeverAutumn
11-15-2011, 07:25 PM
I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado - John Denver.

JohnMichael
11-15-2011, 07:51 PM
Brook Benton's "Rainy Night in Georgia"


Rainy Night in Georgia - Brook Benton - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGiceab-jqQ)

TheHills44060
11-15-2011, 08:00 PM
"Cleveland is The City" by Bone Thugs N Harmony

JohnMichael
11-15-2011, 08:14 PM
Dolly Parton's "My Tennessee Mountain Home" by Maria Muldaur


Maria Muldaur - My Tennessee Mountain Home 'Live Recording' - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rPqRswSYQk)

Luvin Da Blues
11-15-2011, 08:41 PM
Vancouver Shakedown, Nazareth
California Girls, Beach Boys
California Dreamin', Beach Boys
Oh Atlanta, Various
San Franciscan Nights, The Animals
Brownsville Girl, Bob Dylan
Sweet Home Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd
Tulsa Time, Eric Clapton
LA Woman, Doors
Bron-Yr-Aur, Led Zeppelin
California, Manfred Mann
Texas Flood, Stevie Ray Vaughan
China Grove, The Doobie Brothers
Werewolves Of London, Warren Zevon

ForeverAutumn
11-16-2011, 06:42 AM
"Born in Chicago" - Paul Butterfield
"Chicago" - Sufjan Stevens
"Chicago at Night" - Spoon
"Chicago x 12" - Rogue Wave
"Dear Chicago" - Ryan Adams
"Jesus Just Left Chicago" - ZZ Top
"The Night Chicago Died" - Paper Lace
"Via Chicago" - Wilco
"Sidewalks of Chicago" - Merle Haggard
"Sweet Home Chicago" - Koko Taylor (and many others)
and finally...
"Bear Down Chicago Bears" - 80,000 fans at Soldier Field on Sundays

I'm noticing a theme to your post. :biggrin5:

Edit: Oooooh, time warp.

Mr MidFi
11-16-2011, 06:44 AM
"Born in Chicago" - Paul Butterfield
"Chicago" - Sufjan Stevens
"Chicago at Night" - Spoon
"Chicago x 12" - Rogue Wave
"Dear Chicago" - Ryan Adams
"Jesus Just Left Chicago" - ZZ Top
"The Night Chicago Died" - Paper Lace
"Via Chicago" - Wilco
"Sidewalks of Chicago" - Merle Haggard
"Sweet Home Chicago" - Koko Taylor (and many others)
and finally...
"Bear Down Chicago Bears" - 80,000 fans at Soldier Field on Sundays

3LB
11-16-2011, 07:43 AM
Cities On Flame With Rock-N-Roll - BÖC
City To City - Gerry Rafferty
In The City - The Eagles
Fool For The City - Foghat
Livin Just Enough For The City - Stevie Wonder
We Built This City - Starship
City of Love - Yes
Inner City Blues (make wanna holler) - Marvin Gaye
You Belong To The City - Glenn Frey

Hyfi
11-16-2011, 08:30 AM
Wichita Lineman as performed by Glen Cambel
New York by Horslips
City Magic by Les Dudek

dean_martin
11-16-2011, 08:47 AM
Cities On Flame With Rock-N-Roll - BÖC
City To City - Gerry Rafferty
In The City - The Eagles
Fool For The City - Foghat
Livin Just Enough For The City - Stevie Wonder
We Built This City - Starship
City of Love - Yes
Inner City Blues (make wanna holler) - Marvin Gaye
You Belong To The City - Glenn Frey

Quite a literal interpretation there, 3#.

Memphis, Tennessee - Chuck Berry
Stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues again - (two-for-one) Bob Dylan
Boulder to Birmingham - (another twofer) Emmylou Harris
Livingston Saturday Night - Jimmy Buffett
Streets of Laredo a/k/a The Cowboy's Lament - traditional ballad
El Paso - Marty Robbins
Jackson - wr.Leiber/Wheeler - as perf by Johnny and June

JohnMichael
11-16-2011, 10:01 AM
Uh, I take it you haven't heard of Arizona, Alaska?



Obviously not.

Finch Platte
11-16-2011, 10:03 AM
Oh we can do states?

Uh, I take it you haven't heard of Arizona, Alaska?

JohnMichael
11-16-2011, 10:10 AM
Michelle Shocked's "Anchorage".

nobody
11-16-2011, 11:20 AM
How about a baker's dozen for my town:

St. Louis Blues
Meet Me in St. Louis
St. Louie
St. Louis Cemetary Blues
The St. Louis Rag
St. Louis Tickle
Boogie Woogie St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues March
St. Louis Boogaloo
St. Louis Serenade
St. Louis Jump
St. Louis Stomp
East St. Louis Toodle oo

Hell...gotta be a bunch more too, but I think that's enough.

JohnMichael
11-16-2011, 11:46 AM
Julie London's "A Lonely Night In Paris".

bobsticks
11-16-2011, 12:05 PM
Going Down To Rio, Flying To Brazil
Folsom Prison Blues
Detroit Rock City
Hell's Kitchen
London Calling
The Vampires of New York

ForeverAutumn
11-16-2011, 12:29 PM
Katmandu - Cat Stevens
Katmandu - Bob Segar

Swish
11-16-2011, 12:35 PM
Vancouver Shakedown, Nazareth
California Girls, Beach Boys
California Dreamin', Beach Boys
Oh Atlanta, Various
San Franciscan Nights, The Animals
Brownsville Girl, Bob Dylan
Sweet Home Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd
Tulsa Time, Eric Clapton
LA Woman, Doors
Bron-Yr-Aur, Led Zeppelin
California, Manfred Mann
Texas Flood, Stevie Ray Vaughan
China Grove, The Doobie Brothers
Werewolves Of London, Warren Zevon

Sorry, I couldn't resist!

bobsticks
11-16-2011, 12:43 PM
Sorry, I couldn't resist!

Challenge yourself...

Swish
11-16-2011, 01:08 PM
A<a>sshole from El Paso - Tahoka Freeway
Witchita Lineman - Glen Campbell
88 Seconds in Greenboro - OMD
Amsterdam - Crowded House
Tupelo Blues - John Lee Hooker
April in Paris - Ella Fitzgerald
Calgary - Bon Iver
Temecula Sunris - Dirty Projectors
Memphis - p.j. harvey
Lisbon, OH - Bon Iver
Vienna - Ultravox
Galway Girl - Steve Earle
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - They Might Be Giants
If You Ever Go to Houston - Bob Dylan
Kaili - Caribou

ForeverAutumn
11-16-2011, 01:18 PM
Hey Swish, when did you move to El Paso?




Sorry, I couldn't resist either. ;)

bobsticks
11-16-2011, 01:20 PM
Hey Swish, when did you move to El Paso?




Sorry, I couldn't resist either. ;)

LMAO!! Nor should you be expected to, fine lady. Proceed ma'am. proceed...and, greenies for you for the effort...

Swish
11-16-2011, 01:26 PM
Hey Swish, when did you move to El Paso?




Sorry, I couldn't resist either. ;)

Of course you did.

MasterCylinder
11-16-2011, 01:43 PM
Woman from Tokyo

Luvin Da Blues
11-16-2011, 01:55 PM
Sorry, I couldn't resist!

"China Grove" is a song from The Doobie Brothers' 1973 album The Captain and Me. It was written by original lead singer Tom Johnston, before he fell ill in 1975 and was replaced by Michael McDonald. The song is based on a real town in Texas with the same name. The connection is obvious given its real-life proximity to San Antonio, which is referenced in the lyrics. However, the rest of the song is largely a fictional account portraying China Grove as Texas' version of Chinatown. Notable is the mention of samurai, who in fact are Japanese, not Chinese.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Grove_(song)

Here I thought some one was going to take me to task with Bron-Yr-Aur which is actually a cottage (and I think a village) in England.

Sorry, I couldn't resist. LOL

Finch Platte
11-16-2011, 04:36 PM
Katmandu - Cat Stevens
Katmandu - Bob Segar

You mean Bob Cigar?

Smokey
11-16-2011, 05:15 PM
It seem every city or state have dozen songs written about them. But some are more memorable than the others :)


You know I was referring to Bobsticks.

But it was at your expense :D


Here I thought some one was going to take me to task with Bron-Yr-Aur which is actually a cottage (and I think a village) in England.

No, but we will take you to task of why listing "California Dreamin'" by Beach Boys instead of The Mamas & the Papas :hand:

ForeverAutumn
11-16-2011, 07:58 PM
You know I was referring to Bobsticks. Of course you did.

You know I love you Swishy, but you walked right into that. How could I not? :)

Swish
11-17-2011, 04:11 AM
"China Grove" is a song from The Doobie Brothers' 1973 album The Captain and Me. It was written by original lead singer Tom Johnston, before he fell ill in 1975 and was replaced by Michael McDonald. The song is based on a real town in Texas with the same name. The connection is obvious given its real-life proximity to San Antonio, which is referenced in the lyrics. However, the rest of the song is largely a fictional account portraying China Grove as Texas' version of Chinatown. Notable is the mention of samurai, who in fact are Japanese, not Chinese.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Grove_(song)

Here I thought some one was going to take me to task with Bron-Yr-Aur which is actually a cottage (and I think a village) in England.

Sorry, I couldn't resist. LOL

I'll go sit in the corner with my dunce cap lol!

Luvin Da Blues
11-17-2011, 04:50 AM
.............No, but we will take you to task of why listing "California Dreamin'" by Beach Boys instead of The Mamas & the Papas :hand:

You're so right M'man, I guess in my haste to post I went with the only version I have.

Finch Platte
11-17-2011, 10:52 AM
Foghat- Fool For The (insert city name here).

Stone
11-17-2011, 12:13 PM
Counting Crows - Omaha
Fiery Furnaces - Mason City
Jan and Dean - The Anaheim, Azusa & Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review & Timing Association
Jan and Dean - The Little Old Lady From Pasadena
Jan and Dean - Honolulu Lulu
House of Large Sizes - T-Time In Memphis
Green on Red - Clarkesville
Fear - New York's Alright If You Like Saxophones
Circle Jerks - Beverly Hills
Pixies - Letter To Memphis
The Smiths - London
The Cure - Fire In Cairo
Justin Townes Earle - Christchurch Woman