Songs About Cities

[brazencaucasian]

As a former mixtape junky/purist, I am almost ashamed to say that I've been enjoying the magic of the mix-cd. I'm now working on themed play lists and I'm currently working on "Cities". I'm trying to stay away from the obvious and from songs about New York, LA, and Chicago. There are just too many

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[twosnoos]

Wichita Lineman-Glenn Campbell
"Allentown" by Billy Joel
"Point Me in the Direction of Albuquerque"-Partridge Family
"Anchorage" by Michelle Shocked
"Cleveland Rocks" by Ian Hunter
"Jackson" by Johnny Cash & June Carter
"Viva Las Vegas" by Elvis Presley
"Philadelphia Freedom" by Elton John

[brazencaucasian]

How often do you just walk around your neighborhood singing "Philadelphia Freedom"?

[twosnoos]

I do my Jazzercize to it every morning!

[johnnylexicon]

"Lights" - Journey (San Francisco)
"The District Sleeps Alone" - The Postal Service (DC)
"Albuquerque" - Neil Young OR Weird Al Yankovic
"Is Chicago, Is Not Chicago" - Soul Coughing (Chicago?)
"Olympia, WA" - Rancid
"Walking in Memphis" - Who Cares, That Song Sucks
"Tallahassee Lassie" - Freddy Cannon
"Welcome to Miami" - Will Smith (Miami)
"What Made Milwaukee Famous" - Rod Stewart
"Where the Rio De Rosa Flows" - Carl Perkins (San Antonio)
"Philadelphia" - Bruce Springsteen
"YYZ" - Rush (YYZ is the airport code for Toronto.)
"Kansas City" - Various
"Streets of Bakersfield" - Buck Owens
"Do You Know The Way To San Jose" - Dionne Warwick
"Santa Monica" - Everclear
"Let's Go Burn Ol' Nashville Down" - Jello Biafra

Don't forget the tremendous number of blues songs about specific cities.

[brazencaucasian]

I've been trying to avoid too many blues and rap songs because that would be too easy but still gonna sprinkle in a few.

I thought about "Lights" but then I decided to only use songs that mention the city by name.

and yes, Welcome to Miami is getting downloaded pronto.

[johnnylexicon]

If you're still looking for international songs, also try "Kathmandu" by Bob Seger.

Also, I can't recommend "Where the Rio De Rosa Flows" enough, if you can find it. One of my favorite rockabilly songs ever. Carl Perkins just kind of loses his shit at some point.

[johnnylexicon]

Here, I'll save you the trouble.

http://www.mp3rocket.com/mp3/-1_00/Carl-Perkins-Where-the-Rio-De-Rosa-Flows.htm

[sirenoftitan1]

Emerald City Ballet?