Mudbugclub Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 Happy Forth of July 12 tunes to take you round the US. Can you think of any more? I Love L.A. – Randy Newman Philadelphia – Neil Young Angel of Harlem U2 Panic in Detroit – David Bowie Chicago – Frank Sinatra Viva Las Vegas Elvis Presley Galveston - Glenn Campbell Get Out Of Denver - Bob Seger Ohio - Crosby, Stills & Nash No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys The Only Living Boy in New York Simon & Garfunkel San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) - Scott MacKenzie More music trivia at www.thisdayinmusic.com Quote
Knebby Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 (edited) Malibu Beach Nightmare - Hanoi Rocks Say Goodbye to Hollywood - Billy Joel Oh Atlanta - Little Feat Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd New York State of Mind - Billy Joel New York City Cops - The Strokes Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John 29 Palms - Robert Plant Edited July 4, 2008 by Knebby Quote
beatbo Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 Happy Forth of July 12 tunes to take you round the US. Can you think of any more? I Love L.A. – Randy Newman Philadelphia – Neil Young Angel of Harlem U2 Panic in Detroit – David Bowie Chicago – Frank Sinatra Viva Las Vegas Elvis Presley Galveston - Glenn Campbell Get Out Of Denver - Bob Seger Ohio - Crosby, Stills & Nash No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys The Only Living Boy in New York Simon & Garfunkel San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) - Scott MacKenzie More music trivia at www.thisdayinmusic.com bruce springsteen-nebraska - atlantic city joni mitchell -woodstock beach boys -kokomo chuck berry -memphis fats domino -walking to new orleans little richard -kansas city/hey, hey, hey (personal preference over wilbert harrison) jerry lee lewis -what made milwaukee famous (made a loser out of me) elvis presley -kentucky rain -viva las vegas shows you which way my records lean..... Quote
rainydaywoman Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 "Chocolate City," about DC, by Parliament "Montana" by Frank Zappa "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" by Burt Bacharach Quote
~tangerine~ Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 AMERICA...Simon and Garfunkle, YES Heartland...U2 Streets of Philadelphia, New York City Serenade...Bruce Springsteen California Dreaming...Mama's and the Papa's Massachussetts...Bee Gees Honkey Tonk Women...The Rolling Stones Kansas City, Hey, Hey, Hey...The Beatles Sweet Home Chicago...Foghat Raining in Baltimore, Sullivan Street...Counting Crows Mississippi Kid...Lynyrd Skynyrd Statesboro Blues...Allman Brothers Band Alabama, Southern Man...Neil Young LA Woman...The Doors Quote
beatbo Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 so, is it songs with cities in the titles, or no? Quote
Footsteps of Dawn Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 Georgia on My Mind - Ray Charles City of New Orleans - Steve Goodman New York, New York - Frank Sinatra (can't believe I'm the first to say it) Shipping up to Boston - Dropkick Murphys California Girls - The Beach Boys Amarillo by Morning - George Strait Quote
spats Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 By The Time I get to Phoenix - Glen Campbell Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell Memphis Tennessee - Elvis Presley All The Critics Love You In NY - Prince Quote
JethroTull Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City - Harry Nillsson New York, New York - The Dictators New York Skyline - Garland Jeffreys Quote
MHD Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 LA Woman - The Doors Hollywood Nights - Bob Seger Mississipi Queen - Mountain Anchorage - Michelle Shocked Quote
Electrophile Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 Memphis, Tennessee - Johnny Rivers Going to Carolina - James Taylor It Never Rains In Southern California - Albert Hammond, Sr. Detroit Rock City - KISS New York Minute - Eagles New York State of Mind - Billy Joel Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John Sweet Home Chicago - Stevie Ray Vaughan Chattahoochee - Alan Jackson Quote
JethroTull Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 All the Way to Memphis - Mott the Hoople Walking in Memphis - ???? some folkish guy Quote
spats Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 (edited) More Elvis songs with cities or states in the title.. Blue Hawaii Blue Moon Of Kentucky The Eyes Of Texas The Yellow Rose Of Texas Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce New Orleans Edited July 4, 2008 by spats Quote
Electrophile Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 (edited) He said song titles that are US places. The following places in those songs are not in the US: Acapulco Guadalajara Egypt Rome Mexico Spain Frankfurt (I'm assuming he meant Germany here) Edited July 4, 2008 by Electrophile Quote
JethroTull Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 (edited) Washington Square - Counting Crows Walking in LA - Missing Persons Virginia - The Smith Sisters Atlantic City - Bruce Springsteen Tennessee Flat-Top Box - Johnny Cash Sailing to Philadelphia - James Taylor New York City - T. Rex New England - J. Richmond and the Modern Lovers Mary Queen of Arkansas - Bruce Springsteen Mainline Florida - Eric Clapton Lake Michigan - Rogue Wave Edited July 4, 2008 by JethroTull Quote
Electrophile Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 Hollywood's Not America - Ferras Beverly Hills - Weezer Sweet Southern Comfort - Buddy Jewell Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man - Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma - David Frizzell & Shelly West Indiana Wants Me - R. Dean Taylor Quote
spats Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 He said song titles that are US places. The following places in those songs are not in the US: Acapulco Guadalajara Egypt Rome Mexico Spain Frankfurt (I'm assuming he meant Germany here) Sorry, i got carried away. Quote
Del Zeppnile Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 If everybody had an ocean Across the U.S.A. Then everybody'd be surfin' Like Californ-i-a You'd seem 'em wearing their baggies Huarachi sandals too A bushy bushy blonde hairdo Surfin' U.S.A. You'd catch 'em surfin' at Del Mar (Inside outside U.S.A.) Ventura County line (Inside outside U.S.A.) Santa Cruz and Trestles (Inside outside U.S.A.) Australia's Narrabeen (Inside outside U.S.A.) All over Manhattan (Inside outside U.S.A.) And down Doheny way (Inside outside) Everybody's gone surfin' Surfin' U.S.A. We'll all be planning out a route We're gonna take real soon We're waxing down our surfboards We can't wait for June We'll all be gone for the summer We're on safari to stay Tell the teacher we're surfin' Surfin' U.S.A. Haggerty's and Swami's (Inside outside U.S.A) Pacific Palisades (Inside outside U.S.A) San Onofre and Sunset (Inside outside U.S.A) Redondo Beach L.A. (Inside outside U.S.A.) All over La Jolla (Inside outside U.S.A.) At Waimea Bay (Inside outside) Everybody's gone surfin' Surfin' U.S.A. Everybody's gone surfin' Surfin U.S.A Everybody's gone surfin' Surfin U.S.A. Everybody's gone surfin' Surfin' U.S.A. Yeah,Everybody's gone surfin' Surfin' U.S.A. --- The Beach Boys BTW-- Sweet Home Chicago is a Robert Johnson song http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Home_Chicago Quote
Knebby Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 All the Way to Memphis - Mott the Hoople Walking in Memphis - ???? some folkish guy All the way FROM Memphis. But great track. Quote
Virginia Posted July 5, 2008 Posted July 5, 2008 (edited) Sweet Virginia Breeze-Robbin Thompson Band Midnight Train to Georgia-Gladys Knight and the Pips Edited July 5, 2008 by Virginia Quote
eternal light Posted July 5, 2008 Posted July 5, 2008 (edited) I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Tony Bennett Houston - Dean Martin, Bobby Bare, Flatt & Scruggs Edited July 5, 2008 by eternal light Quote
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