songs where the title is a city

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I am making a mix tape for my friend's road trip. Any suggestions?

I'm thinking...

Dallas - Silver Jews
Chicago - Sufjan Stevens
London - Patrick Wolf
Tallahassee - Mountain Goats
Rockville - REM
Nashville - Casiotone ftpa
Budapest - Poni Hoax (doesn't really fit with the others, eh).

Any suggestions?

― vingt regards (vignt_regards), Sunday, 24 September 2006 01:09 (twenty years ago)

Dallas-The Flatlanders

― WillS (WillS), Sunday, 24 September 2006 01:12 (twenty years ago)

Memphis - Chuck Berry

― jim wentworth (wench), Sunday, 24 September 2006 01:13 (twenty years ago)

I second "Memphis."

Saginaw, Michigan - Lefty Frizzell
Galveston- Glen Campbell
Manchester, England - Hair, The Original Soundtrack

― Run Ruud Run (Ken L), Sunday, 24 September 2006 01:15 (twenty years ago)

Of course, surely we've done this before.

― Run Ruud Run (Ken L), Sunday, 24 September 2006 01:15 (twenty years ago)

Lodi - CCR
China Grove - doobie brothers
Luttenbach, Texas - waylon jennings

― Paul Edward Wagemann (PaulEdwardWagemann), Sunday, 24 September 2006 01:15 (twenty years ago)

Luckenbach

― Run Ruud Run (Ken L), Sunday, 24 September 2006 01:21 (twenty years ago)

Christiansands - tricky
Santa-Fe - Bib Dylan
Lebanon, Tennessee - Ron Sexsmith

Suffragette City?

― A Giant Mechanical Ant (The Giant Mechanical Ant), Sunday, 24 September 2006 01:24 (twenty years ago)

"London, London" - Caetano Veloso

― Hoosteen (Hoosteen), Sunday, 24 September 2006 01:26 (twenty years ago)

Lucttenbach? Well, thats not as bad as ole Bib Dylan, is it?

― Paul Edward Wagemann (PaulEdwardWagemann), Sunday, 24 September 2006 01:27 (twenty years ago)

Bawb.

― A Giant Mechanical Ant (The Giant Mechanical Ant), Sunday, 24 September 2006 01:29 (twenty years ago)

Atlantic City - Bruce Springsteen
Jackson - Johnny Cash
L.A. - Neil Young
Montreal - Of Montreal
Providence - Sonic Youth
Singapore - Tom Waits (Singapore has a s/t capital city, so it's arguable)

― King-a-Ling (King-a-Ling), Sunday, 24 September 2006 01:35 (twenty years ago)

also "Bangcock" - Alex Chilton

― King-a-Ling (King-a-Ling), Sunday, 24 September 2006 01:36 (twenty years ago)

Atlantic City - El Boss

― A Giant Mechanical Ant (The Giant Mechanical Ant), Sunday, 24 September 2006 01:40 (twenty years ago)

Kansas City by Okkervil River
Sheffield: Sex City by Pulp
New York - Serge Gainsbourg, Nikki Sudden, T-Rex

― Jacobo Rock (jacobo rock), Sunday, 24 September 2006 01:42 (twenty years ago)

Steely Dan, "Dallas"
Randy Newman, "Baltimore"
Bobby Bare, "Detroit City"
Neil Young, "Albuquerque"
Wilbert Harrison, "Kansas City"
Steve Alaimo, "Denver"
Scott McKenzie, "San Francisco"
Marty Robbins, "El Paso"
Sir Douglas Quintet, "Mendocino"
Graham Nash, "Chicago"
Moby Grape, "Omaha"
Randy Newman, "Dayton, Ohio"
U.S. Bonds, "New Orleans"
Sex Pistols, "New York"
Dean Martin, "Houston"
Miss Abrams' 3rd Grade Class, "Mill Valley"
Bobby Bare, "Vincennes"
George Hamilton IV, "Abilene"

― Dan Heilman (The Deacon), Sunday, 24 September 2006 01:50 (twenty years ago)

Dionne Warwick - Do You Know The Way To San Jose

― Warren Cowley (dubble-u-c), Sunday, 24 September 2006 02:04 (twenty years ago)

Wild Stares - "Istanbul"

― todd (todd), Sunday, 24 September 2006 02:05 (twenty years ago)

The Legend! to thread

― 0xDOX0RNUTX0RX0RSDABITFIELDXOR^0xDEADBEEFDEADBEEF00001 (donut), Sunday, 24 September 2006 02:57 (twenty years ago)

Even though the song annoys me now (nothing to do with living in the city in question):

PiL "Seattle"

― 0xDOX0RNUTX0RX0RSDABITFIELDXOR^0xDEADBEEFDEADBEEF00001 (donut), Sunday, 24 September 2006 02:58 (twenty years ago)

jonatha brooke, "paris"
long fin killie, "montgomery"
damon and naomi, "new york city"
crash vegas, "scarborough"
blue rodeo, "montreal"
lyle lovett, "baltimore"
bruce cockburn. "tokyo"
gene clark, "boston"
joni mitchell, "woodstock"
steely dan, "brooklyn (owes the charmer under me)"
saint etienne, "downey, ca"
the tragicvally hip, "toronto #4"
elvis costello + burt bacharach, "toledo"
lucinda williams, "jackson"

― derrick (derrick), Sunday, 24 September 2006 03:58 (twenty years ago)

Ultravox, "Vienna"

― Joe (Joe), Sunday, 24 September 2006 04:19 (twenty years ago)

Tom Waits, "Johnsburg, Illinois"

― Joe (Joe), Sunday, 24 September 2006 04:20 (twenty years ago)

"London" - The Smiths
"Warsaw" - Joy Division (or "Warszawa" - David Bowie)

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 24 September 2006 05:12 (twenty years ago)

Flin Flon's A-OK to thread.

― 0xDOX0RNUTX0RX0RSDABITFIELDXOR^0xDEADBEEFDEADBEEF00001 (donut), Sunday, 24 September 2006 05:13 (twenty years ago)

Pinback to thread.

― Mr. Silverback (Mr. Silverback), Sunday, 24 September 2006 06:28 (twenty years ago)

FLORIDA - BUTTHOLE SURFERS

(that gave me great pleasure)

― Butt Dickass (Dick Butkus), Sunday, 24 September 2006 06:57 (twenty years ago)

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Wait Floriday isn't a city. Shit.

― Butt Dickass (Dick Butkus), Sunday, 24 September 2006 06:57 (twenty years ago)

L.A. - The Fall
Jerusalem - Sinead Oconnor

― emekars (emekars), Sunday, 24 September 2006 07:34 (twenty years ago)

New York, New York - Frank Sinatra

YEAH! I GOT THAT ONE!

― Butt Dickass (Dick Butkus), Sunday, 24 September 2006 07:37 (twenty years ago)

minneapolis, lucinda williams

― estela (estela), Sunday, 24 September 2006 07:48 (twenty years ago)

Tipp City, The Amps

― slugbuggy (slugbuggy), Sunday, 24 September 2006 08:12 (twenty years ago)

X - Los Angeles
Labradford - Wien
John Zorn - Damascus
Scott Walker - Copenhagen

― ï¿½ystein (Øystein), Sunday, 24 September 2006 08:15 (twenty years ago)

I just realized that you asked for recommendations rather than just random list-making, so uhh, nevermind.

― [Null-set]ystein (Øystein), Sunday, 24 September 2006 08:20 (twenty years ago)

Giant Robot: "Helsinki Rock City"

It's a good tune too.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 24 September 2006 11:20 (twenty years ago)

Teuvo Loman: Helsinki City Boy

The gayest Helsinki song ever.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 24 September 2006 11:21 (twenty years ago)

Guillemots - Sao Paolo (one of my favourite songs of the year!)

― You've Got Scourage On Your Breath (Haberdager), Sunday, 24 September 2006 11:27 (twenty years ago)

Aroah - Madrid
Rufus Wainwright - Barcelona
Will Oldham - Barcelona
Aroah - Vigo
Six Organs Of Admittance - Lisboa
Les Savy Fav - Rome
The Jesus and Mary Chain - New York City
The Aislers Set - Chicago New York
Lassie Singers - Hamburg
Patrick Wolf - Paris
Julian Cope - Strasbourg
Diane Cluck - Monte Carlo
Lesbo Pig - Tokyo
The Barmitzvah Brothers - New Orleans
Beirut - Bratislava
Norfolk & Western - Oslo
Tocotronic - Freiburg
Pinback - Lyon
Little Richard - Kansas City
Prewar Yardsale - Philadelphia
Heidi Brühl - Berlin
Peter Bjorn and John - Amsterdam

― sibsi (sibsi), Sunday, 24 September 2006 11:52 (twenty years ago)

The Replacements--Portland
The Mekons--Memphis, Egypt
Mirah--Jerusalem

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Sunday, 24 September 2006 13:51 (twenty years ago)

Bloomington - Old 97s

― Jacobo Rock (jacobo rock), Sunday, 24 September 2006 14:44 (twenty years ago)

King Crimson — "Asbury Park"; I imagine they've attached city names to other previously-untitled improvisations in their DGM live-archive releases.

― mark 0 (mark 0), Sunday, 24 September 2006 15:14 (twenty years ago)

Not just the archival releases -- "Peoria" on Earthbound, "Providence" on Red.

Bob Dylan -- "Oxford Town"

― The Bearnaise-Stain Bears (Rock Hardy), Sunday, 24 September 2006 15:28 (twenty years ago)

Lisboa - Jessamine
Bruxelles - Prolapse

― emekars (emekars), Sunday, 24 September 2006 15:40 (twenty years ago)

donavon ~ "atlantis"

― Paul Edward Wagemann (PaulEdwardWagemann), Sunday, 24 September 2006 16:11 (twenty years ago)

Amsterdam - John Cale
Portland Water - Michael Hurley

― sonofstan (sonofstan), Sunday, 24 September 2006 16:16 (twenty years ago)

Montt Mardíe - New York.

― Rebecka Ahlberg (popkiss), Sunday, 24 September 2006 16:38 (twenty years ago)

Talking Heads - Cities.

^_^

― GLC (ZakAce), Sunday, 24 September 2006 18:49 (twenty years ago)

pavement "box elder"
cinerama "edinburgh"
ry cooder "paris, texas"
keith fullerton whitman "lisbon"
that dog. "minneapolis"
cub "new york city"
the violent femmes "vancouver"
jeff buckley "vancouver"

― Godfrzej Ljang (godfrzej), Sunday, 24 September 2006 19:30 (twenty years ago)

the rakes "strasbourg"
sonic youth "chapel hill"
frank black "los angeles"
lou reed "berlin"
i'm from barcelona "we're from barcelona"

and, er...
freddie mercury & montserrat caballe "barcelona"
boney m "belfast"

― joan vich (joan vich), Monday, 25 September 2006 14:15 (twenty years ago)

Neil young - Albuquerque
Neil Young - Eldorado
Tragically Hip - Bobcaygeon (technically a town)
The Pills - Halifax
Demics - New York City
Royal City - Jesursalem

― Rufus 3000 (Mr Noodles), Monday, 25 September 2006 14:32 (twenty years ago)

Blur - London Loves, Essex Dogs
Rufus Wainwright - Barcelona

― his sister pam (hissisterpam), Monday, 25 September 2006 14:55 (twenty years ago)

Jay Jay Johanson - "Milan. Madrid. Chicago. Paris."
Pet Shop Boys - "London"

― LeRooLeRoo (Seb), Monday, 25 September 2006 15:55 (twenty years ago)

Martin Teilli - Winnipeg

― Rufus 3000 (Mr Noodles), Monday, 25 September 2006 20:12 (twenty years ago)

Essex Dogs

Essex isn't a city.

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 25 September 2006 20:22 (twenty years ago)

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