Sun Nov 27, 2022, 05:45 AM
GoneOffShore (16,873 posts)
What cities don't have songs written about them?
There are multiple songs about New York, San Francisco, Paris, London, Chicago, even Detroit.
But some cities get no love. I mean, has anyone really written a song about how wonderful Philadelphia is? Or Baltimore? Or Seattle?
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GoneOffShore | Nov 2022 | OP |
Ptah | Nov 2022 | #1 | |
The Polack MSgt | Nov 2022 | #7 | |
Ptah | Nov 2022 | #8 | |
The Polack MSgt | Nov 2022 | #9 | |
Ptah | Nov 2022 | #13 | |
multigraincracker | Nov 2022 | #2 | |
GPV | Nov 2022 | #15 | |
Harker | Nov 2022 | #45 | |
Mr.Bill | Nov 2022 | #46 | |
GPV | Nov 2022 | #57 | |
DFW | Nov 2022 | #59 | |
Sedona | Nov 2022 | #3 | |
PCIntern | Nov 2022 | #10 | |
malthaussen | Nov 2022 | #41 | |
PCIntern | Nov 2022 | #48 | |
Hugh_Lebowski | Nov 2022 | #19 | |
malthaussen | Nov 2022 | #40 | |
NowsTheTime | Nov 2022 | #54 | |
Trueblue Texan | Nov 2022 | #4 | |
Ptah | Nov 2022 | #5 | |
Trueblue Texan | Nov 2022 | #6 | |
emulatorloo | Nov 2022 | #47 | |
Doc_Technical | Nov 2022 | #16 | |
True Dough | Nov 2022 | #17 | |
Trueblue Texan | Nov 2022 | #23 | |
DFW | Nov 2022 | #35 | |
Upthevibe | Nov 2022 | #36 | |
Trueblue Texan | Nov 2022 | #37 | |
LudwigPastorius | Nov 2022 | #53 | |
Tanuki | Nov 2022 | #11 | |
malthaussen | Nov 2022 | #43 | |
Tommy Carcetti | Nov 2022 | #65 | |
sl8 | Nov 2022 | #12 | |
Trueblue Texan | Nov 2022 | #24 | |
Grumpy Old Guy | Nov 2022 | #14 | |
malthaussen | Nov 2022 | #42 | |
Grumpy Old Guy | Nov 2022 | #44 | |
House of Roberts | Nov 2022 | #18 | |
MicaelS | Nov 2022 | #20 | |
doc03 | Nov 2022 | #21 | |
Wicked Blue | Nov 2022 | #22 | |
Archae | Nov 2022 | #25 | |
Elessar Zappa | Nov 2022 | #26 | |
edhopper | Nov 2022 | #29 | |
Ptah | Nov 2022 | #30 | |
Elessar Zappa | Nov 2022 | #31 | |
ProfessorGAC | Nov 2022 | #27 | |
whistler162 | Nov 2022 | #28 | |
DFW | Nov 2022 | #32 | |
GPV | Nov 2022 | #58 | |
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CTyankee | Nov 2022 | #33 | |
DFW | Nov 2022 | #34 | |
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malthaussen | Nov 2022 | #39 | |
Ohiya | Nov 2022 | #51 | |
GoneOffShore | Nov 2022 | #56 | |
nolabear | Nov 2022 | #49 | |
wnylib | Nov 2022 | #50 | |
malthaussen | Nov 2022 | #66 | |
Ohiya | Nov 2022 | #52 | |
Rhiannon12866 | Nov 2022 | #55 | |
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Ptah | Nov 2022 | #64 |
Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 05:54 AM
Ptah (31,955 posts)
1. Why
Why, Arizona has no song.
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Response to The Polack MSgt (Reply #7)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 06:48 AM
Ptah (31,955 posts)
8. Why is an unincorporated rural community in Pima County, Arizona, United States.
Why is an unincorporated rural community in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It lies near the western border of the Tohono Oʼodham Indian Reservation and due north of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Southern Arizona. It is approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of the Mexican border where Lukeville, Arizona, and Sonoyta, Sonora, Mexico, border each other, and 10 miles (16 km) south of Ajo, Arizona.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why,_Arizona |
Response to Ptah (Reply #8)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 06:52 AM
The Polack MSgt (12,065 posts)
9. Ahh. You got me.
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Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 05:55 AM
multigraincracker (29,793 posts)
2. Johnny Cash and his song
I’ve Been Everywhere Man covers lots of em.
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Response to multigraincracker (Reply #2)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 08:31 AM
GPV (71,413 posts)
15. Bangor, Maine
Response to GPV (Reply #15)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 04:42 PM
Harker (11,966 posts)
45. Didn't T-Rex record "Bangor Gong"? n/t
Response to GPV (Reply #15)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 05:16 PM
Mr.Bill (20,191 posts)
46. Roger Miller's King of the Road:
"Third box car, midnight train, destination Bangor Maine"
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Response to Mr.Bill (Reply #46)
Mon Nov 28, 2022, 05:48 AM
GPV (71,413 posts)
57. That's it! Haven't heard it in forever.
Response to GPV (Reply #57)
Mon Nov 28, 2022, 06:09 AM
DFW (50,534 posts)
59. Then there was the G.W. Bush version when he left office......
Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 06:08 AM
Sedona (3,660 posts)
3. Philadelphia
Response to PCIntern (Reply #10)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 03:37 PM
malthaussen (15,872 posts)
41. Why not the original?
Which mentions several cities.
Now, "South Street," that's a real Philly tune. -- Mal |
Response to malthaussen (Reply #41)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 05:52 PM
PCIntern (23,567 posts)
48. Because I liked this one
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Response to Sedona (Reply #3)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 09:40 AM
Hugh_Lebowski (31,029 posts)
19. Streets of Philadelphia by The Boss also (nt)
Response to Sedona (Reply #3)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 03:36 PM
malthaussen (15,872 posts)
40. Of course, that's about a tennis team, not the city. :)
"The Sound of Philadelphia" also works.
-- Mal |
Response to Sedona (Reply #3)
Mon Nov 28, 2022, 01:52 AM
NowsTheTime (241 posts)
54. Partial to this..
Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 06:24 AM
Trueblue Texan (1,884 posts)
4. Houston, Galveston, Abilene, Fort Worth...
...are the ones I know of in Texas. Why don't one of you DUers get to work on those progressive cities?
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Response to Trueblue Texan (Reply #4)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 06:26 AM
Ptah (31,955 posts)
5. Lyrics
Galveston, oh Galveston I still hear your sea winds blowing I still see her dark eyes glowing She was 21 When I left Galveston Galveston, oh Galveston I still hear your sea waves crashing While I watch the cannons flashing I clean my gun And dream of Galveston I still see her standing by the water Standing there looking out to sea And is she waiting there for me? On the beach where we used to run Galveston, oh Galveston I am so afraid of dying Before I dry the tears she's crying Before I watch your sea birds flying in the sun At Galveston, at Galveston |
Response to Ptah (Reply #5)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 06:38 AM
Trueblue Texan (1,884 posts)
6. When I was a little girl...
...apparently a very romantic little girl, my brother was in Viet Nam. He had a girlfriend named Sherry that lived in Pearland. Before he shipped out, my mother would drop us kids off at Sherry's house and take her with my brother to the beach in Galveston.
When Glen Campbell came out with Galveston I would always cry thinking about my brother in Viet Nam, pining away for his pretty girlfriend, staring out at the water and thinking about the happy times they must have had running on Galveston Beach. That song ALWAYS bring sweet, sad memories. When he got back to the states, they were together, but they never made a permanent go of it. I would have loved having her for a sister, but it just wasn't in the cards, as they say. |
Response to Trueblue Texan (Reply #6)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 05:37 PM
emulatorloo (41,173 posts)
47. It is one of the best songs from that era. Written by Jimmy Webb, who worked a lot with Glen Campbe
Thanks so much for sharing your memories.
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Response to Trueblue Texan (Reply #4)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 08:32 AM
Doc_Technical (3,284 posts)
16. Abilene
Response to Trueblue Texan (Reply #4)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 08:44 AM
True Dough (15,044 posts)
17. Don't forget...
Response to True Dough (Reply #17)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 12:19 PM
Trueblue Texan (1,884 posts)
23. Oh Yes!
How could I forget? Beautiful guitar!
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Response to True Dough (Reply #17)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 01:52 PM
DFW (50,534 posts)
35. A toungue in cheek song with a lot of Texas cities
All my exes live in Texas And Texas is a place I'd dearly love to be But all my exes live in Texas And that's why I hang my hat in Tennessee Rosanna's down in Texarkana Wanted me to push her broom Sweet Eileen's in Abilene She forgot I hung the moon And Allison's in Galveston Somehow lost her sanity And Dimples who now lives in Temple's Got the law looking for me............. |
Response to Trueblue Texan (Reply #4)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 01:54 PM
Upthevibe (6,330 posts)
36. Trueblue Texan As a native Texan (but now a Californian)....
Galveston:
.......Lots of songs written about Texas cities but probably are more written about my true love: California. Too many to post. Also a lot about California the state. |
Response to Upthevibe (Reply #36)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 02:14 PM
Trueblue Texan (1,884 posts)
37. awww thanks, upthevibe! nt
Response to Trueblue Texan (Reply #4)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 11:42 PM
LudwigPastorius (6,392 posts)
53. Ft. Worth:
...and...this tender love ballad: |
Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 06:55 AM
Tanuki (14,207 posts)
11. Baltimore has this one.....
Response to Tanuki (Reply #11)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 03:45 PM
malthaussen (15,872 posts)
43. And "Good Morning Baltimore"
-- Mal |
Response to Tanuki (Reply #11)
Tue Nov 29, 2022, 11:10 AM
Tommy Carcetti (41,995 posts)
65. And this:
Response to sl8 (Reply #12)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 12:20 PM
Trueblue Texan (1,884 posts)
24. forgot about this one too!nt
Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 07:16 AM
Grumpy Old Guy (2,192 posts)
14. Milwaukee
Milwaukee by Al Jarreau (1976)
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Response to Grumpy Old Guy (Reply #14)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 03:40 PM
malthaussen (15,872 posts)
42. I like "Man From Milwaukee"
-- Mal |
Response to malthaussen (Reply #42)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 04:15 PM
Grumpy Old Guy (2,192 posts)
44. I never heard that one.
I'm not a big Hansens fan. 😉
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Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 08:58 AM
House of Roberts (4,595 posts)
18. This song was written and recorded by a local Huntsville entertainer when I was 16.
Bobby Brook's brother Larry managed the Shakey's Pizza on Memorial Parkway in Huntsville, Alabama. Bobby was in a car wreck and as he recuperated, he would come into Shakey's, sit down at the piano, and do impromptu shows to recover his stamina to perform. The clubs named in the song were all real establishments operating in Huntsville when the song was written.
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Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 09:59 AM
MicaelS (8,739 posts)
20. Canada has a great song.
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Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 10:42 AM
doc03 (32,991 posts)
21. I googled Steubenville Ohio
Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 10:46 AM
Wicked Blue (5,191 posts)
22. Paterson NJ
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Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 01:03 PM
Archae (45,252 posts)
25. Even Sheboygan has a song.
"Mention My Name In Sheboygan"
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Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 01:04 PM
Elessar Zappa (10,626 posts)
26. Tucson?
Response to Elessar Zappa (Reply #26)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 01:26 PM
Ptah (31,955 posts)
30. Lyrics
Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner But he knew it couldn't last Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona For some California grass Get back, get back Get back to where you once belonged Get back, get back Get back to where you once belonged Get back Jojo Go home Get back, get back Back to where you once belonged Get back, get back Back to where you once belonged, yeah Oh, get back, Jo Sweet Loretta Martin thought she was a woman But she was another man All the girls around her say she's got it coming But she gets it while she can Oh, get back, get back Get back to where you once belonged Get back, get back Get back to where you once belonged Get back Loretta, woo, woo Go home Oh, get back, yeah, get back Get back to where you once belonged Yeah, get back, get back Get back to where you once belonged Ooh Ooh, ooh Get back, Loretta Your mommy's waitin' for you Wearin' her high-heel shoes And a low-neck sweater Get back home, Loretta Get back, get back Get back to where you once belonged Oh, get back, get back Get back, oh yeah |
Response to Ptah (Reply #30)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 01:28 PM
Elessar Zappa (10,626 posts)
31. Ah yes.
Forgot about that song.
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Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 01:11 PM
ProfessorGAC (57,732 posts)
27. Unfortunately, There Aren't Enough
It's a pet peeve. I HATE songs about cities. Not sure why, I just do.
A mere mention of a town doesn't bother me, though. ("Standing on the corner in Winslow Arizona" doesn't bug me, because the song isn't about that.) But, i can't think of a song about a place that I've ever liked. |
Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 01:15 PM
whistler162 (11,155 posts)
28. Well two cities have a band
named after them. Atlantic City and DC of course!
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Response to DFW (Reply #32)
Mon Nov 28, 2022, 05:49 AM
GPV (71,413 posts)
58. One of the best bands evah!
Response to GPV (Reply #58)
Mon Nov 28, 2022, 06:14 AM
DFW (50,534 posts)
60. Wall of guitar sound and tight harmonies
What's not to like?
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Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 01:32 PM
CTyankee (61,596 posts)
33. The Whiffenpoofs do this about my city
Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 01:45 PM
DFW (50,534 posts)
34. If anyone was hanging around the University of Pennsylvania in the early seventies........
There was a guy names Johnny Meissner who wrote a song about Philadelphia.
Its lyrics might violate the terms of service for DU, so I won't even print the title............... (He didn't like the place much.....) There also "Philadelphia Story," from the same time, written by another Penn Student: Cold wind, cruel wind Blow so cold, you'll do me in Leave me in this shape I'm in Makes me wish I was where I've been Junkie with eyes dilated tries to tell me we're related Says his fortune's decimated And it's my turn tonight to set him right Chilly Town, rainy town Your mayor's gut is six feet round Brains of solid eider down Chilly Spring, rainy Spring The hatred touches everything The loneliness is deafening Cold wind, cruel wind Blow so cold, you'll do me in Leave me in this shape I'm in Makes me wish I was where I've been -------------------------------------------- Not everyone saw Rizzo's Philadelphia as a city of brotherly love. It was a depressing place to some. |
Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 02:49 PM
CTyankee (61,596 posts)
38. This one is a twofer
Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 03:34 PM
malthaussen (15,872 posts)
39. I looked up songs for all the cities with a baseball team...
... for background music while playing a computer BB simulation. Some cities, indeed, were hard to find music for.
Baltimore, though, had "Good Morning Baltimore," which is great. Milwaukee had "Man from Milwaukee," which is also cool. Pittsburgh was harder, although one could always use "We are Family," which was the song for both the Pirates and the Steelers back when. "There's a Pawnshop on the corner in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania" works, too. Philadelphia has good tunes, "Philadelphia Freedom" being most popular, even if it is about a tennis team. "The Sound of Philadelphia" was a major hit in the early Disco days. Sometimes, you just have to look real hard. I think I eventually found a track for every city, but I'm damned if I can remember what I used for Cleveland or Cincinnati. -- Mal |
Response to malthaussen (Reply #39)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 08:59 PM
Ohiya (1,846 posts)
51. Cleveland Rocks!
Response to malthaussen (Reply #39)
Mon Nov 28, 2022, 03:13 AM
GoneOffShore (16,873 posts)
56. There have certainly been some interesting songs that have shown up in this thread.
Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 07:49 PM
nolabear (40,922 posts)
49. Philadelphia Freedom, The Bluest Skies You've Ever Seen
Dancin’ in the Street mentions Baltimore
Sacramento, now…😏 |
Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 08:12 PM
wnylib (17,280 posts)
50. Cleveland, Cincinatti, Pittsburgh?
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Response to wnylib (Reply #50)
Tue Nov 29, 2022, 01:51 PM
malthaussen (15,872 posts)
66. "There's a Pawnshop on the Corner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"
-- Mal |
Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Sun Nov 27, 2022, 09:04 PM
Ohiya (1,846 posts)
52. Baltimore by Randy Newman
Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Mon Nov 28, 2022, 03:05 AM
Rhiannon12866 (175,293 posts)
55. Seattle:
The Bluest Skies You've Ever Seen Are In Seattle
The bluest skies you've ever seen are in Seattle And the hills the greenest green, in Seattle Like a beautiful child, growing up, free an' wild Full of hopes an' full of fears, full of laughter, full of tears Full of dreams to last the years, in Seattle . . . in Seattle! When it's time to leave your home and your loved ones It's the hardest thing a boy can ever do An' you pray that you will find someone warm an' sweet an' kind But you're not sure what's waiting there for you! The bluest skies you've ever seen are in Seattle And the hills the greenest green, in Seattle Like a beautiful child, growing up, free an' wild Full of hopes an' full of fears, full of laughter, full of tears Full of dreams to last the years, in Seattle . . . in Seattle! |
Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Mon Nov 28, 2022, 04:08 PM
raccoon (30,722 posts)
62. Little Rock. I don't think there are any.
Response to GoneOffShore (Original post)
Mon Nov 28, 2022, 04:28 PM
Mad_Machine76 (23,570 posts)
63. Indianapolis?
Response to Mad_Machine76 (Reply #63)
Mon Nov 28, 2022, 04:55 PM
Ptah (31,955 posts)
64. And it don't rain in Indianapolis in the summertime
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