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Pick a song that has a US city in the title or lyrics. Mine is New York, New York. (Original Post) debm55 Monday OP
Galveston by Glen Campbell viva la Monday #1
We drove to Galveston many years ago. Sang this song almost all the way down from PA. Thank you , viva la debm55 Monday #3
Lyrics Maninacan Monday #40
San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) BarbaRosa Monday #2
I loved that song. Thank you very much for sharing with us, BarbaRosa. debm55 Monday #4
Johnny Cash! LuvLoogie Monday #5
Great song. And Pittsburgh is in it. Thank you LuvLoogie. debm55 Monday #6
Ive been every where in Pennsylvania Maninacan Monday #176
Thank you very much. Maninacan. debm55 Tuesday #229
Amarillo by Morning. Sneederbunk Monday #7
Thank you very much for sharing, Sneederbunk. debm55 Monday #8
L A Woman pdxflyboy Monday #9
Thank you very much, pdxflyboy. Great song. debm55 Monday #15
CHICAGO, CHICAGO, THAT TODDLIN' TOWN 3catwoman3 Monday #10
Love it, Thank you very much, 3catwoman3 debm55 Monday #13
My Kind of Town (Chicago) MIButterfly Monday #11
Love both songs. Thank you so much for sharing with us. MIButterfly. debm55 Monday #12
My Cousin In Miwaukee ... rog Monday #14
Love it--the voice and the song. Thank you for sharing. rog. debm55 Monday #23
How about this: The Battle of New Orleans by Johnny Horton. Polly Hennessey Monday #16
HAHAHHHAHA. Thank you Polly Hennessey. I remember that song. debm55 Monday #24
Does this have the refrain "Uncle Sam and big John Bull, ain't gonna fight no more" ? nt eppur_se_muova Yesterday #250
A few... ECSkeptic Monday #17
Wow! What a lineup there! Aces !!!! stopdiggin Monday #22
Wonderful selections. Thank you very much, ECSkeptec. debm55 Monday #25
I've been everywhere - Johnny Cash jmbar2 Monday #18
Thank you, jmbar. I love this song. debm55 Monday #26
This song, and Willie Nelson's On The Road Again, were what I called my theme songs... 3catwoman3 Monday #63
Summer in Dublin. LisaM Monday #19
Thank you very much for sharing, LisaM debm55 Monday #27
Red Dirt Girl - Emmylou Harris - (beautiful - and sader than sad) stopdiggin Monday #20
Thank you for your wonderful selections. stopdiggin. debm55 Monday #30
Willin' - Lowell George/Little Feat - (and later made into a national anthem with a cover by Linda Ronstadt) stopdiggin Monday #21
Great song. Thank you stopdiggin. debm55 Monday #61
America by Simon and Garfunkel Endlessmike56 Monday #28
We all came to look for America. Thank you very much, Endlessmike56 debm55 Monday #37
I love this song. 3catwoman3 Monday #64
Kansas City Tiny Tabby Monday #29
Thank you very much for your selections.Wonderful, Tiny Tabby. debm55 Monday #35
The Winner, Bobby Bare Old Crank Monday #31
HAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAH, Old Crank. That's funny. debm55 Monday #65
Sorry there was a typo Old Crank Monday #115
Thank you Old Crank. It still is a fun song. debm55 Monday #125
"I've got a gal in Kalamazoo" MichMan Monday #32
Wow, a lot of selections there. Thank you very much for sharing, MichMan. debm55 Monday #126
Medley (Yell Help, Wednesday Night, Ugly) - Elton John -misanthroptimist Monday #33
Thank you very much for sharing with us, misanthroptimist. debm55 Monday #141
Last Train to Clarksville get the red out Monday #34
I remember that . Thank you very much. get the red out. debm55 Monday #142
Mendocino, Michael Holm Old Crank Monday #36
Thank you very much, Old Crank. I remember that song. Fun song. debm55 Monday #145
Memphis Tiny Tabby Monday #38
Wonderful songs. Thank you for sharing with us, Tiny Tabby. debm55 Monday #146
Little Rock and Savannah Tiny Tabby Monday #187
Thank you for sharing you selections. Tiny Tabby. debm55 Tuesday #222
That Portland Town song was written by Derrol Adams in 1957 fargone Tuesday #193
Thank you very much for sharing your selections with us, fargone. debm55 Tuesday #223
Lodi Shambala Monday #39
You live near Lodi? Wow. I always loved anything by CCR. Thank you for sharing this song, Shambala. debm55 Monday #160
"Do You Know the Way to San Jose" - Dionne Warwick Eugene Monday #41
When I was pretty young, my mom wanted to move from LA to SJ. pat_k Monday #88
Thank you Eugene for your two wonderful selections. Perfect. debm55 Monday #161
Kansas city Maninacan Monday #42
Thank you, very much Maninacan . I would have loved to seen the minatures. debm55 Monday #55
Don't stop believing...Journey... MiHale Monday #43
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA. That's funny, Thank you very much, MiHale. debm55 Monday #52
Sioux City displacedvermoter Monday #44
Thank you very much for sharing with us, displacedvermoter. debm55 Monday #50
There's a pawn shop on a corner..... MyOwnPeace Monday #45
HAAHAHAHhhAHaHh. Thank you very much, MyOwnPeace. debm55 Monday #47
Please Come to Boston. greatauntoftriplets Monday #46
Loved that song. Thank you very, greatauntoftriblets. Beautiful song. debm55 Monday #48
So did I. greatauntoftriplets Monday #49
more justaprogressive Monday #51
Thank you very much for your selections. justaprogression. Both are rocking great songs. debm55 Monday #53
Philadelphia Freedom IbogaProject Monday #54
YES. Thank you very much, IbogaProject. Great dancing song. debm55 Monday #162
Eyes of a New York Woman boonecreek Monday #56
Thank you boonecreek. I loved his songs. debm55 Monday #58
Barefoot in Baltimore 50 Shades Of Blue Monday #57
Thank you very much for the selection. 50 Shades Of Blue. As a preteen I loved listening to them on my radio. debm55 Monday #60
"Youngstown" by the Boss Diamond_Dog Monday #59
Great song. Thank you very much, Diamond_Dog. debm55 Tuesday #224
Honolulu I Am Coming Back Again Bobstandard Monday #62
Thank you Bobstandard. That was the first time I heard the song. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Tuesday #225
Dancing in the street, surfin U.S.A., heart of rock n roll unblock Monday #66
I remember those songs and yes we danced to them on the sidewalk. Thank you, unblock, for sharing. debm55 Tuesday #226
California dreaming -- although sung about the state, there's actually a city called California in Pennsylvania unblock Monday #67
HAHAHAHAHHA. Thank you very much, unblock. I still love that song. debm55 Tuesday #227
Formerly home to the California University of Pennsylvania (not affiliated with the University of California) ! eppur_se_muova Yesterday #248
I Love Paris In The Springtime 3catwoman3 Monday #68
Terrific song and singer. Thank you very much for sharing, 3catwoman3. debm55 Tuesday #228
"Dirty Water" by the Standells Ritabert Monday #69
tulsa time WhiteTara Monday #70
Chula Vista LogDog75 Monday #71
Winslow, Arizona... ultralite001 Monday #72
Winslow AZ has "Standin on the Corner Park" yellowdogintexas Wednesday #231
Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas - Phil Harris - 1928 Midnight Writer Monday #73
Streets of Baltimore /Bobby Bare doc03 Monday #74
Detroit City, That's How I Got to Memphis lpbk2713 Monday #184
Pasadena Tiny Tabby Monday #75
Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen VMA131Marine Monday #76
Allentown - Billy Joel VMA131Marine Monday #77
Levittown! legallyblondeNYC Monday #158
He made it almost too interesting VMA131Marine Monday #164
I suppose Bethlehem didn't rhyme well. legallyblondeNYC Monday #171
Miami (2017) - Billy Joel VMA131Marine Monday #78
Buffalo Tiny Tabby Monday #79
San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) - Scott MacKenzie VMA131Marine Monday #80
Do You Know The Way to San Jose - Dionne Warwick VMA131Marine Monday #81
Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes Niagara Monday #82
Nutbush City Limits by Tina Turner Niagara Monday #83
No Sleep Till Brooklyn by The Beastie Boys Niagara Monday #84
L.A. Shake by yours truly....Msongs! msongs Monday #85
Honky Cat by Elton John was on the radio when I started reading this thread, lol ms liberty Monday #86
Cleveland Rocks - Ian Hunter VMA131Marine Monday #87
Musical theater is a treasure for songs about cities Tiny Tabby Monday #89
Union City Blue - Blondie VMA131Marine Monday #90
Seattle by Perry Como Stargleamer Monday #91
No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys VMA131Marine Monday #92
Angel of Harlem - U2 VMA131Marine Monday #93
Peace Frog by The Doors Niagara Monday #94
Sioux City Sue - Willie Nelson VMA131Marine Monday #95
Omaha - Counting Crows VMA131Marine Monday #96
The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena) - Jan and Dean VMA131Marine Monday #97
By the Time I Get to Phoenix - Glenn Cambell VMA131Marine Monday #98
Reno, Nevada - Fairport Convention VMA131Marine Monday #99
Viva Las Vegas - Elvis Presley VMA131Marine Monday #100
Salt Lake City - The Beach Boys VMA131Marine Monday #101
China Grove - The Doobie Brothers VMA131Marine Monday #102
City of New Orleans - Willie Nelson/Arlo Guthrie VMA131Marine Monday #103
Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller VMA131Marine Monday #104
Nashville Cats by The Lovin' Spoonful MIButterfly Monday #105
Waterloo (where will you meet your Waterloo) SharonAnn Monday #106
Had an old 45rpm of this when I was preschool age. Think my grandfather gave it to us, along with an old record player. eppur_se_muova Yesterday #249
Seattle thinkingagain Monday #107
Back in the USSR - The Beatles VMA131Marine Monday #108
Don't go back to Rockville - REM VMA131Marine Monday #109
"Kansas City, Here I Come!" Janbdwl72 Monday #110
"They got crazy little women there, I'm gonna get me one !" nt eppur_se_muova Yesterday #247
Someone already posted Kansas City. So here's one I know hasn't been posted yet: San Angelo Janbdwl72 Monday #111
Houston FoxNewsSucks Monday #112
Wichita Lineman FoxNewsSucks Monday #113
Tucson to Tucumcari Tehachapi to Tonopah dem4decades Monday #114
The Music Man - Gary Indiana AKing Monday #116
Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell Wiz Imp Monday #117
WKRP in Cincinnati - Steve Carlisle Wiz Imp Monday #118
Luckenbach, Texas - Waylon Jennings Wiz Imp Monday #119
El Paso- Marty Robbins Wiz Imp Monday #120
Detroit Rock City - Kiss Wiz Imp Monday #121
Hollywood Swinging - Kool & The Gang Wiz Imp Monday #122
Tupelo Honey - Van Morrison Wiz Imp Monday #123
Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again - Bob Dylan Wiz Imp Monday #124
Thank you very much, Wiz Imp. Love it. debm55 Monday #127
Tv theme songs OK? moose65 Monday #128
That song actually hit the Billboard Hot 100 chart at #65 Wiz Imp Monday #152
Meet Me In St Louis, Louis! FullySupportDems Monday #129
Thank you very much, FullySupportDems. I remember singing this as a child. debm55 Monday #132
Streets of Bakersfield/ Dwight Yoekom and Buck Owens. nt doc03 Monday #130
Thank you very much for sharing with us. doc03 debm55 Monday #131
The 3 I love are about Boston Fla Dem Monday #133
Willin by little feat. k55f5r Monday #134
New York State of Mind dflprincess Monday #135
Thank you dflprincess. I saw Billy Joel perform in person. So sweet and calming. debm55 Monday #138
Angel from Montgomery (As sung by Bonnie Riatt but written by John Prine) Coventina Monday #136
Thank you very much, Coventina. I love Bonnie's voice and John's song. Beautiful. debm55 Monday #137
Autumn in New York - this version by Diana Krall Coventina Monday #139
What a beautiful, relaxing song.I love the photography too. Thank you for sharing Coventina. debm55 Monday #140
Chicago. Morbius Monday #143
Chattanooga Choo Choo Coventina Monday #144
Christmas in Hollis (Queens) - Run DMC Coventina Monday #147
Christmas Night in Harlem - Dandy Wellington Coventina Monday #148
Come Monday - Jimmy Buffet Coventina Monday #149
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? - Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong Coventina Monday #150
El Paso - Marty Robbins Coventina Monday #151
You're from Big D, little a double Las! And that spells Dallas, my darlin, darlin Dallas! CTyankee Monday #153
Mill Valley - Miss Abrams And The Strawberry Point School Third Grade Class Brother Buzz Monday #154
Here's a two-fer WestMichRad Monday #155
Truckin' - Grateful Dead Rver Monday #156
HAHHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHA. Thank you very much, Rver. And you keep on truckin. debm55 Monday #159
Baton Rouge WestMichRad Monday #157
Love Janis and miss her. Thank you for including "Me and Bobby McGee., WestMichRad. debm55 Monday #170
I remember that. One of my favorite album covers (back in the day when we had them!). CTyankee Tuesday #207
Cleveland -- Burn On by Randy Newman MadLinguist Monday #163
Thank you , MadLinguist for the share and video. Great song. debm55 Monday #169
"Going Back to Tulsa" Leon Russell. The Wizard Monday #165
Thank you very much, The Wizard. for the share. debm55 Monday #168
Dirty Water The Wizard Monday #166
Thank you very much, The Wizard. for sharing with us. debm55 Monday #167
I Love New York - Madonna Coventina Monday #172
Lots of sound and light, but I can barely hear the words. nt eppur_se_muova Yesterday #251
LA Woman enid602 Monday #173
Thank you very much, enid602. Great song. debm55 Monday #174
No one's done Route 66 yet? Here's my favorite version: Depeche Mode Coventina Monday #175
Hollywood - Madonna Coventina Monday #177
Little Green Apples spooky3 Monday #178
Leaving New York - REM Coventina Monday #179
Stockton Gala Days - 10,000 Maniacs Coventina Monday #180
Olympia thucythucy Monday #181
Speaking of New York, 'Empire State of Mind' Abolishinist Monday #182
A little-known George Thorogood number. Morbius Monday #183
Don't Worry About the Government and Life During Wartime -Talking Heads VTderry Monday #185
Heaven Hell or Houston Vadergator Monday #186
Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine lpbk2713 Monday #188
Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis - Tom Waits Wiz Imp Monday #189
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead - Warren Zevon Wiz Imp Monday #190
Atlantic City - Bruce Springsteen Wiz Imp Monday #191
Ventura Highway - America Wiz Imp Monday #192
Streets of Laredo petronius Tuesday #194
Walking in L.A. petronius Tuesday #195
Los Angeles is Burning petronius Tuesday #196
Santa Monica petronius Tuesday #197
Thank you very much for sharing with us. petronius. debm55 Tuesday #219
WHAT AM I DOIN' HANGIN' ROUND + lyrics THE MONKEES (San Antone) Doc_Technical Tuesday #198
HAHHAHHAHHA. Great selections. Thank you for sharing, Doc_Technical debm55 Tuesday #216
Sir Douglas Quintet - Mendocino Doc_Technical Tuesday #199
Gee, I am old. I remember dancing to this song. Thank you, Doc_Technical. debm55 Tuesday #215
CW McCall - Wolf Creek Pass (Pagosa Springs) Doc_Technical Tuesday #200
Thank you very much for sharing with us. Doc_Technical debm55 Tuesday #214
Biloxi - Tom Rush Doc_Technical Tuesday #201
Thank you very much for sharing with us, Doc_Technical. That is great. debm55 Tuesday #213
Sweet Home Chicago - don't know who sings it MIButterfly Tuesday #202
Great choices, MIButterfly. Thank you. debm55 Tuesday #212
Here's a few moniss Tuesday #203
Wow. great selections there. Thank you for sharing with us, moniss. debm55 Tuesday #211
An Open Letter to NYC - Beastie Boys flvegan Tuesday #204
Thank you very much, fivegan. I really liked the Beastie Boys. debm55 Tuesday #210
Still In Hollywood - Concrete Blonde flvegan Tuesday #205
Thank you very much, fivegan for sharing with us, debm55 Tuesday #209
New York City - The Cult flvegan Tuesday #206
Thank you very much for sharing with us, fivegan. debm55 Tuesday #208
Has anyone mentioned Hurray for Hollywood yet? MIButterfly Tuesday #217
HAHAHAHAHHA. You just did. Thank you MIButterfly. debm55 Tuesday #218
New Orleans is Sinking - The Tragically Hip u4ic Tuesday #220
You are right, I myself have never heard of it. That you for the video so that I can listen to u4ic debm55 Tuesday #221
Wheeling, WV / Neil Sadaka. nt doc03 Tuesday #230
"Walkin' To New Orleans" Fats Domino. yellowdogintexas Wednesday #232
Terrific. Thank you for your selections. yellowdogintexas. debm55 Wednesday #235
Galvaston, Rio, Chicago, NYC, and more. The Rockin' and very funny (Preacher) Springsteen & E St Band; "Light of Day" electric_blue68 Wednesday #233
Great. Thank you very much for sharing with us, electric_blue68 debm55 Wednesday #234
Indianapolis - The Bottle Rockets Wiz Imp Wednesday #236
Amy's Back In Austin - Little Texas Wiz Imp Wednesday #237
Fort Worth & Dallas Blues - Leadbelly Wiz Imp Wednesday #238
Tampa to Tulsa - The Jayhawks Wiz Imp Wednesday #239
The Anaheim, Azusa & Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review And Timing Association - Jan & Dean Wiz Imp Wednesday #240
Lubbock Or Leave It - The Dixie Chicks Wiz Imp Wednesday #241
Paradise -- John Prine retread Thursday #242
Charley Pride: Is Anybody Going to San Antone Or to Phoenix, Arizona? LeftishBrit Thursday #243
Simon and Garfunkel: The Only Living Boy in New York LeftishBrit Thursday #244
Bruce Springsteen: Streets of Philadelphia LeftishBrit Thursday #245
Huntsville Lights (Bobby Brooks ); Huntsville (Merle Haggard) eppur_se_muova Yesterday #246
New York's My Home -- Chris Conner, Maynard Ferguson eppur_se_muova Yesterday #252
CIty of New Orleans nitpicked Yesterday #253
Long-Haired Lover from Liverpool, by Little Jimmy Osmond LeftishBrit Yesterday #254
From New York to L.A. by Patsy Gallant LeftishBrit Yesterday #255
From Baltimore to Washington, by Woody Guthrie LeftishBrit Yesterday #256
Wichita and NO not the Wichita Lineman. Jerry Hann Brotherhood Bengus81 5 hrs ago #257

debm55

(61,251 posts)
3. We drove to Galveston many years ago. Sang this song almost all the way down from PA. Thank you , viva la
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 11:29 AM
Monday

Maninacan

(326 posts)
40. Lyrics
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 12:37 PM
Monday

I don't know why i never heard all the lyrics in this song. It is about Vietnam war. Written by Jimmy Webb .

rog

(962 posts)
14. My Cousin In Miwaukee ...
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 11:50 AM
Monday

... Ella Fitzgerald! George & Ira Gershwin, from the musical Pardon My English (1932).

Polly Hennessey

(8,916 posts)
16. How about this: The Battle of New Orleans by Johnny Horton.
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 11:51 AM
Monday

“In 1814 we took a little trip
Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip'
We took a little bacon and we took a little beans
And we caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans.”

Sorry, I couldn’t help it.

ECSkeptic

(74 posts)
17. A few...
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 11:53 AM
Monday

Tulsa Time by Don Williams
Please Come to Boston by Dave Loggins
I'm Shipping Up to Boston by the Dropkick Murphys
Moon Over Miami by Ray Charles
Midnight In Montgomery by Alan Jackson
Chattanooga Choo Choo by Glen Miller
The City of New Orleans by Steve Goodman
Blue Savannah by Erasure (although that's a name, not the GA city...)
New York Groove by Ace Frehley
Streets of Minneapolis/Philadelphia by Bruce Springsteen
Philadelphia Freedom by Elton John
Los Angeles by Disasteradio
Sweet Home Chicago by the Blues Brothers
Only Living Boy in New York by Simon and Garfunkel
El Paso by Marty Robbins
Callin' Baton Rouge by Garth Brooks
Walking in Memphis by Mark Cohn
Birmingham Blues by ELO (of course, that's the first Birmingham, but work with me here...)
You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive by Brad Paisley




3catwoman3

(29,686 posts)
63. This song, and Willie Nelson's On The Road Again, were what I called my theme songs...
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 01:24 PM
Monday

...when our sons played travel soccer.

They don't call it travel for nothin'.

stopdiggin

(15,601 posts)
20. Red Dirt Girl - Emmylou Harris - (beautiful - and sader than sad)
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 12:00 PM
Monday

We got Married in a Fever - June & Johnny Cash -

stopdiggin

(15,601 posts)
21. Willin' - Lowell George/Little Feat - (and later made into a national anthem with a cover by Linda Ronstadt)
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 12:02 PM
Monday
And I've been from Tucson to Tucumcari
Tehachapi to Tonopah
Driven every kind of rig that's ever been made
Driven the back roads so I wouldn't get weighed
And if you give me; weed, whites, and wine
And you show me a sign
I'll be willin' to be movin'

Tiny Tabby

(68 posts)
29. Kansas City
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 12:20 PM
Monday

From the musical Oklahoma

Being an SF native - also San Francisco - from the movie with Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy and Jeanette MacDonald

Old Crank

(7,178 posts)
31. The Winner, Bobby Bare
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 12:22 PM
Monday

Last edited Mon Apr 27, 2026, 03:46 PM - Edit history (1)

My teeth ran like chiclets
Down the streets of San Antone

Old Crank

(7,178 posts)
115. Sorry there was a typo
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 03:48 PM
Monday

I had typed in, on my phone Chicklets, it was changed after to chickens....

It is a fun song, I heard it a lot around 75-6

MichMan

(17,307 posts)
32. "I've got a gal in Kalamazoo"
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 12:22 PM
Monday

Panic In Detroit- David Bowie
Detroit Rock City- Kiss
Albuquerque - Neil Young
L.A. - Neil Young

Tiny Tabby

(68 posts)
38. Memphis
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 12:31 PM
Monday

Chuck Berry song

Also obscure "Portland Town" sung by Joan Baez. Most likely an old English ballad but we do have at least 2 Portlands - Maine and Oregon

Tiny Tabby

(68 posts)
187. Little Rock and Savannah
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 10:54 PM
Monday

Jane and Marilyn
"We're just two girls from Little Rock" from Gentlemen Prefer Blonds.

Hard-hearted Hannah , the vamp from Savannah

fargone

(646 posts)
193. That Portland Town song was written by Derrol Adams in 1957
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 12:17 AM
Tuesday

Its inspiration was the Korean War. The Kingston Trio later stole Adams song changing some words to make it a love ballad.


A different Portland Town originated with Schooner Fare, a Portland, Maine trio. This one is about coming home.

Shambala

(289 posts)
39. Lodi
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 12:34 PM
Monday

I always think of think song when I stop in Lodi to gas up and hope I dont get stuck.

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debm55

(61,251 posts)
160. You live near Lodi? Wow. I always loved anything by CCR. Thank you for sharing this song, Shambala.
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 07:55 PM
Monday

Eugene

(67,215 posts)
41. "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" - Dionne Warwick
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 12:38 PM
Monday

Also "Midnight Train to Georgia" (lyrics - L.A. proved to much for the man...)

pat_k

(13,693 posts)
88. When I was pretty young, my mom wanted to move from LA to SJ.
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 02:42 PM
Monday

It never came about, but there was a period that she was looking for work up there. My sister and I sang that song so much we wore it out!

debm55

(61,251 posts)
161. Thank you Eugene for your two wonderful selections. Perfect.
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 08:00 PM
Monday

Last edited Tue Apr 28, 2026, 05:22 PM - Edit history (1)

Maninacan

(326 posts)
42. Kansas city
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 12:40 PM
Monday

I just spent 2 days in KCK visited 3 museums and camped to the north. (TWA museum). (Miniatures and toys museum, saw an article in fine woodworking 35 yrs. ago about it.) (A book found in the whitewater WI. library took me to the Arabia Steam boat museum.)

MiHale

(13,121 posts)
43. Don't stop believing...Journey...
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 12:54 PM
Monday

Born and raised in South Detroit….except there is no such place…

debm55

(61,251 posts)
60. Thank you very much for the selection. 50 Shades Of Blue. As a preteen I loved listening to them on my radio.
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 01:18 PM
Monday

debm55

(61,251 posts)
225. Thank you Bobstandard. That was the first time I heard the song. Thank you for sharing with us.
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 05:07 PM
Tuesday

unblock

(56,239 posts)
66. Dancing in the street, surfin U.S.A., heart of rock n roll
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 01:26 PM
Monday

Lots of cities in them lyrics there

debm55

(61,251 posts)
226. I remember those songs and yes we danced to them on the sidewalk. Thank you, unblock, for sharing.
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 05:11 PM
Tuesday

unblock

(56,239 posts)
67. California dreaming -- although sung about the state, there's actually a city called California in Pennsylvania
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 01:28 PM
Monday

And if anyone thinks that's cheating, the lyrics mention L.A.

eppur_se_muova

(42,290 posts)
248. Formerly home to the California University of Pennsylvania (not affiliated with the University of California) !
Fri May 1, 2026, 11:36 AM
Yesterday

Now the Pennsylvania Western University—California.

But we still have Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) in Indiana, PA (not to be confused with IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis -- pronounced "eewie pewie&quot .

LogDog75

(1,331 posts)
71. Chula Vista
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 01:57 PM
Monday

Chula Vista is the second largest city in San Diego County, Ca. This song was made a local favorite by a Charlie and Harrigan, a pair of radio DJs who provided comedy with rock-n-roll music, in the San Diego area in the 1970s.

ultralite001

(2,636 posts)
72. Winslow, Arizona...
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 02:01 PM
Monday

The Eagles...
Take It Easy...

(That corner's really in Flagstaff, AZ -- Not Winslow... )

yellowdogintexas

(23,741 posts)
231. Winslow AZ has "Standin on the Corner Park"
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 12:50 AM
Wednesday

There are bronze statues of the Eagles, and a mural on the side of the brick building of the Flatboard slowing down to take a look..... In the middle where the streets come together there is a large Route 66 highway sign. It's a neat spot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standin%27_on_the_Corner_Park

Midnight Writer

(25,634 posts)
73. Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas - Phil Harris - 1928
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 02:12 PM
Monday

Later versions by Bob Wills (1937), Louis Armstrong, the Osmonds, and many more.

Song refers to Dumas, Texas.

lpbk2713

(43,290 posts)
184. Detroit City, That's How I Got to Memphis
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 10:39 PM
Monday


Bobby Bare

Four Strong Winds (Alberta - although it's in Canada)

Tiny Tabby

(68 posts)
75. Pasadena
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 02:24 PM
Monday

The Beach Boys - little old lady from Pasadena

I'm guessing lots of places mentioned in "California girls like Waikiki.

legallyblondeNYC

(185 posts)
158. Levittown!
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 07:46 PM
Monday

If you learn a little bit of background, it's funny to me -- originally, Billy Joel tried to write this about Levittown. He just couldn't make it interesting, so it was put on a back burner and came back as Allentown.

Now as one who grew up on Long Island, I find this story hysterical!

VMA131Marine

(5,324 posts)
164. He made it almost too interesting
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 08:20 PM
Monday

There weren’t any coal mines in Allentown for a start. Steel mills, for sure, but no coal. That was further north and west.

Tiny Tabby

(68 posts)
79. Buffalo
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 02:29 PM
Monday

"We'll shuffle off to Buffalo" sung by Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler. I think in 42nd Street.

ms liberty

(11,318 posts)
86. Honky Cat by Elton John was on the radio when I started reading this thread, lol
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 02:37 PM
Monday

"...all them high-class ladies, down in New Orleans..."

Tiny Tabby

(68 posts)
89. Musical theater is a treasure for songs about cities
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 02:45 PM
Monday

Ron Howard sings "Gary, Indiana" in the movie The Music Man.

"Good Morning Baltimore" in Hairspray

Stargleamer

(2,764 posts)
91. Seattle by Perry Como
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 02:45 PM
Monday

Since 'San Francisco (be sure to wear flowers in your hair) was already taken.

eppur_se_muova

(42,290 posts)
249. Had an old 45rpm of this when I was preschool age. Think my grandfather gave it to us, along with an old record player.
Fri May 1, 2026, 11:41 AM
Yesterday

We had two 45s from the same company -- one had "The Alphabet Song" and "Rattlesnake" -- kids' songs -- and the other had "Waterloo" and "Battle of New Orleans", not exactly for kids(!) but we did learn who "John Bull" is. Don't remember who the singer(s) were.

thinkingagain

(1,353 posts)
107. Seattle
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 03:06 PM
Monday

Theme song from Here come the brides.

“The bluest skies you’ve ever seen are in Seattle”

VMA131Marine

(5,324 posts)
108. Back in the USSR - The Beatles
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 03:08 PM
Monday

“Flew in from Miami Beach BOAC,
Didn’t get to bed last night …”

Janbdwl72

(279 posts)
110. "Kansas City, Here I Come!"
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 03:12 PM
Monday

Wilbert Harrison has the most famous version of this. He recorded it in 1959.

Janbdwl72

(279 posts)
111. Someone already posted Kansas City. So here's one I know hasn't been posted yet: San Angelo
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 03:19 PM
Monday

It was sung by Marty Robbins. San Angelo is a city of about 100,00 located in West Central Texas.

FullySupportDems

(477 posts)
129. Meet Me In St Louis, Louis!
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 05:04 PM
Monday
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I didn't see this one yet. It was hard to check first, so many replies!

Fla Dem

(27,736 posts)
133. The 3 I love are about Boston
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 05:27 PM
Monday

"Dirty Water" – The Standells (1966)

"Please Come to Boston" – Dave Loggins (1974)

"M.T.A." – The Kingston Trio (1959 version)

Coventina

(29,864 posts)
136. Angel from Montgomery (As sung by Bonnie Riatt but written by John Prine)
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 05:56 PM
Monday
?si=6HpNxXcXW8pyO7MH

debm55

(61,251 posts)
140. What a beautiful, relaxing song.I love the photography too. Thank you for sharing Coventina.
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 06:14 PM
Monday

Morbius

(1,053 posts)
143. Chicago.
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 06:30 PM
Monday

No, it's a different song. Sufjan Stevens:



And another different one, Graham Nash:



There are others but these two are special.

Coventina

(29,864 posts)
149. Come Monday - Jimmy Buffet
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 07:03 PM
Monday

I'm not much of a Buffet fan, but this is a really sweet song.

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Coventina

(29,864 posts)
150. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? - Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 07:18 PM
Monday
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CTyankee

(68,360 posts)
153. You're from Big D, little a double Las! And that spells Dallas, my darlin, darlin Dallas!
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 07:31 PM
Monday

Brother Buzz

(40,236 posts)
154. Mill Valley - Miss Abrams And The Strawberry Point School Third Grade Class
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 07:39 PM
Monday

The same grammar school Huey Lewis attended!

WestMichRad

(3,356 posts)
155. Here's a two-fer
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 07:39 PM
Monday


…although I see others have Wichita already covered with a Glen Campbell hit.

Rver

(272 posts)
156. Truckin' - Grateful Dead
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 07:39 PM
Monday

7 of em !!
Chicago, New York, Detroit
Dallas, Houston
New Orleans
Buffalo

What a long strange trip it's been

Coventina

(29,864 posts)
175. No one's done Route 66 yet? Here's my favorite version: Depeche Mode
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 09:23 PM
Monday
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Abolishinist

(3,018 posts)
182. Speaking of New York, 'Empire State of Mind'
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 10:16 PM
Monday

by Alicia Keys. And I absolutely love it to boot!

(not the version with JAŸ-Z)

&list=RDqHagigQRKqU&start_radio=1

VTderry

(132 posts)
185. Don't Worry About the Government and Life During Wartime -Talking Heads
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 10:45 PM
Monday

Sadly, both extra relevant these days.

lpbk2713

(43,290 posts)
188. Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 10:58 PM
Monday

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Tom T Hall

I was sittin' in Miami pouring blended whiskey down




... at the 15:32 point.

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Wiz Imp

(10,276 posts)
190. Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead - Warren Zevon
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 11:18 PM
Monday
&list=RDvfSQOgu0ZJg&start_radio=1

moniss

(9,124 posts)
203. Here's a few
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 03:35 AM
Tuesday

"Houston" by Dean Martin

"Amarillo By Morning" George Strait

"Tulsa Time" Don Williams

"Detroit or Buffalo" Barbara Keith

"Dubuque Blues" The Association

u4ic

(17,112 posts)
220. New Orleans is Sinking - The Tragically Hip
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 03:43 PM
Tuesday

I imagine most Americans have not heard of this great Canadian band:

debm55

(61,251 posts)
221. You are right, I myself have never heard of it. That you for the video so that I can listen to u4ic
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 04:29 PM
Tuesday

yellowdogintexas

(23,741 posts)
232. "Walkin' To New Orleans" Fats Domino.
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 01:03 AM
Wednesday

Why Did I Leave O Hi O from My Sister Eileen I think

Chicago Illinois, is like a Shiny Toy from Victor Victoria
Shady Lady from Seville also Victor Victoria

One other song from that movie Jazz Hot "and they played it from New Orleans to La Paz "

I love that movie and the songs in it are great (Mancini )

electric_blue68

(27,128 posts)
233. Galvaston, Rio, Chicago, NYC, and more. The Rockin' and very funny (Preacher) Springsteen & E St Band; "Light of Day"
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 02:39 AM
Wednesday
?

It showed up then didn't?
We'll see

Wiz Imp

(10,276 posts)
240. The Anaheim, Azusa & Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review And Timing Association - Jan & Dean
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 12:05 PM
Wednesday
&list=RD5TAnOCAd_2I&start_radio=1

eppur_se_muova

(42,290 posts)
246. Huntsville Lights (Bobby Brooks ); Huntsville (Merle Haggard)
Fri May 1, 2026, 11:21 AM
Yesterday
(about a side of Huntsville, AL I never experienced)

https://genius.com/Merle-haggard-huntsville-lyrics (about going to prison in Huntsville, TX)


I was actually looking for "The Bright Lights of Huntsville", a song from the '20s or '30s my dad told me about a long time ago. I found it online a few years back but can't locate it now because Google has gone totally downhill.

eppur_se_muova

(42,290 posts)
252. New York's My Home -- Chris Conner, Maynard Ferguson
Fri May 1, 2026, 11:58 AM
Yesterday

I've never even been to New York, but this song was on my mind after the 9/11 attacks, FWIW.

nitpicked

(1,936 posts)
253. CIty of New Orleans
Fri May 1, 2026, 12:42 PM
Yesterday

(first done by Steve Goodman, but I remember the one Arlo Guthrie recorded)

LeftishBrit

(41,510 posts)
254. Long-Haired Lover from Liverpool, by Little Jimmy Osmond
Fri May 1, 2026, 03:22 PM
Yesterday

Obviously Liverpool's not in the US, but the girl in the song is 'my sunshine daisy from L.A.'

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