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In reply to the discussion: What cities don't have songs written about them? [View all]DFW
(54,358 posts)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
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Not everyone saw Rizzo's Philadelphia as a city of brotherly love. It was a depressing place to some.