Thread: Songs with places in the title
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17th Mar 2008, 4:31 PM #1
Songs with places in the title
Recently me and Steve were challenging each other to come up with a list of songs with specific place names in the title. We can up with quite a few, but we thought we'd challenge all of you! All you have to do is name a song or songs with places named in their title. They must be real places, but they can be anything from a village up to a continent...
So how many can we on Planet Skaro come up with it?
I'll get the ball rolling with the old favourite Dionne Warwick's Do You Know The Way to San Jose.
Si xx
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
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17th Mar 2008, 5:23 PM #2
Everyone should vow not to cheat and look up lists of the things on Wiki.
"I Love New York" by Madonna Louise Ritchie
"New York City Boy" by Pet Shop Boys.
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17th Mar 2008, 5:32 PM #3
Is This The Way To Amarillo? - Tony Christie
Manhattan Skyline - A-Ha
From Paris to BerlinGeoff
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17th Mar 2008, 5:38 PM #4
"Long Haired Lover From Liverpool" by Wee Jimmy Osmond.
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17th Mar 2008, 8:11 PM #5Pip Madeley Guest
Genesis songs with place names in the title:
The Mystery Of The Flannan Isle Lighthouse
The Battle Of Epping Forest
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Back In N.Y.C
Vancouver
The Brazilian
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17th Mar 2008, 9:12 PM #6
Here are a few by some of our favourites:
"Manchester" and "Rotterdam" by the Beautiful South
"All The Way To Reno" and "Leaving New York" by R.E.M
"The Lebanon" by the Human League
"Swindon" and "I Love London" by Lorraine Bowen
"In My Tennessee Mountain Home" by Dolly Parton
"L.A State of Mind" by Melanie B
"Sweet Dreams my L.A Ex" by The Stevens
"New York At Last" by Queen
"Man From Milwaukee" by Hanson
"England 2 Colombia 0", "New England" and "Manhattan Moon" by Kirsty MacColl
"Mississippi", "New Danville Girl" by Bob Dylan
"Transylvania" by McFly
"Ipswich, My Love" by Viv Corbett Band
"Scarborough Fair" by Claire Sweeney
Si.
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17th Mar 2008, 9:24 PM #7
A few more...
Dame Kim Wilde had "Cambodia" as a single and album tracks including "In Hollywood" and "Suburbs of Moscow".
Michael Jackson had a hit with "Stranger in Moscow".
Mrs Ritchie had a hit with "Hollywood".
Girls Aloud have an unfinished song called "Singapore" on the rarities disc of their Greatest Shits album and an album track called "Mars Attacks" and new bside called "Hoxton Heroes".
Kate Bush has an "Egypt".
More fingers!
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17th Mar 2008, 9:48 PM #8
Some jazz tunes which no-one will ever have heard of (well, maybe the first one…):
New York, New York – Frank Sinatra
Midnight in Moscow – Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
April in Paris
Moonlight in Vermont
It Happened in Monterey
Paris in the Springtime
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
China Boy
New Orleans
Spain
The Girl From Ipanema
Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans
Other tunes not necessarily jazz:
Last Train to San Fernando
Penny Lane
Strawberry Fields
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17th Mar 2008, 9:56 PM #9WhiteCrow Guest
Damn you all to hell for not selecting
Werewolves of London by Warren Zephron.
You are going to hell for crediting that song against that person. My wife really hates Claire Sweeney (who also happens to be her cousin), her favourite moment was when her grandmother went into a rage, ripping up a picture of Claire Sweeney dressed as Cher calling her a harlot.
I tried to take her to see Claire when she was in Chicago the Musical, but she wouldn't have it.
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17th Mar 2008, 10:16 PM #10
Claire is a musical icon.
What about:
"London" by Catatonia
"Walking in Memphis" by Cher (and whoever)
"Spanish" by Craig David
"Snow Cherries From France" and "China" by Tori Amos (okay, it's not about THAT kind of China. But even so..."
"America-a-o" by Aaron
"Spirit of America" by Samantha Fox
"Tokyo Ghettopussy" by Tokyo Ghettopussy
"Oh England My Lionheart" by Kate Bush
Si.
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17th Mar 2008, 10:32 PM #11WhiteCrow Guest
I thought that the Catatonia song was called Londondinium?
My wife is my Long Haired Lover From Liverpool.
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17th Mar 2008, 10:38 PM #12"America-a-o" by Aaron
I wonder how that compares to:
America by Simon & Garfunkel
America by Razorlight
America from West Side Story.Pity. I have no understanding of the word. It is not registered in my vocabulary bank. EXTERMINATE!
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18th Mar 2008, 12:20 AM #13
'Africa' - Toto
'Australia' - Manic Street Preachers
'Back In The U.S.S.R' - The Beatles
'China Girl' - David Bowie
'Atlantic' - Keane
That's about half the world's surface covered there!
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18th Mar 2008, 1:52 AM #14
All The Way From Memphis Mott the Hoople.
New York City Marc Bolan.
Weekend in New England Barry Manilow.
A Walk In The Black Forest Horst Jankowski.
Liverpool Lullaby Cilla Black
Amsterdam Jacques Brel
Little Amsterdam Tori Amos
Not to mention Tulips From Amsterdam Max Bygraves
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18th Mar 2008, 8:48 AM #15New York City Marc Bolan
'New York City' by Andrew W.K.
and 'New York' by Lou Reed!Pity. I have no understanding of the word. It is not registered in my vocabulary bank. EXTERMINATE!
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18th Mar 2008, 9:09 AM #16
"Hollywood Potters" by Dolly P.
Si.
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18th Mar 2008, 9:18 AM #17
"Uncle John From Jamaica" by the Vengaboys.
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18th Mar 2008, 9:28 AM #18
Not forgetting "We're Going To Ibiza".
And it's forerunner, "Barbados" by Rustie Lee.
Si.
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18th Mar 2008, 9:41 AM #19
"Copenhagen" Scott Walker
"Waterloo Sunset" The Kinks
"Muswell Hill Billies" The Kinks
"Magic America" Blur
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18th Mar 2008, 9:46 AM #20
24 Hours from Tulsa by Gene Pitney
Midnight Train to Georgia by Gladys Knight and the Pips
London Town by Paul McCartney and Wings
London Loves by Blur
Si xx
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
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18th Mar 2008, 9:56 AM #21
"London's Burning" is a Kirsty rarity.
"Queen of New Orleans" by Jon Bon Jovi.
and that well known number "Talking Italian" by Bananarama.
Si.
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18th Mar 2008, 12:01 PM #22"Talking Italian" by Bananarama.
Here's two with a theme:
"Moving to New York" by the Wombats.
"Leaving New York" by R.E.M.
Perhaps R.E.M. decided to move out when the Wombats arrived. :sighPity. I have no understanding of the word. It is not registered in my vocabulary bank. EXTERMINATE!
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18th Mar 2008, 2:50 PM #23
An Englishman in New York - Sting
Rio - Duran Duran
Ferry Cross the Mersey - Gerry and the Pacemakers
walking in Memphis - Marc Cohn
Night boat to Cairo - madness
Walking on the Moon - The Police
Loco In Acapulco - The Four Tops
Belfast Child - Simple Minds
Hotel California - The Eales
London Nights - The London Boys (yes very sad I know)
Waterloo - ABBA (suprised no one has mentioned that yet)
Vienna - Ultravox
Tahiti - David Essex
London Calling - The Clash
Fairytale Of New York - Pogues & Kirsty MacColl
Barcalona - Freddie MercuryLast edited by Larry; 18th Mar 2008 at 3:02 PM.
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18th Mar 2008, 5:08 PM #24
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18th Mar 2008, 5:27 PM #25
Leningrad and Great Wall of China by Billy Joel
All the Way to Memphis - Brian May
Caribbean Blue - Enya
Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
Jerusalem - by any old drunkardBazinga !
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