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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsPick a song that has a US city in the title or lyrics. Mine is New York, New York.
viva la
(4,646 posts)Beautiful song.
debm55
(62,625 posts)I don't know why i never heard all the lyrics in this song. It is about Vietnam war. Written by Jimmy Webb .
BarbaRosa
(2,733 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)LuvLoogie
(9,063 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)Maninacan
(380 posts)By Earl Pickens
debm55
(62,625 posts)Sneederbunk
(17,785 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)pdxflyboy
(966 posts)The Doors
debm55
(62,625 posts)3catwoman3
(30,226 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)MIButterfly
(3,506 posts)I Left my Heart in San Francisco
debm55
(62,625 posts)rog
(969 posts)... Ella Fitzgerald! George & Ira Gershwin, from the musical Pardon My English (1932).
debm55
(62,625 posts)Polly Hennessey
(9,062 posts)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 couldnt help it.
debm55
(62,625 posts)eppur_se_muova
(42,915 posts)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
stopdiggin
(15,841 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)jmbar2
(8,276 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)3catwoman3
(30,226 posts)...when our sons played travel soccer.
They don't call it travel for nothin'.
LisaM
(29,711 posts)I believe the group was the Bagatelles.
debm55
(62,625 posts)stopdiggin
(15,841 posts)We got Married in a Fever - June & Johnny Cash -
debm55
(62,625 posts)stopdiggin
(15,841 posts)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'
debm55
(62,625 posts)Endlessmike56
(251 posts)It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw
debm55
(62,625 posts)3catwoman3
(30,226 posts)Tiny Tabby
(78 posts)From the musical Oklahoma
Being an SF native - also San Francisco - from the movie with Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy and Jeanette MacDonald
debm55
(62,625 posts)Old Crank
(7,434 posts)Last edited Mon Apr 27, 2026, 03:46 PM - Edit history (1)
My teeth ran like chiclets
Down the streets of San Antone
debm55
(62,625 posts)Old Crank
(7,434 posts)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
debm55
(62,625 posts)MichMan
(17,652 posts)Panic In Detroit- David Bowie
Detroit Rock City- Kiss
Albuquerque - Neil Young
L.A. - Neil Young
debm55
(62,625 posts)-misanthroptimist
(1,946 posts)"I met this woman down in New Orleans"
debm55
(62,625 posts)get the red out
(14,081 posts)The Monkees
debm55
(62,625 posts)Old Crank
(7,434 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)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
debm55
(62,625 posts)Tiny Tabby
(78 posts)Jane and Marilyn
"We're just two girls from Little Rock" from Gentlemen Prefer Blonds.
Hard-hearted Hannah , the vamp from Savannah
debm55
(62,625 posts)fargone
(674 posts)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.
debm55
(62,625 posts)I always think of think song when I stop in Lodi to gas up and hope I dont get stuck.
debm55
(62,625 posts)Eugene
(67,467 posts)Also "Midnight Train to Georgia" (lyrics - L.A. proved to much for the man...)
pat_k
(14,538 posts)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
(62,625 posts)Last edited Tue Apr 28, 2026, 05:22 PM - Edit history (1)
Maninacan
(380 posts)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.)
debm55
(62,625 posts)MiHale
(13,290 posts)Born and raised in South Detroit
.except there is no such place
debm55
(62,625 posts)displacedvermoter
(5,247 posts)The Jayhawks
debm55
(62,625 posts)MyOwnPeace
(17,683 posts)in PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania
debm55
(62,625 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(179,621 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(179,621 posts)justaprogressive
(7,336 posts)Dirty Water (Boston you're my home)
'Hot 'Lanta
debm55
(62,625 posts)IbogaProject
(6,184 posts)By Elton John
debm55
(62,625 posts)boonecreek
(1,565 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)50 Shades Of Blue
(11,536 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)Diamond_Dog
(41,539 posts)Bruce Springsteen.
debm55
(62,625 posts)Bobstandard
(2,432 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)unblock
(56,316 posts)Lots of cities in them lyrics there
debm55
(62,625 posts)unblock
(56,316 posts)And if anyone thinks that's cheating, the lyrics mention L.A.
debm55
(62,625 posts)eppur_se_muova
(42,915 posts)Now the Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia.
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"
.
3catwoman3
(30,226 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)Ritabert
(2,832 posts)I love that dirty water
Oh Boston you're my home
WhiteTara
(31,301 posts)LogDog75
(1,479 posts)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
(2,808 posts)The Eagles...
Take It Easy...
(That corner's really in Flagstaff, AZ -- Not Winslow... )
yellowdogintexas
(23,781 posts)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
(26,012 posts)Later versions by Bob Wills (1937), Louis Armstrong, the Osmonds, and many more.
Song refers to Dumas, Texas.
doc03
(39,236 posts)lpbk2713
(43,319 posts)Bobby Bare
Four Strong Winds (Alberta - although it's in Canada)
Tiny Tabby
(78 posts)The Beach Boys - little old lady from Pasadena
I'm guessing lots of places mentioned in "California girls like Waikiki.
VMA131Marine
(5,383 posts)VMA131Marine
(5,383 posts)legallyblondeNYC
(235 posts)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
(5,383 posts)There werent any coal mines in Allentown for a start. Steel mills, for sure, but no coal. That was further north and west.
legallyblondeNYC
(235 posts)VMA131Marine
(5,383 posts)"We'll shuffle off to Buffalo" sung by Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler. I think in 42nd Street.
VMA131Marine
(5,383 posts)VMA131Marine
(5,383 posts)Niagara
(12,429 posts)Lyrics mention Wichita.
Niagara
(12,429 posts)Niagara
(12,429 posts)msongs
(74,536 posts)ms liberty
(11,453 posts)"...all them high-class ladies, down in New Orleans..."
VMA131Marine
(5,383 posts)Tiny Tabby
(78 posts)Ron Howard sings "Gary, Indiana" in the movie The Music Man.
"Good Morning Baltimore" in Hairspray
VMA131Marine
(5,383 posts)Stargleamer
(2,843 posts)Since 'San Francisco (be sure to wear flowers in your hair) was already taken.
VMA131Marine
(5,383 posts)VMA131Marine
(5,383 posts)Niagara
(12,429 posts)Mentions Chicago, New Haven, Venice and LA
VMA131Marine
(5,383 posts)VMA131Marine
(5,383 posts)VMA131Marine
(5,383 posts)VMA131Marine
(5,383 posts)VMA131Marine
(5,383 posts)VMA131Marine
(5,383 posts)VMA131Marine
(5,383 posts)VMA131Marine
(5,383 posts)Its in Texas
VMA131Marine
(5,383 posts)VMA131Marine
(5,383 posts)MIButterfly
(3,506 posts)SharonAnn
(14,189 posts)eppur_se_muova
(42,915 posts)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
(1,355 posts)Theme song from Here come the brides.
The bluest skies youve ever seen are in Seattle
VMA131Marine
(5,383 posts)Flew in from Miami Beach BOAC,
Didnt get to bed last night
VMA131Marine
(5,383 posts)Janbdwl72
(309 posts)Wilbert Harrison has the most famous version of this. He recorded it in 1959.
eppur_se_muova
(42,915 posts)Janbdwl72
(309 posts)It was sung by Marty Robbins. San Angelo is a city of about 100,00 located in West Central Texas.
FoxNewsSucks
(12,011 posts)Dean Martin
FoxNewsSucks
(12,011 posts)Glen Campbell
dem4decades
(14,685 posts)and I'm still Willin
AKing
(517 posts)Wiz Imp
(10,857 posts)Wiz Imp
(10,857 posts)Wiz Imp
(10,857 posts)Wiz Imp
(10,857 posts)Wiz Imp
(10,857 posts)Wiz Imp
(10,857 posts)Wiz Imp
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(10,857 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)moose65
(3,466 posts)The theme for WKRP in Cincinnati.
Wiz Imp
(10,857 posts)Sung by Steve Carlisle
FullySupportDems
(523 posts)I didn't see this one yet. It was hard to check first, so many replies!
debm55
(62,625 posts)doc03
(39,236 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)Fla Dem
(27,865 posts)"Dirty Water" The Standells (1966)
"Please Come to Boston" Dave Loggins (1974)
"M.T.A." The Kingston Trio (1959 version)
k55f5r
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dflprincess
(29,459 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)Coventina
(30,073 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)Coventina
(30,073 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)Morbius
(1,227 posts)No, it's a different song. Sufjan Stevens:
And another different one, Graham Nash:
There are others but these two are special.
Coventina
(30,073 posts)Coventina
(30,073 posts)Coventina
(30,073 posts)Coventina
(30,073 posts)I'm not much of a Buffet fan, but this is a really sweet song.
Coventina
(30,073 posts)Coventina
(30,073 posts)CTyankee
(68,606 posts)Brother Buzz
(40,642 posts)The same grammar school Huey Lewis attended!
WestMichRad
(3,523 posts)although I see others have Wichita already covered with a Glen Campbell hit.
Rver
(275 posts)7 of em !!
Chicago, New York, Detroit
Dallas, Houston
New Orleans
Buffalo
What a long strange trip it's been
debm55
(62,625 posts)WestMichRad
(3,523 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)CTyankee
(68,606 posts)MadLinguist
(919 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)The Wizard
(13,946 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)The Wizard
(13,946 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)Coventina
(30,073 posts)eppur_se_muova
(42,915 posts)enid602
(9,796 posts)LA Woman, by the Doors
debm55
(62,625 posts)Coventina
(30,073 posts)Coventina
(30,073 posts)Signing off with the Queen!!
spooky3
(39,014 posts)"...and it don't snow in Indianapolis when the winter comes..."
Coventina
(30,073 posts)OK, I lied. I can't stop!!
Coventina
(30,073 posts)thucythucy
(9,175 posts)Song by Rancid, but I love this version:
Abolishinist
(3,115 posts)by Alicia Keys. And I absolutely love it to boot!
(not the version with JA-Z)
Morbius
(1,227 posts)Louie to Frisco.
VTderry
(156 posts)Sadly, both extra relevant these days.
Vadergator
(12 posts)That little ol' band from Texas...ZZ Top
lpbk2713
(43,319 posts)Last edited Thu Apr 30, 2026, 11:43 PM - Edit history (2)
Tom T Hall
I was sittin' in Miami pouring blended whiskey down
... at the 15:32 point.
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Wiz Imp
(10,857 posts)Wiz Imp
(10,857 posts)Wiz Imp
(10,857 posts)Wiz Imp
(10,857 posts)petronius
(26,700 posts)petronius
(26,700 posts)petronius
(26,700 posts)petronius
(26,700 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)Doc_Technical
(3,795 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)Doc_Technical
(3,795 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)Doc_Technical
(3,795 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)Doc_Technical
(3,795 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)MIButterfly
(3,506 posts)Miami by Will Smith
debm55
(62,625 posts)moniss
(9,214 posts)"Houston" by Dean Martin
"Amarillo By Morning" George Strait
"Tulsa Time" Don Williams
"Detroit or Buffalo" Barbara Keith
"Dubuque Blues" The Association
debm55
(62,625 posts)flvegan
(66,681 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)flvegan
(66,681 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)flvegan
(66,681 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)MIButterfly
(3,506 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)u4ic
(17,189 posts)I imagine most Americans have not heard of this great Canadian band:
debm55
(62,625 posts)doc03
(39,236 posts)yellowdogintexas
(23,781 posts)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 )
debm55
(62,625 posts)electric_blue68
(27,958 posts)It showed up then didn't?
We'll see
debm55
(62,625 posts)Wiz Imp
(10,857 posts)Wiz Imp
(10,857 posts)Wiz Imp
(10,857 posts)Wiz Imp
(10,857 posts)Wiz Imp
(10,857 posts)Wiz Imp
(10,857 posts)retread
(3,949 posts)LeftishBrit
(41,560 posts)LeftishBrit
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(41,560 posts)eppur_se_muova
(42,915 posts)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
(42,915 posts)I've never even been to New York, but this song was on my mind after the 9/11 attacks, FWIW.
nitpicked
(2,049 posts)(first done by Steve Goodman, but I remember the one Arlo Guthrie recorded)
LeftishBrit
(41,560 posts)Obviously Liverpool's not in the US, but the girl in the song is 'my sunshine daisy from L.A.'