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  • I need a list of songs that have "places in their title - i.e. The Devil goes down to Georgia, New York, New York etc.
    I'd rather have songs from the 60's onward. I'm going to a quiz tomorrow (Wednesday night) and would like to have some possibilities in my head for the song category.


  • Oh, and Pinkie don't forget Eric Clapton's cover of Don Williams' "Livin' on Tulsa Time" (aka "Livin' on Toast and Tang"). ;-) http://www.geocities.com/donlyrics/lyindex.html
    http://www.amiright.com/misheard/artist/claptoneric.shtml


  • I always enjoyed hearing Glen Campbell singing "Wichita Lineman." I believe Wichita is in the state of Kansas.


  • It was a good answer to my question. Hopefully it will help! I especially enjoyed the comments of everyone on this subject.


  • This page lists some pieces of music associated with specific regions, states, towns and cities.
    http://vzone.virgin.net/john.cletheroe/usa_can/music/am.htm

    --Bobbie7


  • Oh, dear. I saw "states" somehow. Here are additional places from memory:
    San Francisco
    I Left My Heart in San Francisco
    San Francisco Bay Blues
    San Francisco Nights
    If You're Going to San Francisco
    City of New Orleans
    The Night Chicago Died
    4 to 1 in Atlanta
    He's in Dallas
    Please Come to Boston
    Boston Rag
    Meet Me in St. Louis
    Cleveland
    Stairway to Cleveland
    Austin
    Amy's Back in Austin
    Heaven, Hell or Houston
    Streets of Philadelphia
    Philadelphia Freedom
    Sailing to Philadelphia

    There are also numerous countries in song. How many additional places do you require?
    Best regards,
    journalist-ga


  • My hometown has inspired at least two songs:

    "Take Me Back to Tulsa," Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys

    http://trowbridgeplanetearth.com/T2/T2C1/GMcClure/TMBTTulsa.html

    "24 Hours from Tulsa," an old Gene Pitney tune.


  • Willis Alan Ramsey is a great "place" singer/songwriter. There are three states mentioned on his one and only "green" album along with many other states of mind:
    Boy From Oklahoma
    Goodbye Old Missoula
    Northeast Texas Women

    http://www.willisalanramsey.com
    http://www.roots66.com/roots66/music/reviews/waramsey.shtml

    He also co-wrote "North Dakota" with Lyle Lovett.
    http://www.twin-music.com/azlyrics/l_file/lylelovett.html

    Can you tell I like the man?
    V


  • How about "My old Kentucky home?"

    - ddelphi


  • Greetings Moru71:

    First I went from memory and then I searched the LyricFind.com database state by state - I've noted the more popular tunes and there were more obscure ones. If you need the artists names (even though you didn't request those), search the song titles at LyricFind.com:
    Sweet Home Alabama
    Alabama Sky
    My Home's in Alabama
    Alabama Song

    Alaska and Me
    North to Alaska

    Arizona

    Hotel California
    California Dreaming
    California Girls
    California Nights
    California Soul

    Oh Carolina
    Carolina In My Mind (Going To Carolina

    Colorado Girl
    I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado

    Florida Room

    Hard Hearted Hannah, the Vamp From Savannah, GA
    Georgia on My Mind
    Rainy Night in Georgia
    Midnight Train To Georgia
    Sweet Georgia Brown
    The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia

    Blue Hawaii

    Indiana Wants Me

    Ballad of the Illinois Opry

    Private Idaho

    Kansas City
    Kansas City Blues

    Kentucky Rain
    Kentucky Woman
    Blue Moon of Kentucky

    Massachusetts

    Wild Montana Skies
    Montana

    The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota

    Sands of Nevada
    Stop in Nevada

    Nebraska
    The Nebraska Song

    Sometimes, New Jersey
    Never Going Back to New Jersey

    New York, New York
    New York State of Mind
    All the Way From New York
    Streets of New York
    New York Undercover
    Englishman in New York
    A Heart in New York
    New York City
    New York Minute
    New York City Rhythm
    Boy From New York City
    Once Upon a Time in New York
    New York City Boy

    Ohio
    Dayton Ohio 1903

    Oklahoma!
    Oklahoma backroom Dancer

    Twin Rocks, Oregon

    This Ain't Tennessee
    Old Tennessee
    Tennessee Waltz
    Tennessee Birdwalk
    Tennessee Stud
    Memphis, Tennessee
    Tennessee Jed
    Tennessee Moon
    Another Tennessee Christmas

    All My Exes Live in Texas
    I'll Take Texas
    Too Far From Texas
    Blind In Texas
    Luckenbach Texas
    Deep in the Heart of Texas
    Yellow Rose of Texas
    God Blessed Texas
    Texas Women
    Texas Radio and the Big Beat
    Texas Ranger
    Stars Over Texas
    Texas Tornado
    Sweetwater Texas

    Moonlight in Vermont

    East Virginia
    West Virginia
    Sweet Virginia

    Washington Bullets

    Wisconsin Death Trip

    Song of Wyoming

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    Rocky Top is also sometimes cited as Rocky Top Tennessee. I hope these titles are of assistance. :)

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