Songs about.......VIII!

[RICHARD]

Songs with city names!



Rising Sun- Animals

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God I know I'm one

My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new bluejeans
My father was a gamblin' man
Down in New Orleans

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City of New Orleans- A Guthrie

Good mornin' America, how are you?
Don't you know me? I'm your native son!
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
I'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done

Dealin' cards with the old men in the club car
Penny a point, ain't no one keepin' score
Pass the paper bag that holds the bottle
And feel the wheels rumblin' neath the floor


A little tip of the hat to the Champs.

[Freckles]

I left my heart in San Francisco.

[pomtzu]

Moon Over Miami

Little Old Lady From Pasadena

Wichita Lineman

Galveston, Oh Galveston

Rhode Island Redhead from Pawtucket (seriously! - by Theresa Brewer)

[Randi]

Detroit Diesel - Alvin Lee, 1986.

[pomtzu]

New York, New York ~~ Frank Sinatra
Do You Know the Way to San Jose
Please Come to Boston
Battle of New Orleans
By the Time I Get To Phoenix
Allentown
Kokomo
London Bridge Is Falling Down
Montego Bay
Philadelphia Freedom

[Taz_Zoee]

Lodi by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Since that is where I was born.

[aTailOf2Kitties]

Walking in Memphis- Marc somebody... Cohn?
Memphis, Tennessee.... Chuck Berry (I think)

[Freedom]

Charlie on the M.T.A. -- The Kingston Trio (Boston, Chelsea, Roxbury)

Dirty Water -- The Standells (Boston)

Portland Town -- Schooner Fare (Portland, Maine)

Quebecois -- Schooner Fare

[Freedom]

Moon Over Miami

Rhode Island Redhead from Pawtucket (seriously! - by Theresa Brewer)

Thanks Ellie, now I am going to have to track this down to hear it!

[Karen]

Me and My Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin:

Busted flat in Baton Rouge
Waitin' for a train
When I's Feelin' near as faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down
Just before it rained
It rode us all the way to New Orleans

later also mentions Salinas
*
El Paso by Marty Robbins

*
Jackson by Johnny Cash and June Carter
as in Jackson Tennessee

*

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor
includes:

Now the first of December was covered with snow
And so was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston
Lord, the Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of that frosting
With ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go
*

30,000 Pounds of Bananas by Harry Chapin
begins:
It was just after dark when the truck started down
the hill that leads into Scranton Pennsylvania.
Carrying thirty thousand pounds of bananas.

*

And of course the current Empire State of Mind by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys is all about New York City

[RICHARD]

"I've Been Everywhere"

I was totin' my pack along the long dusty Winnemucca road,
When along came a semi with a high an' canvas-covered load.
"If you're goin' to Winnemucca, Mack, with me you can ride."
And so I climbed into the cab and then I settled down inside.
He asked me if I'd seen a road with so much dust and sand.
And I said, "Listen, I've traveled every road in this here land!"

[Chorus:]
I've been everywhere, man.
I've been everywhere, man.
Crossed the desert's bare, man.
I've breathed the mountain air, man.
Of travel I've had my share, man.
I've been everywhere.

I've been to:
Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota,
Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota,
Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma,
Tampa, Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma,
Bangor, Baltimore, Salvador, Amarillo,
Tocapillo, Baranquilla, and Perdilla, I'm a killer.

[Chorus]

I've been to:
Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana,
Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana,
Monterey, Faraday, Santa Fe, Tallapoosa,
Glen Rock, Black Rock, Little Rock, Oskaloosa,
Tennessee, Hennessey, Chicopee, Spirit Lake,
Grand Lake, Devils Lake, Crater Lake, for Pete's sake.

[Chorus]

I've been to:
Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Ombabika,
Schefferville, Jacksonville, Waterville, Costa Rica,
Pittsfield, Springfield, Bakersfield, Shreveport,
Hackensack, Cadillac, Fond du Lac, Davenport,
Idaho, Jellico, Argentina, Diamantina,
Pasadena, Catalina, see what I mean-a.

[Chorus]

I've been to:
Pittsburgh, Parkersburg, Gravelbourg, Colorado,
Ellisburg, Rexburg, Vicksburg, Eldorado,
Larimore, Admore, Haverstraw, Chatanika,
Chaska, Nebraska, Alaska, Opelika,
Baraboo, Waterloo, Kalamazoo, Kansas City,
Sioux City, Cedar City, Dodge City, what a pity.


LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL....

I just thought about this song, man!

[Vette]

From Paris To Berlin - Infernal

[RICHARD]

L.A. Woman, The Doors!

[Vette]

Keep On Rocking Me Baby - Steve Miller Band

Well I've been lookin' real hard
And I'm tryin' to find a job
But it just keeps getting tougher every day
But I got to do my part cause I know in my heart
I got to please my sweet baby, yeah

Well, I ain't superstitious
And I don't get suspicious
But my woman is a friend of mine
And I know that it's true that all the things that I do
Will come back to me in my sweet time

So keep on rock'n me baby
Keep on a rock'n me baby
Keep on a rock'n me baby
Keep on a rock'n me baby

I went from Phoenix, Arizona
All the way to Tacoma
Philadelphia, Atlanta, L.A.
Northern California where the girls are warm
So I could be with my sweet baby, yeah

Keep on a rocking me baby
Keep on a rocking me baby
Keep on a rocking me baby
Keep on a rocking me baby
Baby, baby, baby

Keep on rocking rocking me baby
Keep on a rocking rocking me baby

Don't get suspicious
Now don't be suspicious
Babe, you know you are a friend of mine
And you know that it's true
That all the things that I do
Are gonna come back to you in your sweet time

I went from Phoenix, Arizona
All the way to Tacoma
Philadelphia, Atlanta, L.A.
Northern California where the girls are warm
So I could hear my sweet baby say

Keep on a rocking me baby
Keep on a rocking me baby
Keep on a rocking me baby
Keep on a rocking me, rocking me, rocking
Baby, baby, baby

Keep on a rocking me baby
Keep on a rocking me baby
Keep on a rocking me baby

[wombat2u2004]

"Get Your Kicks on Route 66"
The Stones