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Songs wrote about your town
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Fog on the Tyne by Lindisfarne is about my home town of Newcastle upon Tyne
Since I'm from a college town. College Station Texas- Texas A&M University, a lot of Texas country musicians write songs about it. Heres a few:
http://tamu-and-baseball.com/fightintexasaggie.html Can listen to that one on that website, I couldn't find a youtube video though.
I'm sure there are more but I can't think of them right now
http://tamu-and-baseball.com/fightintexasaggie.html Can listen to that one on that website, I couldn't find a youtube video though.
I'm sure there are more but I can't think of them right now
Originally Posted by emrldsky
Born and raised in...Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana...yeah, you know how it goes.
But, I digress. I live in NYC, so......alot of songs written about NYC, so I'll pick my absolute favorite.
New York State of Mind by Billy Joel. It's a perfect New York song. They play it at the end of Mets games at Shea Stadium. It's so cool to be in that big stadium, and hear those opening notes coming out of those huge speakers.
I'm so sick of New York, New York.....its been overdone and overplayed.
Hah, interesting. I once lived in Lakewood, just north of Federal, on 13th. The house isn't there anymore; it was a converted chicken coop! I've been back a few times to look around. The things I remember about that place! But I moved out when I was 14. At that time, KIMN was the big rock station (AM 950).Originally Posted by valanhb
I'm sure there are other songs about Denver, but the one I remember is "She's Only 17" by the cr@ptacular 80s hair band, Winger. Kip was from Arvada. From what I understand he was a jerk in high school too.That song is actually about Bangles, which was THE bar in the 80s for live music. Unfortunately it's been torn down. Guess the strip club and porn shop next door wanted to expand or something. Glenwood never liked Bangles (or the next incarnatio, Paradise...same club, same format, different name), but Shotgun Willies (strip joint) and the porn store are just A-OK.
Of course, John Denver took his name from the city, and wrote a lot about Colorado, although I don't remember any songs about the city.
The town I live in now (Cedar Hill, TX) was on its way to becoming the county seat, until it was destroyed by a tornado. Maybe there's a song about that, but, if so, I haven't heard it.
OK, this one's for you!Originally Posted by nanner
I just watched The Music Man on July 4th! Hadn't seen it for years. Love that musical......Robert Preston was simply incredible.
But, I digress. I live in NYC, so......alot of songs written about NYC, so I'll pick my absolute favorite.
New York State of Mind by Billy Joel. It's a perfect New York song. They play it at the end of Mets games at Shea Stadium. It's so cool to be in that big stadium, and hear those opening notes coming out of those huge speakers.
I'm so sick of New York, New York.....its been overdone and overplayed.
New York State of Mind
I just moved form Morgantown, WV and I am not very awake yet
, so the only song I could think of, is "Burning Down the Couch". I can't find a link to it except to DL it so I can't help you listen to it. Of course, "County Roads" by John Denver is about WV.
Nice! Thanks!
I'm from Los Angeles, well...originally San Diego, but I haven't lived in San Diego in years. I know there are lots of songs written about the area, but I don't know if there is a specific song just dedicated to Los Angeles.
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The movie "Across the Universe," Lucy is from Dayton, Ohio, but none of the songs she sings mention it specifically (obviously).
O.A.R. does a few that mention Columbus and other places around here.
Nothing too noteworthy though. There used to be lots of references to Dayton on the show West Wing because the Sheens, the Lowes, and Alison Janney are all from Dayton.
O.A.R. does a few that mention Columbus and other places around here.
Nothing too noteworthy though. There used to be lots of references to Dayton on the show West Wing because the Sheens, the Lowes, and Alison Janney are all from Dayton.
& a song for the dance!
The Charleston
Okay, I love the song New York, New York.
However, I did grow up in Yonkers, NY (not in The City) and, besides that play by Neil Simon about being lost in Yonkers, there is an old song that mentions Yonkers. It is "If you knew Susie (Like I know Susie)":
http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/so...newsusie.shtml
However, I did grow up in Yonkers, NY (not in The City) and, besides that play by Neil Simon about being lost in Yonkers, there is an old song that mentions Yonkers. It is "If you knew Susie (Like I know Susie)":
http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/so...newsusie.shtml
Ooh, and there are the opening lyrics from "Put On Your Sunday Clothes", from Hello, Dolly!
Sung by Cornelius:
"Out there
There's a world outside of Yonkers
Way out there beyond this hick town, Barnaby
There's a slick town, Barnaby
Out there
Full of shine and full of sparkle
Close your eyes and see it glisten, Barnaby
Listen, Barnaby..."
etc.
I love Yonkers. I have friends there. It's very cool.
Sung by Cornelius:
"Out there
There's a world outside of Yonkers
Way out there beyond this hick town, Barnaby
There's a slick town, Barnaby
Out there
Full of shine and full of sparkle
Close your eyes and see it glisten, Barnaby
Listen, Barnaby..."
etc.
I love Yonkers. I have friends there. It's very cool.
there are also lyrics - i know some of them.
"but the charleston, the new charleston
that dance is really a hummer
sometime, you'll dance it a one time,
the dance called the charleston
made in south caroline"
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I live in Chicago, so there are lots of songs.
I grew up listening to KIMN! When Steve Kelly was the naughty late night "shock jock" (well, shocking for the time - nothing like Howard Stern). He went on to be the morning guy on KOA and is now the morning news anchor on one of the local channels. And I will always remember their car sticker contest - if you had the "All New Bright Blue KIMN Chicken Rear Window Car Sticker" on your car and they saw it, they may stop you and give you a prize.
You know, Motley Crue's newest single is called Saints of Los Angeles.
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