Best Ever Albums

Re: Songs about cities or places

RyanF1 — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:35:43 GMT

Author: RyanF1

Posted: 06/16/2013 22:35

Here's two of my favourite songs about the greatest city in the world, Glasgow.

Aztec Camera - Killermont Street: Basically about Buchanan Bus Station in Glasgow, although it must be the greatest song ever written about a bus station 🤣

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The Blue Nile - Tinseltown in the Rain: A beautiful song, made even better by the fact that the subject is my hometown.

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Re: Songs about cities or places

Anonymous — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:40:09 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/16/2013 19:40

Not so much a song about a place, but rather a song about a clearly mentally unstable person. Beautiful song nonetheless, and it fits two place names into the title. So there's that.

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Re: Songs about cities or places

Anonymous — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:08:29 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/16/2013 16:08

Patman360 wrote:

It's where Elvis Presley used to live.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graceland

You learn something new everyday.

Re: Songs about cities or places

Patman360 — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:06:24 GMT

Author: Patman360

Posted: 06/16/2013 16:06

Ochurch25 wrote:

Graceland by Paul Simon - I don't know if it's a real place but it's still a place in a song.

It's where Elvis Presley used to live.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graceland

Re: Songs about cities or places

Anonymous — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:01:04 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/16/2013 16:01

Rotterdam (Or Anywhere) by The Beautiful South

Life On Mars by Bowie - Nobody said it had to be on Earth

Graceland by Paul Simon - I don't know if it's a real place but it's still a place in a song.

Re: Songs about cities or places

pearljammer13 — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:27:33 GMT

Author: pearljammer13

Posted: 06/16/2013 15:27

I think I mentioned this one already but Pensacola by Deerhunter is one of my favorite songs of 2013 so far.

Re: Songs about cities or places

nitro2k11 — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 01:50:44 GMT

Author: nitro2k11

Posted: 06/16/2013 05:50

Going to California
New Yorks Alright if you like saxophones
Aenema

Dont feel like thinking for others.

Re: Songs about cities or places

Bork — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:44:47 GMT

Author: Bork

Posted: 06/16/2013 02:44

Here's a handful good ones (some may be repeats):

Amsterdam (Mando Diao, 2006)
Atlantic City (Bruce Springsteen, 1982)
California (Joni Mitchell, 1971)
Chattahoochee (Alan Jackson, 1992)
El Paso (Marty Robbins, 1959)
Graceland (Paul Simon, 1986)
Katmandu (Bob Seger, 1975)
L.A. County (Lyle Lovett, 1987)
La Grange (ZZ Top (1973)
Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffet, 1977)
Mozambique (Bob Dylan, 1976)
New York (The Sex Pistols, 1977)
Omaha (Moby Grape, 1967)
O'Malley's Bar (Nick Cave, 1996)
South Australia (The Pogues, 1987)
Texas (Chris Rea, 1989)
Transylvania (Iron Maiden, 1980)
Wolf Creek Pass (C.W. McCall, 1975)

Re: Songs about cities or places

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:46:11 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/14/2013 21:46

Detroit roCK City. I like the song, but the drumming's pretty bad IMO.

Re: Songs about cities or places

EyeKanFly — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:45:12 GMT

Author: EyeKanFly

Posted: 06/14/2013 21:45

Oh and Beastie Boys, specifically the albums:

Licensed to Ill (with "No Sleep Till Brooklyn") ,
Paul's Boutique ,
and To the 5 Boroughs

Re: Songs about cities or places

EyeKanFly — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:43:14 GMT

Author: EyeKanFly

Posted: 06/14/2013 21:43

Almost anything by Bruce Springsteen about the glorious state of New Jersey (except for maybe "Streets of Philadelphia", but that's about a place that's pretty damn close to New Jersey).

"Atlantic City", "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)", "Badlands", "The Promised Land", and "Born to Run" come to mind.

Re: Songs about cities or places

joedec — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:37:00 GMT

Author: joedec

Posted: 06/14/2013 20:37

1. Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK
2. Prince - All The Critics Love U in New York
3. Nas - NY State of Mind
4. The Clash - London Calling
5. David Bowie - Panic in Detroit
6. Led Zeppelin - Going to California
7. Outkast - West Savannah
8. N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
9. The Smiths - Rusholme Ruffians

Re: Songs about cities or places

Jovian — Mon, 3 Jun 2013 06:35:51 GMT

Author: Jovian

Posted: 06/03/2013 10:35

Hotel California by the Eagles an awesome song too.

Re: Songs about cities or places

ButterThumbz — Sun, 19 May 2013 06:09:49 GMT

Author: ButterThumbz

Posted: 05/19/2013 10:09

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Re: Songs about cities or places

Secondsoul — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:11:34 GMT

Author: Secondsoul

Posted: 05/18/2013 17:11

Here's a few cities:

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Re: Songs about cities or places

junodog4 — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:38:01 GMT

Author: junodog4

Posted: 05/18/2013 16:38

junodog4 wrote:

I'm curious about the story behind Calgary. Unfortunatley, if one wanted to capture the intial vibe of the city, it would have to be a song about cocky soulless oil money. Those who live here know there's much more to the place, but that's the initial stereotype. Just ask Necharsian.

Apparently it is about Calgary... Justin Vernon knows many Calgarians, but has never been here. So he wrote a song about being in love with people you haven't met...

Go figure.

http://www.ffwdweekly.com/calgary-blogs...ut-us-794/

Re: Songs about cities or places

Charicature — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:34:41 GMT

Author: Charicature

Posted: 05/17/2013 18:34

Grant Lee Buffalo - Bethlehem Steel
Jim Croce - New York's Not My Home
Billy Joel - New York State of Mind
Billy Joel - Allentown
Billy Joel - Leningrad
Jesus Jones - The Rocket Ships of La Jolla
Gordon Lightfoot - Somewhere, U.S.A. (ok, borderline about a place 🤣 )
The Mamas and the Papas - California Dreaming
Keane - Sovereign Light Cafe
Simon and Garfunkel - Bleecker Street
Travis - New Amsterdam

ugh, can't think this hard today for some reason...this is enough for me.

Re: Songs about cities or places

junodog4 — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:11:02 GMT

Author: junodog4

Posted: 05/17/2013 17:11

Jhereko wrote:

So far as I know any song on that album named after a place (and that's most of them) does attempt to capture the essence of that place.

here' what he said about 'Perth'

The first thing I worked on, the riff and the beginning melodies, was the first song on the record, 'Perth,'" Vernon says. "That was back in early 2008. The reason I called it that right away, is because I was with a guy that I didn't know very well, but basically, it's a long story, but in the three days we were supposed to spend together — he's a music video maker — in those three days, his best friend [Heath Ledger] died. And his best friend was from Perth. It just sort of became the beginning of the record. And Perth has such a feeling of isolation, and also it rhymes with birth, and every song I ended up making after that just sort of drifted towards that theme, tying themselves to places and trying to explain what places are and what places aren't.

I mean, we are apparently the most geographically isolated city in the world...but it doesn't neccecarily feel that way. But yeah, that last line I guess is what is pertinent here. Even if a song isn't explicitly lyrically about a place I think it can quite often capture the a more essential part.

Re: Songs about cities or places

Jasonconfused — Fri, 17 May 2013 01:17:32 GMT

Author: Jasonconfused

Posted: 05/17/2013 05:17

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I drove through Lodi once and played this song as I did.

Re: Songs about cities or places

Anonymous — Fri, 17 May 2013 01:12:49 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/17/2013 05:12

junodog4 wrote:

...but are we looking for songs about a place, or songs that simply use a place name in the title?

It would seem that Calgary features nothing in the lyrics about the city of Calgary.