I have probably started this thread becuase I am bored of the summer hols but anyway, here goes. Songs that have a place name in their title are fairly common and I want to try and get as many as possible on this thread. This has been inspired by Amsterdam obviously so here are a few to start:

 

Coldplay - Amsterdam

The Beautiful South - Rotterdam

Editors - Munich

Sting-->english man in new york

 

frank sinatra--> new york

 

triana-->recuerdos de triana (triana is very famous neigbourhood of sevilla).

We have in Poland a band called Negatyw and they have a song called 'Amsterdam' but it has nothing to do with the Coldplay's 'Amsterdam':-)

The Clash - London Calling

 

Hehe I missed that one... :D

Tori Amos - China

you know I had to say it...

 

 

Interpol- NYC :cool:

The Eagles- Hotel California

U2- New York

Peter Kay- Amarillo.

 

Its a place. No. Really.

Sufjan Stevens - Chicago

Sufjan Stevens - Jacksonville

The Magnetic Fields - Washington, D.C.

The Wedding Present - Rotterdam

the oasis track 'columbia' was named after the columbia hotel in london apparently. i think the band endded up getting thrown out of it :lol:

David Bowie - Warzawa :D

Led Zeppelin - Going to California

The Doors - LA Woman

David Bowie - Warzawa :D

I think you wanted to write Warszawa- the capital of Poland:-)

 

And the other songs who have place names in their title:

Blur- London Loves

The Strokes- New York City Cops

David Bowie - Warzawa :D

I think you wanted to write Warszawa- the capital of Poland:-)

 

And the other songs who have place names in their title:

Blur- London Loves

The Strokes- New York City Cops

 

Yes.. thats it ! I never knew how to spell that name... Thanks ! And it´s one of my fave Bowie songs.

Pet shop boys-New york city boy

? mcKenzie-San Francisco

Phantom planet-California

Mammas and the pappas-California dreaming

Udo Jürgens-Ich war noch niemals in new york

eagles-Hotel California

System Of A Down- Lost In Hollywood :/

Second-->Londres (that's London in spanish)

Nino Bravo-->América América

Miguel Bosé-->Sevilla

rainhard fendrich - I'm from austria :cool:

 

 

 

btw: i'm from austria too :lol:

Jam- London Girl

Jam- London Traffic

Kinks- Waterloo Sunset

Suggs- Camden Town

Morrissey- Dagenham Dave

The Rakes- Strasbourg

The Clash- (White man) in Hammersmith Palais

The Smiths- London

The Clash- The Guns Of Brixton

Blur- The White Cliffs Of Dover

Blur- Portobello Road

Morrissey- Come Back To Camdem

sting-->Valparaiso (this city is in Chile)

RHCP: Californication

Snow Patrol: NYC

Razorlight: Don't Go Back To Dalston

Smiths: Rusholme Ruffians

Stereophonics:Plastic California

Yeah Yeah Yeah: Yeah! New York

Athelete: Dugeness

Athelete: El Salvador

Coral: Spanish Main

Thrills: Santa Cruz

Blur: London Loves

Blur: Magic America

Doves: NY

Stereophonics: Vegas Two Times

Ckash: London Burning

Muse: Stockholm Syndrome

Blur: Morroccan People's Revolutionary Bowls Club

Blur: Essex Dogs

Blur: Look Inside America

Blur: Chinese Bombs

Reigndeer Section: Budapest

Madness: Nightboat To Cairo

wow good work marie :cool:

There's there song called Scarborugh smething or other :huh: :/

 

And San Fransisco by that guy :confused: You know, " If you're going to San Fransisco".....

Abba- Waterloo

Kraftwerk--> Tour De France

Electric Light Orchestra--> Manhattan Rumble (49th Street Massacre)

Electric Light Orchestra--> Calling America

Electric Light Orchestra--> Letter From Spain

Electric Light Orchestra--> Last Train To London

Oh, this is fun!

 

Tori Amos-Ireland

Bob Dylan-Hard Times In New York City

Bob Dylan-Talk Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues (even though I don't think that's a real place? :lol:)

The Beatles-Penny Lane (:lol:)

The Arcade Fire-Haiti

CS&N-Marrakesh Express

CSN&Y-Woodstock

The Doors-Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)

Eric Clapton-Mainline Florida

George Harrison-Rocking Chair in Haiwaii

George Harrison-Bangladesh

Jimmy Buffet-Margarittaville ( :P )

Joan Baez-Song of Bangladesh

Led Zeppelin-Kashmir

Simon & Garfunkel-America

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers-American Girl

U2-Miami

U2-Heartland

U2-The Hands That Built America

 

 

:o Wow. I'm surprised at how many of my favorite songs involve actual places in their titles. Hm.