August 17, 200520 yr 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
August 17, 200520 yr Sting-->english man in new york frank sinatra--> new york triana-->recuerdos de triana (triana is very famous neigbourhood of sevilla).
August 17, 200520 yr 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':-)
August 18, 200520 yr you know I had to say it... Interpol- NYC :cool: The Eagles- Hotel California U2- New York
August 18, 200520 yr Sufjan Stevens - Chicago Sufjan Stevens - Jacksonville The Magnetic Fields - Washington, D.C. The Wedding Present - Rotterdam
August 18, 200520 yr 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:
August 18, 200520 yr David Bowie - Warzawa :D Led Zeppelin - Going to California The Doors - LA Woman
August 18, 200520 yr 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
August 18, 200520 yr 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.
August 18, 200520 yr 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
August 18, 200520 yr Second-->Londres (that's London in spanish) Nino Bravo-->América América Miguel Bosé-->Sevilla
August 18, 200520 yr 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
August 18, 200520 yr The Clash- The Guns Of Brixton Blur- The White Cliffs Of Dover Blur- Portobello Road Morrissey- Come Back To Camdem
August 19, 200520 yr 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
August 19, 200520 yr 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".....
August 19, 200520 yr 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
August 20, 200520 yr 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.
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