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[_Wal]

Music lovers, here's another music thread you are bound to like. I thought about this idea the other day for a trivia question in the trivia comp I was in. For some reason, USA states or cities/towns seem to roll nicely in songs. I wondered what would be the most liked. So I'll start this thread and after a few weeks list up the most popular.

My initial list of top 10 songs with artist (prolly list another fer sure and certain). These are not in any particular order.

• Alabahma - Neil Young
• California Dreaming - Mammas and the Pappas
• Ohio - Crosby Stills Nash and Young
• Wheelin' West Virginia - Neil Sedaka
• Florida - Modest Mouse
• Massachusetts - The Bee Gees
• San Francisco - Scott McKenzie
• Arkansas Grass - Axiom
• Hawaii - The Beach Boys
• Georgia on my mind - Ray Charles

[Stevetoad]

california cotton fields - greg graffin

[Trava]

Lamb lies down on Broadway-Genesis-Peter Gabriel

[Jeff Searle]

Sweet Home Alabama....Lynyrd Skynrd

New York, New York....Frank Sinatra ( bonus point for stating two cities?)

[ErikSJI]

Texas flood, Stevie Ray Vaughn

[PalmatierMeg]

Memphis - Chuck Berry
Lodi (Calif) - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Chicago (is my kind of town) - Frank Sinatra (I think)
I left my heart in San Francisco - Tony Bennett (?)

[Daryl]

Here's 10...

Mississippi - John Phillips
The Witch Queen of New Orleans - Redbone
Wichita lineman - Glen Campbell
Galveston - Glen Campbell
By the Time I get to Phoenix - Glen Campbell
Hotel California - Eagles
It Never Rains in Southern California - Albert Hammond
I guess the lord must be in New York city - Nilsson
Viva Las Vegas - Elvis
From New York to L.A - Patsy Gallant (2 cities!)

[palmisland]

Mississippi Queen-Mountain
Blue Hawaii- Elvis Presley
Motown Philly- Boyz to Men

[DoomsDave]

New York NEW YORK!

I wanna wake up in a citeeee that NEVER SLEEPS

[_Wal]

Another 10:

• California Girls - The Beach Boys
• New York Minute - Don Henley
• LA - Neil Young
• Indiana wants me - R Dean Taylor
• Dream On Texas Ladies - John Michael Montgomery
• El Paso - Marty Robbins
• Philadelphia - Neil Young
• Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen
• Stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again - Bob Dylan
• Kentucky Rain - Elvis Presley

[Z4Devil]

Hey, folkz -

what about

"Born in the USA" with the Boss?
Great song, now and then I listen to it in my car.

[John in Andalucia]

Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
What did Delaware? - Perry Como

[DoomsDave]

All my Exes live in Texas

Louisiana - Ray Charles

Kansas City Here I come - they got some crazy little women there, and I'm a gonna git me one . . .

Chicago, Chicago, that toddlin' town

Chicago

[Tampa Scott]

New Orleans Ladies - Louisiana's Leroux
Devil Went Down To Georgia - Charlie Daniels

• There Is No Arizona - Jamie O'neal
  Carolina In My Mind - James Taylor
  Tennessee Jed - Grateful Dead

[Kim]

LA Woman - The Doors
El Paso - Marty Robbins -- good one, Wal!
Jackson -- Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash
Hotel California - the Eagles
The Lakes of Ponchartrain, traditional -- various artists including Mark Knopfler and the Chieftains
Back in the USA -- written by Chuck Berry, performed by Linda Rhonstadt
Graceland and America, Paul Simon
California - Joni Mitchell
Woodstock - Joni Mitchell, CSN&Y

...and a hundred more...

[amazon exotics]

"New York Groove" - Kiss

[Trópico]

J.S. Bach, "Jesu, Maine Freude"
nice try.

[edbrown_III]

Promised land by Hank Williams Jr.

Ive been everywhere by Johnny Cash

Tulsa time by Eric Clapton

Gett down by Charlie Daniels ( has Jacksonville in it)

Guitar Man by Elvis has Panama city Richmond and bunch other towns in it.

Orange blossum special

West va. by John Denver

to name a few

[Mr Cycad]

• Safe In New York City - ACDC
• Surfin' U.S.A. - The Beach Boys
• Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! - The Beatles
• Alabama Blues - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
• Going to California - Led Zeppelin
• Motor City is Burning - MC5
• Ohio - Neil Young
• Last Train to San Antone - Peter Green
• L.A. Blues - The Stooges
• Statesboro Blues - Taj Mahal

[Funkthulhu]

The Bruce has an entire album called "Nebraska".

One of his best.

Just sayin'

-Erik

[sur4z]

Here are a few more...I don't think they have been mentioned above.

* Montana- Frank Zappa
* Lousianna- Randy Newman
* Private Idaho-B-52's
* California is Big Enough- Meatloaf
* Meet Virginia- Train
* Tennessee Line- Daughtry
* Virginia Moon- Foo Fighters
* California Gurls- Katy Perry

[paulgila]

mine are kind of obscure,but here goes:

ooh las vegas--gram parsons & emmylou harris.
mobile alabama--curtis gordon.

[_Wal]

5 pack to go..

• Please come to Boston - Dave Loggins
• Ventura Highway - America
• Midnight in Montgomery - Alan Jackson
• Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John and Kinky Dee
• California Blue - Roy Orbison

[paulgila]

i love that elton tune,wal! good choice.

[paulgila]

heres another:

streets of bakersfield--dwight yoakum & buck owens yeehaw!!!!

[MattyB]

Alright, commin' straight out the hood with these:

Straight Outta Compton: NWA
Garden Grove: Sublime
Diego Town: Aztec Tribe
From Long Beach 2 Brick City: Snoop Dogg
Oakland Blackouts: Heirogliphics

[paulgila]

isn't NWA northwest airlines? i think it is.

[Walt]

Man, I had to think hard because many of the songs I would have selected have already been listed by others.

Still, I can pull some tricks out of my old bag (and I'm getting old for sure):

Walking to New Orleans -- Fats Domino

Kansas City -- Wilbert Harrison

The Battle of New Orleans -- Johnny Horton

Georgia on My Mind -- Ray Charles

The Boy From New York City -- Ad-Libs

The Little Old Lady From Pasadena -- Jan & Dean

Hawaii Five-O -- The Ventures

Edited by Walt, 27 February 2012 - 07:05 PM.

[buccaneers37]

Last Train To Clarksville, If I Ever Get to Saginaw Again, Michigan Blackhawk, Hollywood, Calico Girlfriend Samba & Oklahoma Ballroom Dancer by The Monkees

And so you don't think I only listen to The Monkees..... New Orleans by The Dwarves.

[sur4z]

More...

* Mississippi- Bob Dylan (or Sheryl Crow)
* California Sunset- Neil Young (probably mentioned above)
* Tennessee- Arrested development
* Devil Went Down To Georgia- Charlie Daniels Band

I can't think of any Florida titles...

[edbrown_III]

theres just a few Florida titles

Tallahassee lassie ( I cant remember who wrote it)

Souths gonna do it again or something like that by Charlie Daniels ( Jax is mentioned in the song)

Elvis mentions Panama City in it.

Vintage Jimmy Buffet has a few songs about the keys Pensacola and Miami in them --cant think of them tho.

Seminole winds by John ANderson has Everglades in it.

[Walt]

theres just a few Florida titles

Tallahassee lassie ( I cant remember who wrote it)

Souths gonna do it again or something like that by Charlie Daniels ( Jax is mentioned in the song)

Elvis mentions Panama City in it.

Vintage Jimmy Buffet has a few songs about the keys Pensacola and Miami in them --cant think of them tho.

Seminole winds by John ANderson has Everglades in it.

Freddie 'Boom Boom" Cannon sang Tallahassee Lassie.

And that reminds me, he also sang "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans."

[John in Andalucia]

I'll Take New York -
Kentucky Avenue -
Coney Island Baby -
Jersey Girl -
Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis -


Tom Waits fan, here. There are probably more, but these are the one's that I can recall. Many US locations feature in his songs.

[sur4z]

theres just a few Florida titles

Tallahassee lassie ( I cant remember who wrote it)

Souths gonna do it again or something like that by Charlie Daniels ( Jax is mentioned in the song)

Elvis mentions Panama City in it.

Vintage Jimmy Buffet has a few songs about the keys Pensacola and Miami in them --cant think of them tho.

Seminole winds by John ANderson has Everglades in it.

Jimmy Buffett had a sign for State Road A1A on an album cover...does that count?

[Walt]

I don't feel like going back and checking all the replies, but I don't think "Amarillo By Morning" by George Strait was listed and also "Anybody Going To San Antone" by Charlie Pride.

[John in Andalucia]

I don't feel like going back and checking all the replies, but I don't think "Amarillo By Morning" by George Strait was listed and also "Anybody Going To San Antone" by Charlie Pride.

That reminds me!

Do You Know the Way to San Jose - Dionne Warwick

[updog]

Whats new in Baltimore and Lets move to Cleveland by Frank Zappa

[Ray Tampa]

"California Sun" - The Rivieras
"Rainy Night in Georgia" - Brooke Benton
"Texas" - Chris Rea

[Gonzer]

Jeez, I am SOoooo disappointed in the troops here! Tsk, tsk, tsk. Shame on all o' ya! One of the best harmonica solos in the his-stor-ee of the biz...Steve Miller's 'Livin' in the USA'. Wha's the matter wit you guys????? Dion's 'King of the Streets of New York', if you haven't heard it, do it. Dion'd kick the poop outta Snoop Bowsy Wows.
Sheesh

[tjwalters]

Texas flood, Stevie Ray Vaughn

Oh, yeah!