Songs About U.S. Cities
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Songs about U.S. Cities Here’s the 30-page list I compiled from Wikipedia: Abilene Abilene by George Hamilton IV Akron My City Was Gone by The Pretenders Downtown (Akron) by The Pretenders Albuquerque Albuquerque by Weird Al Yankovic Point Me in the Direction of Albuquerque by Tony Romeo Albuquerque by Neil Young Albuquerque by Sons of the Desert Bring Em Out by T.I. The Promised Land Chuck Berry Space Between Us Sister Hazel By the Time I Get to Phoenix Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Roger Miller Train Kept A Rollin' Stray Cats Wanted Man Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Nick Cave Blue Bedroom Toby Keith Get Your Kicks on Route 66 Perry Como Cowboy Movie David Crosby Make it Clap Busta Rhymes Allentown Allentown by Billy Joel Allentown Jail by Kingston Trio Amarillo Is This the Way to Amarillo by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield Amarillo by Morning by George Strait If Hollywood Don't Need You (Honey I Still Do) by Don Williams Amarillo Sky by Jason Aldean Anchorage Anchorage by Michelle Shocked Atlanta ATL alt. rock song by Butch Walker, from Sycamore Meadows 2008 Atlanta Lady by Marty Balin (of Jefferson Airplane) Atlanta by Stone Temple Pilots, from No. 4 1999 Atlanta Burned Again Last Night by country group Atlanta, from Pictures 1983 Bad Education by Tilly and the Wall 2006 Badstreet U.S.A by Michael Hayes (wrestler) 1987 Communicating Doors by The Extra Lens (From Undercard, 2010) Hot 'Lanta (instrumental) by The Allman Brothers, from At Fillmore East 1971 F.I.L.A (Forever I Love Atlanta) by Lil Scrappy feat. Lil Jon 2004, crunk Georgia by Field Mob and Ludacris ft. Jamie Foxx, from Disturbing tha Peace 2005 Going to Georgia by The Mountain Goats (from Zopilote Machine, 1994) Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik by Outkast 1994, Southern hip hop ATL by Freak Nasty 2006, (rap, Miami bass) I'm the Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised) by Johnny Paycheck, from Slide Off of Your Satin Sheets album 1977 Love Shack by Athens band The B-52's, from Cosmic Thing 1989 (headin' down the Atlanta highway), dance-rock Oh, Atlanta by British hard rock band Bad Company, from Desolation Angels 1979; also popularly covered by Alison Krauss Welcome to Atlanta by Jermaine Dupri and Ludacris, 2002, from Word of Mouf and Instructions Oh Atlanta by L.A. band Little Feat, from Feats Don't Fail Me Now 1974 200 More Miles by Canadian band Cowboy Junkies, from The Trinity Session 1988 Doraville by Southern rock band Atlanta Rhythm Section, from Third Annual Pipe Dream 1974 Neon by John Mayer, bluesy song mentions Peachtree Street, from Room for Squares 2001, and Inside Wants Out Girls, Girls, Girls by Motley Crue, from Girls, Girls, Girls 1987 (rockin' in Atlanta at Tattletales) New Atlanta by Migos ft. Jermaine Dupri, Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan from No Label 2 2014, trap music East Point mentioned in Metallica song So What? Arlington, Virginia Arlington by Trace Adkins Asbury Park, New Jersey Fourth of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) by Bruce Springsteen My City of Ruins by Bruce Springsteen Atlantic City, New Jersey Atlantic City by Bruce Springsteen Austin Austin in My Sights by The Bluescasters Amy's Back In Austin by Little Texas Austin to Ashes by the Turnpike Troubadours Austin by Blake Shelton Avalon (Catalina Isl.), California Avalon by Lionel Hampton Baltimore Baltimore by The Extra Lens Baltimore by Lyle Lovett Baltimore by Prince Baltimore by Randy Newman, Nina Simone Baltimore by Sonny James Barefoot in Baltimore by Strawberry Alarm Clock Blue Skies Over Dundalk by Mary Prankster For Baltimore by All Time Low The Girl From Baltimore by The Fleshtones Good Morning Baltimore from Hairspray! Hungry Heart by Bruce Springsteen Moonlight Feels Right by Starbuck Raining in Baltimore by Counting Crows Streets of Baltimore by Bobby Bare Willie Jones by the Charlie Daniels Band Bangor, Maine Going to Bangor by The Mountain Goats King Of The Road - Roger Miller Beaumont, Texas Pretty Little Lady From Beaumont, Texas by George Jones The Night's Too Long by Patty Loveless Beaumont by Hayes Carll Birmingham Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, The Old Iron Hills John Hiatt, Train to Birmingham Gene Autry, Birmingham Daddy Richard Farina, Birmingham Sunday, recorded by Joan Baez Harry Belafonte and R. B. Greaves, Birmingham, Alabama Blackhawk, Postmarked Birmingham Bruce Cockburn, Birmingham Shadows (1995) Charlie Daniels Band, Birmingham Bus Station (1994) Ani DiFranco, Hello Birmingham Tommy Dorsey, Birmingham Bounce (1946) Drive-By Truckers, Birmingham (2002) Duke Ellington, Birmingham Breakdown (1926) Emmylou Harris, Boulder to Birmingham Erskine Hawkins, Tuxedo Junction Charlie Johnson, Birmingham Black Bottom (1927) Merline Johnson, I Got a Man in a 'Bama Mine (1937) Tracy Lawrence, Paint Me a Birmingham (2004) Lead Belly, Birmingham Jail Lynyrd Skynyrd, Sweet Home Alabama (1974) Amanda Marshall, Birmingham John Mellencamp, When Jesus Left Birmingham (1993) Robert Moore, Sweet Birmingham (first recorded by Taj Mahal) The Mountain Goats, Notifier Birmingham (1995) David Lee Murphy, Breakfast in Birmingham Randy Newman, Birmingham Phil Ochs, Talking Birmingham Jam (1965) Pirates of the Mississippi, Down and Out in Birmingham Josh Rouse, Sparrows over Birmingham Trixie Smith, Mining Camp Blues (1925) Telluride, Birmingham Tonight Ethel Waters, Birmingham Bertha (1929) (from On with the Show!) Keith Whitley, Birmingham Turnaround Jabo Williams, Pratt City Blues (1932) Edith Wilson, Fats Waller (and many others) Birmingham Blues (1921) Shovels & Rope, Birmingham (2012) The Charlie Daniels Band, Birmingham Blues (1997) Bossier City Bossier City by the Turnpike Troubadours Boston 528 by Nervous Eaters All Kindsa Girls by Real Kids Allston, Mass by The Allstonians The Allston Beat by The Allstonians An Open Letter to Boston by Mark Lind & The Unloved As We Walk to Fenway Park in Boston Town by Jonathan Richman Back to Boston by The Rosebuds Bank of Boston Beauty Queen by The Dresden Dolls Beantown by John Cena Bigger Things in Mind by Westbound Train Bill Lee (Boston Red Sox pitcher, 1969–1978) by Warren Zevon Blue Thunder by Galaxie 500 Billy Ruane by Varsity Drag (Ben Deily) Boston by Augustana Boston by Ed OG Boston by The Byrds Boston by The Dresden Dolls Boston by emmet swimming Boston by Horror Show Boston by Kenny Chesney Boston by Paulson Boston by The Party of Helicopters Boston by Patty Griffin Boston (Ladies of Cambridge) by Vampire Weekend Boston (My Hometown) by Freddy Boom Boom Cannon Boston and St. John's by Great Big Sea Boston Asphalt by the Dropkick Murphys Boston Babies by G.B.H. Boston Babies by Slaughter & The Dogs Boston Band by Jim's Big Ego Boston Belongs To Me by Death Before Dishonor The Boston Beguine by Sheldon Harnick Boston Bound by The Kings of Nuthin' Boston Girl by Didn't Planet Boston Jail by Porter Wagoner A Boston Peace by Say Anything Boston Rag by Steely Dan Boston Rose by Liam Reilly Boston Strong by Jeffrey Nottonson Boston Subway by The Pubcrawlers Boston Tea Party by Alex Harvey (and, more recently, by Fish) The Boston Tea Party by Jimmy Dorsey,(Decca, DLA-456-A) Boston United by The Unseen Boston, USA by The Ducky Boys Bostons by Have Heart Bridges, Squares by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists Brighton Memories by The Allstonians Bunker Hill by Michael Penn Carl Yastrzemski by Jess Cain The Chosen Few by the Dropkick Murphys Christmas Time by the Dogmatics (takes place in Kenmore Square) Crutch by Buffalo Tom Devils in Boston by Samantha Crain Dirty Water by The Standells Down Around Here by Big D and the Kids Table Drivin' in Boston is Drivin' Me to Drink by Howie Newman The End of Radio by Shellac Etoh by The Avalanches Fairmount Hill by the Dropkick Murphys The Fenway by Jonathan Richman (Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers) Fly Into the Mystery by Jonathan Richman (The Modern Lovers) For Boston originally by T.J. Hurley (and, more recently, by the Dropkick Murphys) For Boston by The Hold Steady Girlfriend by Jonathan Richman (The Modern Lovers) Going Out in Style by the Dropkick Murphys Government Center by Jonathan Richman (The Modern Lovers) Homecoming King by Guster I Want My City Back by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones The Ice of Boston by The Dismemberment Plan I'm Shipping up to Boston by Woody Guthrie and the Dropkick Murphys from The Warrior's Code 2005 (Celtic punk) I'm Yours Boston by Big D and the Kids Table In Defense of Dorchester by the Street Dogs Jackson Mann by The Allstonians Just Like Larry by Dispatch (subject of the song is former Boston Celtic and Basketball Hall of Famer Larry Bird) Knights of Bostonia by State Radio Logan to Government Center by Brand New M.T.A. by The Kingston Trio Mass Ave by Willie Alexander Mass Pike by The Get Up Kids Massachusetts Avenue by Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra Midnight Rambler by The Rolling Stones Modern World by Jonathan Richman (The Modern Lovers) My Sister by Juliana Hatfield Never Alone by Dropkick Murphys No Future (Death or Jail) by Mark Lind Normal Town by Better Than Ezra Pipe Bomb on Lansdowne Street by the Dropkick Murphys Please Come to Boston by Dave Loggins The Rascal King by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Ride on Down the Highway by Jonathan Richman (The Modern Lovers) Riot on Broad Street by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Riverside by The Allstonians Roadrunner by Jonathan Richman (The Modern Lovers) Rock and Roll Band by Boston Roslindale by Birdbrain Savin Hill by Street Dogs She's From Boston by Kenny Chesney She's Got a Boyfriend Now by Boys Like Girls Shining On by Big D and the Kids Table Shot Heard 'Round the World by Ween (originally from Schoolhouse Rock) Skinhead on the MBTA by the Dropkick Murphys Still In Massachusetts by Refuse Resist Southeast of Boston by June of 44 South End Incident by The Beacon Street Union Southie Is My Hometown by Freddie Hall The State of Massachusetts by Dropkick Murphys Subway by Mary Lou Lord Sweet Baby James by James Taylor T DJ by Freezepop Tessie by Dropkick Murphys There's a Black Hole in the Shadow of The Pru by American Nightmare They Came To Boston by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones This Is Boston, Not L.A.