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Songs that make you think of certain cities

Posted on 11/8/12 at 10:37 pm
Posted by LSUbase13
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 11/8/12 at 10:37 pm
What are some songs (doesn't necessarily need to have the city name in it/the band doesn't necessarily need to be from the town) that make you think about a particular town/city?

New York
Frank Sinatra - New York, New York
Dave Matthews Band - Crush
Steely Dan - Home At Last
Steely Dan - The Royal Scam


Los Angeles
Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
Bananarama - Cruel Summer

Charleston
Allman Brothers - Blue Sky

New Orleans
The Traveling Wilburys - Last Night

Australian Outback
John Butler - Inspiration

London
Cemeteries of London

Paris
Seal - Crazy

Prague
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire

Posted by northshorebamaman
Cochise County AZ
Member since Jul 2009
35525 posts
Posted on 11/8/12 at 11:47 pm to
Berlin
New Order-Blue Monday (you said they didn't have to be from/mention the city. I lived in Germany for a few years, and this song always feels like Berlin to me)

Venice
Beirut-Postcards From Italy
(a bit more self explanatory)
Posted by TN Bhoy
San Antonio, TX
Member since Apr 2010
60589 posts
Posted on 11/8/12 at 11:59 pm to
Philadelphia:

I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover
Rocky theme

Dublin:

The Foggy Dew
Rare Old Times

New York:

Apple of My Eye
This post was edited on 11/9/12 at 12:00 am
Posted by Fireman17
Mississippi
Member since Oct 2010
11708 posts
Posted on 11/9/12 at 1:26 am to
Lights - Journey One of the most known songs for SF
Posted by a want
I love everybody
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Posted on 11/9/12 at 12:38 pm to
Time Spent in Los Angeles by The Dawes always reminds me of Cleveland.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
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Posted on 11/9/12 at 8:09 pm to
The Doors - "L.A. Woman"

Makes me want to go drivin' down your freeways...
Posted by Backinthe615
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 11/9/12 at 8:11 pm to
Put this in the best saxaphones thread but it's good here too. Evocative as hell of NYC

Lou Reed

Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
One State Solution
Member since May 2012
55839 posts
Posted on 11/11/12 at 4:58 pm to
Afternoon delight ------> San Diego
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