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LSUbase13
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| Songs that make you think of certain cities (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
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northshorebamaman 
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| re: Songs that make you think of certain cities (Posted on 11/8/12 at 11:47 pm to LSUbase13)
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)
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TN Bhoy 
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| re: Songs that make you think of certain cities (Posted on 11/8/12 at 11:59 pm to LSUbase13)
Philadelphia:
I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover
Rocky theme
Dublin:
The Foggy Dew
Rare Old Times
New York:
Apple of My Eye
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Fireman17 
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| re: Songs that make you think of certain cities (Posted on 11/9/12 at 1:26 am to LSUbase13)
Lights - Journey One of the most known songs for SF
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oompaw 
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| re: Songs that make you think of certain cities (Posted on 11/9/12 at 7:28 am to Fireman17)
Jackson
Shreveport
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Robin Masters
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| re: Songs that make you think of certain cities (Posted on 11/9/12 at 8:54 am to oompaw)
Lukenbach, Texas - Lukenbach, Texas
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a want
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| re: Songs that make you think of certain cities (Posted on 11/9/12 at 12:38 pm to LSUbase13)
Time Spent in Los Angeles by The Dawes always reminds me of Cleveland.
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oompaw
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| re: Songs that make you think of certain cities (Posted on 11/9/12 at 1:15 pm to a want)
I've been to Winslow, Arizona
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Retro
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| re: Songs that make you think of certain cities (Posted on 11/9/12 at 2:27 pm to oompaw)
Jay Z- New York
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RogerTheShrubber
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| re: Songs that make you think of certain cities (Posted on 11/9/12 at 2:51 pm to Retro)
Anchorage - Surfer Blood
The Dead Dog - Portugal. the man (Wasilla)
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Matisyeezy 
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| re: Songs that make you think of certain cities (Posted on 11/9/12 at 2:53 pm to RogerTheShrubber)
Raleigh, NC -- Wagon Wheel
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oompaw
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| re: Songs that make you think of certain cities (Posted on 11/9/12 at 3:03 pm to Matisyeezy)
Summerfield, Lisbon Athens, Homer & Haynesville
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| re: Songs that make you think of certain cities (Posted on 11/9/12 at 7:53 pm to oompaw)
New York
The Paddingtons - 21
Mexico City
Miss You - The Rolling Stones
Las Palmas, Canary Islands
Manu Chao & Tonino Carotone - La Trampa
London
Suede - She's In Fashion
Madrid
T Rex - Get It On (Bang a Gong)
Barcelona
Iggy Pop - The Passenger
Düsseldorf
David Bowie - TVC15
Paris
Edith Piaf - La Vie en Rose
Rio de Janeiro
Lambada - Kaoma
Moscow
Virginia Plain - Roxy Music
Tokyo
The Song Remains the Same - Led Zeppelin
Milan
Call Me - Blondie
Hannover
Remake, Remodel - Roxy Music
Beijing
Talking Heads - This must be the place (Naive Melody)
Stockholm
Eagle Eye Cherry - Save tonight
Shanghai
Kraftwerk - Das Model
Miami
Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
Cairo
A Song for Europe - Roxy Music
Damascus
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys - Traffic
Lisbon
The Velvet Underground - Venus In Furs
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| re: Songs that make you think of certain cities (Posted on 11/9/12 at 8:09 pm to LSUbase13)
The Doors - "L.A. Woman"
Makes me want to go drivin' down your freeways...
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Backinthe615
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| re: Songs that make you think of certain cities (Posted on 11/9/12 at 8:11 pm to LSUbase13)
Put this in the best saxaphones thread but it's good here too. Evocative as hell of NYC
Lou Reed
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oompaw
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| re: Songs that make you think of certain cities (Posted on 11/9/12 at 8:31 pm to Backinthe615)
Glen Frey songs:
Detroit
Miami
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matthew25
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| re: Songs that make you think of certain cities (Posted on 11/10/12 at 2:03 am to oompaw)
Miami - You Belong to the City
NY - echo the Jay-Z/Alicia Keys "Empire State of Mind."
NY Groove - one of the Kiss members.
Both NY songs were in the movie "Inside Job" about the financial meltdown in 9/08.
Memphis - Rod Steward did a cover, can't recall the name.
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SanDiegeauxSteve
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| re: Songs that make you think of certain cities (Posted on 11/11/12 at 4:40 pm to matthew25)
We Built This City (Jefferson Starship) - San Francisco
Rosalita (Bruce Springsteen) - San Diego
Godzilla (B.O.C) - New York City
Train Kept A-Rollin (Various Artists) - New York City
Baltimore To Washington (Woodie Guthrie) - Baltimore & Washington
Galveston (Glen Campbell) - Galveston
By The Time I Get To Phoenix (Glen Campbell) - Albuquerque & Phoenix.
Cleveland Rocks (Ian Hunter OR Presidents of the United States of America) - Cleveland
Detroit Rock City (KISS) - Detroit's Cobo Hall
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SanDiegeauxSteve
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| re: Songs that make you think of certain cities (Posted on 11/11/12 at 4:42 pm to matthew25)
quote:
NY Groove - one of the Kiss members.
That would be Mr. Ace Frehley. 
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GreatLakesTiger24
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| re: Songs that make you think of certain cities (Posted on 11/11/12 at 4:58 pm to LSUbase13)
Afternoon delight ------> San Diego
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