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The Top Five Songs... with US place names in the title

Henry IrvingHenry Irving
edited March 2009 in Fun, Jokes & Captions
A rich vein to mine


Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight and the Pips

Anchorage - Michelle Shocked

New England - Kirsty MacColl

All the Way to Memphis - Mott the Hopple (one of the few songs to reference a league 2 football team)

Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
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  • LargeAddickLargeAddick
    Last Train to Clarkesville - ??

    24 Hours from Tulsa - ??
  • MCSMCS
    Bee Gees - Massachusetts
  • _MrDick_MrDick
    Is this the way to Amarillo - Covered End Choir
  • MCSMCS
    I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Tony bennett
  • mistrollinginmistrollingin
    The Boy From New York City - The Ad Libs
    Memphis - Chuck Berry
    California Girls - Beach Boys
    Rainy Night In Georgia - Brook Benton
    Walking To New Orleans - Fats Domino
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    Mistrollingin,

    Who did "New York's a Lonely town (when you're the only surfer boy around)"

    King of New York - Fun Loving Criminals

    Only living boy in New York - Simon and Garfunkel
  • MrOneLungMrOneLung
    Not sure the best 5, but 5 anyway.

    Viva Las Vegas - Elvis
    Chatanooga Choo Choo - Glen Miller
    Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen
    Buffalo Stance - Neneh Cherry
    Oh Carolina - Shaggy !!!!

    Anything by Texas or John Denver.
  • MrOneLungMrOneLung
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]A rich vein to mine


    Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight and the Pips

    Anchorage - Michelle Shocked

    New England - Kirsty MacColl

    All the Way to Memphis - Mott the Hopple (one of the few songs to reference a league 2 football team)

    Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

    New York Mining Disaster - Bee Gees
  • mistrollinginmistrollingin
    Hi Henry, The Tradewinds, mid '60's American group.
  • Addick AddictAddick Addict
    New York New York - Frank Sinatra
    New York City - T Rex
    Massachusetts - Bee Gees
    Rainy Night in Georgia - Brook Benton
    Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles
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  • mistrollinginmistrollingin
    Tallahassee Lassie - Freddie Cannon
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    [cite]Posted By: mistrollingin[/cite]Hi Henry, The Tradewinds, mid '60's American group.

    Cheers, Soulseek here I come.

    Used to have a compilation with them and Ad Libs and other 60s stuff all from the one US label. Any idea which label is was. Lots of girl groups and surfer stuff as I remember.
  • CHGCHG
    Doves - New York
    Dandy Warhols - Minnesoter
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    Dixie Chickin _ little Feat
    Way down south in New Orleans - The Band
    THe night they drove old Dixie down - The Band
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    Boulder to Birmingham - Emmylou Harris
  • mistrollinginmistrollingin
    Henry, That would be The legendary Red Bird label. Shangri - Las, The Dixie Cups, The Jelly Beans, Evie Sands, Dee Dee Warwick and many more greats. I have a great double cd, long box set on the Charly label.
  • ThreadKillerThreadKiller
    sting - englishman in new york

    will smith - miami

    neil diamond - kentucky woman

    the monkees - last train to clarksville
  • BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    Fairytale of New York - Pogues
    Galveston - Glen Campbell
    Wichita Linesman - Glen Campbell
    Rainy Night in Georgia - Gladys Night & the Pips
    L.A. Woman - The Doors
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    [cite]Posted By: mistrollingin[/cite]Henry, That would be The legendary Red Bird label. Shangri - Las, The Dixie Cups, The Jelly Beans, Evie Sands, Dee Dee Warwick and many more greats. I have a great double cd, long box set on the Charly label.

    You are a star, sir.
  • BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    The Little Old Lady from Pasadena - Jan & Dean
    Do You Know The Way To San Jose - Dionne Warwick
    Union City Blues - Blondie
    San Quentin - Johnny Cash
    Atlantic City - Bruce Springsteen
    Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen
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  • BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    Panic in Detroit – David Bowie
    Johnsburg, Illinois – Tom Waits
    Tupelo – Nick Cave
  • BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    Walking into Clarksdale - Page & Plant
  • March51March51
    edited March 2009
    The Man from Laramie: Jimmy Young

    Battle of New Orleans: Lonnie Donegan

    Kansas City: Trini Lopez

    El Paso: Marty Robbins

    Jackson: Nancy Sinatra
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    The Night of the Johnstown Flood - Still don't know who

    California - Joni Mitchell

    Carolina on my Mind - James Taylor

    Route 66 - Chuck Berry
  • carly burncarly burn
    A town called obesity-Tobey Lerone
  • BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    The Night of the Johnstown Flood

    .....

    I think this was a traditional folk song that has been covered numerous times and has no known author. The song is referenced to in Bruce Springsteen's song "Highway Patrolman" off the Nebraska album if it helps.
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    [cite]Posted By: BlackForestReds[/cite]The Night of the Johnstown Flood

    .....

    I think this was a traditional folk song that has been covered numerous times and has no known author. The song is referenced to in Bruce Springsteen's song "Highway Patrolman" off the Nebraska album if it helps.
    #

    Thanks BFR, I was trying to source the song after listing to Highway Patrol Man on an earlier thread
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    Woodstock - CS&N
  • addick1965addick1965
    Devil went down to georgia-charlie daniels band
  • addick1965addick1965
    Georgia on my mind-ray charles
    new york new york (so good they named it twice)-Gerard kenny
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