Delaware by Perry Como, which also mentions a few other states.....
Oh what did Del-a-ware boy, what did Delaware
What did Del-a-ware boy, what did Delaware
She wore a brand New Jersey,
She wore a brand New Jersey,
She wore a brand New Jersey,
That's what she did wear
One, two, three, four
Oh, why did Cali-fon-ia
Why did Cali-fon
why did Cali-fon-ia
Was she all alone
She called to say Ha-wa-ya
She called to say Ha-wa-ya
She called to say Ha-wa-ya
That's why she did call
Uno, deis, tre, quattro
Oh what did Missi sip boy
What did Missi sip
What did missi sip boy
Through her pretty lips
She sipped a Minne sota
She sipped a Minne sota
She sipped a Minne sota
That's what she did sip
Where has Oregon boy
Where has Oregon
If you wan Al-ask-a
Al-ask-a where she's gone
She went to pay her Texas
She went to pay her Texas
She went to pay her Texas
That's where she has gone
Well how did Wis-con-sin boy
She stole a New-brass-key
Too bad that Arkan saw boy
And so did Tenne-see
It made poor Flori-di boy
It made poor Flori-di, you see
She died in Miss-our-I boy
She died in Miss-our-I
Oh what did Del-a-ware boy, what did Delaware
california dreaming - mamas and papas
drinking in L.A. - bran van 3000
california girls - beach boys
native new york(er) - odyssey
galveston bay - lonnie hill
And each time I leave, chicago is
Tuggin my sleeve, chicago is
The wrigley building, chicago is
The union stockyard, chicago is
One town that wont let you down
Its my kind of town
Mobile Alabama - Curtis Gordon
Mean Ole 'Frisco Blues - Arthur Crudup
Oaklahoma Hills - Bob Wills
Honolulu Rocka Rolla - Moon Mullican
Tenessee Saturday Night - Red Foley
Mississippi Queen - Mountain
Memphis Tennessee - The Faces
Lost Angeles - Colosseum
Seattle - Will Ackerman
Going to California - Led Zep
Alabama - Neil Young
Sweet Home Chicago - Luther Allison
Texas - Chris Rea
Daddy dont live in that New York City no more - Steely Dan
Texas Strut - Gary Moore
Laramie, Wyoming - Richmond Fontaine
Via Chicago - Wilco
Medicine Hat* - Son Volt
Dallas, Airports Bodybags - American Music Club
Portland, Oregon - Jack White w/ Loretta Lynn
Disregarding the fact that Henry is a total cheat and has so far nominated about 500 songs rather than five (!), these ten don't seem to have been mentioned yet (apologies if I failed to read every single post and some havealready been cited ) :
Omaha - Moby Grape
Carolina in My Mind - James Taylor
Uptown Mississippi Half-Step Toodloo - Grateful Dead
Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
California - Joni Mitchell
Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson
Oh My Sweet Carolina - Ryan Adams
Walking In Memphis - Marc Cohn (later covered by Cher)
What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me) - Jerry Lee Lewis
Oh Atlanta - Little Feat
And one that's not really my kind of thing : Straight Outta Compton - NWA
By the way, the next issue of Uncut will feature an annotated pull-out map of Bob Dylan's America, highlighting all the places he's namechecked in song plus the places that have played a part in his life story, from Hibbing to Greenwich Village..
Great call - beautiful song. Love Kate and Anna to bits. But we should add to their song another classic about the same place but in a very dfferent musical mood - Mendocino by Doug Sahm
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Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far) - The Thrills
California Waiting - Kings of Leon
Vegas - Sleeper
Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen
Oh what did Del-a-ware boy, what did Delaware
What did Del-a-ware boy, what did Delaware
She wore a brand New Jersey,
She wore a brand New Jersey,
She wore a brand New Jersey,
That's what she did wear
One, two, three, four
Oh, why did Cali-fon-ia
Why did Cali-fon
why did Cali-fon-ia
Was she all alone
She called to say Ha-wa-ya
She called to say Ha-wa-ya
She called to say Ha-wa-ya
That's why she did call
Uno, deis, tre, quattro
Oh what did Missi sip boy
What did Missi sip
What did missi sip boy
Through her pretty lips
She sipped a Minne sota
She sipped a Minne sota
She sipped a Minne sota
That's what she did sip
Where has Oregon boy
Where has Oregon
If you wan Al-ask-a
Al-ask-a where she's gone
She went to pay her Texas
She went to pay her Texas
She went to pay her Texas
That's where she has gone
Well how did Wis-con-sin boy
She stole a New-brass-key
Too bad that Arkan saw boy
And so did Tenne-see
It made poor Flori-di boy
It made poor Flori-di, you see
She died in Miss-our-I boy
She died in Miss-our-I
Oh what did Del-a-ware boy, what did Delaware
Galveston - Glen Campbell
Both written by the great Jimmy Webb
drinking in L.A. - bran van 3000
california girls - beach boys
native new york(er) - odyssey
galveston bay - lonnie hill
Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis - Tom Waits
Blue Moon of Kentucky - Elvis
classic and also one for top five songs with start with sound affects
My Kind of Town (Chicago is) by Frank Sinatra.
And each time I leave, chicago is
Tuggin my sleeve, chicago is
The wrigley building, chicago is
The union stockyard, chicago is
One town that wont let you down
Its my kind of town
Atlantic City
Jersey Girl
Mary Queen of Arkansas
Jackson Cage
Youngstown
Mean Ole 'Frisco Blues - Arthur Crudup
Oaklahoma Hills - Bob Wills
Honolulu Rocka Rolla - Moon Mullican
Tenessee Saturday Night - Red Foley
Memphis Tennessee - The Faces
Lost Angeles - Colosseum
Seattle - Will Ackerman
Going to California - Led Zep
Alabama - Neil Young
Sweet Home Chicago - Luther Allison
Texas - Chris Rea
Daddy dont live in that New York City no more - Steely Dan
Texas Strut - Gary Moore
America: Nice
America: Simon & Garfuncle
America: Gary Numan
American Trilogy: Elvis
American Pie: Don McLean
Diqualified? Fair enough.
There are no rules
America is waiting- Brian Eno and David Byrne
Young Americans - David Bowie
I made an American squirm - Nick Lowe
American Girl - Tom Petty
Letter from America - Proclaimers
I'm so bored with the USA - The Clash
And just to show that I'm down with the youth
North American Scum - LCD Soundsystem
Via Chicago - Wilco
Medicine Hat* - Son Volt
Dallas, Airports Bodybags - American Music Club
Portland, Oregon - Jack White w/ Loretta Lynn
* bonus Canadian town mention
Stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again.
Highway 61 Revisited
Tombstone Blues
Nashville Skyline Rag - All Dylan
Omaha - Moby Grape
Carolina in My Mind - James Taylor
Uptown Mississippi Half-Step Toodloo - Grateful Dead
Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
California - Joni Mitchell
Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson
Oh My Sweet Carolina - Ryan Adams
Walking In Memphis - Marc Cohn (later covered by Cher)
What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me) - Jerry Lee Lewis
Oh Atlanta - Little Feat
And one that's not really my kind of thing : Straight Outta Compton - NWA
By the way, the next issue of Uncut will feature an annotated pull-out map of Bob Dylan's America, highlighting all the places he's namechecked in song plus the places that have played a part in his life story, from Hibbing to Greenwich Village..