Song Titles with USA Place Names in Them (either UK hits or well-known in the UK)
A Alabama Blues St Germain : 1996 Alabama Jubilee Ferko String Band : 1955 Alabama Song David Bowie : 1980 Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd : 1976 North To Alaska Johnny Horton : 1961 Albuquerque Neil Young : 1975 Is This The Way To Amarillo Tony Christie : 1971 Anchorage Michelle Shocked : 1988
Big Sur (California) Thrills : 2003 Boston Tea Party The Sensational Alex Harvey Band : 1976 Lullaby Of Broadway Ella Fitzgerald : 1959 Nights On Broadway Candi Staton : 1977 Brooklyn Beats Scotti Deep : 1997 Brooklyn Queens 3rd Brass : 1990 No Sleep Till Brooklyn Beastie Boys : 1987
California Dreamin' Mamas & Papas : 1966 California Girls Beach Boys : 1965 California Here I Come Al Jolson : 1924 California Here I Come Freddy Cannon : 1960 California Man The Move : 1972 Hotel California Eagles : 1977 Carolina Moon Connie Francis : 1958 Oh Carolina Shaggy : 1993 Chattanooga Choo Choo Glenn Miller : 1941 Chicago Frank Sinatra : 1957 Chicago Kiki Dee : 1977 The Night Chicago Died Paper Lace : 1974 D Black Hills Of Dakota Doris Day : 1954 Daytona Demon Suzi Quatro : 1973 Delaware Perry Como : 1960 Detroit Whiteout : 1994 Detroit City Tom Jones : 1967 El Paso Marty Robbins : 1960
Finchley Central New Vaudeville Band : 1967 G Galveston Glen Campbell : 1969 Devil Went Down To Georgia Charlie Daniels Band : 1979 Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles : 1960 Midnight Train To Georgia Gladys Night & The Pips : 1976 Rainy Night In Georgia Randy Crawford : 1981 H Harlem Desire London Boys : 1989 Harlem Shuffle Bob & Earl : 1969 Harlem Shuffle Rolling Stones : 1986 Spanish Harlem Jimmy Justice : 1962 Spanish Harlem Mamas & Papas : 1967 Spanish Harlem Aretha Franklin : 1971 Hawaii 5-O (TV series theme) The Ventures : 1970 Hawaii Tattoo Waikikis : 1965 Hawaiian Wedding Song Julie Rogers : 1965 Hollywood Boz Scaggs : 1977 Hollywood (Down On Your Luck) Thin Lizzy : 1982 Hollywood Nights Bob Seger : 1978 Hollywood Tease Girl : 1980 I Indiana Freddy Cannon : 1960 Indiana Wants Me R Dean Taylor : 1971 J Jackson Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood : 1967 K I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo Glenn Miller : 1942 Kansas City Little Richard : 1959 Kansas City Star Roger Miller : 1965 Blue Moon of Kentucky Elvis Presley : 1954 Message To Martha (Kentucky Bluebird) Adam Faith : 1964 Kentucky Rain Elvis Presley : 1970 Key Largo Bertie Higgins : 1982 L The Man from Laramie Jimmy Young : 1955 Las Vegas Tony Christie : 1971 Leaving Las Vegas Sheryl Crow : 1994 Vegas Two Times Stereophonics : 2002 Viva Las Vegas Elvis Presley : 1964 Viva Las Vegas ZZ Top : 1992 Drinking In L.A. Bran Van 3000 : 1999 L.A. Woman Billy Idol : 1990 99 Miles From L.A. Albert Hammond : 1976 Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex Rachel Stevens : 2003
Manhattan Ella Fitzgerald : 1958 Manhattan Skyline A-Ha : 1987 Manhattan Spiritual Reg Owen : 1959 Massachusetts Bee Gees : 1967 All The Way From Memphis Mott The Hoople : 1973 Memphis Tennessee Chuck Berry : 1963 Walking In Memphis Marc Cohn : 1991 Walking In Memphis Cher : 1995 Miami Will Smith : 1998 Miami Vice Theme Jan Hammer : 1985 Mississippi Pussycat : 1976 N Nashville Boogie Bert Weedon : 1959 Nashville Cats Lovin' Spoonful : 1967 Battle of New Orleans Johnny Horton : 1959 Battle of New Orleans Lonnie Donegan : 1959 City Of New Orleans Arlo Guthrie : 1972 City Of New Orleans John Denver : 1973 City Of New Orleans Joe Brown : 1999 New Orleans Gary U S Bonds : 1961 New Orleans Gillan : 1981 Queen Of New Orleans Jon Bon Jovi : 1997 Walking To New Orleans Fats Domino : 1960 Way Down Yonder In New Orleans Freddy Cannon : 1960 Witch Queen Of New Orleans Redbone : 1971 Boy From New York City Darts : 1978 Englishman In New York Sting : 1990 Fairytale Of New York Pogues & Kirsty MacColl : 1987 From New York to L.A. Patsy Gallant : 1977 King Of New York Fun Lovin' Criminals : 1997 New York Afternoon Mondo Kane : 1986 New York City T Rex : 1975 New York City Boy Pet Shop Boys : 1999 New York City Cops Strokes : 2001 New York Eyes Nicole with Timmy Thomas : 1985 New York Groove Hello : 1975 New York Mining Disaster 1941 Bee Gees : 1967 New York New York Gerard Kenny : 1978 New York New York Frank Sinatra : 1986 Native New Yorker Odyssey : 1977 Nutbush City Limits Ike & Tina Turner : 1973 Nutbush City Limits Tina Turner : 1991 O Oklahoma (from the musical of the same name) Howard Keel : 1947 P Pasadena Temperance Seven : 1961 The Little Old Lady from Pasadena Jan & Dean : 1962 Pennsylvania 6-5000 Glenn Miller : 1940 Philadelphia Neil Young : 1994 Philadelphia Freedom Elton John : 1975 Streets of Philadelphia Bruce Springsteen : 1994 By The Time I Get To Pheonix Glen Campbell : 1967 R All The Way To Reno REM : 2001 S Sacramento (A Wonderful Town) Middle Of The Road : 1972 San Antonio Rose Floyd Cramer : 1961 San Bernardino Christie : 1970 I Left My Heart In San Francisco Tony Bennett : 1965 Let's Go To San Francisco Flowerpot Men : 1967 San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers...) Scott McKenzie : 1967 San Francisco (You've Got Me) Village People : 1977 San Francisco Days Chris Isaak : 1993 San Franciscan Nights Eric Burdon & The Animals : 1967 Do You Know The Way To San Jose Dionne Warwick : 1968 Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far) Thrills : 2003 Santa Fe Blues Alexis Corner : 1979 Seattle Public Image Ltd : 1987 St Louis Blues Sophie Tucker : 1917 St Louis Blues Nat King Cole : 1958 T Tallahassee Lassie Freddy Cannon : 1959 Tallahassee Lassie Tommy Steele : 1959 Tennessee Arrested Development : 1992 Tennessee Waltz Les Paul & Mary Ford : 1951 Tennessee Waltz Patti Page : 1951 Tennessee Wig Walk Bonnie Lou : 1954 Deep In The Heart Of Texas Duane Eddy : 1962 Texas Chris Rea : 1990 Texas Cowboys Grid : 1994 Yellow Rose Of Texas Mitch Miller : 1955 Yellow Rose Of Texas Gary Miller : 1955 24 Hours From Tulsa Gene Pitney : 1963 U Union City Blue Blondie : 1979 (there are at least 9 Union Cities in the USA) V Ventura Highway America : 1972 Moonlight In Vermont Ella Fitzgerald : 1943
Wichita Lineman Glen Campbell : 1969 Big Noise from Winnetka The Bobcats : 1938 --------------------------- "Get Your Kicks On Route 66" written by Bobby Troup in 1947 name-checks the following US Cities: Chicago St Louis Joplin (Missouri) Oklahoma City Amarillo Gallup (New Mexico) Flagstaff (Arizona) Winona Kingman Barstow St Bernardino L.A. This song has been recorded by many artists, but most notably by Nat King Cole in 1947 and the Rolling Stones in 1966. |
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