City songs

[Duskygrin]

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[killer_queen]

If anyone from my country makes a song about a city which is not in our country it will end up getting lynched, I guess.

But there's a band called They Might be Giants or something, I don't know where they are from. They have a lovely song called İstanbul, not Constantinople. I love it.

[T-6005]

Pelot D'Hennebont.

I don't have a recording of it, but it's a summer song to sing with my family when we're all drunk. Shouldn't be hard to find.

[Mota Boy]

For instance, I'm pretty sure there must be immortal songs about Chicago, Frisco & New-York, but I can't pinpoint any of them... would you care to light my candle?You kiddin' me? You've never heard Sinatra's "New York, New York (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1j9EAERrhg)"?

I'm sure Nashville's got plenty of songs written about 'er, but I'm not a big country fan, so I miss most of 'em. I did, however, come across a an interesting video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwH8DCkVwEo), however.

[Venom Symbiote]

"Kabul, Kabul, it's a helluva town..."

[mrconeman]

I have been wondering... what are the most beautiful city songs from your country artists?

For instance, I'm pretty sure there must be immortal songs about Chicago, Frisco & New-York, but I can't pinpoint any of them... would you care to light my

Please, PLEASE tell me you had heard The Pogues Fairytale of Newyork:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag06IgVN60k

[mrconeman]

It's so alien to me that someone didn't know that. I think every Irish man woman and child could recite the lyrics entirely.
Glad you liked it though.

edit:
Not so much about a city, but this song and video wins my whole life.
Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nhSc8qVMjKM

[Jakebert]

Lots of places in Ohio have been written about, but I don't live near any of them.

Also, I'd like to mention Sufjan Stevens' "Chicago". It's not a "let's praise Chicago!!" song, but it's a song that uses Chicago as a backdrop for a story. And it's a really good song.

[opivy21]

Not so much about a city, but this song and video wins my whole life.
Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nhSc8qVMjKM
That's awesome.

[HeadAroundU]

The Cranberries - New New York <3
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TRu5yDYqopI

[Dexter_Holland]

I have been wondering... what are the most beautiful city songs from your country artists?

For instance, I'm pretty sure there must be immortal songs about Chicago, Frisco & New-York, but I can't pinpoint any of them... would you care to light my candle?

In France, there is this fabulous song (to me at any rate) about les Champs-Elysées (so I suppose that counts as a song about Paris): Aux Champs-Elysées (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWtPMjH3Hpg&mode=related&search=)

In Greece there are lots of songs about Athens & Thessaloniki, here's one I dug out on youtube: S'anazito stin Thessaloniki (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUdWxWnXtXU)

There is also the Amsterdam song by Jacques Brel: Dans le port d'Amsterdam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njGv24sNaxE)

So, any beautiful city songs from your place?

Sur le pont d' avignon :P

[el_monkey]

what about Vienna (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP0_DCK-2zA) ?

ok, this is one nice song about Chicago (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONutp0daNv8)
I love it <3<3

[H1T_That]

Sweet Home Alabama anyone?

Theres a song about Newcastle, a city close to where i live that has a song. I can't seem to find it anywhere though.

The Newcastle football team runs out to it at home matches.

[Nineteen Seventy Nine]

"Lose Yourself" (http://youtube.com/watch?v=wgxfxWAIquc)

Detroit has a lot of good ones, that one just happened to be my favorite.

[T-6005]

La Grande Vadrouille is a fucking classic. I want to be able to find it somewhere online.