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il Padrino Ute · 12-09-2006, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ute4ever

Werewolf in London

I think that's what it is called

Werewolves of London. Warren Zevon. Fun song.

YOhio · 12-10-2006, 02:05 AM

Great topic Lisa. I've thought of quite a few more since you originally brought it up.

Ben Folds has Adelaide, Kalamazoo, Jesusland (about Jesus walking through Red-state urban sprawl), and Rockin' the Suburbs (about the children of Red-state urban sprawlers). All of these songs are excellent, but Jesusland is a touch sanctimonious.

Weird Al has the songs Albequerque and Amish Paradise.

Somebody mentioned the Weezer song Beverly Hills, but my favorite Weezer "place" song is In the Garage.

Johnny Cash fans will like I've Been Everywhere, Singing in Vietnam Talkin' Blues, Banks of the Ohio, and the aforementioned Fulsom Prison Blues.

Dwight Yoakam has some good ones. His classic Streets of Bakersfield is a fantastic song. He also has Population Me, A Thousand Miles from Nowhere, I Sang Dixie, and a great cover of T for Texas.

Hank Williams Jr. has a lot of good Southern songs. I really like If Heaven ain't a Lot Like Dixie.

I also like the Peter Gabriel song Solsbury Hill, but I don't know where that is. I'm assuming it's a place.

Empire State by Guster is really good.

If the Abyss counts as a place, Slayers' Seasons in the Abyss would get the Death Metal nod for best song about a place.

il Padrino Ute · 12-10-2006, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisa.Kinzer

I think my favorite song about SF is We Built This City by Starship.

If you're being serious about this, then I suppose you might be the only person who feels this way.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/n...st-songs_x.htm

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Least favorite SF song is the one about wearing flowers in your hair.

I believe the title of that song is San Francisco.

creekster · 12-10-2006, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisa.Kinzer

I already mentioned The Dock of the Bay, but I think my favorite song about SF is We Built This City by Starship.

Least favorite SF song is the one about wearing flowers in your hair.

Was this in jest? That is, IMO, a dreadful~song. Dock of the bay is immeasurably better. Grace and Marty couldn't hold a candle to it.

creekster · 12-10-2006, 04:39 AM

Lyle Lovett's Family Reserve is best song about a graveyard.

BarbaraGordon · 12-10-2006, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by creekster

Was this in jest? That is, IMO, a dreadful~song. Dock of the bay is immeasurably better. Grace and Marty couldn't hold a candle to it.

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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

If you're being serious about this, then I suppose you might be the only person who feels this way.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/n...st-songs_x.htm

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Fine! I'll just take my ipod and go home. Yes, I really like Starship. But then, I like three songs on that "worst songs" list, and I know all the words to Ice Ice Baby.

I just don't understand why MacArthur Park isn't on that "worst songs" list. Maybe I'll put it on my list of "worst songs about a place."

Mormon Red Death · 12-10-2006, 05:53 PM

it start and ends with....

DETROIT ROCK CITY!!!! by the greates rock band ever KISS (I won't argue about this)

Another one is "If heaven ain't a lot like Detroit" - by Uncle Kracker

"If heaven ain't a lot like detroit that I don't want to go
They just dont make like they got on eight mile road
If not you can send me to hell or salt lake city it'd be about the same to me"

-the notes to the song say "I wrote this after not being let into a "private club" in salt lake city

Surfah · 12-10-2006, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Mormon Red Death

it start and ends with....

DETROIT ROCK CITY!!!! by the greates rock band ever KISS (I won't argue about this)

Another one is "If heaven ain't a lot like Detroit" - by Uncle Kracker

"If heaven ain't a lot like detroit that I don't want to go
They just dont make like they got on eight mile road
If not you can send me to hell or salt lake city it'd be about the same to me"

-the notes to the song say "I wrote this after not being let into a "private club" in salt lake city

I saw Uncle Kracker and his entourage at the SLC airport a few years back. I wonder if this occurred that weekend.

YOhio · 12-11-2006, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Mormon Red Death

it start and ends with....

DETROIT ROCK CITY!!!! by the greates rock band ever KISS (I won't argue about this)

Another one is "If heaven ain't a lot like Detroit" - by Uncle Kracker

"If heaven ain't a lot like detroit that I don't want to go
They just dont make like they got on eight mile road
If not you can send me to hell or salt lake city it'd be about the same to me"

-the notes to the song say "I wrote this after not being let into a "private club" in salt lake city

The notes should have read, "I bastardized this Hank Williams Jr. classic after not being let into a "private club" in salt lake city." That song took as much creativity and talent as a Low Book Auto Sales radio ad.

Both Kid Rock and Uncle Kracker have made a living out of ripping off Hank Williams Jr. First Kid Rock steals "Country Boy" can survive and Uncle Kracker rips off "If Heaven ain't a Lot Like Dixie," and claims he 'wrote' the song.

Detroit has done much for the United States, but it's contribution to the music scene has been rather suspect the last few years.

UteStar · 12-11-2006, 02:40 AM

'Santa Monica' by Everclear is terrific. And no offense, but 'We built this city on rock and roll' could be truly the worst song ever. Now, if Liberace sang it, well then it would be golden.

12-10-2006, 04:39 AM	#35
creekster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the far corner of my mind Posts: 8,711	Lyle Lovett's Family Reserve is best song about a graveyard. __________________ Sorry for th e tpyos.

12-10-2006, 05:53 PM	#37
Mormon Red Death Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Clinton Township, MI Posts: 3,126	it start and ends with.... DETROIT ROCK CITY!!!! by the greates rock band ever KISS (I won't argue about this) Another one is "If heaven ain't a lot like Detroit" - by Uncle Kracker "If heaven ain't a lot like detroit that I don't want to go They just dont make like they got on eight mile road If not you can send me to hell or salt lake city it'd be about the same to me" -the notes to the song say "I wrote this after not being let into a "private club" in salt lake city __________________ Its all about the suit

12-10-2006, 02:05 AM	#32
YOhio AKA SeattleNewt Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,055	Great topic Lisa. I've thought of quite a few more since you originally brought it up. Ben Folds has Adelaide, Kalamazoo, Jesusland (about Jesus walking through Red-state urban sprawl), and Rockin' the Suburbs (about the children of Red-state urban sprawlers). All of these songs are excellent, but Jesusland is a touch sanctimonious. Weird Al has the songs Albequerque and Amish Paradise. Somebody mentioned the Weezer song Beverly Hills, but my favorite Weezer "place" song is In the Garage. Johnny Cash fans will like I've Been Everywhere, Singing in Vietnam Talkin' Blues, Banks of the Ohio, and the aforementioned Fulsom Prison Blues. Dwight Yoakam has some good ones. His classic Streets of Bakersfield is a fantastic song. He also has Population Me, A Thousand Miles from Nowhere, I Sang Dixie, and a great cover of T for Texas. Hank Williams Jr. has a lot of good Southern songs. I really like If Heaven ain't a Lot Like Dixie. I also like the Peter Gabriel song Solsbury Hill, but I don't know where that is. I'm assuming it's a place. Empire State by Guster is really good. If the Abyss counts as a place, Slayers' Seasons in the Abyss would get the Death Metal nod for best song about a place.

12-11-2006, 02:40 AM	#40
UteStar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,817	'Santa Monica' by Everclear is terrific. And no offense, but 'We built this city on rock and roll' could be truly the worst song ever. Now, if Liberace sang it, well then it would be golden.