Which songs quote several names of countries or cities?
Luca Gamberini
I'm a teacher and I'm looking for songs where there are names of
countries or cities, possibly European. Do you know any?
Elisabetta
elisabetta scala
bologna - italy
vlic...@bo.nettuno.it
Nylonia
Although I'm not sure of the lyrics to this song, the country names are
pronounced quite distinctively -- it's called "People in Europe" By
Blur... hope it helps!
Luv,
Nylonia
Luca Gamberini <vlic...@bo.nettuno.it> wrote in article
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Kyle Harris
There is a song by Tom Chapin, a wonderful children's artist, called
"The Picnic of the World" on his "Mother Earth" album, which lists just
about every country you can think of. It's a lot of fun!
sue harris
lena
"Spanish Caravan" by the Door's (Waiting for the Sun).
"Europa and the Pirate Twins" (The Golden Age of Wireless and Greatest
Hits), "Budapest By Blimp" (Greatest Hits), "Eastern Block" (Golden Age of
Wireless), all by Thomas Dolby.
"Domion/Mother Russia" (Floodland), by Sisters Of Mercy.
"Down to London" (Blaze of Glory), by Joe Jackson.
"Istanbul not Constantinople" (Flood), by They Might Be Giants.
"Down Under" (Business As Usual). by Men At Work.
"Mad About You" (Soul Cages), by Sting.
These are all i can think of for the moment. I hope this helps!
lena
Ian Blakeley
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>I'm a teacher and I'm looking for songs where there are names of
>countries or cities, possibly European. Do you know any?
>Elisabetta
>elisabetta scala
>bologna - italy
>vlic...@bo.nettuno.it
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Luca Gamberini wrote:
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> I'm a teacher and I'm looking for songs where there are names of
> countries or cities, possibly European. Do you know any?
> Elisabetta
> elisabetta scala
> bologna - italy
> vlic...@bo.nettuno.it
Several of Chuck Berry's songs name cities or states ("Back in the
USA," for example); also a novelty song, recorded by Perry Como, called
"Delaware," puns on many American states. "What did Della wear, boys,
what did Della wear?" etc. Also try the lyrics for Victor Young's
famous film song, "Around the World in Eighty Days" for more
international locations.
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Giovanni
>I'm a teacher and I'm looking for songs where there are names of
>countries or cities, possibly European. Do you know any?
>Elisabetta
Hmmmm... that's a challenge. See how these do:
"Dancin' In The Streets" - Martha Reeves & Vandellas (and others)
"Tower Of London" - ABC
"London Bridge Is Falling Down" - Traditional
"Vienna Calling" - Falco
"All Over The World" - Electric Light Orchestra
"Cairo" - Amazulu
"Back In The U.S.S.R." - Billy Joel
"Belfast Child" - Simple Minds
Be sure to screen any you get, as some might contain inappropriate
material for your students.
Wayne Garvin
>I'm a teacher and I'm looking for songs where there are names of
>countries or cities, possibly European. Do you know any?
Hi Elisabetta. Check out Eric Riback's List of Geography Songs at
http://www.mapville.com/riback/places.htm. Although there are no lyrics at
this site, there is a list of over 800 song titles pertaining to the
following categories:
- Songs about Countries, Continents, Provinces and Regions
- Songs about U.S. States or Regions
- Songs about Cities and Places
- Songs about Streets or Roads
- Songs about Natural Features & Islands
- Other Musical Geographical References
You can probably find the lyrics to most of the songs in Eric's list on the
world wide web or in this newsgroup (check the newsgroup archives at
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/3431/dnsearch.html). If there are
some titles that you can't find, post a separate request in alt.music.lyrics
for each title.
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lena
"This Waltz" by Leonard Cohen.
"Memphis" by Joe Jackson.
( This is cheesy but...) "Heart of Rock and Rock and Roll" by Huey Lewis
and the News.
"Say Goodbye to Hollywood" "New York State of Mind" , by Billy Joel.
Luca Gamberini <vlic...@bo.nettuno.it> wrote in article
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> I'm a teacher and I'm looking for songs where there are names of
> countries or cities, possibly European. Do you know any?
Howdy19
Also "Living In America" by James Brown.
Tracy
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<>"This Waltz" by Leonard Cohen.
<>"Memphis" by Joe Jackson.
<>( This is cheesy but...) "Heart of Rock and Rock and Roll" by Huey Lewis
<>and the News.
Just an opinion of course, but Huey Lewis and the News are not cheesy.
Certainly not any cheesier than Leonard Cohen.
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"Everywhere" - Tim McGraw
In <Gw$1HJAyc...@blakeley.demon.co.uk> Ian Blakeley
>Luca Gamberini <vlic...@bo.nettuno.it> banged at the keyboard and
came
>up with
tai...@mail.ncku.edu.tw
> Luca Gamberini wrote:
> >
> > I'm a teacher and I'm looking for songs where there are names of
> > countries or cities, possibly European. Do you know any?
> > Elisabetta
> > elisabetta scala
> > bologna - italy
> > vlic...@bo.nettuno.it
Route 66 (Bobby Troup)
Surfin' USA (Beach Boys)
Living in America (James Brown)
Ballad of John & Yoko
Admittedly, only the last one has any European content.
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Greg Gildersleeve
> "Everywhere" - Tim McGraw
>
> In <Gw$1HJAyc...@blakeley.demon.co.uk> Ian Blakeley
> >Luca Gamberini <vlic...@bo.nettuno.it> banged at the keyboard and
> came
> >up with
> >>countries or cities, possibly European. Do you know any?
> >>Elisabetta
> >>elisabetta scala
> >>bologna - italy
> >>vlic...@bo.nettuno.it
>
"Pop Muzik" by M contains the chorus, "New York, London, Paris, Munich,
everybody talk about pop muzik."
Greg G.
Elena Fernandez
Hey, I was just kidding. Don't tell anybody (woops! too late!) but I
actually own a copy of it and Leonard Cohen. "And the liberty town Boston
ah Baton Rouge."
Smile dammit! Pretend your having a good time!
Hee!
lena
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Robin Duggar
How about "Dancing in the Streets"? There are several recorded
versions. My favorite is with Mick Jager & David Bowie.
Also, there's "Back in the USSR" by the Beatles, though it may just go
through some Soviet republics.
Judy Gale
In article <34a39961...@news.nettuno.it>, vlic...@bo.nettuno.it
says...
>
>I'm a teacher and I'm looking for songs where there are names of
>countries or cities, possibly European. Do you know any?
>Elisabetta
>elisabetta scala
>bologna - italy
>vlic...@bo.nettuno.it
If you can a copy of the Animaniacs album "Yakko's World", there's a
song that is eery country in the world, set to the tune of "The Mexican
Hat Dance".
Might be helpful for you....
Judy Gale
jspock@shore,net
Ayesha
Billy Joel's
"We Didn't Start the Fire"
and
"Leningrad"
max
How about "Africa" by Toto. They arent cities or countries...but
Kilimanjaro and Serenghetti in one verse is a heck of an accomplishment!
Nancy Rowland
If you have about 10-12 bucks to blow, go buy the Animaniacs soundtrack!
They have the states and their capitals as done by Whakko and Yakko does
all the nations of the world, but be careful, he speeds up throughout the
song. Trivia: the one nation that is missing- the Ivory Coast. My old
promotions director almost won a leather jacket at a Fox affliate meeting
with that one.
It's great for kids. Mine have played the tape to death. Literally!
Nancy
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> > Luca Gamberini wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm a teacher and I'm looking for songs where there are names of
> > > countries or cities, possibly European. Do you know any?
> > > Elisabetta
> > > elisabetta scala
> > > bologna - italy
> > > vlic...@bo.nettuno.it
>
Tom Banks
Vienna Ultravox
Paris By Air Tygers of Pan Tang
Rotterdam The Beautiful South
Anchorage Michelle Shocked
Montego Bay Bobby Bloom (deceased)
London Calling The Clash
London Nights London Boys (deceased)
etc etc etc
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R Shayne
Here are a few:
"Ballad of Billy The Kid" by Billy Joel (mentions Oyster Bay, Long
Island and Wheeling, West Virginia)
"The Load Out" by Jackson Browne (mentions Chicago and Detroit)
"Convoy" by C.W. McCall (mentions Omaha, NE and others)
"New York State of Mind" by Billy Joel (mentions NewYork, Miami Beach
and Hollywood)
"Leader of the Band" by Dan Fogelberg (mentions Chicago and St. Paul)
"Poncho and Lefty" by Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings (mentions Ohio
and Mexico)
"The Last Resort" by The Eagles (mentions Providence, RI and California)
"Rock 'n' Me" by The Steve Miller Band (mentions Phoenix, AZ, Tacoma,
WA, Philadelphia, Atlanta and L.A.)
"Smokey Mountain Rain" by Ronnie Milsap (mentions Knoxville, TN and
Gatlinburg, TN)
"Never Been To Me" by Charlene (mentions Greece, Nice and Monte Carlo)
"You're My Home" by Billy Joel (mentions Indiana, California and Staten
Island)
Shayne
Silja Jensen
R Shayne wrote:
>
> Here are a few:
>
> "Ballad of Billy The Kid" by Billy Joel (mentions Oyster Bay, Long
> Island and Wheeling, West Virginia)
summer of 69 by bryan adams on si...@capsi.com
thanx
-sil
Greg Gildersleeve
There was also a novelty song about 10 years ago called "Arab, Alabama."
Can't remember the artist, but it was a hoot. It begins, "Well, there
ain't no PLO in Arab, Alabama." A couple of other lines include, "...
and Irish people don't shoot each other in good old Dublin, Georgia"
and "there ain't no one named Gorbachev in Moscow, Idaho."
Does anybody know the artist and have the complete lyrics?
Greg G.
Giovanni
On 4 Jan 98 23:42:40 GMT, <> wrote:
Missed the original post on this, but if it's Bryan Adams' "Summer Of
'69", here ya go:
SONG: Summer of '69
I got my first real six-string
Bought it at the five-and-dime
Played it till my fingers bled
It was the summer of '69
Me and some guys from school
Had a band and we tried real hard
Jimmy quit and Jody got married
I shoulda known we'd never get far
Oh when I look back now
That summer seemed to last forever
And if I had the choice
Ya - I'd always wanna be there
Those were the best days of my life
Ain't no use in complainin'
When you got a job to do
Spent my evenin's down at the drive-in
And that's when I met you
Standin' on your mama's porch
You told me that you'd wait forever
Oh and when you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life
Back in the summer of '69
Man we were killin' time
We were young and restless
We needed to unwind
I guess nothin' can last forever - forever, no
And now the times are changin'
Look at everything that's come and gone
Sometimes when I play that old six-string
I think about ya wonder what went wrong
Standin' on your mama's porch
You told me it would last forever
Oh the way you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life
Back in the summer of '69
Strawbie
ELO had a nice song in the Xanadu album - All Over the World. I think it
mentions several cities. An 80s hit I believe.
Strawbie
Timothy P
"Never Been to Spain" - Hoyt Axton; Elvis; 3 Dog Night
"Surfin' USA" - Beach Boys
"Omaha" - Moby Grape
"Route 66" - Rolling Stones
"What did Della Wear"-Perry Como (?)
"California" - John Mayall
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One less egg to fry.
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