Here is my list so far. I am trying to find songs that were hits of some kind on some chart. It's for a 5th grade class I'm going to teach each every couple weeks I have a new theme and try to find songs within that theme.
Cities in Song
Buenos Aires – Madonna from the Evita Soundtrack
I Left My Heart In San Francisco – Tony Bennett
Girl From Ipanema - Antonio Carlos Jobim
Kingston Town – Harry Belefonte
Goodnight Saigon – Billy Joel
London Calling – The Clash
New York, New York – Frank Sinatra
Sweet Home Chicago – The Blues Brothers
Take Me Back To New Orleans – Dr. John
Vienna – Linda Eder
Viva Las Vegas – Elvis Presley
Waterloo - ABBA
Countries and Cultures
1.American Girl – Tom Petty And The HeartBreakers
2.Brazil – Pink Martini
3.China Girl – David Bowie
4.Cuba Libre – Gloria Estefan
5.Mexican Radio – Wall Of Voodoo
6.Russians – Sting
7.Turning Japanese – The Vapors
Thanks so much.
2007-02-24 09:04:14 · 4 answers · asked by windowtreatmentofdeath 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Here are some that haven't been mentioned:
El Paso - Marty Robbins
El Paso City - Marty Robbins (twenty years later)
Houston - Dean Martin
Abilene - Glen Campbell
City Of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie
Please Come To Boston - David Loggins / Tori Amos
Okie From Muskogee (the anti-hippie song) - Merle Haggard
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Dirty Water (about Boston) - The Standells
Nashville Cats - Lovin' Spoonful
San Francisco (Flower In Your Hair Song) - Scott McKenzie
Detroit City - Bobby Bare / Dolly Parten
I Love L.A. - Randy Newman
North To Alaska - Johnny Horton
Battle Of New Orleans - Johnny Horton
Atlantis - Donovan
King Of The Road (which mentions several towns) - Roger Miller
Rainy Night In Georgia - Brook Benton
Take It Easy (about Winslow, Arizona) - The Eagles
Back In The U.S.S.R. - The Beatles
America The Beautiful - Katharine Lee Bates
Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
(I'm sure I could come up with many more if I had time. I hope these help.)
2007-02-24 16:23:51 · answer #1 · answered by Doc Watson 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Rio= Duran Duran
Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man= Conway Twitty
Georgia On My Mind= Ray Charles
Texas Flood= Stevie Ray Vaughn
2007-02-24 09:29:28 · answer #2 · answered by artist0027 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Angel of Harlem - U2
The Hands That Built America - u2
Allentown - Billy Joel
Back in The USSR - The Beatles
New York State of Mind - Billy Joel
Miss Sarajevo - U2
2007-02-26 15:19:39 · answer #3 · answered by LittleDidIKnow 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
boston by augustana
helena by my chemical romance (i'm from montana, helena's the state capitol)
miami by taking back sunday
timberwolves at new jersey by taking back sunday
american idiot by green day
2007-02-25 06:47:34 · answer #4 · answered by i_play_6 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋