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2007-10-16 09:18:43 · 10 answers · asked by Bob M 1 in Entertainment & Music Music Other - Music

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There are a LOT. These are JUST the songs refer to a place that starts with the letter 'A'. Here is a pretty exhaustive list. http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-songs-whose-title-includes-geographical-names (I edited out the 'A' entries that had to do with countries, contintents, bodies of water, etc.)

* Aberdeen, Mississippi
o "Aberdeen Mississippi Blues" by Bukka White

* Aberdeen, Scotland
o "Rose of Aberdeen" (Trad.) Recorded by Simon and Garfunkel

* Aberdovey
o "The Bells of Aberdovey", traditional

* Abergavenny
o "Abergavenny" by Marty Wilde

* Abilene (Generic or unknown)
o "Abilene" by Buck Owens
o "Abilene" by Yes
o "Abilene" by Sheryl Crow

* Acadia
o "Acadian Driftwood" by The Band

* Acapulco, Mexico
o "Going to Acapulco" by Bob Dylan
* Adelaide
o "Adelaide" by Ben Folds
o "Adelaide" by Paul Kelly
o "One More Boring Night in Adelaide" by Redgum

* Alameda, California
o "Alameda" by Elliott Smith

* Alanson, Michigan
o "Alanson, Crooked River" by Sufjan Stevens
* Albany (Generic or unknown)
o "The Misty Coast Of Albany" by Tyrannosaurus Rex
* Albion
o "Albion, Awake!" by Art Bears

* Albuquerque
o "Albuquerque" by Neil Young
o "Albuquerque" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
o "Albuquerque Lullaby" by Dan Bern
o "Point Me In The Direction Of Albuquerque" by The Partridge Family
* Alice Springs
o "Alice Springs" by Liz Phair

* Allentown
o "Allentown" by Billy Joel
* Altoona, Pennsylvania
o "Altoona Waltz" by Michael Peter Smith

* Amarillo, Texas
o "Amarillo By Morning" by George Strait
o "Amarillo By Morning" by Chris LeDoux
o "(Is This The Way to) Amarillo" by Tony Christie
o "Amarillo Sky" by McBride & The Ride (later released as a single by Jason Aldean)
* Amsterdam
o "Amsterdam" by Al Stewart
o "Amsterdam" by Coldplay
o "Amsterdam" by Guster
o "Amsterdam" by Jacques Brel, covered by Scott Walker and David Bowie
o "Amsterdam" by Janis Ian
o "Amsterdam" by John Cale
o "Amsterdam" by John Martyn
o "Amsterdam" by Kris de Bruyne
o "Amsterdam" by Viva la Diva
o "Amsterdam Blue" by U2
o "Amsterdam Dog **** Blues" by Mojo Nixon
o "Driving To Amsterdam" by Khan
o "If You Ever Come to Amsterdam" by Pussycat
o "Little Amsterdam" by Tori Amos
o "The Girls of Amsterdam" by Sailor (UK Band)
o "(The) Maid of Amsterdam", traditional
o "Tulips from Amsterdam" by Max Bygraves
o "5 a.m. in Amsterdam" by Michelle Shocked
o 10:45 Amsterdam Conversations by Funeral for a Friend

* Anchorage
o "Anchorage" by Michelle Shocked

* Angkor Wat, Cambodia
o "Angkor Wat" by Yes
* Angola, Louisiana
o "Angola, Louisiana" by Gil Scott-Heron
* Asbury Park, New Jersey
o "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" by Bruce Springsteen
* Astoria, Oregon
o "So Long, Astoria" by The Ataris

* Atchison, Kansas
o "On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe" by Tommy Dorsey

* Atlanta, Georgia
o "Atlanta" by Stone Temple Pilots
o "Atlanta Blue" by the Statler Brothers
o "Hot 'lanta" by the Allman Brothers Band
o "Oh, Atlanta" by Alison Krauss and Union Station
o "Rainy Road Into Atlanta" by Cheryl Wheeler
o "Welcome to Atlanta" by Jermaine Dupri

* Atlantic City
o "Atlantic City" by Bruce Springsteen

* Auckland
o "Auckland to The Bluff" by Rudy Sandle

2007-10-16 09:26:59 · answer #1 · answered by JoePiekarski 4 · 0 0

Frank Sinatra - New York, New York
Morcheeba ft. Kurt Wagner - What New-York Couples Fight About
Sting - Englishman in New-York
Interpol - NYC
Sex Pistols - New-York
Jon Bon Jovi - Queen of New-Orleans
Hair (The Musical) - Manchester
Fergie - London Bridge
(Traditional) - London Bridge is Falling Down
The Clash - London Calling
Muse - Knights of Cydonia
Leonard Cohen - First We Take Manhattan, Then We Take Berlin
Stellastarr* - Arlington Queen
Scott McKenzie - Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair (San Francisco)
Morrissey - Come Back to Camden
Bran Van 3000 - Drinking in LA
Michael Jackson - Stranger in Moscow
Coldplay - Amsterdam

If you still need/want a few more names of songs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lists_of_songs_about_a_city

2007-10-16 10:27:18 · answer #2 · answered by Patient Zero 2 · 0 0

London Calling, The Clash. Jackson- Johnny and June Carter-Cash. Streets of London, Ralf Mc Tell Sweet Home Chicago, the Blues Brothers Khe Sahn, Cold Chisel Harrisburg, Midnight Oil

2016-09-05 11:45:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Walking in Memphis / Kansas City / Jackson / Little Rock / MotownPhilly / Streets of Philadelphia / New York, New York / Cleveland Rocks / Are You Going to San Francisco? / Do You Know The Way to San Jose

I'm sure there's more, that's just all I can think of at the moment

2007-10-16 09:24:46 · answer #4 · answered by wlucynsky 7 · 0 0

San Francisco Bay Blues
I left my heart in San Francisco
San Antonio Rose
Witchita Lineman

2007-10-16 09:28:26 · answer #5 · answered by DAR76 7 · 0 0

Road Trip to Athens - Better Than Ezra
King of New Orleans - Better Than Ezra
I Left my Heart in San Francisco - Frank Sinatra

2007-10-16 09:27:12 · answer #6 · answered by Vwgirl18 4 · 0 0

Chattanooga choo choo
Chicago
New York - New York
I left my heart in San Francisco
I hear Little Rock Calling
Galveston
Tulsa

2007-10-16 09:33:29 · answer #7 · answered by Squat1 5 · 0 0

Jackson -June Carter & Johnny Cash

2007-10-16 09:24:15 · answer #8 · answered by Amber&Chooch 1 · 0 0

detroit city, bobby Bare

2007-10-16 09:24:23 · answer #9 · answered by dadforfive 6 · 0 0

Journey s STEVE PERRY!! rockn BOB SEGAR!!!

2007-10-16 09:26:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

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