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Lory
21st-March-2005, 12:38 PM
Midnight train to Georgia - Glady's Knight
New York New York, Frank Sinatra
Cardiff - Manic Street preachers

azande
21st-March-2005, 01:07 PM
Midnight in Tokyo - Y&T

Lynn
21st-March-2005, 01:08 PM
Belfast Child (can't remember group!)

Now if I can just think of a song about Lisburn... :rofl:

Piglet
21st-March-2005, 01:10 PM
The Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen
Londonderry Air
London's Calling (I think is the title)
If you're Going to San Francisco - wear flowers in your hair
Do you know the way to San Jose?
My Kind of Town - Chicago is
Daytrip to Bangor

El Salsero Gringo
21st-March-2005, 02:09 PM
It's a long way to Tipperary
Anchorage - Michelle Shocked
By the Rivers of Babylon - BoneyM


ps. Lory, isn't Georgia a State?

Lory
21st-March-2005, 02:30 PM
ps. Lory, isn't Georgia a State?
and the name of my niece! :D

qjohn
21st-March-2005, 02:39 PM
(Is this the way to) Amarillo - Peter Kaye
Barcelona - Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Cabalisomethingorother
I Love Paris (in the Springtime) - Cole Porter
I've Got to Leave Old Durham Town - :whistle: Roger Whittaker :whistle:

qjohn
21st-March-2005, 03:03 PM
I belong to Glasgow - ????
Scarborough Fair - Simon & Garfunkel
Union City Blues - Blondie
Viva Las Vegas - Elvis
LA X (or something like that :o ) - Rachel Stevens
Wonderful Copenhagen - The guy from Hans Christian Anderson & White Christmas (not Bing)

qjohn
21st-March-2005, 03:10 PM
New York Minute - Don Henley
Loco in Acapulco - Four Tops

CJ
21st-March-2005, 04:01 PM
Streets of London- Ralph McTell or something
14 Hours from Tulsa ( :blush: ) Gene Pitney

Stuart
21st-March-2005, 05:46 PM
Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen
Night Boat to Cairo - Madness

Stuart
21st-March-2005, 05:50 PM
New York New York - Ryan Adams (Not the same as the Frank Sinatra version).

Dance Demon
21st-March-2005, 07:30 PM
Midnight in Moscow...Kenny Ball
I belong Tae Glasgow...Sir Harry Lauder :D
Meet Me In St Louis.......Judy Garland
walking In Memphis.....Cher
Walking to New Orleans....fats Domino
Chicago......Tony Bennett
Kansas City.......(various artists)

Stuart
21st-March-2005, 07:48 PM
Hersham Boys - Sham 69
Eton Rifles - The Jam

qjohn
21st-March-2005, 07:59 PM
New York - U2
Troy - Sinead O'Connor (and possibly Jerusalem as well)
Berlin - Lou Reed
Daytona - Chris Rea ?
Timbuktu - Holly Cole
Seville - Hans Zimmer

SwingSwingSwing
21st-March-2005, 08:12 PM
April in Paris - Count Basie
Fat Sam From Birmingham - Louis Jordan
Rotterdam - The Beautiful South
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - They Might Be Giants

SwingSwingSwing

qjohn
21st-March-2005, 08:23 PM
Nutbush City Limits - Tina Turner
Vienna - Ultravox (or was it just wee Midge?)

SwingSwingSwing
21st-March-2005, 08:24 PM
Nagasaki - Lots of people
St. Louis Blues - lots of people
Rumble In Brighton - The Stray Cats
Vienna - Ultravox (qjohn beat me to it!)

SwingSwingSwing

Piglet
21st-March-2005, 08:42 PM
Long Haired Lover from Liverpool - Jimmy Osmond
A Hot Time in the Town of Berlin - Dean Martin
Let's Go To San Francisco - Flowerpot Men
White Cliffs of Dover - Vera Lynn

qjohn
21st-March-2005, 08:55 PM
Leaving Las Vegas - Sheryl Crowe
Chatanooga Choochoo - Glenn Miller (amongst others I think)

qjohn
21st-March-2005, 09:19 PM
Marrakesh Express - Crosby, Stills and Nash
Galveston (Galveston, ohh Galveston...) - by some C&W singer
Baker Street:whistle: - Gerry Rafferty

Stuart
22nd-March-2005, 12:10 AM
Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell

Lynn
22nd-March-2005, 01:50 AM
One night in Paris - 10cc

Wonderful Copenhagen - The guy from Hans Christian Anderson & White Christmas (not Bing) Danny Kaye

qjohn
22nd-March-2005, 09:05 AM
One night in Bangkok - Murray Head
Durban Deep - Elton John


-Danny Kaye
Thanks Lynn, that had been annoying me, I just couldn't put the name to the face. :cheers:

...and to return the favour:

Belfast Child (can't remember group!)
Simple Minds (from Street Fighting Years)

Lynn
22nd-March-2005, 11:53 AM
Simple Minds Ta!

Massachusetts - Bee Gees

CJ
22nd-March-2005, 12:46 PM
Parisienne Walkways??

qjohn
22nd-March-2005, 03:19 PM
Going down to Liverpool - The Bangles
Arrivederci Roma - ?
No more Mr Nice guy - Alice Cooper

Piglet
22nd-March-2005, 04:26 PM
Harlem Shuffle - Bob and Earl
Pennsylvania 6-5000 - Glen Miller
Spanish Harlem - Ben E King
I Will Talk and Hollywood Will Listen - Robbie
By the Time I Get to Phoenix - Glen Campbell
Loco in Acapulco - The Four Tops
Joshua Fit De Battle of Jericho - ??

Piglet
26th-March-2005, 12:52 PM
Baker Street:whistle: - Gerry Rafferty


OK John so where is the city of Baker???? Nice tune by the way - was the :whistle: because you thought otherwise??

Dakota - Stereophonics

qjohn
27th-March-2005, 08:38 PM
OK John so where is the city of Baker???? Baker City is in Oregon - famous during the Gold rush.


Nice tune by the way - was the :whistle: because you thought otherwise??
No, I like the tune to, the :whistle: was because the song has nothing to do with the city so I thought I was scraping the barrel a bit.


Loco in Acapulco - Four Tops
Loco in Acapulco - Four Tops...Great minds eh? :wink:


Joan of Arc/Maid of Orleans - OMD

qjohn
29th-March-2005, 01:33 PM
Buffalo Stance - Nenah Cherry

Piglet
29th-March-2005, 01:50 PM
Buffalo Soldier - Bob Marley
I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo - Gelnn Millar (it's in Michigan)
Copacabana - Barry Manilow (think its in Brazil)
Philadelphia Freedom - Elton
Rio - Duran Duran
Golden Brown - The Stranglers (its in Colorado)

qjohn
29th-March-2005, 02:08 PM
Road to Hell - Chris Rea
Heaven and Hell - Vangelis
Ain't gonna play Sun City - Artists against Aparthied

Piglet
29th-March-2005, 02:17 PM
OK I'm stumped - where is Hell?

I've tried a search but keep getting a band name and something to do with New York?? I did try a search for Heaven and Paradise cos Americans being Americans... but could only find a Heaven City and a Paradise City and can't think of songs with both words together!

qjohn
29th-March-2005, 02:43 PM
OK I'm stumped - where is Hell?

It's in Michigan (same as Kalamazoo ;) ). It is also a small place (but not a city) just outside of Trondhiem Airport in Norway - so I can actually tell you what it feels like when Hell freezes over :eek:

Harper Valley PTA - no idea

Piglet
29th-March-2005, 03:42 PM
It's in Michigan (same as Kalamazoo ;) ). It is also a small place (but not a city) just outside of Trondhiem Airport in Norway - so I can actually tell you what it feels like when Hell freezes over :eek:

Harper Valley PTA - no idea


:worthy: :clap: :worthy: :clap:
Well done John! See you soon!

Piglet
30th-March-2005, 12:35 PM
Oklahoma - from the film/stage production

Bigger Andy
30th-March-2005, 01:13 PM
Te dejo Madrid - Shakira

Swinging bee
30th-March-2005, 01:23 PM
Late night train to georgia

bobgadjet
30th-March-2005, 01:31 PM
Late night train to georgia
Midnight train would be the right title

Tuxedo Junction - G Miller.....and many others

and a reply earlier must have been a twyping erra

I alwasy thought it took longer to get to Tulsa..... Like 24 hours, not 14 hours :wink:

bobgadjet
30th-March-2005, 01:32 PM
Tallahassi Lassie

(don't know the correct spelling, or the artist)

bobgadjet
30th-March-2005, 01:38 PM
Yellow rose of Texas - annoyingly cant remeber who by (help please Piglet :D )
Waltz across Texas - most country singers at some time
Chicago (its my kind of town) - F S
Mississippi mud
Hawaiin wedding song
better kind of coffee in Brazil - Andrews sisters
Cuba - Gibson Bros

bobgadjet
30th-March-2005, 01:42 PM
Abilene - Waylon Jennings

Heaven, Hell Or Houston - ZZ Top

Lone Star State of Mind - Nanci Griffith (nice waltz)

Brownsville Girl - Bob Dylan

Amarillo by Morning - George Strait (some people don't know how to get there :whistle: )

qjohn
30th-March-2005, 02:02 PM
Mississippi mud ...Hawaiin wedding song...better kind of coffee in Brazil...Cuba...Lone Star State of Mind
:eek: :eek: Help! We've had an invasion of States, Islands and even Countries in the Cities thread. :eek: :eek: and :eek:

If this is the way it's going then I want:
Mercury - Holst
Venus - Holst
Mars - Holst
Jupiter - Holst
Saturn - Holst
Uranus - Holst
Neptune - Holst
:na: :na: :na:

Ahem,
Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkeys

Little Monkey
30th-March-2005, 02:20 PM
Samba de Janeiro - Bellini
California Girls - Beach Boys

Oh, and...:

Bonnie Dundee :D

LM

Piglet
31st-March-2005, 01:30 PM
Anything by...

Billy Preston
Whitney Houston
Mica Paris

qjohn
31st-March-2005, 05:33 PM
Miss Saigon - Andrew Lloyd Webber?
Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel
Tokyo Girl - Ace of Base

Piglet
31st-March-2005, 06:05 PM
Amsterdam - Bowie
New Amsterdam - Elvis Costello
Luton Airport - Cats UK
Young Parisians - Adam and the Ants
The Road and Miles to Dundee - Glen Daly
When I Leave Old Glasgow Behind - Glen Daly
Dear Old Glasgow Toon - Glen Daly

Piglet
2nd-April-2005, 05:50 PM
Panic in Detroit - Bowie (its in Michigan)
Campbeltown Loch - Alexander Brothers, and others (think its in Skye)
Scarborough Fair - Simon and Garfunkel
Last Tango in Paris - Andy Williams
Tulsa Time - Don Williams
Pearl's a Singer - Elkie Brooks (Pearl is in Mississippi)
The Lebanon - The Human League (its in Missouri)

PS to qJohn - there's a Jupiter in Florida, so that one definitely counts!

qjohn
3rd-April-2005, 11:33 AM
PS to qJohn - there's a Jupiter in Florida, so that one definitely counts!Thanks for that Pamela :hug:
Also found there is a Venus in Texas, a (Le) Mars in Iowa and a Neptune City in New Jersey. I couldn’t find a Mercury or Saturn City and (surprisingly enough) no seems to have named their city Uranus :innocent: (probably led to too many bar-fights "Hi, I’m from Pheonix , where do you come from?...” :what: )!

Some more are:
Old Hanoi – Nanci Griffth
Free Nelson Mandela – The Specials AKA, (Nelson is in NZ)
Zanzibar – Billy Joel
Salisbury Hill – Peter Gabriel

qjohn
4th-April-2005, 09:44 AM
Granada - Frank Sinatra
Albuquerque - Neil Young
Casper the Friendly Ghost - Little Richard (Casper is in Wyoming)

Bardsey
4th-April-2005, 10:55 AM
Belfast - Boney M
Babylon - David Grey

Piglet
4th-April-2005, 12:58 PM
Babylon Is Burning - The Ruts

qjohn
4th-April-2005, 01:36 PM
First we take Manhattan - Leonard Cohen (there is a Manhattan in Kansas)
Up the Junction - Squeeze (Junction City is also in Kansas)

Piglet
10th-April-2005, 08:02 PM
Girl from Ipanema - lots of different artistes

Piglet
15th-April-2005, 05:52 PM
Cumberland Gap - Lonnie Donegan (its in Wisconsin)

Piglet
16th-April-2005, 05:08 PM
Babylon Zoo who sang "Spaceman" - was it for a jean ad?

Piglet
16th-April-2005, 06:07 PM
Englishman in New York - Sting