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Songs about London
Can anyone think of songs about streets in London...
Obvious ones are Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty 56 Lyndurst grove - Pulp A Bomb in Wardour Street - The Jam Albion - The Libertines Belsize Blues - Blur The list goes on, check ou this app which has loads London Music Mapp |
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By far the best one, musically and lyrically, is:-
Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks Others:- Sunny Goodge Street - Donovan Les Bicyclettes De Belsize - Engelbert Humperdinck Lambeth Walk - Some act from the 1930's |
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Carnaby St - The Jam
Piccadilly Palare - Morrissey Liberty Of Norton Folgate - Madness (plenty by Madness) |
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Dagenham Dave - Morrissey
Electric Avenue- Eddy Grant White Man In Hammersmith Palais - London Boys |
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The Streets Of London ~ Ralph McTell
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London Nights ~ The London Boys
London Town ~ Buck's Fizz Camden Town ~ Suggs Croydon ~ Captain Sensible Some songs mention areas of London, 6 examples being: Kayleigh ~ Marillion (Belsize Park) In the Kitchen at Parties ~ Jona Lewie (Palmers Green) Driving in My Car ~ Madness (Muswell Hill) A Taste of Aggro ~ Barron Knights (Catford; another Barron Knights song mentions Walthamstow) Up the Junction ~ Squeeze (Clapham) Glory Glory Man United ~ Man United (Wembley) Also I can't resist sharing this. Digital Spy have a member called x_hayes_x, and there are two areas of Greater London called Hayes! |
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Plaistow Patricia ~ Ian Dury
London Talking ~ Ian Dury Upminster Kid ~ Ian Dury Tottenham Tottenham ~ Chas & Dave London Girls ~ Chas & Dave Hot Shot Tottenham! ~ Chas & Dave |
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Wait & See & In Iverna Gardens - Lilac Time
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London Bye Ta-Ta – David Bowie
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Primrose Hill - Madness
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London Boys - T-Rex
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Dedicated Follower Of Fashion - The Kinks
... mentions Regent Street and Leicester Square, and also indirectly mentions Carnaby Street. Play With Fire - The Rolling Stones ... mentions St. John's Wood, Stepney and Knightsbridge. Chelsea Morning - Joni Mitchell The Chelsea in this song is actually the one in New York City, but let's pretend it's the one in London.
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England Swing - Roger Miller
'England swings like a pendulum do Bobbies on bicycles, two by two Westminster Abbey, the tower of Big Ben The rosy red cheeks of the little children' |
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West End Girls- Pet Shop Boys
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London Town - Laura Marling
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LDN - Lily Allen
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Chelsea - Stamford Bridge
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Some very, very old ones:-
Wotcher (Knocked 'Em In The Old Kent Road) - Albert Chevalier Maybe It's Because I'm A Londoner - Hubert Gregg London Pride - Noel Coward A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square - Vera Lynn |
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London Rain - Heather Nova
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Wembley & Somewhere Under London - Candyskins
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London Calling - The Clash
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London Loves - Blur
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NW5 - Madness
We are London - madness |
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Last Night In Soho - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich
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Werewolves Of London ,,,,,,,,, Warren Zevon
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