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15 Sep 2007, 7:15 pm

Let's see if anyone can find place names in the U.S. in popular music songs.

However, there is a catch: You can't use country music songs to find southern cities.

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15 Sep 2007, 7:20 pm

I'll do the first state: Alabama

"Sweet Home Alabama", by Lynnard Skynnard

Alabama, Birmingham, and Muscle Shoals are mentioned in the song.

(I do find it weird that *Kentucky* Fried Chicken uses the melody to this song in its commercials).

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15 Sep 2007, 7:30 pm

does underground hip-hop count?

If so consider yourself beaten already!

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15 Sep 2007, 7:32 pm

psych wrote:

Is it charts only & does hip-hop count?

If so consider yourself beaten already!

Just so long as it isn't country music.

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15 Sep 2007, 7:35 pm

And not all states will be mentioned.

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15 Sep 2007, 7:37 pm

Here's the song with probably the most place names:

"Heart of Rock 'n' Roll", by Huey Lewis and the News

Hollywood, New York, Austin, Oklahoma City, Seattle, San Francisco, Baton Rouge, Tulsa, Philadelphia (called "the Liberty town" in the song), Boston, San Antonio, D.C.

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15 Sep 2007, 7:38 pm

"Raise Up" by Petey Pablo mentions a lot of places in North Carolina, including my county.

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15 Sep 2007, 8:06 pm

Take It Easy by the Eagles mentions Winslow, Arizona.

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15 Sep 2007, 8:25 pm

Belle77 wrote:

Take It Easy by the Eagles mentions Winslow, Arizona.

It also mentions Tacoma (WA).

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15 Sep 2007, 8:32 pm

San Francisco and Montana are mentioned in "Come Monday", by Jimmy Buffett.

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15 Sep 2007, 8:33 pm

"We Built This City" by Starship (formerly Jefferson Starship, formerly Jefferson Airplane).

The whole song is about San Francisco.

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15 Sep 2007, 8:36 pm

"Mississippi Queen" by Mountain

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15 Sep 2007, 8:37 pm

Tim_Tex wrote:

San Francisco and Montana are mentioned in "Come Monday", by Jimmy Buffett.

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New York, Three Mile Island (Does that count?), Nashville, and San Diego are mentioned in "Volcano" (am I a Parrothead? maaaaybe)

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15 Sep 2007, 9:23 pm

California Dreamin' by the Mama's and the Papa's

New York, New York by Frank Sinatra

Meet me in Montana...no wait is that considered country?...by Marie Osmond & Dan Seals..
yeah I guess so...scratch that one.

Ohio, by the Pretenders

Black Water, by the Doobie Brothers mentions Mississippi

I can think of others but most of them seem kind of country, some Elvis songs mostly.

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15 Sep 2007, 9:59 pm

DaQwerk wrote:

I'll count "Meet Me..." Dan Seals is not considered a country singer. He is better known as "England Dan" and often sang duos with John Ford Coley.

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15 Sep 2007, 10:00 pm

Nebraska was mentioned in "Wildfire", by Michael Martin Murphy.

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