12 tunes to take you round the US
Happy Forth of July
12 tunes to take you round the US. Can you think of any more?
I Love L.A. – Randy Newman
Philadelphia – Neil Young
Angel of Harlem U2?
Panic in Detroit – David Bowie
Chicago – Frank Sinatra
Viva Las Vegas Elvis Presley
Galveston - Glenn Campbell
Get Out Of Denver - Bob Seger
Ohio - Crosby, Stills & Nash
No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys
The Only Living Boy in New York Simon & Garfunkel
San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) - Scott MacKenzie
More music trivia at www.thisdayinmusic.com
By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Glen Campbell
Weekend In New England - Barry Manilow
An obvious one, but
America - Razorlight
Surfin USA - Beach Boys or even Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
Come to think of it No.1 on my day of birth in the USA...... Hotel California - The Eagles
Did we miss Sweet Home Alabama?
And BTW i once sat next to Lemmy on a flight back to London from Tokyo - charming bloke, but he had a briefcase with a big sticker on the side declaring "F*** you, I'm from Texas" . Which, being born in Burslem, Staffs, he clearly isn't.
A bit late but
America-Santana
Only in America-Magnum
Atlantic City-Springsteen
American Woman-The Guess Who
American Pie-Don Maclean
Route 66-Rolling Stones
Sailing to Philidelphia-Mark Knoppler
Sands of Nevada-Mark Knoppler
Daytona-Chris Rea
Sweet Home Alabama-Leeeeenard Skeeeenard
Oh Atlanta-Bad Company
This is not America-Bowie
Speedway at Nazareth-Mark Knoppler
Nantucket Sleighride-Mountain
American Girl-Tom Petty
Leaving New York-REM
Brooklyn-Steely Dan
And Ventura Highway by America
Cant think of anything else I've got.
i usually take great delight being a pedant about the use of america in place of USA..
- Login to post comments
America is not the world, by Morrisey...(although I prefer the cover by Christy Moore)
“Out beyond ideas of wrong and right, there is a field.
I'll meet you there."