Geographical Songs

[Ms Cogito]

Hi
Can you name songs which mention name of continent or country, state, province, town, city, street, mountain etc.

 

[Azbubu]

Southern Suburbs by Beatenberg

 

[milo69]

Hi
Can you name songs which mention name of continent or country, state, province, town, city, street, mountain etc.

[video=youtube;GLyP0B2Q-R4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLyP0B2Q-R4&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop[/video]

 

[milo69]

Hi
Can you name songs which mention name of continent or country, state, province, town, city, street, mountain etc.

http://www.songfacts.com/category-songs_with_names_of_cities_in_the_title.php

 

[Johnatan56]

Falco, Vienna calling. (Vienna/Wien is the capitol of Austria/Österreich)
[video=youtube;OnP-b_IVdT0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnP-b_IVdT0[/video]

 

[milo69]

Cape Town
Mentioned in "Lisa se Klavier" by Koos Kombuis later covered by Laurika Rauch, Parlotones, Dozi and Wasserfall
"Palm Sunday (On Board The S.S. Within)" by The Go-Betweens

Durban
"Durban Deep" by Elton John
"Durban Poison" by Graham Parker

Johannesburg
"Gimme Hope Jo'anna" by Eddy Grant
"Johannesburg" by Gil Scott-Heron
Mentioned in Oliver's Army by Elvis Costello
"Meadowlands" (township of Johannesburg) by Strike Vilikazi, covered by Archie Coker & the Meteors and later by Richard Jon Smith, Ratau Mike Makhalemele and The Gugulethu Tenors.

Margate
"Trein na Margate" by Steve Hofmeyr

Port Elizabeth
Biko by Peter Gabriel

Pretoria
"Trein na Pretoria" versions by Stefan Lubbe, Die Briels, Die Grafsteen Sangers, Dozi, Peter Senekal.
"We are marching to Pretoria" (traditional)

Soweto
"A Song for Soweto" by June Jordan
"Soweto Blues" by Miriam Makeba
"Soweto Dawn" by Ratau Mike Makhalemele
"Zondag in Soweto" by Stef Bos
"Mamelodi" (a suburb of Soweto) by Larry Joe featuring Vusi Mahlasela

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_about_cities#South_Africa

 

[Ms Cogito]

[video=youtube;2L58wYrsNv0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L58wYrsNv0[/video]

 

[maumau]

Manenberg, Abdullah Ibrahim
Big in Japan, Alpha ville

 

[Ms Cogito]

[video=youtube;_v6Fg28HguE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v6Fg28HguE[/video]

 

[MickeyD]

Come on, folks... one of the best of the lot and no mention yet???

[video=youtube;FTQbiNvZqaY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQbiNvZqaY[/video]

 

[MickeyD]

[video=youtube;Rr8ljRgcJNM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr8ljRgcJNM[/video]

 

[MickeyD]

[video=youtube;EfK-WX2pa8c]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfK-WX2pa8c[/video]

 

[Chevron]

[video=youtube;Agr3zDTVVMk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Agr3zDTVVMk[/video]

 

[GreGorGy]

Stop mucking about and take a Holiday in Cambodia Where people dress in black Where you'll kiss some ass or crack!

Another of my personal favourites is Werewolves of London.

 

[MickeyD]

Stop mucking about and take a Holiday in Cambodia Where people dress in black Where you'll kiss some ass or crack!

Another of my personal favourites is Werewolves of London.

hehehe

[video=youtube;3T2VizbQAwY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T2VizbQAwY[/video]

 

[MickeyD]

[video=youtube;r_GH6M7cUq4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_GH6M7cUq4[/video]

 

[Johnatan56]

[<Rammstein Amerika>]

I was going to link that
[video=youtube;JBNdpVK9dQQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBNdpVK9dQQ[/video]
Not that much in terms of lyrics, about Robert Kennedy. (Specifically say: welcome to the new America)
Looking through my playlist atm.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

[video=youtube_share;N-aK6JnyFmk]https://youtu.be/N-aK6JnyFmk[/video]

 

[Johnatan56]

[video=youtube;d27gTrPPAyk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d27gTrPPAyk[/video]

 

[MickeyD]

[video=youtube;3DuCIGvsbMA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DuCIGvsbMA[/video]