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17. A few...

Mon Apr 27, 2026, 11:53 AM

Monday

Tulsa Time by Don Williams
Please Come to Boston by Dave Loggins
I'm Shipping Up to Boston by the Dropkick Murphys
Moon Over Miami by Ray Charles
Midnight In Montgomery by Alan Jackson
Chattanooga Choo Choo by Glen Miller
The City of New Orleans by Steve Goodman
Blue Savannah by Erasure (although that's a name, not the GA city...)
New York Groove by Ace Frehley
Streets of Minneapolis/Philadelphia by Bruce Springsteen
Philadelphia Freedom by Elton John
Los Angeles by Disasteradio
Sweet Home Chicago by the Blues Brothers
Only Living Boy in New York by Simon and Garfunkel
El Paso by Marty Robbins
Callin' Baton Rouge by Garth Brooks
Walking in Memphis by Mark Cohn
Birmingham Blues by ELO (of course, that's the first Birmingham, but work with me here...)
You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive by Brad Paisley

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Pick a song that has a US city in the title or lyrics. Mine is New York, New York. [View all] debm55 Monday OP

Galveston by Glen Campbell viva la Monday #1

We drove to Galveston many years ago. Sang this song almost all the way down from PA. Thank you , viva la debm55 Monday #3

Lyrics Maninacan Monday #40

San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) BarbaRosa Monday #2

I loved that song. Thank you very much for sharing with us, BarbaRosa. debm55 Monday #4

Johnny Cash! LuvLoogie Monday #5

Great song. And Pittsburgh is in it. Thank you LuvLoogie. debm55 Monday #6

Ive been every where in Pennsylvania Maninacan Monday #176

Thank you very much. Maninacan. debm55 Tuesday #229

Amarillo by Morning. Sneederbunk Monday #7

Thank you very much for sharing, Sneederbunk. debm55 Monday #8

L A Woman pdxflyboy Monday #9

Thank you very much, pdxflyboy. Great song. debm55 Monday #15

CHICAGO, CHICAGO, THAT TODDLIN' TOWN 3catwoman3 Monday #10

Love it, Thank you very much, 3catwoman3 debm55 Monday #13

My Kind of Town (Chicago) MIButterfly Monday #11

Love both songs. Thank you so much for sharing with us. MIButterfly. debm55 Monday #12

My Cousin In Miwaukee ... rog Monday #14

Love it--the voice and the song. Thank you for sharing. rog. debm55 Monday #23

How about this: The Battle of New Orleans by Johnny Horton. Polly Hennessey Monday #16

HAHAHHHAHA. Thank you Polly Hennessey. I remember that song. debm55 Monday #24

A few... ECSkeptic Monday #17

Wow! What a lineup there! Aces !!!! stopdiggin Monday #22

Wonderful selections. Thank you very much, ECSkeptec. debm55 Monday #25

I've been everywhere - Johnny Cash jmbar2 Monday #18

Thank you, jmbar. I love this song. debm55 Monday #26

This song, and Willie Nelson's On The Road Again, were what I called my theme songs... 3catwoman3 Monday #63

Summer in Dublin. LisaM Monday #19

Thank you very much for sharing, LisaM debm55 Monday #27

Red Dirt Girl - Emmylou Harris - (beautiful - and sader than sad) stopdiggin Monday #20

Thank you for your wonderful selections. stopdiggin. debm55 Monday #30

Willin' - Lowell George/Little Feat - (and later made into a national anthem with a cover by Linda Ronstadt) stopdiggin Monday #21

Great song. Thank you stopdiggin. debm55 Monday #61

America by Simon and Garfunkel Endlessmike56 Monday #28

We all came to look for America. Thank you very much, Endlessmike56 debm55 Monday #37

I love this song. 3catwoman3 Monday #64

Kansas City Tiny Tabby Monday #29

Thank you very much for your selections.Wonderful, Tiny Tabby. debm55 Monday #35

The Winner, Bobby Bare Old Crank Monday #31

HAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAH, Old Crank. That's funny. debm55 Monday #65

Sorry there was a typo Old Crank Monday #115

Thank you Old Crank. It still is a fun song. debm55 Monday #125

"I've got a gal in Kalamazoo" MichMan Monday #32

Wow, a lot of selections there. Thank you very much for sharing, MichMan. debm55 Monday #126

Medley (Yell Help, Wednesday Night, Ugly) - Elton John -misanthroptimist Monday #33

Thank you very much for sharing with us, misanthroptimist. debm55 Monday #141

Last Train to Clarksville get the red out Monday #34

I remember that . Thank you very much. get the red out. debm55 Monday #142

Mendocino, Michael Holm Old Crank Monday #36

Thank you very much, Old Crank. I remember that song. Fun song. debm55 Monday #145

Memphis Tiny Tabby Monday #38

Wonderful songs. Thank you for sharing with us, Tiny Tabby. debm55 Monday #146

Little Rock and Savannah Tiny Tabby Monday #187

Thank you for sharing you selections. Tiny Tabby. debm55 Tuesday #222

That Portland Town song was written by Derrol Adams in 1957 fargone Tuesday #193

Thank you very much for sharing your selections with us, fargone. debm55 Tuesday #223

Lodi Shambala Monday #39

You live near Lodi? Wow. I always loved anything by CCR. Thank you for sharing this song, Shambala. debm55 Monday #160

"Do You Know the Way to San Jose" - Dionne Warwick Eugene Monday #41

When I was pretty young, my mom wanted to move from LA to SJ. pat_k Monday #88

Thank you Eugene for your two wonderful selections. Perfect. debm55 Monday #161

Kansas city Maninacan Monday #42

Thank you, very much Maninacan . I would have loved to seen the minatures. debm55 Monday #55

Don't stop believing...Journey... MiHale Monday #43

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA. That's funny, Thank you very much, MiHale. debm55 Monday #52

Sioux City displacedvermoter Monday #44

Thank you very much for sharing with us, displacedvermoter. debm55 Monday #50

There's a pawn shop on a corner..... MyOwnPeace Monday #45

HAAHAHAHhhAHaHh. Thank you very much, MyOwnPeace. debm55 Monday #47

Please Come to Boston. greatauntoftriplets Monday #46

Loved that song. Thank you very, greatauntoftriblets. Beautiful song. debm55 Monday #48

So did I. greatauntoftriplets Monday #49

more justaprogressive Monday #51

Thank you very much for your selections. justaprogression. Both are rocking great songs. debm55 Monday #53

Philadelphia Freedom IbogaProject Monday #54

YES. Thank you very much, IbogaProject. Great dancing song. debm55 Monday #162

Eyes of a New York Woman boonecreek Monday #56

Thank you boonecreek. I loved his songs. debm55 Monday #58

Barefoot in Baltimore 50 Shades Of Blue Monday #57

Thank you very much for the selection. 50 Shades Of Blue. As a preteen I loved listening to them on my radio. debm55 Monday #60

"Youngstown" by the Boss Diamond_Dog Monday #59

Great song. Thank you very much, Diamond_Dog. debm55 Tuesday #224

Honolulu I Am Coming Back Again Bobstandard Monday #62

Thank you Bobstandard. That was the first time I heard the song. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Tuesday #225

Dancing in the street, surfin U.S.A., heart of rock n roll unblock Monday #66

I remember those songs and yes we danced to them on the sidewalk. Thank you, unblock, for sharing. debm55 Tuesday #226

California dreaming -- although sung about the state, there's actually a city called California in Pennsylvania unblock Monday #67

HAHAHAHAHHA. Thank you very much, unblock. I still love that song. debm55 Tuesday #227

I Love Paris In The Springtime 3catwoman3 Monday #68

Terrific song and singer. Thank you very much for sharing, 3catwoman3. debm55 Tuesday #228

"Dirty Water" by the Standells Ritabert Monday #69

tulsa time WhiteTara Monday #70

Chula Vista LogDog75 Monday #71

Winslow, Arizona... ultralite001 Monday #72

Winslow AZ has "Standin on the Corner Park" yellowdogintexas Yesterday #231

Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas - Phil Harris - 1928 Midnight Writer Monday #73

Streets of Baltimore /Bobby Bare doc03 Monday #74

Detroit City, That's How I Got to Memphis lpbk2713 Monday #184

Pasadena Tiny Tabby Monday #75

Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen VMA131Marine Monday #76

Allentown - Billy Joel VMA131Marine Monday #77

Levittown! legallyblondeNYC Monday #158

He made it almost too interesting VMA131Marine Monday #164

I suppose Bethlehem didn't rhyme well. legallyblondeNYC Monday #171

Miami (2017) - Billy Joel VMA131Marine Monday #78

Buffalo Tiny Tabby Monday #79

San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) - Scott MacKenzie VMA131Marine Monday #80

Do You Know The Way to San Jose - Dionne Warwick VMA131Marine Monday #81

Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes Niagara Monday #82

Nutbush City Limits by Tina Turner Niagara Monday #83

No Sleep Till Brooklyn by The Beastie Boys Niagara Monday #84

L.A. Shake by yours truly....Msongs! msongs Monday #85

Honky Cat by Elton John was on the radio when I started reading this thread, lol ms liberty Monday #86

Cleveland Rocks - Ian Hunter VMA131Marine Monday #87

Musical theater is a treasure for songs about cities Tiny Tabby Monday #89

Union City Blue - Blondie VMA131Marine Monday #90

Seattle by Perry Como Stargleamer Monday #91

No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys VMA131Marine Monday #92

Angel of Harlem - U2 VMA131Marine Monday #93

Peace Frog by The Doors Niagara Monday #94

Sioux City Sue - Willie Nelson VMA131Marine Monday #95

Omaha - Counting Crows VMA131Marine Monday #96

The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena) - Jan and Dean VMA131Marine Monday #97

By the Time I Get to Phoenix - Glenn Cambell VMA131Marine Monday #98

Reno, Nevada - Fairport Convention VMA131Marine Monday #99

Viva Las Vegas - Elvis Presley VMA131Marine Monday #100

Salt Lake City - The Beach Boys VMA131Marine Monday #101

China Grove - The Doobie Brothers VMA131Marine Monday #102

City of New Orleans - Willie Nelson/Arlo Guthrie VMA131Marine Monday #103

Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller VMA131Marine Monday #104

Nashville Cats by The Lovin' Spoonful MIButterfly Monday #105

Waterloo (where will you meet your Waterloo) SharonAnn Monday #106

Seattle thinkingagain Monday #107

Back in the USSR - The Beatles VMA131Marine Monday #108

Don't go back to Rockville - REM VMA131Marine Monday #109

"Kansas City, Here I Come!" Janbdwl72 Monday #110

Someone already posted Kansas City. So here's one I know hasn't been posted yet: San Angelo Janbdwl72 Monday #111

Houston FoxNewsSucks Monday #112

Wichita Lineman FoxNewsSucks Monday #113

Tucson to Tucumcari Tehachapi to Tonopah dem4decades Monday #114

The Music Man - Gary Indiana AKing Monday #116

Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell Wiz Imp Monday #117

WKRP in Cincinnati - Steve Carlisle Wiz Imp Monday #118

Luckenbach, Texas - Waylon Jennings Wiz Imp Monday #119

El Paso- Marty Robbins Wiz Imp Monday #120

Detroit Rock City - Kiss Wiz Imp Monday #121

Hollywood Swinging - Kool & The Gang Wiz Imp Monday #122

Tupelo Honey - Van Morrison Wiz Imp Monday #123

Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again - Bob Dylan Wiz Imp Monday #124

Thank you very much, Wiz Imp. Love it. debm55 Monday #127

Tv theme songs OK? moose65 Monday #128

That song actually hit the Billboard Hot 100 chart at #65 Wiz Imp Monday #152

Meet Me In St Louis, Louis! FullySupportDems Monday #129

Thank you very much, FullySupportDems. I remember singing this as a child. debm55 Monday #132

Streets of Bakersfield/ Dwight Yoekom and Buck Owens. nt doc03 Monday #130

Thank you very much for sharing with us. doc03 debm55 Monday #131

The 3 I love are about Boston Fla Dem Monday #133

Willin by little feat. k55f5r Monday #134

New York State of Mind dflprincess Monday #135

Thank you dflprincess. I saw Billy Joel perform in person. So sweet and calming. debm55 Monday #138

Angel from Montgomery (As sung by Bonnie Riatt but written by John Prine) Coventina Monday #136

Thank you very much, Coventina. I love Bonnie's voice and John's song. Beautiful. debm55 Monday #137

Autumn in New York - this version by Diana Krall Coventina Monday #139

What a beautiful, relaxing song.I love the photography too. Thank you for sharing Coventina. debm55 Monday #140

Chicago. Morbius Monday #143

Chattanooga Choo Choo Coventina Monday #144

Christmas in Hollis (Queens) - Run DMC Coventina Monday #147

Christmas Night in Harlem - Dandy Wellington Coventina Monday #148

Come Monday - Jimmy Buffet Coventina Monday #149

Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? - Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong Coventina Monday #150

El Paso - Marty Robbins Coventina Monday #151

You're from Big D, little a double Las! And that spells Dallas, my darlin, darlin Dallas! CTyankee Monday #153

Mill Valley - Miss Abrams And The Strawberry Point School Third Grade Class Brother Buzz Monday #154

Here's a two-fer WestMichRad Monday #155

Truckin' - Grateful Dead Rver Monday #156

HAHHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHA. Thank you very much, Rver. And you keep on truckin. debm55 Monday #159

Baton Rouge WestMichRad Monday #157

Love Janis and miss her. Thank you for including "Me and Bobby McGee., WestMichRad. debm55 Monday #170

I remember that. One of my favorite album covers (back in the day when we had them!). CTyankee Tuesday #207

Cleveland -- Burn On by Randy Newman MadLinguist Monday #163

Thank you , MadLinguist for the share and video. Great song. debm55 Monday #169

"Going Back to Tulsa" Leon Russell. The Wizard Monday #165

Thank you very much, The Wizard. for the share. debm55 Monday #168

Dirty Water The Wizard Monday #166

Thank you very much, The Wizard. for sharing with us. debm55 Monday #167

I Love New York - Madonna Coventina Monday #172

LA Woman enid602 Monday #173

Thank you very much, enid602. Great song. debm55 Monday #174

No one's done Route 66 yet? Here's my favorite version: Depeche Mode Coventina Monday #175

Hollywood - Madonna Coventina Monday #177

Little Green Apples spooky3 Monday #178

Leaving New York - REM Coventina Monday #179

Stockton Gala Days - 10,000 Maniacs Coventina Monday #180

Olympia thucythucy Monday #181

Speaking of New York, 'Empire State of Mind' Abolishinist Monday #182

A little-known George Thorogood number. Morbius Monday #183

Don't Worry About the Government and Life During Wartime -Talking Heads VTderry Monday #185

Heaven Hell or Houston Vadergator Monday #186

Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine lpbk2713 Monday #188

Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis - Tom Waits Wiz Imp Monday #189

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead - Warren Zevon Wiz Imp Monday #190

Atlantic City - Bruce Springsteen Wiz Imp Monday #191

Ventura Highway - America Wiz Imp Monday #192

Streets of Laredo petronius Tuesday #194

Walking in L.A. petronius Tuesday #195

Los Angeles is Burning petronius Tuesday #196

Santa Monica petronius Tuesday #197

Thank you very much for sharing with us. petronius. debm55 Tuesday #219

WHAT AM I DOIN' HANGIN' ROUND + lyrics THE MONKEES (San Antone) Doc_Technical Tuesday #198

HAHHAHHAHHA. Great selections. Thank you for sharing, Doc_Technical debm55 Tuesday #216

Sir Douglas Quintet - Mendocino Doc_Technical Tuesday #199

Gee, I am old. I remember dancing to this song. Thank you, Doc_Technical. debm55 Tuesday #215

CW McCall - Wolf Creek Pass (Pagosa Springs) Doc_Technical Tuesday #200

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Doc_Technical debm55 Tuesday #214

Biloxi - Tom Rush Doc_Technical Tuesday #201

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Doc_Technical. That is great. debm55 Tuesday #213

Sweet Home Chicago - don't know who sings it MIButterfly Tuesday #202

Great choices, MIButterfly. Thank you. debm55 Tuesday #212

Here's a few moniss Tuesday #203

Wow. great selections there. Thank you for sharing with us, moniss. debm55 Tuesday #211

An Open Letter to NYC - Beastie Boys flvegan Tuesday #204

Thank you very much, fivegan. I really liked the Beastie Boys. debm55 Tuesday #210

Still In Hollywood - Concrete Blonde flvegan Tuesday #205

Thank you very much, fivegan for sharing with us, debm55 Tuesday #209

New York City - The Cult flvegan Tuesday #206

Thank you very much for sharing with us, fivegan. debm55 Tuesday #208

Has anyone mentioned Hurray for Hollywood yet? MIButterfly Tuesday #217

HAHAHAHAHHA. You just did. Thank you MIButterfly. debm55 Tuesday #218

New Orleans is Sinking - The Tragically Hip u4ic Tuesday #220

You are right, I myself have never heard of it. That you for the video so that I can listen to u4ic debm55 Tuesday #221

Wheeling, WV / Neil Sadaka. nt doc03 Tuesday #230

"Walkin' To New Orleans" Fats Domino. yellowdogintexas Yesterday #232

Terrific. Thank you for your selections. yellowdogintexas. debm55 20 hrs ago #235

Galvaston, Rio, Chicago, NYC, and more. The Rockin' and very funny (Preacher) Springsteen & E St Band; "Light of Day" electric_blue68 Yesterday #233

Great. Thank you very much for sharing with us, electric_blue68 debm55 21 hrs ago #234

Indianapolis - The Bottle Rockets Wiz Imp 18 hrs ago #236

Amy's Back In Austin - Little Texas Wiz Imp 18 hrs ago #237

Fort Worth & Dallas Blues - Leadbelly Wiz Imp 18 hrs ago #238

Tampa to Tulsa - The Jayhawks Wiz Imp 18 hrs ago #239

The Anaheim, Azusa & Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review And Timing Association - Jan & Dean Wiz Imp 18 hrs ago #240

Lubbock Or Leave It - The Dixie Chicks Wiz Imp 18 hrs ago #241