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Thread started 01/01/06 7:31am

lilgish

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Songs about London

start off with ones I like

UFO – Lights Out
The Smiths – Panic
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
Clash – London Calling
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Reply #1 posted 01/01/06 7:33am

RipHer2Shreds

Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon biggrin
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Reply #2 posted 01/01/06 7:41am

lilgish

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good one, gonna build a london playlist.
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Reply #3 posted 01/01/06 7:52am

lovemachine

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Midnight in Chelsea - Jon Bon Jovi
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Reply #4 posted 01/01/06 8:28am

lilgish

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Accept - London Leatherboys (not a good song though)
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Reply #5 posted 01/01/06 8:40am

theAudience

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"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all."
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Reply #6 posted 01/01/06 8:45am

Dewrede

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Jon Gailmor - The Streets Of London
beautiful song , btw
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Reply #7 posted 01/01/06 8:53am

JohnnyB

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Penny Lane is a street in Liverpool (been there)

But I've got a few London songs cool :

Lullaby of London / the Pogues

Dark streets of London / the Pogues

London girl / the Pogues

Rainy night in Soho / the Pogues

Misty morning Albert Bridge / the Pogues

London you're a lady / the Pogues

Yes Shane MacGowan is in love with London I guess wink
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Reply #8 posted 01/01/06 8:57am

Dewrede

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The Pogues and Shane were cool
I only know 'Rainy Night In Soho'
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Reply #9 posted 01/01/06 9:03am

Gold319

Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
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Reply #10 posted 01/01/06 9:18am

theAudience

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JohnnyB said:

theAudience said:



Penny Lane is a street in Liverpool (been there)

Looks like it's back to geography class for me.

Let's substitute A Foggy Day in London Town - Louis Armstrong/Ella Fitzgerald


tA

peace Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431
"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all."
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Reply #11 posted 01/01/06 9:33am

Natisse

London mushy
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Reply #12 posted 01/01/06 9:50am

Icicle

Dewrede said:

Jon Gailmor - The Streets Of London
beautiful song , btw

Sinead O`Connor covered this song (at least i think it`s the same "streets of London"), and it`s very good

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Reply #13 posted 01/01/06 10:00am

Dewrede

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hmmm sounds interesting
Here are the lyrics;
http://www.cowboylyrics.c...11077.html
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Reply #14 posted 01/01/06 10:15am

Icicle

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hmmm sounds interesting
Here are the lyrics;
http://www.cowboylyrics.c...11077.html

That`s the one nod
Her voice fits that kind of music, you should hear "Make me a channel of your peace" music
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Reply #15 posted 01/01/06 10:18am

Dewrede

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OK , i'll try to check those out smile
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Reply #16 posted 01/01/06 10:44am

jjam

You missed out "Back In The County Hell" by Shane MacGowan And The Popes (which yours truly played on), JohnnyB!
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Reply #17 posted 01/01/06 12:07pm

JohnnyB

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You missed out "Back In The County Hell" by Shane MacGowan And The Popes (which yours truly played on), JohnnyB!


I wasn't trying to make a complete list of Shane's London songs wink
But do I read this correct: did you play in the Popes? If that's the case I have hundreds of questions for ya cool

BTW...
The old main drag is another one I missed cool

"When I first came to London, I was only...."
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Reply #18 posted 01/01/06 12:09pm

urbanfox3105

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"London, London" by Caetano Veloso.
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Reply #19 posted 01/01/06 1:53pm

jjam

Did I play in the Popes? Guilty as charged... wink
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Reply #20 posted 01/01/06 1:59pm

cubic61052

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"Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon
"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
Dalai Lama
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Reply #21 posted 01/01/06 2:39pm

Dewrede

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jjam said:

Did I play in the Popes? Guilty as charged... wink

that's cool
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Reply #22 posted 01/01/06 3:16pm

BOOMshockaLock
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London Girls-Tori Amos

i'll think of some more later smile
"as prince goes poom poom poom poom
she go

BOOMshockaLockaBOOM"
-Shausler touched
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Reply #23 posted 01/01/06 3:48pm

weepingwall

Picadilly Palare-Morrissey
Everyday is like Sunday-The Smiths(according to moz)
The National Front Disco-Morrissey..

Apperently England had a feud with moz back in the 90's.
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Reply #24 posted 01/01/06 4:01pm

lilgish

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weepingwall said:

Picadilly Palare-Morrissey
Everyday is like Sunday-The Smiths(according to moz)
The National Front Disco-Morrissey..

Apperently England had a feud with moz back in the 90's.




Half A Person also has some London mentions
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Reply #25 posted 01/01/06 4:02pm

weepingwall

lilgish said:

weepingwall said:

Picadilly Palare-Morrissey
Everyday is like Sunday-The Smiths(according to moz)
The National Front Disco-Morrissey..

Apperently England had a feud with moz back in the 90's.




Half A Person also has some London mentions


yuppers i forgot about that one.
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Reply #26 posted 01/01/06 4:49pm

SquirrelMeat

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Morissey - Come back to Camden
Morissey - Hairdesser On Fire
Pet shop boys - London
Pet Shop boys - Kings Cross
Prince - Mad Sex
Eddie Grant - Electric Avenue
The Clash - Guns Of Brixton
The Clash - London Calling
Plup - Mile End
Madness - Driving in my car
Madness - A Day On the town
Madness - Camden Town
Gerry Rafferty - Bakers Street
The Jam - A Bomb in Wardour Street
The Jam - Carnaby Street
The Jam - London Girl
The Boo Radleys - Blue Room in Archway
Katie Malua - Crawling Up a Hill
ELO - Last train To London
Blur - London Loves
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Reply #27 posted 01/01/06 5:19pm

sextonseven

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Concrete Blonde - Walking In London
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Reply #28 posted 01/01/06 6:35pm

JPW

London Still - The Waifs (Australian)
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Reply #29 posted 01/01/06 7:37pm

Zelaira

Clash..LONDON CALLING...GREAT ALBUM..SMITH'S PANIC..Warewolves Of London Warren Zevon.....
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