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Songs Named After Towns
June 12, 2009
Blog
Column
Writer: Paul MacInnes

A List

Song

Artist

Recommended by

1

Grimsby

Elton John

blottoinbondi

2

Croydon

Captain Sensible

WayneLarson

3

Abergavenny

Marty Wilde

BeltwayBandit

4

Tupelo

John Lee Hooker

steenbeck

5

Hackensack

Thelonius Monk

AlBahooky

6

Night Falls on Hoboken

Yo La Tengo

Catcher

7

Funky Kingston

Toots and the Maytals

BalearicBeat

8

Barrytown

Steely Dan

francaise

9

Carrickfergus

Van Morrison & the Chieftains

DaddyPig

10

Soweto Blues

Miriam Makeba

rarebird

B List

Song

Artist

Recommended by

1

Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa

Vampire Weekend

BalearicBeat

2

Goodbye Toulouse

The Stranglers

robbo100

3

Statesboro Blues

Blind Willie McTell

steenbeck

4

Sunshine on Leith

The Proclaimers

BalearicBeat

5

Darlinghurst Nights

The Go Betweens

Mark68

6

Blackpool

The Delgados

DrMaybe

7

Come to Milton Keynes

The Style Council

BalearicBeat

8

Soweto-76-06

Joy Denalane

sonofwebcore

9

Rumble in Brighton

The Stray Cats

magicman

10

Birmingham

Randy Newman

sonofwebcore

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