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Songs about Roads and Streets
May 18, 2007
Blog
Column
Writer: Dorian Lynskey

A List

Song

Artist

Recommended by

1

Tobacco Road

Nashville Teens

BeltwayBandit

2

Desolation Row

Bob Dylan

Mnemonic

3

Alphabet St

Prince

fourfoot

4

On Broadway

The Drifters

Mainy

5

Sunny Goodge Street

Donovan

Marrow

6

Basin Street Blues

Louis Armstrong

ejaydee

7

Villiers Terrace

Echo And The Bunnymen

BeltwayBandit

8

24 Sycamore

Gene Pitney

tarxien

9

Late Night, Maudlin Street

Morrissey

fourfoot

10

Autobahn 66

Primal Scream

earbud

B List

Song

Artist

Recommended by

1

Penny Lane

The Beatles

DarceysDad

2

Montague Terrace

Scott Walker

BeltwayBandit

3

Baker Street

Gerry Rafferty

BlimpyMcFlah

4

Blackberry Way

The Move

AdamK

5

Dead End Street

The Kinks

AlexaK

6

Copperhead Road

Steve Earle

DarceysDad

7

Manhattan Avenue

Nellie McKay

Tattle

8

Ventura Highway

America

gordonimmel

9

Harlem River Drive

Bobbi Humphrey

murphsup

10

Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart

Mnemonic

Note: Murpshup wrote "whoever did the original escapes me but consider that nominated too". Ejaydee noted that it was Bobbi Humphrey. Murphsup gets the credit as the recommender.

 

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