'The Message'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
(It's like I can't help myself!)
"Early Sunsets Over Monroeville" - My Chemical Romance
"London Bridges" and "Visions of Tokyo" - This Is Ivy League
"Being From Jersey Means Never Having To Say You're Sorry" - Cobra Starship
"Vegas Skies" - The Cab
Hivemind, any good That's Entertainment covers you know of?
If you have any new cities or countries to suggest, or any that are better ideas than those listed, please do so.
Soul Coughing, True Dreams of Wichita or Is Chicago, Is Not Chicago or, for that matter Pensacola
They have a lot of city songs.
heh, and not to be all self-promotional, but we've got our song with 'Baltimore' in the title up for download here
Hivemind, any good That's Entertainment covers you know of?
The oldie from Bandwagon or the awesome song by The Jam?
The Jam.
Oh God, I forgot all about Sufjan Stevens:
Chicago
Romulus
Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Step-Mother!
Jacksonville
Flint (For the Unemployed and Underpaid)
Niagara Falls
Sleeping Bear, Sault Saint Marie
The only one I remember is the one by Morrissey. Which was... very Morrissey-like. [link]
I think I remember a Billy Bragg version, but I'm not sure if IIRC.
It does look like Billy Bragg has recorded the song at some point: [link]
Other question for hivemind-- need recs for early/mid-60s California music that's not Beach Boys/Jan & Dean. I'm looking more for the exotica/bossa nova style, ala "Misirlou" as performed by Martin Denny.
Suggestions?