SONGS OR MUSICIANS WITH PLACES (COUNTRIES/CITIES, ETC) IN THE NAME

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 I WAS SURPRISED THIS ONE HASN'T YET BEEN DONE. TO NAME A FEW:"AFRICA"- JOHN COLTRANE; "KENTUCKY AVENUE",  OR "CHICAGO"- TOM WAITS; "CHICAGO  TRANSIT AUTHORITY( CHICAGO) "CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'"- MAMAS & POPPAS; "SURF CITY, USA"- BEACH BOYS;"NEW YORK STATE OF MIND"- BILLY JOEL;  THERE'S LOTS MORE!

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Tupelo Honey - Van Morrison

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Give Ireland Back to the Irish - McCartney & Wings

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Tallahassee Lassie - Freddy Cannon

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The Tennessee Waltz: Patti Page

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Memphis, Tennessee  - Johnny Rivers

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Winchester Cathedral: New Vaudeville Band.

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Little Egypt: The Coasters

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Can we go a little bit country?

Callin' Baton Rouge - Oak Ridge Boys (original 1978)

New Grass Revival (1989) and perhaps the best known version by Garth Brooks, 1993 that charted #2)

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It Never Rains in California by Albert Hammond

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I Love Paris: Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day, others.

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Main Street: Bob Seger

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Viva Las Vegas - Elvis

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Streets Of Laredo: Marty Robbins, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, many others.

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Streets of London - Ralph McTell

(I wonder how many "street songs" there are. So far, we have a few!)

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Tennessee Waltz: Patti Page.

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Streets of Bakersfield - Buck Owens

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Surfing USA Beach Boys

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Key Largo - Bertie Higgins

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Waterloo -ABBA,.              Massachusetts - BeeGees,.            Indiana Wants Me - R Dean Taylor

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Old Cape Cod: Patti Page

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"Hollywood Nights"  by Bob Seger

"And those Hollywood nights
In those Hollywood hills..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D4eUWBAE_A

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L.A. Freeway - Jerry Jeff Walker

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Fire Lake - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band

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L.A. Woman: Doors

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Lost in Hollywood - Rainbow  

Rainbow took its name from The Rainbow Bar and Grill in West Hollywood. During the 70's, it was (and still is) a popular hangout for rock stars. Rainbow was also a symbol for peace and freedom back in the day.

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England Dan & John Ford Coley

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Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips

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England Swings: Roger Miller

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"A Horse With No Name"  by America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSAJ0l4OBHM

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New York State Of Mind: Billy Joel