The Tijuana Jail - Kingston Trio
Coming To America by Neil Diamond? Not really about the Mexico/US boarder but about people immigrating to America.
Icky Thump by the White Stripes is about crossing the US/Mexico border. The video even moreso than the lyrics.
I first knew “Border Song” from Aretha Franklin’s version, which was called “Holy Moses” to not confuse her audience. A great, but lyrically unusual song for her.
What am I doing hanging round? by Michael Martin Murphey, covered (pretty well) by The Monkees
Just a loudmouth yankee, I went down to Mexico before eventually returning on that train to San Antone
Somewhere I have a cassette with this, but done live with Peter White.
Oh, wait, YouTube has it, too. Want to watch them? A couple of opportunities…
“Border Radio” by the Blasters
Wall Of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
Bruce Cockburn - If I Had A Rocket Launcher
Rage Against The Machine - Without A Face is specifically about the US/Mexico border, although they don’t use the word in the song:
Springsteen’s The Ghost of Tom Joad could have been titled Border Songs.
I’m listening to ELO. Across the Border just ended.
“Wolf Moon” by Cris Williamson
“On the airwaves in the night she can hear the Wolfman on the radio
And she listens to the rock-‘n’-roll…
She spins the dial now, the music’s burning out of Tijuana, Mexico
She feels her summer dreams returning with the Wolfman on the radio”
Midnight Oil - Back on the borderline for the title (and the clip) but not so much the lyrical content.
“Over the Waterfall” (The version I know is by Michelle Shocked). I assume they mean Niagara, which is on the border…
Willin’ by Little Feat “Smuggled some smokes and folks from Mexico…”
Lido Shuffle by Boz Skaggs features Lido heading for the border, not sure if he made it across though.
“He’ll be makin’ like a bee line, headin’ for the border line, goin’ for broke”
Cowboy Song Thin Lizzy