# Favorite song about where you live **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 5, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-where-you-live/829011 "2019-02-05T15:58:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Rough\_Draft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@Rough\_Draft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rough_Draft)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-where-you-live/829011/81 "2019-02-14T16:27:15Z")
Willie Nelson: _Bright Lights of Denver_. ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-where-you-live/829011/82 "2019-02-14T18:18:10Z")
“Poughkeepsie, City of Sin” Close enough for government work. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-where-you-live/829011/83 "2019-02-14T18:52:16Z")
“Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash. No, I do not live in the prison, and not a favorite of mine, but it is the only song I know of with the town’s name in the title. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-where-you-live/829011/84 "2019-02-14T18:56:52Z")
Little Rock - Reba McEntire Ok, she’s referring to a ring, but it’s my city too. Little Rock - Collin Raye Selling VCR’s at a Walmart in Little Rock It’s a pretty good song. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-where-you-live/829011/86 "2019-04-09T16:14:42Z")
The closest one to my town is Billy Joel’s “Who needs a house out in Hackensack” from Moving Out. ---
**Author:** ![mako88sb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@mako88sb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mako88sb)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-where-you-live/829011/87 "2019-04-09T19:23:09Z")
Easy one for me. I actually get goosebumps when I hear this: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx4EkjJw5xk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx4EkjJw5xk) ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-where-you-live/829011/88 "2019-04-09T22:52:07Z")
I live in a little mining town in the middle of nowhere. Not a lot of songs about my burg. In fact, I can think of only one popular song (at the moment, anyway) that even mentions Missouri. It’s a classic. [Get Your Kicks On Route 66](https://youtu.be/dCYApJtsyd0) Not for nothing, I can drive about 45 miles and be on what remains of/became of Route 66, in and around Cuba, Missouri. I’ve been to several Route 66 cities and landmarks in Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. No, I’m not some Route 66 afficionado; rather, it’s just that my life and my travels have coincidentally taken me to those places. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-about-where-you-live/829011.md?page=4)