# Songs with actual bars and restaurants in the lyrics? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 16, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-actual-bars-and-restaurants-in-the-lyrics/746301 "2016-02-16T22:50:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-actual-bars-and-restaurants-in-the-lyrics/746301/101 "2016-02-21T19:29:03Z")
“Tom’s Diner” by Suzanne Vega. > **[Tom's Diner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%27s_Diner)** > > "Tom's Diner" is a song written in 1982 by American singer and songwriter Suzanne Vega. It was first released as a track on the January 1984 issue of Fast Folk Musical Magazine. Originally featured on her second studio album, Solitude Standing (1987), it was released as a single in Europe only in 1987 following the success of her single "Luka". It was later used as the basis for a remix by the British group DNA in 1990, which reached No. 1 in Austria, Germany, Greece and Switzerland. > The song ... ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-actual-bars-and-restaurants-in-the-lyrics/746301/102 "2016-02-22T14:58:02Z")
I’m feeling bad for the OP… gonna spend a lot on gas (and alcohol). ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-actual-bars-and-restaurants-in-the-lyrics/746301/103 "2016-02-22T15:13:28Z")
Not sure if you’ll count this. The song [Pub With No Beer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E0aZ387M_I) doesn’t actually name the establishment, but it’s based on a true story. The original was the Day Dawn Hotel in Ingham, Queensland, which is now called Lees Hotel. [http://www.thepubwithnobeer.com.au/the-lyrics.html](http://www.thepubwithnobeer.com.au/the-lyrics.html) > **[A Pub with No Beer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Pub_with_No_Beer)** > > "A Pub with No Beer" is the title of a humorous country song made famous by country singers Slim Dusty (in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States) and Bobbejaan Schoepen (in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Austria). > Gordon Parsons wrote and arranged the song about his local pub at Taylors Arm, New South Wales, adapted from Irish poet Dan Sheahan's original poem "A Pub Without Beer" about the Day Dawn Hotel in Ingham, North Queensland, now known as Lees Hotel, Ingham, Queens... ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-actual-bars-and-restaurants-in-the-lyrics/746301/104 "2016-02-22T15:26:38Z")
The Spanish Castle was an actual road house midway between Seattle and Tacoma. It was the center of the regional music scene for a while and a young Jimi Hendrix and his band played there. He was also remembered for hanging out there with his guitar and amp waiting for someone’s amp to blow a tube. He’d offer his as a spare IF they’d let him join in. > **[Spanish Castle Magic](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Castle_Magic)** > > "Spanish Castle Magic" is a song written by Jimi Hendrix and performed by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Produced by Chas Chandler, it is the third track from the album Axis: Bold as Love. The lyrics refer to a club near Seattle, where Hendrix sometimes played early in his career. The song was a staple of live shows and several live recordings were released after Hendrix's death. > The lyrics were inspired by Hendrix's high school years (roughly 1958–1961), when he regularly visited a roadhouse call... > **[The Spanish Castle - 1931-1968](http://pnwbands.com/spanishcastle.html)** > > On old US Highway 99 between Tacoma and Seattle. Was a popular NW dance venue (1931-1968). ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-actual-bars-and-restaurants-in-the-lyrics/746301/105 "2016-02-22T20:23:39Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > I’m back > I’m back in the saddle again > I’m back > I’m back in the saddle again > > Ridin’ into town alone > By the light of the moon > I’m looking for ole’ Sukie Jones > She crazy horse saloon > Barkeep gimme a drink > That’s when she caught my eye > She turned to give me a wink > That’d make a grown man cry I was questioning the Paris reference. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-actual-bars-and-restaurants-in-the-lyrics/746301/106 "2016-02-22T22:44:40Z")
> [@lost4life](#): > > I was questioning the Paris reference. It’s the original one, open from 1951 to present. If you can find a better candidate I’ll be listening. It gets mentioned in Motley Crues “Girls girls girls” but we don’t want to talk about that. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-actual-bars-and-restaurants-in-the-lyrics/746301/107 "2016-02-24T19:31:35Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > The 21 Club gets a shoutout in … “This Could Be the Start of Something Big” That song also includes a reference to “dining at [Sardi’s](http://www.sardis.com/htmldocs/cms/restaurant.htm)”. ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-actual-bars-and-restaurants-in-the-lyrics/746301/108 "2016-02-24T19:37:00Z")
Trader Vic’s - Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon Sundance Saloon - The Night That Paddy Murphy Died - Great Big Sea They stopped the hearse on George Street outside Sundance Saloon They all went in at half past eight and staggered out at noon They went up to the graveyard, so holy and sublime Found out when they got there, they’d left the corpse behind! St. John’s, Newfoundland. By looking at reviews, it seems there’s nothing special about it. Its a good drinking song, though! ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-actual-bars-and-restaurants-in-the-lyrics/746301/109 "2016-02-24T19:43:50Z")
Missed edit window. Spanish Moon - Little Feat. There is such a bar in Baton Rogue. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-actual-bars-and-restaurants-in-the-lyrics/746301.md?page=5)