The song Pub With No Beer 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.
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.
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!