Dirty Water
I spell the first Sally’s last name as “Thibeault”, but Wiki spells it “Tibbo”. Whatever.
Kind of about Switzerland…
Arguably, a classical music piece inspired by the women of the Spanish Port City of Málaga.
Brilliant rendition of the Malagueña by Jose Feliciano.
Roy Clark does the meanest Malagueña I’ve ever seen or heard.
Okay, folks, how about Johnny Cash’s I’ve Been Everywhere http://youtube.com/watch?v=2eI4BumtpfA The song mentions a few dozen cities. It’s too good a song to be used for a dumb ad.
Love, Phil
My mistake. Cosmodan mentioned I’ve Been Everywhere back in post #7.
Love, Phil
Does it have to be a real place? 'Cause I’ve always liked Donovan’s song Atlantis. And just about as much, the Futurama parody of it about Atlanta (formerly of Georgia)
Some guy named Duke Ellington wrote and recorded it first.
Other place songs:
Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson
Chicago - written by Fred Fisher in 1922 and recorded by many artists
I Love Paris - written by Cole Porter in 1953
Cleveland Rocks - originally by Ian Hunter, used as the theme for the Drew Carey Show
Memphis Blues - written by W.C. Handy (or St. Louis Blues fame) in 1912 as a campaign song called “Mr. Crump” - adapted a year later as “Memphis Blues”. The first published blues song.
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans - written by Eddie De Lange and Louis Alter in 1947. The famous recording is by Louis Armstrong.
California, Here I Come - made famous by Al Jolson in 1924
(Back Home Again in) Indiana - written by Ballard MacDonald and James F. Hanley in 1917. A traditional jazz standard that is also sung at the Indianapolis 500 every year.
I think that covers Everywhere in the US but it’s not quite Everywhere, Peter!
(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville, by R.E.M. I didn’t know until looking it up just now that it refers to an actual place, Rockville, MD. Pretty depressing place, apparently.
Rockaway Beach, by The Ramones. It’s not hard to reach.