The following is a list of songs about cities . It is not exhaustive. Cities are a major topic for popular songs.[ 1] [ 2] Music journalist Nick Coleman said that apart from love, "pop is better on cities than anything else."[ 1]
Popular music often treats cities positively, though sometimes they are portrayed as places of danger and temptation. In many cases, songs celebrate individual cities, presenting them as exciting and liberating. Not all genres share the tendency to be positive about cities; in Country music cities are often portrayed as unfriendly and dehumanizing, or seductive but full of sin.[ 1] [ 2] However, there are many exceptions, for example: Lady Antebellum 's song "This City" and Danielle Bradbery 's "Young in America ",.
Lyricist and author Sheila Davis writes that including a city in a song's title helps focus the song on the concrete and specific, which is both more appealing and more likely to lead to universal truth than abstract generalizations. Davis also says that songs with titles concerning cities and other specific places often have enduring popularity.[ 3]
Bosnia & Herzegovina[ edit ]
"As Velas do Mucuripe" by Fagner
Congo, Democratic Republic of the[ edit ]
San Pedro de Macorís[ edit ]
Cherbourg-Octeville [ edit ]
"Montpellier" by Johnny Hallyday
"Montpellier Sound System" by Stevo's Teen
"Krefeld am Rhein" by Hörzu
"Nürnberg" by Hoelderlin
"Nürnberg" by Herr Nilsson
Oberhausen (Rheinland)[ edit ]
"Bogi Bogi Bogi Yo Yo Yo" by G. M. Durrani and Shamshad Begum
"Bombay Ho Ya Madras " by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Chalo Dilli " by Raja Hasan
"Chor Bazaari " by Neeraj Shridhar and Sunidhi Chauhan
"Delhi-6 " by Blaaze , Benny Dayal , Tanvi Shah , Vivian Chaix, Claire
"Delhi.com " by Mychael Danna
"Delhi Destiny " by Raja Hassan
"Delhi Shahar Mein Maro Ghaghro" by Ila Arun
"Dhaakad " by Raftaar
"Dil Jawani Ke Nashe Se Choor Hai" by Mohammed Rafi
"Dil Ka Rishta Jod Diya Hai " by Kishore Kumar , Asha Bhosle
"Dilli" by Rabbi Shergill
"Dilli " by Tochi Raina , Shriram Iyer , Aditi Singh Sharma
"Dilli Ke Baazar Ki Balma Sair Kara De " by Asha Bhosle
"Dilli Ki Sardi " by Shweta Shetty , K.K.
"Dilli Sara " by Kamal Khan and Kuwar Virk
"Dilli Shehar" by Yash Kumar and Millind Gaba
"Dilli Shehar Mein" by Ankit Singh and Antara Mitra
"Dilli Shehar Diyan Kudhiyan" by Surinder Shinda
"Dilli Tere Kile Par " by Suraiya
"Dilliwaali Girlfriend " by Arijit Singh , Sunidhi Chauhan
"Dilliwale Bure Nahi" by Shamshad Begum
"Kajra Mohabbat Wala " by Asha Bhosle , Shamshad Begum
"Kajra Re " by Alisha Chinoy , Shankar Mahadevan , Javed Ali and Amitabh Bachchan
"Mehbooba " by Lata Mangeshkar , Vinod Rathod
"Mithai Ki Dukan Meri Dilli Ke Bazaar" by Geeta Dutt
"New Delhi Freight Train " by Little Feat
"O Lilli Lilli Lilli" by Balbir and Geeta Dutt
"Resham ka Rumal" by Ila Arun
"Saddi Dilli " by Millind Gaba
"Sanam Tu Chal Diya Rasta " by Mohammed Rafi
"Sher Se Ladne Aayi Dekho " by Mohammed Rafi
"Thoda Sa Pagla " by Asha Bhosle
"Tum Dilli Main Agre Mere Dil Se Nikle Haaye" by Mohammed Rafi
"Zaalim Dilli " by Jazzy B , Hard Kaur
"Zameen Bhi Wohi Hai Wohi Aasmaan " by Mohammed Rafi
"Aa Mumbai Chhe " by Manna Dey
"Ai Dil Hai Mushkil Jeena Yahaan " by Mohammed Rafi and Geeta Dutt
"Are Dekh Li Teri Bombai " by Kishore Kumar
"Apna Bombay Talkies " by an ensemble cast including Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik
"Babu Samjho Ishare " by Kishore Kumar and Manna Dey
"Bam Bam Bambai " by Amit Kumar
"Bambai Humari Bambai" by Mohammed Rafi
"Bambai Ne Paida Kiya " by Kishore Kumar
"Bambai Se Aaya Mera Dost " by Bappi Lahiri
"Bambai Se Gayi Poona " by Alka Yagnik
"Bambai Shaam Ke Baad " by Asha Bhosle
"Bambai Shahar Ki Tujko Chal Sair Kara Doon " by Kishore Kumar
"Bom Bom Bombay Meri Hai" by Amit Kumar
"Bombay" by Golden Earring
"Bombay Ho Ya Madras " by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Bombay Ponnu" by Mamta Sharma
"Bombay Purani Kalkatta Purana" by and Mohammed Rafi and Kamal Barot
"Bombay Talkies (Duet) " by Kailash Kher , Richa Sharma
"Bombay Theme " by A.R. Rahman
"Bumbai Nagariya " by Bappi Lahiri , Vishal Dadlani , Nana Patekar , John Abraham
"Chinchpokli Chinchpokli" by Shamshad Begum and Madan Mohan
"Chuk Chuk Chak Chak Bombay Se Baroda Tak " by Usha Mangeshkar , Asha Bhosle , Mahesh Kumar
"Dekhne Mein Bhola Hai " by Asha Bhosle
"Dilliwale Bure Nahi" by Shamshad Begum
"Ek Akela Is Shahar Mein " by Bhupinder Singh
"Exotic " by Priyanka Chopra and Pitbull
"Hawaii-Bombay" by Mecano
"I Am Mumbai" by Javed Jaffrey
"Lucknow Chalo Ab Rani " by Geeta Dutt , G. M. Durrani
"Main Bombay Ka Babu " by Mohammed Rafi
"Mumbai Ni Kamani" by Kishore Kumar
"Mumbai Roke To Roke " by Kishore Kumar , Asha Bhosle
"Mumbai One Way Nagari Hai" by Sukhwinder Singh , Ranjit Barot
"Seene Mein Jalan, Aankhon Mein Toofaan " by Suresh Wadkar
"Shake My Kamariya" by Mamta Sharma
"Singh Is Kinng " by Snoop Dogg , RDB , Akshay Kumar
"Tumse Jo Dekhte Hi Pyar Hua " by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam , Lata Mangeshkar
"Ye Haseen Bambai Apne Ko To Jam Gayi" by Mahendra Kapoor , Mukesh
"Yeh Bombai Shehar Ka Bada Naam Hai" by Mohammed Rafi
"Yeh Bombay Shahar Hai " by Amit Kumar
"Yeh Hai Bambai Nagariya " by Kishore Kumar
"Yeh Hai Mumbai " by Sudesh Bhosle
"Trein na Pretoria" versions by Stefan Lubbe, Die Briels, Die Grafsteen Sangers, Dozi, Peter Senekal.
"We are marching to Pretoria" (traditional)
"Mamelodi" (a Township in Pretoria) by Larry Joe featuring Vusi Mahlasela
"Huelva" by Ecos del Rocío
"Aquí no hay playa [es ] " by The Refrescos
"Arde Madrid" by Mikel Erentxun
"Así es Madrid" by Medina Azahara (band)
"Bailando por ahí" by Juan Magán
"Calles de Madrid" by Quique González
"El cielo de Madrid" by Deluxe
"El Pichi [es ] " or "Pichi", music by Francisco Alonso with lyrics by Emilio González [es ] and José Muñoz [es ] , sung by Celia Gámez among others.
"En las calles de Madrid" by Rosana
"Il neige sur Madrid" by Nicolas Peyrac
"La Puerta de Alcalá [es ] " by Ana Belén and Víctor Manuel
"Los nardos [es ] " or "Por la calle de Alcalá", music by Francisco Alonso with lyrics by Emilio González [es ] and José Muñoz [es ] , sung by Celia Gámez among others.
"Km. 0" by Ismael Serrano [ 48]
"Lady Madrid" by Pereza
"Madrid" by Pereza
"Madrid" by Thalía
"Madrid" by Amaral
"Madrid" by Dover
"Madrid" by El Canto del Loco
"Madrid" by Holden
"Madrid" by Burning [es ]
"Madrid, Madrid" by Hombres G
"Madrid, Madrid" by Nilda Fernández
"Madrid, Madrid, Madrid", Schottische by Agustín Lara
"Madrid-Memphis" by Javier Vargas
"Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid " by Luigi Boccherini
"Pasa el otoño" by Antonio Vega
"Pongamos que hablo de Madrid" by Joaquín Sabina
"Quédate en Madrid" by Mecano
"Puedes contar conmigo" by La Oreja de Van Gogh
"Rosa de Madrid", "Schottische", lyrics by José Soriano , music by Luis Barta sung by Concha Piquer , Sara Montiel and Lilian de Celis among others.
"Te dejo Madrid " by Shakira
"Tu mirada me hace grande" by Maldita Nerea
"Vente pa´Madrid" by Ketama
"Yo me bajo en Atocha" by Joaquín Sabina
San Fernando, Cádiz[ edit ]
"A San Fernando, un ratito a pie y otro caminando" by Manolo García
Santiago de Compostela [ edit ]
United Arab Emirates [ edit ]
"The Unicorn Invasion of Dundee" by Gloryhammer
"Erbie Fitch's Twitch" Toni award-winning song from the 1959 musical, Redhead most famously performed by Gwen Verdon
Newcastle upon Tyne [ edit ]
Albuquerque, New Mexico[ edit ]
Allentown, Pennsylvania[ edit ]
Anchor Bay, California[ edit ]
Ann Arbor, Michigan[ edit ]
Arlington, Virginia[ edit ]
Asbury Park, New Jersey[ edit ]
Atlantic City, New Jersey[ edit ]
Avalon (Catalina Isl.), California[ edit ]
Bakersfield, California[ edit ]
Baltimore, Maryland[ edit ]
Baton Rouge, Louisiana[ edit ]
Baxter Springs, Kansas[ edit ]
Birmingham, Alabama[ edit ]
Bossier City, Louisiana[ edit ]
Boston, Massachusetts[ edit ]
Cape May, New Jersey[ edit ]
Charleston, South Carolina[ edit ]
Charleston, West Virginia[ edit ]
Charlotte, North Carolina[ edit ]
Chattanooga, Tennessee[ edit ]
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho[ edit ]
"Road Outside Columbus" by O.A.R.
Commerce City, Colorado[ edit ]
Crescent City, California[ edit ]
Cripple Creek, Colorado[ edit ]
"Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother!" by Sufjan Stevens
Del Mar, California[ edit ]
Fort Lauderdale, Florida[ edit ]
Gainesville, Florida[ edit ]
Garden Grove, California[ edit ]
Gatlinburg, Tennessee[ edit ]
Greensboro, North Carolina[ edit ]
Hackensack, New Jersey[ edit ]
Hoboken, New Jersey[ edit ]
"Hoboken" by Operation Ivy
"Concerning the UFO Sighting near Highland, Illinois" by Sufjan Stevens
Indianapolis, Indiana[ edit ]
Jackson, Mississippi[ edit ]
Jacksonville, Florida[ edit ]
Jacksonville, Illinois[ edit ]
Jacksonville, North Carolina[ edit ]
Jersey City, New Jersey[ edit ]
Kalamazoo, Michigan[ edit ]
Kansas City, Missouri[ edit ]
Knoxville, Tennessee[ edit ]
Laurel, Mississippi[ edit ]
Little Rock, Arkansas[ edit ]
Los Angeles, California[ edit ]
Louisville, Kentucky[ edit ]
Marina del Rey, California[ edit ]
Memphis holds the distinction of being the most mentioned city in the world when it comes to commercially recorded songs.[citation needed ] As of July 2013, this list has made it up to 1074 songs and counting. The list is maintained at the Memphis Rock and Soul Museum website . The ones listed below are some of the better-known songs:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin[ edit ]
Minneapolis, Minnesota[ edit ]
Montgomery, Alabama[ edit ]
Muscle Shoals, Alabama[ edit ]
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina[ edit ]
Nashville, Tennessee[ edit ]
New Orleans, Louisiana[ edit ]
New York City, New York[ edit ]
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma[ edit ]
Olympia, Washington[ edit ]
Panama City, Florida[ edit ]
Pasadena, California[ edit ]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[ edit ]
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[ edit ]
Pittsfield, Illinois[ edit ]
Raleigh, North Carolina[ edit ]
Reidsville, North Carolina[ edit ]
Riverside, California[ edit ]
Rocky Top, Tennessee[ edit ]
Sacramento, California[ edit ]
Saint Louis, Missouri[ edit ]
Salinas, California[ edit ]
Salt Lake City, Utah[ edit ]
San Diego, California[ edit ]
San Francisco, California[ edit ]
San Jose, California[ edit ]
Santa Fe, New Mexico[ edit ]
Sausalito, California[ edit ]
"Sausalito Summer Night" by Diesel
Seattle, Washington[ edit ]
Shreveport, Louisiana[ edit ]
Simi Valley, California[ edit ]
Springfield, Illinois[ edit ]
"Springfield, or Bobby Got a Shadfly Caught in his Hair" by Sufjan Stevens
"Springfield , mentioned in Get your Kicks on Route 66 " by Perry Como
St. Paul, Minnesota[ edit ]
Statesboro, Georgia[ edit ]
Tallahassee, Florida[ edit ]
Telluride, Colorado[ edit ]
Thibodaux, Louisiana[ edit ]
Tucumcari, New Mexico[ edit ]
Tupelo, Mississippi[ edit ]
Wildwood, New Jersey[ edit ]
Ypsilanti, Michigan[ edit ]
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)[ edit ]
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