~Favorite City Song~Tell us your favorite city,town,state in title,lyrics.Freeper Canteen 1-8-09

[fatima]

~Favorite City Song~





George Strait - Amarillo By Morning

(Terry Stafford/P. Fraser)

Amarillo By Mornin'
Up from San Antone
Everything that I got
Is just what I've got on.

When that sun is high in that Texas sky,
I'll be buckin' at the county fair.
Amarillo By Mornin'
Amarillo I'll be there.

They took my saddle in Houston,
Broke my leg in Santa Fe.
Lost my wife and a girlfriend,
Somewhere along the way.

I'll be lookin' for eight
When they pull that gate
And I hope that judge ain't blind.
Amarillo By Mornin'
Amarillo's on my mind.

Amarillo By Mornin'
Up from San Antone
Everything that I got

Is just what I've got on.
I ain't got a dime,
But what I got is mine.
I ain't rich, but Lord I'm free.

Amarillo By Mornin'
Amarillo's Where I'll Be.
Amarillo By Mornin'
Amarillo's Where I'll Be.

*Video*

Do You Know The Way to San Jose

Do you know the way to San Jose?
I've been away so long. I may go wrong and lose my way.
Do you know the way to San Jose?
I'm going back to find some peace of mind in San Jose.

L.A. is a great big freeway.
Put a hundred down and buy a car.
In a week, maybe two, they'll make you a star
Weeks turn into years. How quck they pass
And all the stars that never were
Are parking cars and pumping gas

You can really breathe in San Jose
They've got a lot of space. There'll be a place where I can stay
I was born and raised in San Jose
I'm going back to find some peace of mind in San Jose.

Fame and fortune is a magnet.
It can pull you far away from home
With a dream in your heart you're never alone.
Dreams turn into dust and blow away
And there you are without a friend
You pack your car and ride away

L.A. is a great big freeway.
Put a hundred down and buy a car.
In a week, maybe two, they'll make you a star
Weeks turn into years. How quck they pass
And all the stars that never were
Are parking cars and pumping gas

I've got lots of friends in San Jose
Do you know the way to San Jose?
Can't wait to get back to San Jose.

*Video*

Crosby, Stills & Nash - Marrakesh Express

(Graham Nash)

[Intro. (Electric Guitars)]

Looking at the world through the sunset in your eyes
Traveling the train through clear Moroccan skies
Ducks and pigs and chickens call
Animal carpet wall to wall
American ladies five-foot tall in blue

Sweeping cobwebs from the edges of my mind
Had to get away to see what we could find
Hope the days that lie ahead
Bring us back to where they've led
Listen not to what's been said to you

Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express
Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express
They're taking me to Marrakesh

All aboard the train, all aboard the train

I've been saving all my money just to take you there
I smell the garden in your hair

Take the train from Casablanca going south
Blowing smoke rings from the corners of my mouth
Colored cottons hang in the air
Charming cobras in the square
Striped djellebas we can wear at home Well, let me hear you now

Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express
Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express
They're taking me to Marrakesh

Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express
Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express
They're taking me to Marrakesh
All on board the train, all on board the train
All on board

*Video*

Ben E King - Spanish Harlem

There is a rose in Spanish Harlem
A red rose up in Spanish Harlem

It is a special one, it's never seen the sun
It only comes out when the moon is on the run
And all the stars are gleaming
It's growing in the street right up through the concrete
But soft and sweet and dreamin'

There is a rose in Spanish Harlem
A red rose up in Spanish Harlem
With eyes as black as coal that look down in my soul
And starts a fire there and then I lose control
I have to beg your pardon
I'm going to pick that rose and watch her as she grows in my garden

I'm going to pick that rose and watch her as she grows in my garden

(There is a rose in Spanish Harlem)
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la
(There is a rose in Spanish Harlem)
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la

(There is a rose in Spanish Harlem)

*Video*

War - The Cisco Kid

The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
He drink whiskey, Poncho drink the wine
He drink whiskey, Poncho drink the wine

We met down on the fort of Rio Grande

We met down on the fort of Rio Grande
Eat the salted peanuts out of can
Eat the salted peanuts out the can

The outlaws had us pinned down at the fort
The outlaws had us pinned down at the fort

Cisco came in blastin', drinkin' port
Cisco came in blastin', drinkin' port

They rode the sunset, horse was made of steel
They rode the sunset, horse was made of steel
Chased a gringo last night through a field

Chased a gringo last night through a field

The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid he was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine

The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid he was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine

The Cisco Kid he was a friend of mine

The Cisco Kid he was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid he was a friend of mine

*Video*

WALKING IN MEMPHIS Marc Cohn

Put on my blue suede shoes
And I boarded the plane
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
In the middle of the pouring rain
W.C. Handy -- won't you look down over me
Yeah I got a first class ticket

But I'm as blue as a boy can be

Then I'm walking in Memphis
Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis
But do I really feel the way I feel

Saw the ghost of Elvis
On Union Avenue
Followed him up to the gates of Graceland
Then I watched him walk right through
Now security they did not see him
They just hovered 'round his tomb
But there's a pretty little thing
Waiting for the King
Down in the Jungle Room

(Chorus)

They've got catfish on the table
They've got gospel in the air
And Reverend Green be glad to see you
When you haven't got a prayer
But boy you've got a prayer in Memphis

Now Muriel plays piano
Every Friday at the Hollywood
And they brought me down to see her
And they asked me if I would --
Do a little number
And I sang with all my might
And she said --
"Tell me are you a Christian child?"
And I said "Ma'am I am tonight"

(Chorus)

Put on my blue suede shoes
And I boarded the plane
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
In the middle of the pouring rain
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
In the middle of the pouring rain

*Video*

Shambala by Three Dog Night

Wash away my troubles, wash away my pain

With the rain in Shambala
Wash away my sorrow, wash away my shame
With the rain in Shambala

(chorus)
Ah, ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Everyone is helpful, everyone is kind
On the road to Shambala
Everyone is lucky, everyone is so kind

On the road to Shambala

(repeat chorus)

How does your light shine, in the halls of Shambala
I can tell my sister by the flowers in her eyes
On the road to Shambala
I can tell my brother by the flowers in her eyes
On the road to Shambala

(repeat chorus)

How does your light shine, in the halls of Shambala

*Video*

[Clemenza]

Okie from Muskogee was great, but I always preferred Kinky Friedman’s response, A-shole from El Paso...

[Clemenza]

“Snowing on Raton” by Robert Earl Keen is another great song about a certain town in New Mexico.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Interesting thread topic......

I’ll have to put some thought into this one......

[mnehring]

London Calling- the Clash

[LiberConservative]

“Takin’ It To the Streets” by the Doobie Brothers. That song is an anthem.

[Ciexyz]

Ridin’ on the City of New Orleans.

[SandRat]

as will I.

[fatima]

Thanks Clemenza (((((Hugs)))))

Robert Earl Keen Snowing on Raton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUBHurDmNJA

[Emmett McCarthy]

“Saginaw, Michigan”. Big hit for Lety Frizzell, written by my good and respected friend Don Wayne, and has to be on any list of songs about towns.

[IrishPennant]

Walking in Memphis

[fatima]

Thanks ButThreeLeftsDo:)

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Right out of the chute.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DspcTcVslsI

Not that I’m a fan of San Francisco, but I always seemed to be intrigued by “One-Hit-Wonders”

And I grew up listening to this stuff....

[FlJoePa]

Glen Campbell immediately comes to mind. Galveston, Wichita Lineman, and By the Time I get to Phoenix are all fantastic songs. Probably all Jimmy Webb songs.

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[Paisan]

Abilene

[fatima]

Thanks mnehrling,(((((Hugs)))))

The Clash - London Calling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiVvA9YQpiI

[Kathy in Alaska]

What Is You Favorite City Song?

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[fatima]

Great,Thanks LiberConservative ((((Hugs))))

Doobie Brothers - Takin’ It To The Streets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G54lfxiid_w

[SandRat]

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[mnehring]

My Little Phoenix- Tarja Turnuen

[TheMom]

China Grove by The Doobie Brothers

[fatima]

WOOHOO,Thanks Ciexyz ((((((Hugs))))

The City of New Orleans - Willie Nelson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJMVj04lfyo

[tacticalogic]

Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty

All the Way From Memphis - Mott the Hoople

[fatima]

Hi SandRat ((((Hugs))))

[KStorm]

The Clash: London Calling

London calling to the faraway towns
Now war is declared - and battle come down
London calling to the underworld
Come out of the cupboard,you boys and girls
London calling, now don’t look to us
Phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust
London calling, see we ain’t got no swing
‘Cept for the ring of that truncheon thing

CHORUS
The ice age is coming, the sun’s zooming in
Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin
Engines stop running, but I have no fear
Cause London is drowning and I, live by the river

London calling to the imitation zone
Forget it, brother, you can go at it alone
London calling to the zombies of death
Quit holding out - and draw another breath
London calling - and I don’t wanna shout
But while we were talking I saw you nodding out
London calling, see we ain’t got no high
Except for that one with the yellowy eyes

CHORUS x2
The ice age is coming, the sun’s zooming in
Engines stop running, the wheat is growing thin
A nuclear era, but I have no fear
Cause London is drowning and I, I live by the river

Now get this
London calling, yes, I was there, too
An’ you know what they said? Well, some of it was true!
London calling at the top of the dial
And after all this, won’t you give me a smile?
London Calling

I never felt so much alike, like-a, like-a...

[real saxophonist]

Michael Brecker - Delta City Blues

[fatima]

Thanks
Emmett McCarthy ((((Hugs))))

Lefty Frizzell - Saginaw Michigan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kORuZVZGavI

[silentreignofheroes]

You got it... “Walking in Memphis”

Good Tune.

[bannie]

Any songs about Bishop, CA or Pollock Pines, CA?

[fatima]

Thanks IrishPennant ((((Hugs)))))

Walking in Memphis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-qQrrCad_E&feature=related

[javachip]

Johnny Horton - Battle of New Orleans

[SandRat]

Arizona
Written by Margaret Rowe Clifford
Composed by Maurice Blumenthal

Come to this land of sunshine
To this land where life is young.
Where the wide, wide world is waiting,
The songs that will now be sung.
Where the golden sun is flaming
Into warm, white shining day,
And the sons of men are blazing
Their priceless right of way.

chorus

Come stand beside the rivers
Within our valley broad.
Stand here with heads uncovered,
In the presence of our God!
While all around, about us
The brave, unconquered band,
As guardians and landmarks
The giant mountains stand.

chorus

Not alone for gold and silver
Is Arizona great.
But with graves of heroes sleeping,
All the land is consecrate!
O, come and live beside us
However far ye roam
Come and help us build up temples
And name those temples "home."

chorus

Sing the song that's in your hearts
Sing of the great Southwest,
Thank God, for Arizona
In splendid sunshine dressed.
For thy beauty and thy grandeur,
For thy regal robes so sheen
We hail thee Arizona
Our Goddess and our queen.

[fatima]

Thanks FlJoePa,((((Hugs))))

Glen Campbell Galveston

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIUPCfIihQ4

[Dust in the Wind]

Hi Fatima

Midnight In Montgomery - Alan Jackson

Tennessee Waltz - Eddy Arnold

and encompassing several states
Along the Santa Fe Trail - Jimmy Wakely

La Grange...

[fatima]

:)

[puppypusher]

My Favorite song is Galveston,sung by Glen Campbell.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Fatima. Hugs.

Great thread.

[BIGLOOK]

I don't suppose you have "There's a Gypsy in Poughkeepsie that't got my future in her Ball"?

Aloha Fatima!

[SandRat]

[fatima]

Thanks Paisan ((((Hugs))))

George Hamilton IV - Abilene

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV_7Dhmh03c

[fatima]

WooHoo Kathy:)

[saganite]

Streets of Laredo (Texas) by Marty Robbins. Fare to Midland (Texas) by Dwight Yoakam. Waltz Across Texas by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. El Paso (Texas) by Marty Robbins.

Hmm. I detect a trend here. Maybe two trends. Or even three!

[fatima]

My little phoenix - Tarja Turunen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4udPWOZqjig

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[gridlock]

“Hello Detroit”
Sammy Davis, Jr.

You’re a fighter, you’re a lover
You’re strong and you recover
From whatever gets you down

And there’s so many many reasons
Any time, any season
Is the right time, to be with you

Hello Detroit
You’ve won my heart
Your renaissance, and waterfronts
Give you a flare of your own
Irresistible you
Hug and kissable you
You’re alive with so much feeling
And I will always, be there for you
I will say, a little prayer for you
And I will always care for you

Hello Detroit
You’ve touched my soul
Thanks for the memories I cherish so

Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall
You’ve got it all
Hello Hello Hello
Hello Detroit

On a stroll through Belle Isle Park
Greektown after dark
You instill in the young, the will to become
Stars and champions

Hello my friend
How have you been?
It’s in the air
It’s everywhere
The magical touch of you

Irresistible you
Hug and kissable you
You’re alive with so much feeling

And I will always be there for you
I will say a little prayer for you
I will always care for you

Hello
Big D
Motor City
And the Motown sound that’s got the whole world singin’

I will always be there for you
I will always say a little prayer for you
I will always care for you
Hello Detroit

Hello Detroit

The local Rock & Roll station would play this every morning at 5:00 AM when they signed on, just as I was getting home from work. I really looked forward to hearing that stupid song. At 5:00 in the morning, even Detroit looks pretty good.

[madamemayhem]

what about the streets of bakersfield by buck owens
detroit rock city by kiss
last train to clarksville by the monkees
la grange by zztop
miami by will smith
kokomo by the beach boys
does blue hawaii by elvis count
panama by van halen
and we certainly cannot forget margaritaville by jimmy buffet

[mnehring]

Thanks, I was just about to search for that for you. I was on my iPhone earlier so I was afraid I misspelled her name.

[fatima]

WOOHOOO TheMom ((((Hugs))))

China Grove by The Doobie Brothers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTCyO9MpGUM

[silentreignofheroes]

My Dog “Whiteboy” sends this,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2MgyDKPRAM

He’s my shadow.

[rochester_veteran]

fatima,

Seeing I'm from Rochester, NY, I thought I'd feature a Foreigner tune, featuring Rachacha's own, Lou Gramm(atico) as lead singer. It's a song about drag racing on Lake Ave. in the Charlotte Beach area of Rachacha. To get the real effect of this tune, you need to be cruising in a Camaro and listening on an 8-track. :-)

Rochester, NY's Song - Foreigner - Rev On The Red Line

Two in a row, everybody knows
At the green light you rev it on the red line
Been waitin' all week to get my wheels on the street
Get my hands on the wheel, slide down in the seat

She's wearin' new colors and runnin' pretty good
I got four hundred horses tucked under the hood
But there's no need to panic, it's under control
We're aerodynamic and ready to roll

Rev on the red line
You're on your own
Rev on the red line
Just let it go

Runnin' all night on Lake Avenue
It's a piece of cake
If you know what to do
You've got to lose a few
'Til the stakes get high
When the odds are right
You just blow by

And make no mistake, there's women who just wait
For the man and machine with the best time

Rev on the red line
You're on your own
Feels like a lifetime
But soon you'll know

Wasn't long ago I could've lost my wheels
Had to outrun the law, it was no big deal
I guess they had a grudge, they were hot on my tracks
I had to pay off the judge to get my license back
Now I need to pin those needles, got to feel that heat
Hear my motor screamin' while I'm tearin' up the street

Rev on the red line
You're on your own
Rev on the red line
Just let it go

Rev on, rev on
Rev on, rev on

Don't think I'll ever learn to slow down
Rev on, you'll still be here and I'll be gone
Rev on, rev on