Posted July 18, 200618 yr City Life - Fallen Angels With a chorus of "City life is beautiful!" you can't go wrong. Lola - Pastora Looking for action in Barcelona.
July 18, 200618 yr Fool for the City You Belong to the City Downtown Sweet City Woman (Showing my age again)
July 18, 200618 yr This may not be pro-urban/pro-city, but I always think of the city/all things urban when I hear it (and not just because it has city in the lyrics. Boulevard of Broken Dreams -Green Day
July 18, 200618 yr I Love Living In The City -Fear Probably not a great choice, either, but I like it.
July 18, 200618 yr all unlistenable, but here goes: summer in the city -lovin spoonful city country city -war paradise city -guns n' roses cities on flame with rock and roll -blue oyster cult "My heart is black, and my lips are cold Cities on flame with rock and roll Three thousand guitars they seem to cry My ears will melt, and then my eyes Oh, let the girl, let that girl, rock and roll Cities on flame now, with rock and roll" :banger:
July 18, 200618 yr Burn On --Randy Newman There's a red moon rising On the Cuyahoga River Rolling into Cleveland to the lake There's a red moon rising ON the Cuyahoga River Rolling into Cleveland to the lake There's an oil barge winding Down the Cuyahoga River Rolling into Cleveland to the lake There's an oil barge winding Down the Cuyahoga River Rolling into Cleveland to the lake Cleveland city of light city of magic Cleveland city of light you're calling me Cleveland, even now I can remember 'Cause the Cuyahoga River Goes smokin' through my dreams Burn on, big river, burn on Burn on, big river, burn on Now the Lord can make you tumble And the Lord can make you turn And the Lord can make you overflow But the Lord can't make you burn Burn on, big river, burn on Burn on, big river, burn on
July 18, 200618 yr I Love Living In The City -Fear Probably not a great choice, either, but I like it. I LOVE that song Quimbob! (And yeah I'm not sure it is really "pro" city.)
July 18, 200618 yr The best line from that song is definently, "..but the suburban scumbags they dont care, they just get fat and die there hair.."
July 18, 200618 yr ok this time for real Village green Preservation Society - The Kinks Bricks and Mortar - The Jam Autumn In New York - Billie Holiday New York New York - Frank Sinatra But I still prefer New York New York by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
July 19, 200618 yr Rollin' Down the River - Ike & Tina "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 19, 200618 yr ^Proud Mary? Old Hated Pop Favorites Category: Don't Stop Believin' - Journey (with its impossibly wrong lyrics about Detroit [there's no South Detroit/No midnight train going anywhere]) When the Lights Go Down in the City - Journey (Fine, fine valentine to SF) You Belong to the City - Glenn Frey Take it Easy - The Eagles (if Winslow AZ counts as a city). Slightly More Tasteful Category: Motor City - The Slackers* Urban Lullaby - Eastern Standard Time* Phoenix City - The Skatalites* Loisida - Groove Collective* Parisien Thoroughfare - Clifford Brown* The Bridge - Sonny Rollins (Williamsburg, to be precise).* Manhattan Skyline - William Shire (Also appropriate for helicopter bumper shots for 1970s golf tournaments).* *All instrumentals, but all packed with appropriate feeling and/or imagery. I Love L.A. - Randy Newman E Street Shuffle - Bruce Springsteen Baltimore - Randy Newman Dancin' in the Streets - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas (Helped quell the 1967 Detroit riots, or so the story goes. Martha is on the Detroit City Council and was recently outed as flagrant slum lord. Ah well, politics). Hello Detroit - Sammy Davis, Jr. More?
July 19, 200618 yr This is the song that every UrbanOhioan should have in their library... My City Was Gone Lyrics Artist: The Pretenders I WENT BACK TO OHIO BUT MY CITY WAS GONE THERE WAS NO TRAIN STATION THERE WAS NO DOWNTOWN SOUTH HOWARD HAD DISAPPEARED ALL MY FAVORITE PLACES MY CITY HAD BEEN PULLED DOWN REDUCED TO PARKING SPACES A, O, WAY TO GO OHIO WELL I WENT BACK TO OHIO BUT MY FAMILY WAS GONE I STOOD ON THE BACK PORCH THERE WAS NOBODY HOME I WAS STUNNED AND AMAZED MY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES SLOWLY SWIRLED PAST LIKE THE WIND THROUGH THE TREES A, O, OH WAY TO GO OHIO I WENT BACK TO OHIO BUT MY PRETTY COUNTRYSIDE HAD BEEN PAVED DOWN THE MIDDLE BY A GOVERNMENT THAT HAD NO PRIDE THE FARMS OF OHIO HAD BEEN REPLACED BY SHOPPING MALLS AND MUZAK FILLED THE AIR FROM SENECA TO CUYAHOGA FALLS SAID, A, O, OH WAY TO GO OHIO "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 19, 200618 yr If anyone has ever seen the tv show 'Weeds' on Showtime, 'Little Boxes' is the opening theme.. Daly City, CA was the inspiration for iwriting it.
July 19, 200618 yr This is the song that every UrbanOhioan should have in their library... My City Was Gone Lyrics Artist: The Pretenders Well, if you're going to go that route. I'll raise your Pretenders with Lou Reed, circa 1986, talking about his hometown. Pedro lives out of the wilshire hotel He looks out a window without glass The walls are made of cardboard, newspapers on his feet His father beats him cause hes too tired to beg Hes got 9 brothers and sisters Theyre brought up on their knees Its hard to run when a coat hanger beats you on the thighs Pedro dreams of being older and killing the old man But thats a slim chance hes going to the boulevard Hes going to end up, on the dirty boulevard Hes going out, to the dirty boulevard Hes going down, to the dirty boulevard This room cost 2,000 dollars a month You can believe it man its true Somewhere a landlords laughing till he wets his pants No one here dreams of being a doctor or a lawyer or anything They dream of dealing on the dirty boulevard Give me your hungry, your tired your poor Ill piss on em Thats what the statue of bigotry says Your poor huddled masses, lets club em to death And get it over with and just dump em on the boulevard Get to end up, on the dirty boulevard Going out, to the dirty boulevard Hes going down, on the dirty boulevard Going out Outside its a bright night Theres an opera at lincoln center Movie stars arrive by limousine The klieg lights shoot up over the skyline of manhattan But the lights are out on the mean streets A small kid stands by the lincoln tunnel Hes selling plastic roses for a buck The traffics backed up to 39th street The tv whores are calling the cops out for a suck And back at the wilshire, pedro sits there dreaming Hes found a book on magic in a garbage can He looks at the pictures and stares at the cracked ceiling At the count of 3 he says, I hope I can disappear And fly fly away, from this dirty boulevard I want to fly, from dirty boulevard I want to fly, from dirty boulevard I want to fly-fly-fly-fly, from dirty boulevard I want to fly away I want to fly Fly, fly away I want to fly Fly-fly away (fly a-) Fly-fly-fly (-way, ooohhh...) Fly-fly away (I want to fly-fly away) Fly away (I want to fly, wow-woh, no, fly away)
July 19, 200618 yr well if we are going with the local angle here i will see your pretenders and raise you with a better, greasier, dirtier, noisier pretenders song -har: DOWNTOWN (AKRON) GET TO THE HEART BABY, THE HEART OF THE CITY MEET ME IN A FIRE FIGHT OF LUSTY BOYS IN CANDLELIGHT BEAT TO THE HEART, BABY THE HEART OF THE CITY VEINS POP AND CRY FOR MORE AND LICK IT OFF THE KILLING FLOOR D-D-D-DOWNTOWN C'MON D-D-D-DOWNTOWN C'MON D-D-D-DOWNTOWN C'MON D-D-D-D-DOWNTOWN AKRON! MOVE TO THE BEAT. BABY THE BEAT OF THE CITY RUBBER GLOVE ME WHEN YOU LOVE ME PROMISE ME PROTECTION DANCE TO THE HEAT, BABY THE HEAT OF THE CITY GLORIFY MY OOZING HEAD AND RAISE ME FROM THE LIVING DEAD D-D-D-DOWNTOWN C'MON D-D-D-DOWNTOWN C'MON D-D-D-DOWNTOWN C'MON D-D-D-D-DOWNTOWN AKRON! DOWNTOWN ME - BABY STRIP ME CHOP ME, ADOPT ME, BEND ME LIKE A RUBBER DOLLY DOWNTOWN ME - DEMOLITION ME RAISE ME, APPRAISE ME, THE PORTAGE HOTEL AND ME DOWNTOWN ME - WITH A LOBOTOMY TAKE ME TO THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY AND MAKE A MAN OF ME GET TO THE HEART, BABY THE HEART OF THE CITY SAY YOU LOVE IT WHEN YOU SHOVE IT DON'T BE SENTIMENTAL MOVE TO THE HEART, BABY - THE HEART OF THE CITY THIS IS WHERE THE FUTURE LIES BENEATH THE BURNING SULPHUR SKIES D-D-D-DOWNTOWN C'MON D-D-D-DOWNTOWN C'MON D-D-D-DOWNTOWN C'MON D-D-D-D-DOWNTOWN AKRON!
July 19, 200618 yr I had a whole bunch I was going to list, then I reread the thread title and realized the songs are supposed to be PRO-urban. Nevertheless, I still want to mention a few that meant the most to me growing up. The earliest I can remember is, "The Night Chicago Died" by Paper Lace. Something about Al Capone in Chicago excited me. In the 80's (my punk rock years) I was really into The Clash. The song that stuck to me was "London Calling," which is so much more about politics then cities themselves. However, to this day I still have images of large urban cityscapes when I hear the song. In retrospect, I think the doom & gloom, and dissolution & paranoia of songs like this helped instill the sense of pride I now have for cities and Cleveland in particular.... or maybe I'm just a freak. As I matured musically and began working as a Dj at clubs like Hanks Cafe in Lakewood, the Lift/Aquilon/Smart Bar, 9.0 Bar, etc., I preferred to listen to music with little or no words. I preffer the music over the lyrics. The band that influenced me the most in the late 90's would have been The Future Sound of London and their album "Dead Cities." Again with the doom and gloom, but this time with a post-apocalyptic slant. Recently, I have been really into Mashups. There is a band called the Kleptones that release free internet only albums. There is one in particular called "24 Hours" that really gives the feel of living in the city and what can happen in a 24 hour period. (The length is only 2 hours and 16 minutes. You can download it here: http://www.kleptones.com/pages/downloads_24h.html Here are is a list of other songs that are not necessarily favorites of mine, but are still worth a listen and in the right context, can bring about good feelings. I've been everywhere - Johnny Cash Detroit Rock City - Kiss Take me home, country roads - John Denver Viva Las Vegas - Choose your artist New York, New York - Choose your artist Route 66 - Choose your artist California Dreamin' - The Beach Boys (I know, this is a sate song) Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd (Ditto) Godzilla - Blue Oyster Cult (Come on, Tokyo baby!!!) Panama - Van Halen Vancouver - Violent Femmes Singapore - Tom Waits Life in a Northern Town - Dream Academy Metro - Berlin Hollywood Nights - Bob Seger R.E.M. – Leaving New York Collective Soul – Over Tokyo Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - They Might Be Giants Amsterdam - Coldplay Fake Tales of San Francisco - Arctic Monkeys Los Angeles, I'm Yours - The Decemberists Oslo in the Summertime - Of Montreal Allentown - Billy Joel New York State of Mind - Billy Joel Say Goodbye to Hollywood - Billy Joel L.A. Woman - Doors New Orleans - Ballboy City, I'm Sorry - Logh Angel of Harlem- U2 Come Back From San Francisco - The Magnetic Field City of New Orleans - Guthrie Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon I'll Take New York - Tom Waits Straight To The Top (Vegas) - Tom Waits London - The Smiths Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chilli Peppers Maid of Orleans - OMD Midnight Train to Memphis - Kid Rock Queen of Las Vegas - b52s And of course, how can there be a list without this song Cleveland Rocks - Ian Hunter
July 19, 200618 yr By far my favorite "city" song - 'Five Fathoms' by Everything But the Girl: I walk the city late at night. Does everyone here do the same? I want to be the things I see, Give every face and place my name. I cross the street, take a right, Pick up the pace, pass a fight. Did I grow up just to stay home? I'm not immune - I love this tune. I wanna love more. I just wanna love more. I drag the city late at night. It's in my mouth, it's in my hair. The people fill the city because The city fills the people, oh yeah. I cross the street, avoid the freeze - A city's warmer by a couple degrees. The smell of food. The smell of rain. I'm not immune - I love this tune. I wanna love more. There's a river in my head. I just wanna love more. There's a river in my head. The only way out is down. The only way up is down. The day roll by like thunder Like a storm that's never breaking, All my time and spacecompressed In the low pressure of the proceedings, And they beat against the sides of my life, And the roads all lead behind me, So I wrap the wheel around me and I go out. There's a river in my head. I'll take you home and make it easy. Love more. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
July 19, 200618 yr California Dreamin' - The Beach Boys (I know, this is a sate song) Better known as a Mamas and Papas Song, definitely about SoCal: "I'd be safe and warm, if I was (sic) in L.A." Also Warm San Franciscan Nights Are You Going to San Francisco? Joni Mitchell "Song to a Seagull" Whole Album Tim Weisberg "Listen to the City" no word tribute to LA
July 19, 200618 yr Ghost town - The Specials. Debatable whether it's truly pro-urban, but definitely true to realities faced by many urban centers, and what's more urban than truth? LYRICS: This town, is coming like a ghost town All the clubs have been closed down This place, is coming like a ghost town Bands won't play no more too much fighting on the dance floor Do you remember the good old days Before the ghost town? We danced and sang, And the music played inna de boomtown This town, is coming like a ghost town Why must the youth fight against themselves? Government leaving the youth on the shelf This place, is coming like a ghost town No job to be found in this country Can't go on no more The people getting angry This town, is coming like a ghost town This town, is coming like a ghost town This town, is coming like a ghost town This town, is coming like a ghost town ADDENDUM: A few other British Ska city songs: Concrete Jungle by The Specials Inner London Violence by Bad Manners Nightboat to Cairo by Madness
July 19, 200618 yr Not that I'm into show tunes, but....... Gary, Indiana, Gary Indiana, Gary, Indiana, Let me say it once again. Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana, That's the town that "knew me when." If you'd like to have a logical explanation How I happened on this elegant syncopation, I will say without a moment of hesitation There is just one place That can light my face. Gary, Indiana, Gary Indiana, Not Louisiana, Paris, France, New York, or Rome, but-- Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana, Gary Indiana, My home sweet home.
July 19, 200618 yr ^^Whoops! I just got Oklahoma in your Music Man. My bad. I know I'm not the only one who's reeled back by the irony of Rush Limbaugh using "My City Was Gone" as his bumper music. Where did Ms. Hynde ever get with her attempts to stop it?
July 19, 200618 yr Hey Musky, You do know that the song "The City of New Orleans" is about a train and not the city itself.
July 19, 200618 yr Here is my favorite indie rock song about soil erosion. Modest Mouse "Beach Side Property" From "This is a Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About" "Wow!" said the broken Californian down On the beach that used to be by the beach Town hasn't moved but's getting closer, losing ground Making better views and close relaxing sounds Ground sure don't like the way it's treated so now It's moving back to the sea Plan to hitch a ride with the river Cuz deep down plumbing life is too cramped for me I got wood legs and bow legs and no legs at all Goddamn! Would you accept a collect call? Oh no, I don't understand I got sore eyes and poor eyes and no eyes at all Goddamn! Would you like to take a fall? No I don't like this plan It was a staple of brass tacks and waxed backs A memo left on the forehead of God Sent sealed and signed by the saints who sang this song: "We're going union like they say We'll buy the congregation Then one day, you'll find us sitting in your chairs with big ideas of stocks and shares." And from the same album another urban planning related song. Custom Concern Their custom concern for the people Build up the monuments and steeples To wear out our eyes I get up just about noon My head sends a message for me to reach for my shoes then walk Gotta go to work, gotta go to work, gotta get a job Goes through the parking lot fields Doesn't see no signs that they will yield And then thought, this'll never end This'll never end, this'll never stop Message read on the bathroom wall Says, "I don't feel at all like I fall." And we're losing all touch, losing all touch Building a desert
July 19, 200618 yr I can't imagine half of these songs being played on anything other than a phonograph. :laugh:
July 19, 200618 yr ^ I can't imagine them being played on anything other than a banjo, but that's just me.
July 19, 200618 yr well sufjan is always happy-go two different states. I've read this sentence about a dozen times now, and I still don't have the slightest idea what the hell it means.
July 19, 200618 yr ^ I can't imagine them being played on anything other than a banjo, but that's just me. !!!!!!!!!!!I literally laughed out loud really hard at that.
July 20, 200618 yr Bricks and Mortar - the Jam 1977 Bricks and mortar, reflecting social change, Cracks in the pavement, reveal cravings for success Why do we try to hide our past By pulling down houses and build car parks Windows and mirrors like a two-way glass This is progress, nothing stands in its path Yellow bulldozers, the donkey jackets and J.C.B.'s While hundreds are homeless they're constructing a parking space Why do they have to knock them down And leave the site dormant for months on end? Who has the right to make that choice? WHEN MODERN HOUSES cost forty grand Tell me! Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar Knock 'em down! ok, the 40 grand refers to 1977 pounds & it would sound fine on banjo
July 20, 200618 yr Northern Industrial Town by Billy Bragg. Under The Clocks (about Melbourne) by Weddings Partys Anything, which is a great city song and also a love song ...very upbeat tune... Hey, hey, I see a Melbourne girl on a rusty Malvern Star, Through the spastic Northcote streets at dawn See the way her hair's tied back, Her cheeks so red, a grey coat ragged and worn. Picture this, a paper boy, He stands outside a Collingwood hotel On his back black and white, He hums a tune I've learnt to hate so well. But oh oh, won't you meet me Under the clocks, we'll go walking by the river Through the mud and through the slime Are you so surprised, That I am here, full of cheer In this fair city, in the Winter time. Well I'll tell you what, it's such a lark, We'll take a walk down Fawkner Park And check the health fanatics, See them, they go jogging there. Could buy some chips, a piece of flake, Drive down and eat them by the lake, I know a shop in Chapel Street Where nothing could compare. But oh oh, won't you meet me Under the clocks, we'll go walking by the river Through the mud and through the slime Are you so surprised, That I am here, full of cheer In this fair city, in the Winter time. We could find a pub where it is warm, Study up our racing form, Hit the TAB, we'll blow our money there, tell me this - Is there anywhere you'd rather be Than with me at the MCG, And if the Saints get done again, By Christ, I couldn't care. But oh oh, won't you meet me Under the clocks, we'll go walking by the river Through the mud and through the slime Are you so surprised, That I am here, full of cheer In this fair city, in the Winter time. In the Winter time, in the Winter time In the Winter time
July 20, 200618 yr Hey Musky, You do know that the song "The City of New Orleans" is about a train and not the city itself. Of course, but as I mentioned I really get into the music over the words and the way Guthrie and company play the song makes me feel like I am riding on train in the city. Dealin' cards with the old men in the club car Penny a point, ain't no one keepin' score Pass the paper bag that holds the bottle :drunk: And feel the wheels rumblin' neath the floor Night time on the City of New Orleans Changin' cars in Memphis, Tennessee Halfway home, we'll be there by mornin' Thru the Mississippi darkness rollin' down to the sea
July 23, 200618 yr I can't imagine half of these songs being played on anything other than a phonograph. :laugh: You mean there's another way to play music? :wink: Oh yeah ... 8-track!! :banger: "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 23, 200618 yr I can't imagine half of these songs being played on anything other than a phonograph. :laugh: You mean there's another way to play music? :wink: Oh yeah ... 8-track!! :banger: "Things'll be great when you're..." Hold on, gotta flip it over "...downtown!" Yeeeah.
August 12, 200618 yr (I forgot all about this one, from 1975) Fool for the City, Foghat. Goin' to the city, got you on my mind, Country sure is pretty, I'll leave it all behind, This is my decision, I'm comin' home to stay this time. 'Cause I'm a fool for the city, I'm a fool for the city, Fool for the city, I'm a fool for the city. Breathin' all the clean air, sittin' in the sun, When I get my train fare, I'll get up and run. I'm ready for the city, air pollution here I come! 'Cause I'm a fool for the city, I'm a fool for the city, I'm a fool for the city, I'm a fool for the city. I'm like a fish out of water, I'm just a man in a hole. The city lights turn my blues into gold. I ain't no country boy, I'm just a homesick man. I'm gonna hit the grit just as fast as I can. I'm tired of layin' back, hangin' around, I'm gonna catch that train, then I'll be city bound. {Rod - Solo} I ain't no country boy, I'm just a homesick man. I'm gonna hit the grit just as fast as I can. I'll get off on Main Street, step into the crowd, Sidewalk under my feet, yeah, traffic's good and loud. When I see my inner city child, I'll be walkin' on a cloud. 'Cause I'm a fool for the city, I'm a fool for the city, I'm a fool for the city, I'm a fool for the city... I'm a fool, (Fool for the city) A fool for the city, (Fool for the city) I'm a fool, (Fool for the city) A fool for the city, (Fool for the city) I'm a fool, (Fool for the city) A crazy fool, (Fool for the city) I'm a fool yea, (Fool for the city) A fool for the city, (Fool for the city) (Fool for the city) (Fool for the city) I ain't no country boy, woo! (Fool for the city) (Fool for the city) Woo! (Fool for the city) (Fool for the city) A Fool for the city (Fool for the city) (Fool for the city) Whoo! (Fool for the city) (Fool for the city) ... >cue electric guitar noodling riff<
August 12, 200618 yr I can't imagine half of these songs being played on anything other than a phonograph. :laugh: You mean there's another way to play music? :wink: Oh yeah ... 8-track!! :banger: "Things'll be great when you're..." Hold on, gotta flip it over "...downtown!" Yeeeah. I friggin love that song !!! :-P
August 14, 200618 yr beware listening to this 'they might be giants' nyc song, it's a poppy catchy earworm you wont be able to get out of your head: New York City Lyrics Artist: They Might Be Giants Album: Factory Showroom You called me last night on the telephone And I was glad to hear from you 'cause I was all alone You said, "It's snowing, it's snowing! God, I hate this weather." Now I walk through blizzards just to get us back together We met in the springtime at a rock-and-roll show It was on the Bowery when it was time to go We kissed on the subway in the middle of the night I held your hand, you held mine, it was the best night of my life. 'Cause everyone's your friend in New York City And everything looks beautiful when you're young and pretty The streets are paved with diamonds* and there's just so much to see But the best thing about New York City is you and me Statue of Liberty, Staten Island Ferry, Co-op City, Katz's and Tiffany's Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge, The Empire State where Dylan lived Coney Island and Times Square, Rockefeller Center Wish I was there You wrote me a letter just the other day Said, "Springtime is coming soon so why don't you come to stay." I packed my stuff, got on the bus, I can't believe it's true I'm three days from New York City and I'm three days from you 'Cause everyone's my friend in New York City And everything looks beautiful when you're young and pretty The streets are paved with diamonds and there's just so much to see But the best thing about New York City is you and me 'Cause everyone's my friend in New York City And everything looks beautiful when you're young and pretty The streets are paved with diamonds and there's just so much to see But the best thing about New York City is you and me. ****funny thing is the line "the streets are paved with diamonds*" is true! but not anymore. the city used to use crushed glass in the concrete mix and the new sidewalks all sparkled like diamonds at night (esp w/ a few pepsi's in ya). they stopped using ground glass for good about 8yrs ago, which is too bad really it was damn cool. so if you come to town i know its hard to do but take a look down for these sparklely sidewalk stretches, there are very few left anymore.****
August 15, 200618 yr beware listening to this 'they might be giants' nyc song, it's a poppy catchy earworm you wont be able to get out of your head: Great song! It was originally done by a Canadian band named Cub. However, the TMBG version is better. :)
February 16, 200718 yr 'All Roads Lead To Cincinnati' by Jake Speed I met her down at Arnold's, the oldest bar in town. She was sitting sipping whisky with a smile I tapped her back and asked her what brings you into town Since I arrived in Cincinnati, I ain't seen you around She said, I got lost in Austin, Salt Lake made me dry Phoenix gave me Kleenex When Seattle made me cry Had no support in Portland, I gave Nashville the boot I've traveled this whole country Seen it through and through All roads do lead to Cincinnati, all roads lead to you. She bought me beer and asked to hear what brought me into town Was it hopes of hearing Frampton come alive Was it Griffey and his swing, was it the whole cicada thing Oopsy, was it Bootsy and his bright Bootzilla bling You see, DC was BS, San Diego was a zoo I felt alone in San Antone Chicago was the Blues I got hard luck in Charlotte Tucson weren't the one I've traveled this whole country Seen it through and through All roads do lead to Cincinnati, all roads lead to you. Then she asked me, "Cincinnati, is she any fun?" I looked her in the eye and I replied without a sigh This town is taking off, I hear that even pigs can fly. Then I grabbed her hand and off we ran to walk along the banks The Ohio, me-oh-my-oh what a view We caught a Shakespeare play, bumped into Nick Lachey Then listened to the Jug Band blues and danced the night away We forgot we knew New York L.A. just flew away Philly sounded silly San Francisco sounded gray. In the heart of the Queen City beats my pretty Queen of Hearts I've traveled this whole country Seen it through and through All roads do lead to Cincinnati, all roads lead to you. This song was commissioned by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. Here is the Cincinnati Post story: http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070216/LIFE/702160378
February 16, 200718 yr ^you can listen here http://216.68.103.156/All_Roads_Do_Lead_to_Cincinnati.mp3
February 17, 200718 yr How about somehing auf Deutsche? Das Ist Berlin Heut' woll'n wir mal durch di Hauptstadt bummeln geh'n, heut' wool'n wir mal nach den jungen Linden seh'n! Dem neuen "Alex" sie ein froher Gruß ge bracht hier hält die alte Berolina treue Wacht. Wie geht es dir, lieber guter Bahnhof Zoo? Mich stimmt ein Blick zur Gedächtniskirche froh, und mit der Wache im gleichen Schritt marschier' ich auch ein Stückchen mit! Das ist Berlin, Berlin, die ewig junge Stadt Das ist Berlin, die Stadt, die meine Liebe hat! Genau im Mittel punkt der Welt hat sie der Herrgott hin gestellt! Du mein Berlin, Berlin, du Perle an der Spree, wer dich erst kennt, Berlin, der sagt dir nei Adieu! Denn deinem Zauber kann man nie mals mehr eintflieh'n, du mein Berlin, Berlin, Berlin! Wer war vor Jahren kaputter als kaputt? Wer stieg dann raus wie ein Phönix aus dem Schutt? Und wer zieht heut' die Menschen wieder an, Wie einst die Stadt, auf die man nicht verzichten kann? Reißt mich das Schicksal auch manchmal hin und her, Wie ist der Ort, wo ich stets am liebsten wär' Und jedem Fremden, der hier war, Dann ist die Antwort sonnenklar. Das ist Berlin, Berlin, die ewig junge Stadt. Das ist Berlin, die Stadt, die meine Liebe hat. Genau inmitten von der Welt Hat sie der Herrgott hingestellt. Du mein Berlin, Berlin, du Perle an der Spree. Wer dich erst kennt, Berlin, Der sagt dir nicht ADIEU. Denn deinem Zauber kann man niemals mehr entfliehn: Dir, mein Berlin, Berlin, Berlin. That's Berlin, sung by Marlene Deitrich, but also by the German/Austrian schlaeger star Peter Alexander (who did a whole series of "city" albums...Berlin, Vienna, Paris...back in the 60s and 70s. European citys of some size sort have their own urban cultures, with their own pop tunes and dittys. Frankfurt am Main has that too...Frau Rauscher aus Der Klappergasse, sung in dialect.... You sort of get this same genre a bit in the US, with songs like New York New York, the two "Chicago" songs (I prefer the Sinatra one), and 'San-Fran-Cisco Open Your Golden Gate...', and so forth....
February 18, 200718 yr Well, I'll tell you what...after listening to the Cincinnati song; I've gotta think that the YP's will be flocking to Cincy now! If that song ain't hip...I don't know what is. *puts down banjo* *quietly stops humming/tapping foot*
February 18, 200718 yr I love how Jake Speed dismissed like 30 cities out of hand without any explanations.
February 23, 200718 yr My god is that a bad song. it is just really bad, and forced and bad and bad. Really not a good song. not at all. It almost makes me dislike the city. bad song, just horrible.
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