USA Geographical Songs

[kmccormi]

Hi all,

I figure we can start other similar threads for other countries and regions, but I am going on a road trip across the United States to drive my boyfriend, who has lived on the opposite coast from me for the past two years, home - finally home

We're going from the Los Angeles area through the southern belt of states until we hit the east coast, and then we're driving up the east coast to NYC.

I want a good playlist of songs that are relevant to all the states we drive through and I thought it'd be fun to start a list of songs for each US state.

Example:

California
Joni Mitchell - California
Phantom Planet - California
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California
Rufus Wainwright - California
Hem - Not California

etc. The song title doesn't have to say the state name, I just did a quick search in my iTunes for examples ... if you can think of songs that mention a state or evoke the feeling of a state but don't explicitly mention the state name, please feel free to list them!

I'm hoping others here will enjoy something like this too.

 

[MulletProof]

I was in orange county the other day and played jeff buckley.. even though jeff's music isn't quintessentially californian or anything remotely close (jeff's from orange).. I thought Mojo Pin fit the mood just beautifully. I might even love Orange.
so that's one recommendation. I have quite a few for the midwest.. but so little time right now.

 

[kmccormi]

Love Jeff, and love Mojo Pin, but I've never associated it with California ... oh well, it's going on my playlist and I'll be sure to play it in OC in honor of you, Mullet, and I'll see if it fits the mood! Thanks!

 

[city girl]

New York, New York - Ryan Adams

 

[lunabella]

the eagles - hotel california

 

[ms-nietzsche]

California's Burning- Augustana
California Girls- The Beach Boys
California Girls- The Magnetic Fields
California Dreamin'- The Mamas and the Papas
California Sun- The Ramones
California- Rogue Wave
California Love- Tupac & Dr. Dre
Earthquakes and Sharks (Mexico & California)- Brandtson

 

[ms-nietzsche]

Boston- Augustana
Boston- Vampire Weekend
New York State of Mind- Billy Joel
New York- Cat Power
New York USA- Serge Gainsbourg
New York- The Sex Pistols

 

[ms-nietzsche]

Trying to think of other states to search on my itunes

Portland is Leaving- Rocky Votolato

General "America" songs:
Young Americans- David Bowie
Mall of America- Desaparecidos
American Wedding- Gogol Bordello
North American Scum- LCD Soundsystem
Radio America- The Libertines
America- Razorlight
Living in America- The Sounds
Detouring America With Horns- Yo La Tengo

 

[kmccormi]

Love all the songs you picked, ms-nietzsche, thank you!

 

[ms-nietzsche]

^You're welcome
A couple more:
Marching Bands of Manhattan- Death Cab For Cutie
Florida- Modest Mouse
Vegas- Sara Bareilles
Tennessee- Arrested Development
House of the Rising Sun (mentions New Orleans)- Bob Dylan/Animals/Muse/a thousand other versions...
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again- Bob Dylan
Chicago Falcon- The Budos Band
Rainy Night In Georgia- Brook Benton
Devil Went Down To Georgia- Charlie Daniels Band
Midnight Train To Georgia- Gladys Knight and the Pips
Greater Omaha- Desaparecidos
Letter to Memphis- Pixies
Los Angeles Waltz- Razorlight
Come Back from San Francisco- The Magnetic Fields

 

[ms-nietzsche]

I'm So Bored With The USA- The Clash
Anarchy In The USA- Tito Larriva and the MDH Band (I think this song is some movie soundtrack's corruption of the Sex Pistols song...)