The Very Best Songs About Dallas, Texas
Discover the very best songs about Dallas, Texas. Whether you’re traveling there tomorrow or simply dreaming of the days of J.R. Ewing, we have your back. From Hank Williams, Jr. to Ben Kweller, from Joe Ely to Butthole Surfers, from Lee Ann Womack to Asleep at the Wheel, we’ve gathered the very best songs about Dallas, Texas in one place. Start with our top ten songs about Dallas, and then explore by genre – including country hits, blues, rock, alternative, hip hop, pop, standards, and even a singer/songwriter tune. You’ll find all the best songs about Dallas, Texas right here.
Top 10 Songs About Dallas, Texas
- Dallas – Joe Ely (iTunes | Amazon) Ely’s take on this oft-covered Dallas tune evokes the image of Dallas as a beautiful but dangerous light, deadlywoman and rich man
- Theme from “Dallas” – Jerrold Immel (iTunes | Amazon) For right or wrong, J.R. Ewing, this show and this theme came to represent Dallas to much of the US and the world
- This Ain’t Dallas – Hank Williams Jr. (iTunes | Amazon) Junior rebuffs the Dallas glamour stereotype that was propagated by a certain TV drama
- Falling – Ben Kweller (iTunes | Amazon) Kweller sings about returning to North Dallas after living in NYC in a fond, bittersweet coming home tune
- Deep Ellum Blues – Jimmie Dale Gilmore (iTunes | Amazon) Country singer Gilmore covers this classic blues song about Dallas’ Deep Ellum neighborhood, home to bars, music and nightlife for generations
- Dallas, Texas – Bad Livers (iTunes | Amazon) Crooning country, bluegrass, roots rock song about “Dallas, Texas, the town where I was born and raised”
- Big D – Chet Atkins feat. Eddy Arnold (iTunes | Amazon) Country favorite Atkins covers this platemaking song from the musical “The Most Happy Fella”
- If You’re Ever Down In Dallas – Lee Ann Womack (iTunes | Amazon) Lee Ann calls on a lost love to look her up, if he’s ever down in Dallas
- Dallas – Willie Nelson (iTunes | Amazon) Short and sweet, looks like Willie’s got a crush on Big D after all, ya’ll
- The Back Side Of Dallas – Jeannie C. Riley (iTunes | Amazon) In her catchy 1969 hit, Riley sings about goings on of the heart and body in the shady side of Big D
Want more of the best songs about Dallas, Texas? Check our list below for more favorites, standbys, classics, and a few oddball selections. No matter your musical taste, you can find a sound you like among the best songs about Dallas.
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MORE SONGS ABOUT DALLAS, TEXAS
COUNTRY SONGS ABOUT DALLAS
- Big Tex’s Girl – Austin Lounge Lizards (iTunes | Amazon)
- Dallas – Jimmie Dale Gilmore and The Flatlanders (iTunes | Amazon)
- People in Dallas Got Hair – Waylon Jennings (iTunes | Amazon)
- The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders – Phil Coley (iTunes | Amazon)
- Going Through the Big D (and Don’t Mean Dallas) – Mark Chestnutt (Amazon)
- Goodnight Dallas – Carlene Carter (iTunes | Amazon)
- Deep Ellum Blues – The Carter Brothers (iTunes | Amazon)
- Deep Ellum Blues – Adam Hood (iTunes | Amazon)
- Hot Night In Dallas – Geary Hanley (iTunes | Amazon)
- Dallas Love – Josh Abbot Band (Amazon)
- Dallas Days and Fort Worth Nights – Chris LeDoux (iTunes | Amazon)
- Dallas, Texas – Austin Lounge Lizards (iTunes | Amazon)
- The Devil Lives in Dallas – The Don Darlings (iTunes | Amazon)
- Texas On A Saturday Night – Willie Nelson feat. Mel Tillis (iTunes | Amazon)
- Hello Texas – Jimmy Buffett (iTunes | Amazon)
- Trudy – Charlie Daniels Band (iTunes | Amazon)
- Dallas – Jack Ingram (iTunes | Amazon)
- Let Him Roll – Guy Clark (iTunes | Amazon)
- Welcome to Texas – Brent Burns (iTunes| Amazon)
- Leavin’ Texas – Jerry Jeff Walker (iTunes | Amazon)
- Miles and Miles of Texas – Asleep At The Wheel (iTunes | Amazon)
- What I Like About Texas – Jerry Jeff Walker (iTunes | Amazon)
- Down In Texas – Jerry Jeff Walker (iTunes | Amazon)
- Long Tall Texan – Lyle Lovett feat. Randy Newman (iTunes | Amazon)
- Broke Down South of Dallas – Junior Brown (iTunes | Amazon)
- Here I Am In Dallas – Dallas Wayne (iTunes | Amazon)
- Dallas – Jimmy Buffett (iTunes | Amazon)
- Who Do I Know in Dallas – Willie Nelson (iTunes | Amazon)
BLUES SONGS ABOUT DALLAS
- D / FW – The Vaughan Brothers(iTunes | Amazon)
- Dallas – Johnny Winter (iTunes | Amazon)
- Dallas Texas Tiger – Laurel Aitken (iTunes | Amazon)
- Hard Dallas Blues – Ramblin’ Thomas & The Dallas Blues Singers (iTunes | Amazon)
- Full Moon Over Dallas – Crawl (iTunes | Amazon)
- Dallas Rag – Dallas String Band (iTunes | Amazon)
- Dallas Bebop Blues – Lawyer Houston (iTunes | Amazon)
- Deep Ellum Boogie – Willie Willis (iTunes | Amazon)
- Dallas Shuffle – Willie Willis (iTunes | Amazon)
- Down in Deep Ellum – Rude King (iTunes)
- Take a Whiff on Me – Lead Belly (iTunes | Amazon)
ROCK SONGS ABOUT DALLAS
- Texas Lullaby – The Doobie Brothers (iTunes | Amazon)
- Here Come the Cowboys – The Dallas Cowboys (iTunes | Amazon)
- Denver to Dallas – Mollie O’Brien (iTunes | Amazon)
- Tush – ZZ Top (iTunes | Amazon)
- The Day that John Kennedy Died – Lou Reed (iTunes | Amazon)
- Dallas – The Felice Brothers (iTunes | Amazon)
- Dallas 1PM – Saxon (iTunes | Amazon)
- Dallas Blues – Link Wray (iTunes | Amazon)
ALTERNATIVE SONGS ABOUT DALLAS
- Pepper – Butthole Surfers (iTunes | Amazon)
- Dallas ’til I Die – Jaret Reddick (iTunes | Amazon)
- Dallas – They Might Be Giants (iTunes)
- Ohio (Come Back to Texas) – Bowling for Soup (iTunes | Amazon)
- Dallas – Silver Jews (iTunes | Amazon)
HIP HOP SONGS ABOUT DALLAS
- She South Dallas Swag – T-Wayne (iTunes | Amazon)
- Dallas to Houston – SPM (iTunes | Amazon)
- Dallas Mavs (Bounce Dat) – Dorrough Music (Amazon)
- Dallas Gentlemen – John Ringo (iTunes | Amazon)
- I’m in Dallas Trick – LMFAO (iTunes | Amazon)
- Welcome to Texas – Big Tuck (iTunes)
- King of Dallas – Krazy (iTunes | Amazon)
- Grassy Knoll – Tumthousandnine (iTunes | Amazon)
- Dallas Girls – Tumthousandnine (iTunes | Amazon)
- Dallas, Texas – Tumthousandnine (iTunes | Amazon)
POP SONGS ABOUT DALLAS
- Raining In Dallas – Burning Candles (iTunes | Amazon)
- Dallas Does It – Nancy Parrish (iTunes | Amazon)
- Sweet City Song – Nancy Parrish (iTunes | Amazon)
- Dallas, I’m Coming – Original Cast Recording for “Debbie Does Dallas” Musical (iTunes | Amazon)
- Debbie Does Dallas (Tease Mix) – Buddha Luck feat. Saxonya (iTunes | Amazon)
STANDARDS & SOUNDTRACK SONGS ABOUT DALLAS
- Big D – Don Stephenson, Karen Ziemba and Original Studio Cast of “The Most Happy Fella” (iTunes)
- Big D – Susan Johnson, Shorty Long and Original Broadway Cast of “The Most Happy Fella” (iTunes | Amazon)
- Our State Fair (Main Title from “State Fair”) – Original Cast Recording, 20 Century Fox “State Fair” (iTunes)
SINGER/SONGWRITER SONGS ABOUT DALLAS
CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY SONGS ABOUT DALLAS
- Dallas Christmas – Tim Halperin (iTunes | Amazon)
- My Best Gift Lives in Texas – Ray Dahrouge (iTunes | Amazon)
SUGGEST SONGS ABOUT DALLAS, TEXAS
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