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The Very Best Songs About Nashville, Tennessee

Discover the very best songs about Nashville, Tennessee. Whether it’s home, you’re traveling there tomorrow, or you’re simply dreaming wistfully of the Music City, we have your back.

From Waylon Jennings to Tim McGraw, from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band to the Indigo Girls, from Joan Baez to Audrey Auld, we’ve gathered the very best songs about Nashville, Tennessee in one place.

Start with our top ten songs about Nashville, and then explore other best songs about Nashville by genre—including country, singer/songwriter, rock, alternative, pop, hip hop, Christmas, and even an old standard.

You’ll find all the best songs about Nashville, Tennessee right here.

Top 10 Songs About Nashville, Tennessee

  1. Nashville Rebel – Waylon Jennings (iTunes | Amazon) This 1966 song was the title track to the Jay Sheridan film of the same name
  2. Murder on Music Row – George Strait with Alan Jackson (iTunes | Amazon) Released in 2000, this duet between Strait and Jackson was a commentary on the growing number of pop country crossover acts
  3. The Nashville Scene – Hank Williams, Jr. (iTunes | Amazon) Hank Jr. warns of the highs and lows of making it in Nashville’s country music business
  4. East Nashville Skyline – Todd Snider (iTunes | Amazon) “Our skyline, it ain’t very high, but we love it. It says ‘Discount Cigarettes, Liquor and Wine'”
  5. Nashville Blues – Cory Morrow (iTunes | Amazon) Morrow’s 1998 track name checks Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams,  Townes Van Zandt, Emmylou Harris and other Nashville greats
  6. Crazy Town – Jason Aldean (iTunes | Amazon) Aldean sings of the love hate relationship experienced by aspiring country stars arriving in the Music City with a guitar in tow
  7. It Can’t Be Nashville Every Night – The Tragically Hip (iTunes | Amazon) Not every evening is as perfect as a Nashville show in the band’s 2004 rock track
  8. Nashville #1 – Audrey Auld (iTunes | Amazon) Auld’s catchy and quirky “trans-fat corn-fed country song” is a knowing take on the inconsistencies of Music City
  9. Chapter Five – Nashville: If Old Hank Could Only See Us Now – Waylon Jennings (iTunes | Amazon) “It’s still a long hard road but you know you’re at the top when the CMA awards you, for crossin’ over pop”
  10. Nashville Cats – The Lovin’ Spoonful (iTunes | Amazon) Lead singer John Sebastian sings of discovering the sounds of Nashville’s country music stars in this folksy 1966 track

Want more of the best songs about Nashville, Tennessee? Check our list below for more favorites, standbys, classics, a few oddball selections and other best songs about Nashville. No matter your musical taste, you can find a sound you like among the best songs about Nashville. Like us on Facebook or check out more top 10 songs for other great cities and destinations.

COUNTRY SONGS ABOUT NASHVILLE   

SINGER/SONGWRITER SONGS ABOUT NASHVILLE    

ROCKS SONGS ABOUT NASHVILLE         

ALTERNATIVE SONGS ABOUT NASHVILLE      

POP SONGS ABOUT NASHVILLE  

HIP HOP SONGS ABOUT NASHVILLE      

STANDARD SONGS ABOUT NASHVILLE 

CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY SONGS ABOUT NASHVILLE & TENNESSEE

SUGGEST SONGS ABOUT NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

Is there a great, good, or not half-bad song about Nashville or that takes place in Nashville that we missed? Drop us a line or contact us on Facebook and let us know. If it’s a fit, we’ll be sure to add it to our list of the best songs about Nashville, Tennessee.

Songs About San Francisco

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The Very Best Songs About San Francisco, California

Discover the very best songs about San Francisco, California. Whether you’re traveling there tomorrow or simply dreaming wistfully of the City by the Bay, we have your back.

From Tony Bennet to Eric Clapton, from Judy Garland to June Carter Cash, from The Flowerpot Men to The Decemberists, we’ve gathered the very best songs about San Francisco, California in one place.

Start with our top ten songs about San Francisco, and then explore by genre—including rock, alternative, standards, blues, singer/songwriter, pop, country, electronic, jazz, Christmas, and even a spoken word track from Jack Kerouac.

You’ll find all the best songs about San Francisco, California right here.

Top 10 Songs About San Francisco, California

  1. I Left My Heart in San Francisco – Tony Bennett (iTunes | Amazon) The epitome of San Francisco anthems, Bennett’s love letter to the City by the Bay is also his own signature song. It’s one of San Francisco’s two official songs.
  2. Fake Tales of San Francisco – Artic Monkeys (iTunes | Amazon) Released in 2005, this song was the first recorded by from the British indie rock band and derides a fictional band for its falsely cited San Francisco and U.S. imagery
  3. San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers in Your Hair) – Scott McKenzie (iTunes | Amazon) Released in 1967 to promote the Monterrey Pop Festival, this hit song inspired thousands of young people to head to the city in the late 60s
  4. Save Me, San Francisco – Train (iTunes | Amazon) Catchy and rocking, Train’s title song from their 2009 album reads like a neighborhood tour of the City by the Bay
  5. San Francisco Bay Blues – Eric Clapton (iTunes | Amazon) Clapton covered Jesse Fuller’s classic blues track on MTV’s Unplugged in 1992. The show and its subsequent Grammy-winning album made the song his to a generation
  6. San Francisco – Judy Garland (iTunes | Amazon) Garland covers the title song from a 1936 film about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake – one of the two official songs of San Francisco
  7. Come Back From San Francisco – Magnetic Fields (iTunes | Amazon) The Magnetic Fields pine for a distant love to return to New York City from the temptations of San Francisco in this pleasant alternative track
  8. (Sittin’ on the) Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding (iTunes | Amazon) Yep, it’s that bay. Well, sort of. Redding was on a houseboat in Sausalito when he wrote this song. He recorded it a few days before he died
  9. Grace Cathedral Hill – The Decemberists (iTunes | Amazon) Lead singer Colin Meloy sings reminisces about a moment experienced at and around the landmark Grace Cathedral on Nob Hill
  10. San Francisco Days – Chris Isaak (iTunes | Amazon) Isaak can’t let go of a love from San Francisco in this 1993 soft rock track

Want more of the best songs about San Francisco, California? 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 San Francisco. Like us on Facebook or check out more top 10 songs for other great cities and destinations.

MORE OF THE BEST SONGS ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO

ROCK SONGS ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO

ALTERNATIVE SONGS ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO          

STANDARD SONGS ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO

BLUES SONGS ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO

SINGER/SONGWRITER & FOLK SONGS ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO

POP SONGS ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO

HIP HOP SONGS ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO

COUNTRY SONGS ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO

ELECTRONICA SONGS ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO

JAZZ SONGS ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO

SPOKEN WORD PIECES ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO

CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY SONGS ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO

SUGGEST SONGS ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

Is there a great, good, or not half-bad song about San Francisco or that takes place in San Francisco that we missed? Drop us a line or contact us on Facebook and let us know. If it’s a fit, we’ll be sure to add it to our list of the best songs about San Francisco, California.

Songs About Jackson Hole, WY

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The Very Best Songs About Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Discover the very best songs about Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Whether it’s home, you’re traveling there tomorrow, or you’re simply dreaming wistfully of Jackson, we have your back.

From Bing Crosby to James Wesley, from Kasey Chambers to Kristina Stykos, we’ve gathered the very best songs about Jackson Hole, Wyoming in one place.

Start with our top ten songs about Jackson Hole and the Teton Mountains, and then explore by genre—including country, singer/songwriter, rock, jazz, new age, and some old standards.

You’ll find all the best songs about Jackson Hole, Wyoming right here.

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  1. Jackson Hole – James Wesley (iTunes | Amazon) Kansas native Wesley sings of a love found and lost on the slopes of Jackson Hole in this 2010 country single
  2. Jackson Hole – C.W. McCall (iTunes | Amazon) McCall delivers on his truck and caravan motif in this classic 1976 song about “packin’ back to Jackson”
  3. The Last Wyoming Cowboy – Harris and Ryden (iTunes | Amazon) “Til one day he road into Jackson, that old valley where the Tetons run free”
  4. Jackson Hole – Kasey Chambers (iTunes | Amazon) Chambers sings of better life filled with fly fishing and white water after a move to Jackson Hole
  5. Grand Teton – Vanilla (iTunes | Amazon) This nonsensical 2006 pop rock calls for a Grand Teton for every boy
  6. Lament of the Last Jackson Hole Cowboy – John Anthony Franklin (iTunes | Amazon) Franklin – also known as Johnny Dock – sings a slow fireside tune about the life of a bona fide cowboy
  7. Jackson Hole – August & J (iTunes | Amazon) August & J’s 2010 song tells about finding what you need to stay in love while in Jackson Hole
  8. (Why Oh Why Did I Ever Leave) Wyoming – The Satisfiers (iTunes | Amazon) The Satisfiers’ standard cover of Roy Rogers’ classic song about back home in Wyoming
  9. Jackson Hole – Tea Leaf Green (iTunes | Amazon) Songwriter and lead guitarist Josh Clark shines on this great, low key rock and roll song about life in Jackson
  10. Jackson – Kristina Stykos (iTunes | Amazon) Jackson itself was the inspiration for Americana singer/songwriter Stykos’ 2012 album titled Wyoming Territory

Want more of the best songs about Jackson Hole, Wyoming? 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 Jackson Hole. Like us on Facebook or check out more top 10 songs for other great cities and destinations.

MORE OF THE BEST SONGS ABOUT JACKSON HOLE

COUNTRY SONGS ABOUT JACKSON HOLE         

SINGER/SONGWRITER SONGS ABOUT JACKSON HOLE          

JAZZ & NEW AGE MUSIC ABOUT JACKSON HOLE        

ROCK SONGS ABOUT JACKSON HOLE     

STANDARD SONGS ABOUT JACKSON HOLE      

SUGGEST SONGS ABOUT JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING

Is there a great, good, or not half-bad song about Jackson Hole or that takes place in Jackson Hole that we missed? Drop us a line or contact us on Facebook and let us know. If it’s a fit, we’ll be sure to add it to our list of the best songs about Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Songs About Washington, DC

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The Very Best Songs About Washington, DC

Discover the very best songs about Washington, DC. Whether it’s home, you’re traveling there tomorrow, or are fascinated by its grand and often divisive political character, we have your back.

From The United States Army Bandto The Decemberists, from Parliament to Beyoncé, from Lead Belly to Bob Dylan, from Gil Scott-Heron to R.E.M., we’ve gathered the very best songs about Washington, DC in one place.

Start with our top ten songs about the District, and then explore by genre—including classical, alternative, hip hop, rock, R&B and soul, blues, country, singer/songwriter, country, satire from the Capitol Steps, Christmas, and even a reggae tunes.

You’ll find all the best songs about Washington, DC right here.

Top 10 Songs About Washington, DC

  1. National Emblem March – Spirit of America Ensemble (iTunes | Amazon) Composed on a train tour by Edwin Eugene Bagley in 1902, and published in 1906, this piece was cited by John Philip Sousa as one of the most effective street marches ever written
  2. The District Sleeps Alone Tonight – The Postal Service (iTunes | Amazon) Ben Gibbard wrote this 2003 track about being an outsider in The District after his girlfriend moved to DC
  3. Washington, DC – The Nighttime Adventure Society (Artist) Emerging indie band plays and sings an infectiously pleasant ode to their one-time home and Capital
  4. Washington DC – The Magnetic Fields (iTunes | Amazon) Despite the city’s power, architecture and beauty, none are the inspiration behind this 90s track from the Magnetic Fields
  5. Chocolate City – Parliament (iTunes | Amazon) George Clinton’s spoken vocals hypothesize about an all-African American cabinet in the White House in this 1975 funk track
  6. DC or Nothing – Wale (iTunes | Amazon) Washington rapper Wale shares his story of growing up and struggling to survive in DC in this explicit 2011 track
  7. Hail to the Chief – The United States Air Force Band (iTunes | Amazon) The official Presidential Anthem for the United States frequently precedes or accompanies the sitting President’s arrival
  8. State of the Union – Chicago (iTunes | Amazon) Singer Roger Lamm tells of his call to “tear the system down” in this funky 1972 rock classic
  9. The Bagman’s Gambit – The Decemberists (iTunes | Amazon) Lead singer Colin Meloy sings of an unattainable love met in a DC bathroom stall who happens to be unattainable target of the national authorities as well
  10. Washington DC 5/91 – Ellis Paul (iTunes | Amazon) Singer/songwriter Ellis tells of summer day in DC amidst the landmarks and tourists in this soothing DC ditty

Want more of the best songs about  Washington, DC? 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 Detroit. Like us on Facebook or check out more top 10 songs for other great cities and destinations.

CLASSICAL PATRIOTIC SONGS ABOUT DC

COVERS OF “THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER”  

ALTERNATIVE SONGS ABOUT DC

HIP HOP SONGS ABOUT DC

R&B & SOUL SONGS ABOUT DC

ROCK SONGS ABOUT DC

SHOWTUNE SATIRE SONGS ABOUT DC         

BLUES SONGS ABOUT DC

SINGER/SONGWRITER SONGS ABOUT DC

COUNTRY SONGS ABOUT DC

REGGAE SONGS ABOUT DC

CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY SONGS ABOUT DC     

SUGGEST SONGS ABOUT WASHINGTON, DC

Is there a great, good, or not half-bad song about Washington, DC or that takes place in Washington that we missed? Drop us a line or contact us on Facebook and let us know. If it’s a fit, we’ll be sure to add it to our list of the best songs about Washington, DC.

Songs About Detroit

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The Very Best Songs About Detroit, Michigan

Discover the very best songs about Detroit, Michigan. Whether it’s home, you’re traveling there tomorrow, or are fascinated by its economic and cultural change, we have your back.

From Fats Domino to Eminem, from Bobby Bare to Obie Trice, from KISS to Kid Rock, from Marvin Gaye to Smokey Robinson, we’ve gathered the very best songs about Detroit, Michigan in one place.

Start with our top ten songs about Detroit, and then explore by genre—including rock, hip hop, alternative, electronic and dance, R&B, blues, country, singer/songwriter, standards and soundtracks, jazz, and even holiday tunes.

You’ll find all the best songs about Detroit, Michigan right here.

Top 10 Songs About Detroit, Michigan

  1. 8 Mile – Eminem (iTunes | Amazon) Eminem rapped about Detroit’s northern boundary, 8 Mile Road, in this title track from the 2002 hip hop film that starred him as Rabbit
  2. Motor City – Neil Young & Crazy Horse (iTunes | Amazon) Young’s 1981 track laments the appearance of Japanese cars on American roads and questions what’s happening in Detroit
  3. Detroit Rock City – KISS (iTunes | Amazon) This 1976 track tells the true story of a Kiss fan who was killed in a car accident on his way to a Kiss concert
  4. Cadillac Assembly Line – Albert King (iTunes | Amazon) King sings this blues tale about leaving his girl to take a job on the building Cadillacs
  5. Detroit, Michigan – The Fabulous Peps (iTunes | Amazon) A local favorite in 1960s Motown, the Peps’ fiery live performances and dance moves earned them a following at Detroit’s famous 20 Grand
  6. Lose Yourself – Larry Callahan and Selected of God (iTunes | Amazon) This haunting and inspiring cover of Eminem’s classic track from the film 8 Mile was featured in the infamous 2011 Superbowl commercial rallying Detroit’s strengths
  7. Detroit City – Alice Cooper (iTunes | Amazon) Beloved rock musician name checks multiple Detroit rockers in this song about living large in the volatile Motor City
  8. Detroit Swing 66 – Gomez (iTunes | Amazon) Alternative 2002 track was originally released in Australia before it found its way to American shores
  9. I Care About Detroit – Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (iTunes | Amazon) When Smokey sings this track, he shares why he loves Motown
  10. We Almost Lost Detroit – Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. (iTunes | Amazon) Detroit’s American indie-pop band covers spoken word and rap pioneer Gil Scott-Heron’s original piece.

Want more of the best songs about Detroit, Michigan? 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 Detroit. Like us on Facebook or check out more top 10 songs for other great cities and destinations.

MORE OF THE BEST SONGS ABOUT DETROIT

ROCK SONGS ABOUT DETROIT

HIP HOP SONGS ABOUT DETROIT

ALTERNATIVE SONGS ABOUT DETROIT

ELECTRONIC & DANCE SONGS ABOUT DETROIT

R&B SONGS ABOUT DETROIT

BLUES SONGS ABOUT DETROIT

COUNTRY SONGS ABOUT DETROIT

SINGER/SONGWRITER SONGS ABOUT DETROIT

POP SONGS ABOUT DETROIT

STANDARDS & SOUNDTRACK SONGS ABOUT DETROIT

JAZZ SONGS ABOUT DETROIT

CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY SONGS ABOUT DETROIT

SUGGEST SONGS ABOUT DETROIT, MICHIGAN

Is there a great, good, or not half-bad song about Detroit or that takes place in Detroit that we missed? Drop us a line or contact us on Facebook and let us know. If it’s a fit, we’ll be sure to add it to our list of the best songs about Detroit, Michigan.

Songs About Paris

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The Very Best Songs About Paris, France

Discover the very best songs about Paris, France. Whether you’re traveling there tomorrow or simply dreaming wistfully of the Eiffel Tower, we have your back.

From Dean Martin to Jay Z and Kanye West, from Edith Piaf to Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, from Maurice Chevalier to Jimmy Buffett, we’ve gathered the very best songs about Paris, France in one place.

Start with our top ten songs about Paris, and then explore by genre—including American and French standards, pop, rock, alternative, musicals and soundtracks, jazz and easy listening, country, dance, electronic, hip hop, singer/songwriter, classical, and even holiday tunes.

You’ll find all the best songs about Paris, France right here.

Top 10 Songs About Paris, France

  1. La Vie En Rose – Edith Piaf (iTunes | Amazon) The signature song from France’s Piaf, this 1947 song about “Life in Rosy Hues” has also become a classic evoking life in Paris
  2. Les Champs-Elysees – Joe Dassin (iTunes | Amazon) American-French singer celebrates Paris’ grandest and most famous boulevard
  3. Free Man in Paris – Joni Mitchell (iTunes | Amazon) One of Mitchell’s most popular tracks, she wrote the 1974 song about close friend and music producer David Geffen following a Parisian trip she took with him
  4. Lonely Night In Paris – Julie London (iTunes | Amazon) Sassy and swinging, London sings, “It’s a lonely night in Paris… and I’m alone”
  5. April in Paris – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (iTunes | Amazon) The Queen of Jazz and Satchmo came together to record this  smooth classic about a Parisian spring in 1956
  6. Paris 1919 – John Cale (iTunes | Amazon) Hailed for its complexity, this title song from Cale’s 1973 album highlighted the post WWI Versailles Conference of 1919, which redrew Europe’s border
  7. Paris (Ooh La La) – Grace Potter and the Nocturnals (iTunes | Amazon) Potter rocks out and tells you what she’d do if she was from Paris in this 2010 hit
  8. Under the Bridges in Paris – Eartha Kitt (iTunes) Kitt hit the charts in the U.K. with her 1995 cover of this 1931 song about life in Paris
  9. Bastille Day – Rush (iTunes | Amazon) Rush’s rocking 1975 hit focused on the storming of the Bastille, an event that triggered the French Revolution on July 14, 1789
  10. He Went to Paris – Jimmy Buffett (iTunes | Amazon) This 1973 single written and sung by the prolific Buffett was inspired by a man he met, a one-armed Spanish Civil War veteran named Eddie Balchowsky

Want more of the best songs about Paris, France? 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 Paris. Like us on Facebook or check out more top 10 songs for other great cities and destinations.

MORE OF THE BEST SONGS ABOUT PARIS

STANDARD SONGS ABOUT PARIS

FRENCH STANDARDS & SONGS ABOUT PARIS   

POP SONGS ABOUT PARIS

ROCK SONGS ABOUT PARIS

ALTERNATIVE SONGS ABOUT PARIS

MUSICAL & SOUNDTRACK SONGS ABOUT PARIS

JAZZ & EASY LISTENING SONGS ABOUT PARIS

AMERICAN COUNTRY SONGS ABOUT PARIS

DANCE SONGS ABOUT PARIS

ELECTRONIC SONGS ABOUT PARIS

HIP HOP SONGS ABOUT PARIS

SINGER/SONGWRITER SONGS ABOUT PARIS

CLASSICAL SONGS ABOUT PARIS

CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY SONGS ABOUT PARIS

SUGGEST SONGS ABOUT PARIS, FRANCE

Is there a great, good, or not half-bad song about Paris or that takes place in Paris that we missed? Drop us a line or contact us on Facebook and let us know. If it’s a fit, we’ll be sure to add it to our list of the best songs about Paris, France.

Songs About Atlanta

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The Very Best Songs About Atlanta, Georgia

Discover the very best songs about Atlanta, Georgia. Whether you’re traveling there tomorrow or simply dreaming wistfully of Roma, we have your back.

From Ray Charles to Jermaine Dupri, from Little Feat to John Mayer, from Gladys Knight to Alison Krauss, we’ve gathered the very best songs about Atlanta, Georgia in one place.

Start with our top ten songs about Atlanta, and then explore by genre—including a slew of hip hop tracks, rock, country, pop, standards and blues, singer/songwriter, alternative, electronic and even a holiday tune. There are even a couple of songs about Georgia-bound trains.

You’ll find all the best songs about Atlanta, Georgia right here.

Top 10 Songs About Atlanta, Georgia

  1. Oh Atlanta – Little Feat (iTunes | Amazon) Lead singer George Lowell sings of Atlanta’s siren call in this 1974 classic rock track
  2. Welcome to Atlanta – Jermaine Dupri (iTunes | Amazon) Dupri raps an eventually sequel-spawning introduction to the city where “the party don’t stop ‘til eight mornin’”
  3. Georgia On My Mind – Ray Charles (iTunes | Amazon) Charles covered this classic in 1960, 30 years after it was written, and made it his own
  4. Atlanta – Tony Orlando and Dawn (iTunes | Amazon) Orlando’s 1970s pop group wishes for a return to ATL in this brawly piano bar tune
  5. Oh, Atlanta – Alison Krauss (iTunes | Amazon) Krauss also sings fondly of her good old Atlanta days
  6. Hot ‘Lanta – The Allman Brothers (iTunes | Amazon) A 1971 instrumental rock tribute to the partying metropolis of Hotlanta
  7. Home of the Braves – Bobby Made (iTunes) Made raps about the landmarks and history of ATL in this 2013 hip hop track with a brassy sample
  8. Atlanta – Ron Pope (iTunes | Amazon) “A thousand miles from Atlanta” isn’t a good place to be for singer/songewriter Pope in this 2012 track
  9. Georgia – Band of Horses feat. the UGA Redcoat Marching Band (iTunes) Band of Horses’ rollicking cover of Cee Lo Green’s ode to the Peach State and its capital city
  10. I’m On My Way to Atlanta – Freddie King (iTunes | Amazon) “If you don’t love me honey, you don’t have to shake my peach tree”

Want more of the best songs about Atlanta, Georgia? 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 Atlanta. Like us on Facebook or check out more top 10 songs for other great cities and destinations.

MORE OF THE BEST SONGS ABOUT ATLANTA

HIP HOP SONGS ABOUT ATLANTA

STANDARDS, R&B, BLUES & SOUL SONGS ABOUT ATLANTA

ROCK SONGS ABOUT ATLANTA

COUNTRY SONGS ABOUT ATLANTA

POP SONGS ABOUT ATLANTA

SINGER/SONGWRITER SONGS ABOUT ATLANTA  

ALTERNATIVE SONGS ABOUT ATLANTA

ELECTRONIC SONGS ABOUT ATLANTA

SOUNDTRACK SONGS AND CLASSICAL MUSIC ABOUT ATLANTA

CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY SONGS ABOUT ATLANTA

SUGGEST SONGS ABOUT ATLANTA, GEORGIA

Is there a great, good, or not half-bad song about Atlanta or that takes place in Atlanta that we missed? Drop us a line or contact us on Facebook and let us know. If it’s a fit, we’ll be sure to add it to our list of the best songs about Atlanta, Georgia.

Songs About San Antonio

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The Very Best Songs About San Antonio, Texas

Discover the very best songs about San Antonio, Texas. Whether you’re traveling there tomorrow or simply dreaming of a margarita on the Riverwalk, we have your back.

From Bob Wills to The Doobie Brothers, from Willie Nelson to Lyle Lovett, from Patsy Cline to Emmylou Harris, we’ve gathered the very best songs about San Antonio, Texas in one place.

Start with our top ten songs about San Antonio, and then explore by genre—including American and Italian standards, pop, rock, hip hop, alternative, jazz and even a country tune. There’s even a song about a Vespa.

You’ll find all the best songs about San Antonio, Texas right here.

Top 10 Songs About San Antonio, Texas

  1. San Antonio Rose – Willie Nelson & Ray Price (iTunes | Amazon) Willie and Ray covered Bob Wills’ classic San Antonio love song to headline their 1980 duet album
  2. Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio – Flaco Jiménez (iTunes | Amazon) Native son of San Antonio, famous Tejano accordionist Flaco’s Spanish tune translates to “Oh, I Left You in San Antonio”
  3. San Antonio Stroll – Tanya Tucker (iTunes | Amazon) Tanya hit the top of the country charts with this song in 1975
  4. China Grove – The Doobie Brothers (iTunes | Amazon) This song was inspired by a late-night hunt for drugs in San Antonio’s China Grove neighborhood after the Brothers played their first show in the Alamo City
  5. Remember The Alamo – George Strait (iTunes | Amazon) This Texas battle cry becomes a romantic plea at the hands of the Lone Star State’s one and only George Strait
  6. (Is Anybody Goin’ To) San Antone? – Doug Sahm (iTunes | Amazon) Sahm’s lively cover of Charley Pride’s classic track
  7. Across the Alley from the Alamo – Bob Wills (iTunes | Amazon) Texas song legend Bob Wills sings of a sight across from the historic Alamo mission in this classic – if dated – track
  8. San Antonio Fading – Noah Gunderson (iTunes | Amazon) A love and marriage that blossomed in Texas becomes a distant in memory in this mellow track from a singer/songwriter
  9. Downtown San Antone – Emory Quinn (iTunes | Amazon) Catchy country tour of San Antonio’s landmarks, vistas, and lifestyles
  10. San Antonio Girl – Lyle Lovett (iTunes | Amazon) “… And all along the River Walk, well all she did was talk …”

Want more of the best songs about San Antonio, 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 San Antonio. Like us on Facebook or check out more top 10 songs for other great cities and destinations.

MORE OF THE BEST SONGS ABOUT SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

COUNTRY SONGS ABOUT SAN ANTONIO

ROCK SONGS ABOUT SAN ANTONIO

STANDARD SONGS ABOUT SAN ANTONIO

TEJANO & MARIACHI SONGS ABOUT SAN ANTONIO

ALTERNATIVE SONGS ABOUT SAN ANTONIO

HIP HOP SONGS ABOUT SAN ANTONIO

BLUES, BIG BAND & JAZZ SONGS ABOUT SAN ANTONIO

SINGER/SONGWRITER SONGS ABOUT SAN ANTONIO

CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY SONGS ABOUT SAN ANTONIO

SUGGEST SONGS ABOUT SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

Is there a great, good, or not half-bad song about San Antonio or that takes place in San Antonio that we missed? Drop us a line or contact us on Facebook and let us know. If it’s a fit, we’ll be sure to add it to our list of the best songs about San Antonio, Texas.

Songs About New York City

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The Very Best Songs About New York City, New York

Discover the very best songs about New York City. Whether you’re traveling there tomorrow or you’ve been a New Yorker your whole life, we have your back.

From Dean Martin to Jay-Z, from Simon & Garfunkel to The Black Keyes, from Doris Day to Alicia Keys, we’ve gathered the very best songs about New York City in one place.

Start with our top ten songs about  New York City, and then explore by genre—including hit Broadway songs about New York and the Great White Way, other standards, folk and singer/songwriter, hip hop, R&B, soul, jazz, pop, alternative, rock, classical, holiday songs, and even a Latin tune.

You’ll find all the best songs about New York City right here.

Top 10 Songs About New York City, New York

  1. Empire State of Mind – Jay-Z with Alicia Keys (iTunes | Amazon) This immensely popular 2009 orchestral rap ballad was written by two homesick Brooklyn natives while overseas
  2. New York State of Mind – Billy Joel (iTunes | Amazon) Joel wrote this 1976 song about his return to the East Coast after three years in L.A.
  3. Theme from New York, New York – Frank Sinatra (iTunes | Amazon) Sinatra arguably made this song his own when covered this title song from Martin Scorsese’s 1977 film
  4. No Sleep Till Brooklyn – Beastie Boys (iTunes | Amazon) Released in 1987, the Beastie Boys’ “joyful rant” pays homage to their home borough
  5. The Only Living Boy in New York – Simon & Garfunkel (iTunes | Amazon) Simon’s lyrics were a message to Garfunkel who had left Simon behind in NYC to complete the songs their album “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
  6. Autumn in New York – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (iTunes | Amazon) In 1957, Ella and Satchmo recorded this oft-covered classic NY tune, originally composed in 1934
  7. Stayin’ Alive – The Bee Gees (iTunes | Amazon) The infamous montage from 1977’s “Saturday Night Live” set the scene for Brooklynite Tony Manero’s devotion to disco
  8. On Broadway – George Benson (iTunes | Amazon) Benson’s 1978 R&B version of this popular standard became the definitive and layered take on the subject
  9. Brooklyn – Mos Def (iTunes | Amazon) Brooklyn born hip hop MC Def raps about his home city in this 1999 track
  10. Fairytale of New York – The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl (iTunes | Amazon) Celtic punk reverie about Christmas Eve in the NYPD’s drunk tank has often appears on lists of great and under appreciated Christmas songs

Want more of the best songs about New York City, the Big Apple itself? Check the 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 New York. Like us on Facebook or check out more top 10 songs for other great cities and destinations.

MORE SONGS ABOUT NEW YORK CITY

BROADWAY SONGS ABOUT NEW YORK CITY

STANDARD SONGS ABOUT NEW YORK CITY

FOLK & SINGER/SONGWRITER SONGS ABOUT NEW YORK CITY

HIP HOP SONGS ABOUT NEW YORK CITY

R&B/SOUL SONGS ABOUT NEW YORK CITY

JAZZ SONGS ABOUT NEW YORK CITY

POP SONGS ABOUT NEW YORK CITY

ALTERNATIVE SONGS ABOUT NEW YORK CITY

ROCK SONGS ABOUT NEW YORK CITY

CLASSICAL MUSIC ABOUT NEW YORK CITY

LATIN & SALSA SONGS ABOUT NEW YORK CITY

CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY SONGS ABOUT NEW YORK CITY

SUGGEST SONGS ABOUT NEW YORK CITY

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Songs About Buenos Aires

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The Very Best Songs About Buenos Aires, Argentina

Discover the very best songs about Buenos Aires, Argentina. Whether you’re traveling there tomorrow or simply dreaming wistfully of Roma, we have your back.

From Carlos Gardel to Gotan Project, from Iggy Pop to Soda Stereo, from Patti LuPone to Madonna, we’ve gathered the very best songs about Buenos Aires, Argentina in one place.

Start with our top ten songs about Buenos Aires, and then explore by genre—including original songs and covers from Evita, modern tango and electronic, classic tango and Argentinian standards, Argentinian rock, alternative, rock, standards, Latin pop, singer/songwriter, world music and guitar, and even some Christmas tunes.

You’ll find all the best songs about Buenos Aires, Argentina right here.

Top 10 Songs About Buenos Aires, Argentina

  1. Buenos Aires – Madonna (iTunes | Amazon) Whether by train or plane, this song from the “Evita” film soundtrack is the perfect  accompaniment for a Buenos Aires arrival
  2. Mi Buenos Aires Querido – Julio Iglesias (iTunes | Amazon) Chart topper Iglesias covered one of Argentinian tange legend Carlos Gardel’s most heartfelt pledges of love to his city
  3. Santa Maria (Del Buen Ayre) – Gotan Project (iTunes | Amazon) Modern tango meets electronica and pays homage Buenos Aires, the home of the tango
  4. Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina – Patti LaPone (iTunes | Amazon) The Broadway original that introduced Evita to most of North America can still grab you.
  5. En la Ciudad de la Furia – Soda Stereo (iTunes | Amazon) One of Latin rock’s most acclaimed songs, this gothic Argentinian rock song tells of a winged man living between the building in the “City of Fury”
  6. A Man From Argentina – Billie The Vision & The Dancers (iTunes | Amazon) Indie pop singer yearns to channel his friend’s enthusiasm about the arrival of a man from Argentina in this catchy ode to more carefree times.
  7. Miss Argentina – Iggy Pop (iTunes | Amazon) Iggy’s slow and sensual track could easily open a James Bond movie, outlining an Argentinian femme fatale that could be an analogy for the aspirations of Eva Perón or today’s Christina Kirchner
  8. Libertango – Ástor Piazzolla (iTunes | Amazon) This brooding 1974 tango classic signified tango composer Piazzolla’s break from the traditional and embrace of the new, more liberated tango style
  9. Sweet Home Buenos Aires – Charly Garcia (iTunes | Amazon) Argentinian rock legend Garcia covers and adapts a Lynyrd Skynyrd classic to match and suit his home city of Buenos Aires
  10. Contigo – Federico Aubele (iTunes | Amazon) Buenos Aires-born singer-songwriter Aubele’s influence include the traditional as well as the more modern beats of Berlin in 2002

Want more of the best songs about Buenos Aires, Argentina? 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 Buenos Aires.  Like us on Facebook or check out more top ten songs for other great cities and destinations.

MORE SONGS ABOUT BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

SONGS FROM PRODUCTIONS OF “EVITA” (PLUS COVERS)

MODERN TANGO, MILONGAS & ELECTRONIC SONGS ABOUT BUENOS AIRES

CLASSIC TANGO & STANDARD ARGENTINIAN SONGS ABOUT BUENOS AIRES

ARGENTINIAN ROCK SONGS ABOUT BUENOS AIRES     

ALTERNATIVE SONGS ABOUT BUENOS AIRES

NORTH AMERICAN ROCK SONGS ABOUT ARGENTINA & SOUTH AMERICA

STANDARD NORTH AMERICAN SONGS ABOUT ARGENTINA & SOUTH AMERICA

LATIN POP SONGS ABOUT BUENOS AIRES & ARGENTINA

SINGER/SONGWRITER SONGS ABOUT ARGENTINA 

WORLD & GUITAR SONGS ABOUT SOUTH AMERICA & BUENOS AIRES

ARGENTINIAN CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY SONGS

SUGGEST SONGS ABOUT BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

Is there a great, good, or not half-bad song about Buenos Aires or that takes place in Buenos Aires that we missed? Drop us a line or like us on Facebook and let us know your favorite songs about Buenos Aires, Argentina.