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AltairIV

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Sat Aug 23, 2025, 06:04 PM

17 hrs ago

Written by Frank Ebb, from the film by Martin Scorsese, and immortalized by Frank Sinatra.

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Name a song that has a city or state in the title or lyrics. Mine would be "I LeftMy Heart in San Fransico" Can you [View all] debm55 18 hrs ago OP

By the Time I Get To Phoenix CanonRay 18 hrs ago #1

Thank you very much, CanonRay. debm55 17 hrs ago #3

Amarillo By Morning... Mark.b2 17 hrs ago #2

Thank you very much , Mark.b2. debm55 17 hrs ago #5

That is a really good song. underpants 13 hrs ago #100

El Paso BarbaRosa 17 hrs ago #4

Thank you BaraRosa. for your selection. debm55 17 hrs ago #8

State of confusion by the kinks. GreenWave 17 hrs ago #6

HAHAHAHHAHA. thank you very much, GreenWave. debm55 17 hrs ago #10

Good one! nt Mark.b2 17 hrs ago #11

Streets of Philadelphia FalloutShelter 17 hrs ago #7

Thank you , very much. I used to teach in NW Philadelphia. Haunting song and movie. debm55 17 hrs ago #13

Unforgettable. FalloutShelter 17 hrs ago #19

Midnight Train to Georgia 2MuchNoise 17 hrs ago #9

Thank you very much. 2MuchNoise. I loved Gladys, debm55 17 hrs ago #14

Allentown. Billy Joel doc03 17 hrs ago #12

Thank you very much, doc03. Great song. debm55 17 hrs ago #16

L.A. Shake by yours truly Msongs... msongs 17 hrs ago #15

Wow. Is that you or your group? Congratulations. msongs. That is fantastic and thank you for posting. debm55 17 hrs ago #17

wrote it, sing it. a life off of DU lol msongs 17 hrs ago #30

Thank you very much, msongs. debm55 17 hrs ago #32

Do you know what it means rogerashton 17 hrs ago #18

Thank you very much, rogerashton for your selection. debm55 17 hrs ago #22

"Lodi" by CCR Ritabert 17 hrs ago #20

Thank you Ritabert. Love it. and love CCR debm55 17 hrs ago #23

Love CCR. Ritabert 17 hrs ago #24

Warren Zevon's "Join Me in LA" YorkRd 17 hrs ago #21

Thank you very much YorkRd. Great song. I didn't know Bonnie sang background. debm55 17 hrs ago #26

Does "Werewolves of London" count? Ritabert 17 hrs ago #27

Sure. Go right ahead. debm55 13 hrs ago #99

Carolina In My Mind tonkatoy8888 17 hrs ago #25

Wow, tonkatoy8888, You have given us a great selection of cities and states. debm55 17 hrs ago #29

New York, New York AltairIV 17 hrs ago #28

Thank you very much , for the information behind New York, New York. I knew it was song by Frank Sinatra. but not the debm55 17 hrs ago #31

"Paradise" Kentucky....John Prine Thunderbeast 17 hrs ago #33

Thank you for sharing Thunderbeast. Sad song.but very true. debm55 17 hrs ago #34

I heard that in Austin City Limits and was an immediate fan underpants 12 hrs ago #104

I grew up about 35 miles from Paradise yellowdogintexas 11 hrs ago #114

"Please Come to Boston". greatauntoftriplets 17 hrs ago #35

Thank you very much greatauntoftriplets. I agree with you, very sweet song. debm55 16 hrs ago #36

Fats Domino "I'm walking to New Orleans" MadLinguist 16 hrs ago #37

Thank you very much.MadLinquist.. debm55 16 hrs ago #42

New York, New York - Sinatra Liberty Belle 16 hrs ago #38

Wonderful. thank you Liberty Belle. debm55 16 hrs ago #48

John Denver- "Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado"... hlthe2b 16 hrs ago #39

Thank you very much, hlthe2b. wonderful singer. Loved his songs. debm55 16 hrs ago #49

Sweet Home Alabama. 😊 a kennedy 16 hrs ago #40

Thank you a kennedy for sharing with us. debm55 16 hrs ago #50

Lake Shore Drive 1969 Chasstev365 16 hrs ago #41

Dallas - recorded by Joe Ely, written by Jimmie Dale Gilmore tanyev 16 hrs ago #43

Wichita Lineman, by Jimmy Webb for Glen Campbell. Harker 16 hrs ago #44

Thank you very much Harker and I agree with you. Webb was a terrific writter and Campbell really brought out the song. debm55 13 hrs ago #91

Alabama Song The Wizard 16 hrs ago #45

Thank you very much for sharing with us, The Wizard. debm55 16 hrs ago #53

Back in the USA The Wizard 16 hrs ago #46

Thank you very much. The Wizard. debm55 16 hrs ago #51

I've Got A Gal in KALAMAZOO. Glen Miller 1939 Srkdqltr 16 hrs ago #47

Pardon me boys...is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo? 🎵 MIButterfly 16 hrs ago #52

HAHAHAHHA. I remember that song as I like old movies. Thank you MlButterfly. debm55 16 hrs ago #54

The Illinois Enema Bandit JoseBalow 16 hrs ago #55

OMG, JoseBalow. debm55 14 hrs ago #72

"No poo-poo jokes!" JoseBalow 13 hrs ago #86

Carolina Tucker08087 16 hrs ago #56

san fransico , open your golden gate . shuffle off to buffalo. i left my heart in san fransico. AllaN01Bear 16 hrs ago #57

'On Wisconsin"it is the State song. riversedge 15 hrs ago #58

Tennessee Stud- Billy Strings and London Calling- The Clash Alpeduez21 15 hrs ago #59

Massachusetts Rastapopoulos 15 hrs ago #60

I'm a Ding-Dong Daddy from Dumas-Louis Armstrong Midnight Writer 15 hrs ago #61

Ohio Raven123 15 hrs ago #62

Thank you, Raven123. I remember when the shootings happend, I was in 9th grade. Students walked out of school. I have debm55 12 hrs ago #102

Perry Como "Seattle" FuzzyRabbit 15 hrs ago #63

Tangled up in Blue Botany 15 hrs ago #64

Galveston nt Trueblue Texan 15 hrs ago #65

Tallahassee Lassie The Blue Flower 15 hrs ago #66

Pennsylvania 6-5000 popularized by Glenn Miller and KitFox 14 hrs ago #67

Gotta represent Michigan... catbyte 14 hrs ago #68

Outstanding Performance. Great singing and oasis 11 hrs ago #112

Panic in Detroit- David Bowie WestMichRad 14 hrs ago #69

Madonna: I Love New York Coventina 14 hrs ago #70

Vampire Weekend: California English Coventina 14 hrs ago #71

Thank you very much, Coventina. I have never heard of them before. But I honestly liked the song. debm55 14 hrs ago #74

Abilene Sneederbunk 14 hrs ago #73

Thank you, Sneederbunk. I really like it. debm55 14 hrs ago #76

REM: Leaving New York Coventina 14 hrs ago #75

All my exes live in Texas.... George Strait Tanuki 14 hrs ago #77

We're not the jet set.... George Jones and Tammy Wynette Tanuki 14 hrs ago #78

Thank you very much for sharing with us. debm55 13 hrs ago #94

Thank you, Tanuki. for sharing with us. debm55 13 hrs ago #96

Texas Flood pandr32 14 hrs ago #79

Thank you pandr32. Stevie Ray Vaughan was a great guitarist. RIP Stevie Ray. debm55 13 hrs ago #92

Pennsylvania 6-5000 PAMod 14 hrs ago #80

Thank you, PAMod. I am from PA, I didn't know the state had a song written about it. debm55 13 hrs ago #90

You're not familiar with the Pennsylvania Polka? Wiz Imp 10 hrs ago #117

Goin' Back to Indiana - The Jackson 5 Eugene 14 hrs ago #81

Thank you very much, Eugene. debm55 13 hrs ago #89

The streets of Baltimore Tanuki 14 hrs ago #82

Thank you very much, Tanuki. I had never heard the song before and the ending was a shock. debm55 13 hrs ago #85

North to Alaska.... Johnny Horton Tanuki 13 hrs ago #83

Thank you, Tanuki. I remember this song as a kid. Thank you sharing. debm55 13 hrs ago #88

Nagasaki... the Mills Brothers Tanuki 13 hrs ago #84

Thank you Tanuki, for sharing with us. debm55 13 hrs ago #87

Private Idaho--B52s Dulcinea 13 hrs ago #93

Thank you very much, Dulcinea. for sharing with us. debm55 13 hrs ago #95

The ones by red hot chhili peppers about la or detroit SSJVegeta 13 hrs ago #97

Country Roads Tanuki 13 hrs ago #98

Frank Zappa, San Bernadino PufPuf23 12 hrs ago #101

Petaluma Afternoons IGoToDU 12 hrs ago #103

City of New Orleans by Arlo Guthrie RainCaster 12 hrs ago #105

Thought of another...Luckenbach, Texas... Mark.b2 12 hrs ago #106

Take it Easy by the Eagles. greatauntoftriplets 12 hrs ago #107

Here's one for all 50 states Wiz Imp 12 hrs ago #108

Viva Las Vegas! MIButterfly 11 hrs ago #109

"Oregon Hill" (Richmond VA) Cowboy Junkies underpants 11 hrs ago #110

Philadelphia Freedom bpj62 11 hrs ago #111

My Old Kentucky Home yellowdogintexas 11 hrs ago #113

REM: (Don't Go Back to) Rockville Coventina 10 hrs ago #115

They Might Be Giants: New York City Coventina 10 hrs ago #116

Beastie Boys: An Open Letter to NYC Coventina 10 hrs ago #118

Camarillo Brillo JoseBalow 9 hrs ago #119

Biloxi Doc_Technical 8 hrs ago #120

Johnny Rivers' "Memphis, Tennessee" HowlingWulf 2 hrs ago #121