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52. Pardon me boys...is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo? 🎵

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Kansas City (Lieber and Stoller song; not sure who sang it)

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El Paso BarbaRosa Saturday #4

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Streets of Philadelphia FalloutShelter Saturday #7

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Midnight Train to Georgia 2MuchNoise Saturday #9

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L.A. Shake by yours truly Msongs... msongs Saturday #15

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"Lodi" by CCR Ritabert Saturday #20

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Warren Zevon's "Join Me in LA" YorkRd Saturday #21

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Does "Werewolves of London" count? Ritabert Saturday #27

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Carolina In My Mind tonkatoy8888 Saturday #25

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New York, New York AltairIV Saturday #28

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"Paradise" Kentucky....John Prine Thunderbeast Saturday #33

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Not to mention Roger Ebert! Thunderbeast 15 hrs ago #148

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I grew up about 35 miles from Paradise yellowdogintexas Yesterday #114

"Please Come to Boston". greatauntoftriplets Saturday #35

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Fats Domino "I'm walking to New Orleans" MadLinguist Saturday #37

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New York, New York - Sinatra Liberty Belle Saturday #38

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

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Sweet Home Alabama. 😊 a kennedy Saturday #40

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Lake Shore Drive 1969 Chasstev365 Saturday #41

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Dallas - recorded by Joe Ely, written by Jimmie Dale Gilmore tanyev Saturday #43

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Wichita Lineman, by Jimmy Webb for Glen Campbell. Harker Saturday #44

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Alabama Song The Wizard Saturday #45

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Back in the USA The Wizard Saturday #46

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I've Got A Gal in KALAMAZOO. Glen Miller 1939 Srkdqltr Saturday #47

Pardon me boys...is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo? 🎵 MIButterfly Saturday #52

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The Illinois Enema Bandit JoseBalow Saturday #55

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"No poo-poo jokes!" JoseBalow Saturday #86

Carolina Tucker08087 Saturday #56

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'On Wisconsin"it is the State song. riversedge Saturday #58

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Tennessee Stud- Billy Strings and London Calling- The Clash Alpeduez21 Saturday #59

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Massachusetts Rastapopoulos Saturday #60

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

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Ohio Raven123 Saturday #62

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Perry Como "Seattle" FuzzyRabbit Saturday #63

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Tangled up in Blue Botany Saturday #64

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Galveston nt Trueblue Texan Saturday #65

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Tallahassee Lassie The Blue Flower Saturday #66

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Pennsylvania 6-5000 popularized by Glenn Miller and KitFox Saturday #67

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Panic in Detroit- David Bowie WestMichRad Saturday #69

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Madonna: I Love New York Coventina Saturday #70

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Vampire Weekend: California English Coventina Saturday #71

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Abilene Sneederbunk Saturday #73

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REM: Leaving New York Coventina Saturday #75

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

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Texas Flood pandr32 Saturday #79

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Pennsylvania 6-5000 PAMod Saturday #80

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Goin' Back to Indiana - The Jackson 5 Eugene Saturday #81

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The streets of Baltimore Tanuki Saturday #82

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It was by Syeve Goodman.. Arlo made it a hit, though. OAITW r.2.0 8 hrs ago #201

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Take it Easy by the Eagles. greatauntoftriplets Saturday #107

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My Old Kentucky Home yellowdogintexas Yesterday #113

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REM: (Don't Go Back to) Rockville Coventina Yesterday #115

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They Might Be Giants: New York City Coventina Yesterday #116

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Camarillo Brillo JoseBalow Yesterday #119

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Biloxi Doc_Technical Yesterday #120

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Johnny Rivers' "Memphis, Tennessee" HowlingWulf 23 hrs ago #121

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Abilene by Dave Alvin. A different song that noted earlier in this post. chicoescuela 18 hrs ago #131

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Wichita Lineman The Blue Flower 18 hrs ago #134

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Alabama, Albuquerque, and LA. All by Neil Young MichMan 17 hrs ago #140

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Kiss- Detroit Rock City MichMan 17 hrs ago #141

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Take Me Back to Tulsa by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. Dorothy V 16 hrs ago #145

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Sweet Home Chicago. Robert Johnson. Harker 15 hrs ago #147

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First recorded ca. 1936, covered many times since. An unofficial city song. Harker 12 hrs ago #175

The Streets of Laredo LogDog75 14 hrs ago #150

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I'll never go back to Georgia Keepthesoulalive 13 hrs ago #152

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Wichita Lineman CanonRay 13 hrs ago #153

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Starwood in Aspen--John Denver Jilly_in_VA 13 hrs ago #158

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Vienna, City of Dreams soldierant 12 hrs ago #166

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Hitch Hike The Wizard 12 hrs ago #174

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New York State of Mind - Billy Joel dflprincess 11 hrs ago #181

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San Antonio Rose NoPasaran 11 hrs ago #187

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Several. Morbius 10 hrs ago #188

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The City of New Orleans, Arlo Guthrie rickyhall 10 hrs ago #189

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Atlantic City Delarage 10 hrs ago #192

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"Georgia on my mind" JPPaverage 10 hrs ago #194

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One more JPPaverage 10 hrs ago #195

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City of New Orleans justaprogressive 9 hrs ago #197

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Minutemen - Tony gets wasted in 'pedro DBoon 8 hrs ago #202

"(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" by R.E.M. VTderry 8 hrs ago #203

Miami, My Amy by Keith Whitley AmBlue 7 hrs ago #204

Coast of Marseilles, Jimmy Buffett AmBlue 6 hrs ago #205