Song titles namechecking London geographic locations

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Carter 'The Only Living Boy In New Cross'

they also did The Taking of Peckham 1-2-3

plus probably loads of others that I can't think of right now.

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 20 October 2003 16:43 (twenty years ago) link

Russell, but Bethnal Green is, right? "The Battle of Epping Forest" has some references to London sites within its lyrics...

― JP Almeida (JP Almeida), Monday, 20 October 2003 16:44 (twenty years ago) link

Bethnal Green is in ancient Essex, but it was in the former LCC area, so I suppose it qualifies.

― russell grant (robin carmody), Monday, 20 October 2003 16:53 (twenty years ago) link

Carter USM, "Twenty-Four Minutes to Tulse Hill"
Pogues, "White City"

― Ben Dot (1977), Monday, 20 October 2003 17:16 (twenty years ago) link

London is not the only city in the world to have a West end. And definitely not the only city in the world to have subway stations :-)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 08:05 (twenty years ago) link

Gomez's song isn't about Piccadilly London. It's about a train journey between Manchester and Sheffield, so I assume it's Piccadilly Sataion, Manchester.
First line is: "Once upon a time, not too long ago,
We took a day out in Manchester"

― Sundance, Tuesday, 21 October 2003 18:36 (twenty years ago) link

Blur - For Tomorrow
Blur - Jubilee
Blur - London Loves (But doesn't count)

― MCH, Tuesday, 21 October 2003 19:04 (twenty years ago) link

Hanoi Rocks - "Tooting Bec Wreck"
Phil Lynott - Solo in Soho
Motorhead - No Sleep Til Hammersmith

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 19:07 (twenty years ago) link

The Brian Auger Trinity - "Come Back To Croydon"

(it is technically a London borough)

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 20:09 (twenty years ago) link

London is not the only city in the world to have a West end

Technically yes, but how many cities have a well-known neighborhood or region called the "West End"? London's the only one I can think of.

― o. nate (onate), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 21:02 (twenty years ago) link

For that matter, what other cities besides London have "tube stations" (that are called "tube stations")?

― o. nate (onate), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 21:07 (twenty years ago) link

Rolling Stones, Play With Fire

― andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 21:08 (twenty years ago) link

Hmmm. Is there a place in London called Play or Fire? :-)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 12:26 (twenty years ago) link

Earl Zinger 'I Don't Wanna Go To Hoxton'

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 12:34 (twenty years ago) link

East 17 'Walthamstow' (album title not song title afaik)

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 12:35 (twenty years ago) link

Play, Fire:

They're adjacent stations on the Bakerlilly Line, between Hobbs End and Shending Hook. They're also hospitals, nightclubs and the names of the two halves of Tower Bridge.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 12:36 (twenty years ago) link

Alabama 3 'Exile On Coldharbor Lane'
Eddy Grant 'Electric Avenue'

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 12:37 (twenty years ago) link

Malcolm Mclaren 'Magic's Back (Theme from Ghosts Of Oxford Street)'

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 12:38 (twenty years ago) link

London You're A Lady - Pogues

― mentalist (mentalist), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 12:45 (twenty years ago) link

Chelsea Morning by Fairport Convention

― Freedom Dupont, Wednesday, 22 October 2003 12:50 (twenty years ago) link

Brixton by Renegade Soundwave

― Freedom Dupont, Wednesday, 22 October 2003 12:58 (twenty years ago) link

Sabres Of Paradise 'Jacob Street (7am)', 'Chapel Street Market (9am)'

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 13:01 (twenty years ago) link

My Life Story "Mornington Crescent"

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 20:24 (twenty years ago) link

eleven years pass...

Rhonda Grove

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEkW8TzmhNI

― saer, Thursday, 23 October 2014 21:30 (nine years ago) link

lol that's round the corner from me. Nice track.

― mmmm, Thursday, 23 October 2014 21:47 (nine years ago) link

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