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* The ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' "2.B.A. Master" soundtrack includes a song called "Viridian City".

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* The ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' ''[[Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries Pokémon]]'' "2.B.A. Master" soundtrack includes a song called "Viridian City".
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** "Untern Linden, Untern Linden", referring to the Unter den Linden boulevard. Reprised by Creator/MarleneDietrich, among others.
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** "Nathalie" by Gilbert Bécaud is both about Moscow and a beautiful girl serving as a guide there to the singer.
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* Music/StanRogers: His songs are extremely redolent of place; even the ones about fictional places ("Fogarty's Cove," "Make and Break Harbour") breathe the reality of lots of real places. His albums ''Fogarty's Cove, Northwest Passage,'' and ''From Fresh Water'' were [[ConceptAlbum Concept Albums]] about the Maritimes, western and northern Canada, and the Great Lakes, respectively.

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** In Vaughan Monroe's "Moon Over Miami" he asks the moon to provide some light for a romantic coastside walk with his girlfriend.



** Buddy Jewel's "Sweet Southern Comfort", which just a nostalgia song for the close-knit small town culture of the US South. It name drops the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Lousiana, and Arkansas in its lyrics.

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** Buddy Jewel's "Sweet Southern Comfort", which is just a nostalgia song for the close-knit small town culture of the US South. It name drops the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Lousiana, and Arkansas in its lyrics.



* '''Havana''' - Rosemary Clooney's "My Trip to Havana" is about how she took a $49.50 cruise to the island and encountered an attractive and attentive Cuban gentleman.

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* '''Havana''' - Rosemary Clooney's "My Trip to Havana" is about how she took a $49.50 cruise to the island and encountered an attractive and attentive Cuban gentleman.
gentleman who was eager to show her around.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'': "Welcome to Duloc", an informational song for visitors to Duloc and totally not a TakeThat to [[Ride/WaltDisneyWorld another magical kingdom thronged by tourists]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'': ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'': "Welcome to Duloc", an informational song for visitors to Duloc and totally not a TakeThat to [[Ride/WaltDisneyWorld another magical kingdom thronged by tourists]].



* ''Theatre/Hadestown'' has "Way Down Hadestown", which includes Hermes and the Fates giving contrasting descriptions of the place and the lives of those who go there.

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* ''Theatre/Hadestown'' ''Theatre/{{Hadestown}}'' has "Way Down Hadestown", which includes Hermes and the Fates giving contrasting descriptions of the place and the lives of those who go there.
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* Creator/AlJolson's "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?"

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* ** Creator/AlJolson's "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?"

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* The Boswell Sisters' "An Evening in Caroline" focuses on the scenery of South Carolina and the possibility of meeting "the sweetest sweetie".



* '''South Carolina''' - The Boswell Sisters' "An Evening in Caroline" focuses on the scenery and the possibility of meeting "the sweetest sweetie".
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* '''South Carolina''' - The Boswell Sisters' "An Evening in Caroline" focuses on the scenery and the possibility of meeting "the sweetest sweetie".


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* Creator/AlJolson's "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?"

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** Also referencing Queens is "Christmas in Hollis" by Music/RunDMC, which tells a Christmas story set in the neighborhood where they grew up.



** WesternAnimation/TotalDramaWorldTour had a song called ''What's Not To Love'' sung by the contestants about how wonderful New York is.

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** WesternAnimation/TotalDramaWorldTour had a song called ''What's Not To to Love'' sung by the contestants about how wonderful New York is.



** Music/{{Train}}'s "Save Me San Francisco," about a man pining for the city.

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** Music/{{Train}}'s "Save Me San Francisco," Francisco", about a man pining for the city.



** The 1973 ProtestSong "We Were All Wounded At Wounded Knee" by Redbone was inspired by the 1890 massacre of Native Americans in Wounded Knee by American soldiers and the American Indian Movement who, in 1973, occupied Wounded Knee for a couple of days, and brought international attention to this historic event.

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** The 1973 ProtestSong "We Were All Wounded At at Wounded Knee" by Redbone was inspired by the 1890 massacre of Native Americans in Wounded Knee by American soldiers and the American Indian Movement who, in 1973, occupied Wounded Knee for a couple of days, and brought international attention to this historic event.



* '''Vermont''' - The traditional "Moonlight in Vermont" and the Music/CaptainBeefheart song "Moonlight '''On''' Vermont" from ''Music/TroutMaskReplica''. The first song is a lovely ballad about the tranquility of the moon shining over the state, while the latter is a surreal AvantgardeMusic track.

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* '''Vermont''' - The traditional "Moonlight in Vermont" and the Music/CaptainBeefheart song "Moonlight '''On''' '''on''' Vermont" from ''Music/TroutMaskReplica''. The first song is a lovely ballad about the tranquility of the moon shining over the state, while the latter is a surreal AvantgardeMusic track.



** Buddy Jewel's "Sweet Southern Comfort," which just a nostalgia song for the close-knit small town culture of the US South. It name drops the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Lousiana, and Arkansas in its lyrics.

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** Buddy Jewel's "Sweet Southern Comfort," Comfort", which just a nostalgia song for the close-knit small town culture of the US South. It name drops the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Lousiana, and Arkansas in its lyrics.



* Brazil in general: The song "Aquarela Do Brasil" by Ary Barroso, inspired by rainfall in Brasil, which, in his interpretation, made his colorful country look like a watercolor painting.

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* Brazil in general: The song "Aquarela Do do Brasil" by Ary Barroso, inspired by rainfall in Brasil, which, in his interpretation, made his colorful country look like a watercolor painting.



** "Berlin (City Of Night)" by Music/PeterSchilling is a dark haunting tune about the Berlin Wall from his album ''Music/ThingsToCome''.

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** "Berlin (City Of of Night)" by Music/PeterSchilling is a dark haunting tune about the Berlin Wall from his album ''Music/ThingsToCome''.



** "Leningrad" by the Music/LeningradCowboys is a lament on the city's renaming from Leningrad back to Saint-Petersburg, as if it had turned into a wholly different place that way. After all, the band was named after the city.

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** "Leningrad" by the Music/LeningradCowboys is a lament on the city's renaming from Leningrad back to Saint-Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, as if it had turned into a wholly different place that way. After all, the band was named after the city.
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** “London Is the Place for Me” is a 1948 calypso song by Lord Kitchener about the singer’s love for the city. It was featured prominently in ''Film/{{Paddington}}''.

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** “London Is the Place for Me” is a 1948 calypso song by Lord Kitchener about the singer’s love for the city. It was featured prominently in ''Film/{{Paddington}}''.''Film/Paddington2014''.

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** Music/VanHalen's "Cabo Wabo" is about the eponymous city where Sammy Hagar has a resort.

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** * Music/VanHalen's "Cabo Wabo" is about the eponymous city where Sammy Hagar has a resort.
* Marty Stuart's "Old Mexico" is about him having friends, a girl and freedom there.
* Music/GeorgeStrait's "The Seashores of Old Mexico" is about his adventures there while evading a jail term in Tucson.



** "Goodnight Vienna" is about the charm and romance of the city.

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** Al Bowlly's "Goodnight Vienna" is about the charm and romance of the city.
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** Music/OrigamiAngel: "Thank You, New Jersey" is dedicated to New Jersey. The singer admires the sunny weather and the carefree way the people there live.
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** "A Passage to Bangkok" by ''Music/{{Rush}}'', from their album ''Music/TwentyOneTwelve'', is a WanderlustSong about drug tourists travelling to Bangkok via North Africa and the Middle East while sampling the "wares" of various countries.

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** "A Passage to Bangkok" by ''Music/{{Rush}}'', ''Music/{{Rush|Band}}'', from their album ''Music/TwentyOneTwelve'', is a WanderlustSong about drug tourists travelling to Bangkok via North Africa and the Middle East while sampling the "wares" of various countries.
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* The song "Cleveland Rocks" by Ian Hunter, later covered by Music/ThePresidentsOfTheUnitedStatesOfAmerica is considered an anthem in the city and is often heard on opening days for every major sport in Cleveland. The Presidents version was also known as the theme song for ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'' which was set in Cleveland.

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* ** The song "Cleveland Rocks" by Ian Hunter, later covered by Music/ThePresidentsOfTheUnitedStatesOfAmerica is considered an anthem in the city and is often heard on opening days for every major sport in Cleveland. The Presidents version was also known as the theme song for ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'' which was set in Cleveland.



** "Rainy Night in Georgia", written and first recorded by Tony Joe White, but better known for its 1970 cover by Brook Benton.

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** "Rainy Night in Georgia", written and first recorded by Tony Joe White, but better known for its 1970 cover by Brook Benton. Decades later, White recalled that the song was inspired by his experience as a young adult driving a dump truck in suburban Atlanta.

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** "Rainy Night in Georgia", written and first recorded by Tony Joe White, but better known for its 1970 cover by Brook Benton.



** The Charlie Daniels Band's "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," about the devil challenging a farmboy to a fiddle duel for his soul to meet his quota. The farmboy wins and it's basically five minutes of epic fiddling on the part of the band.

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** The Charlie Daniels Band's "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," Georgia", about the devil challenging a farmboy to a fiddle duel for his soul to meet his quota. The farmboy wins and it's basically five minutes of epic fiddling on the part of the band.
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* ''Film/EurovisionSongContestTheStoryOfFireSaga'': The song "Húsavík" is about Lars and Sigrit's hometown.

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* '''Havana''' - Rosemary Clooney's "My Trip to Havana" is about how she took a $49.50 cruise to the island and encountered an attractive and attentive Cuban gentleman.



** A town immortalized in Music/BobMarley's "Trenchtown Rock" from ''Music/{{Live|BobMarleyAlbum}}'' and "Trench Town" from ''Music/{{Confrontation}}''. Both songs are a CrapsackWorld account about the poverty there, but at the same time a PepTalkSong how music enlivens everybody's spirit. The streets he mentions in "Trenchtown Rock" also exist in real life.

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** A town immortalized in Music/BobMarley's "Trenchtown Rock" from ''Music/{{Live|BobMarleyAlbum}}'' and "Trench Town" from ''Music/{{Confrontation}}''. Both songs are a CrapsackWorld account about of the poverty there, but at the same time a PepTalkSong about how music enlivens everybody's spirit. The streets he mentions in "Trenchtown Rock" also exist in real life.



* '''Mexico''' - Les Humphries Singers had a 1972 hit PepTalkSong about the country. It's a historical account about British colonialists fighting Spanish colonialists in the 16th century. Talk about LyricalDissonance!

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* '''Mexico''' - The Les Humphries Singers had a 1972 hit PepTalkSong about the country. It's a historical account about of British colonialists fighting Spanish colonialists in the 16th century. Talk about LyricalDissonance!
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*** "Baxter Avenue", from Jack Harlow's debut album ''Thats What They All Say'', takes its title from a Louisville street known for its nightlife. While it has a NonAppearingTitle, it basically tells the story of Harlow's Louisville upbringing. %% The title of the album has NO APOSTROPHE.

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*** "Baxter Avenue", from Jack Harlow's Music/JackHarlow's debut album ''Thats What They All Say'', takes its title from a Louisville street known for its nightlife. While it has a NonAppearingTitle, it basically tells the story of Harlow's Louisville upbringing. %% The title of the album has NO APOSTROPHE.

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** "Chicago That Toddlin' Town" by Fred Fisher, made famous by Music/FrankSinatra. It's how Chicago is supposedly a wonderful and exciting place.

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** "Chicago That Toddlin' Town" by Fred Fisher, made famous by Music/FrankSinatra. It's about how Chicago is supposedly a wonderful and exciting place.


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* '''Hawaii''': Ted Fio Rito's "I Wanna Go Back to My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii" is about a homesick Hawaiian boy longing for all the delights of his island home.


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** Fountains of Wayne's "Hackensack" is about a friend of the narrator who became a big shot and the narrator's promise to stay right there in Hackensack waiting for their return.
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* ''Theatre/Hadestown'' has "Way Down Hadestown", which includes Hermes and the Fates giving contrasting descriptions of the place and the lives of those who go there.
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* "First Rate Town" by Music/GoodKid. While the place isn't named, the band members have stated that it was based on Toronto, where they came from, and Montreal is mentioned. In the song, the singer lives in a town that's very cold. Someone he loves ends up leaving, which he didn't think they would do, and he blames them for not seeing all the good things about the town. Since his praises merely say that [[DamnedByFaintPraise "some of us are still left here" and "they keep the death rates down"]], it's probably not that good of a place.
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** Spanish singer Music/AlexUbago has "Ámsterdam", a song, and a love story, set in this city.




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* [[Music/TaxiBand Taxi]] sings to Santiago de Compostela in "Medianoche en Santiago".

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* '''Westerland''': In the song of the same name by DieÄrzte, the protagonist expresses his desire to revisit the eponymus town located on the island of Sylt. There's also an earlier demo version of the song titled "Helgoland", that replaces Westerland with the island of Helgioland.
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Jerry Brown was a moderate Democrat. Hardly right-wing, at least not by American or even Californian standards.


** "California Über Alles" by Music/DeadKennedys, a satirical punk song about the right-wing policies of governor UsefulNotes/JerryBrown juxtaposing images of Nazi tyranny with hippie/yuppie stereotypes ("You will jog for the master race / And always wear the happy face").

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** "California Über Alles" by Music/DeadKennedys, a satirical punk song about the right-wing center-left, Boomer-yuppie friendly policies of governor UsefulNotes/JerryBrown juxtaposing images of Nazi tyranny with hippie/yuppie stereotypes ("You will jog for the master race / And always wear the happy face"). (The Dead Kennedys were of course far-left socialist/anarchist punks who found all this soulless and distasteful.)
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As a thoroughfare—a route from A to B—it's pretty average. But as an entertainment district—which is how Boyz II Men refer to it—it's easily one of the city's top 5.


** Music/BoyzIIMen's first big hit, "Motownphilly', is at least partly about the group's Philadelphia origins, namedropping the city multiple times and also mentioning South Street, a major thoroughfare in the city, and "Philly steaks" (i.e., cheesesteaks).

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** Music/BoyzIIMen's first big hit, "Motownphilly', is at least partly about the group's Philadelphia origins, namedropping the city multiple times and also mentioning South Street, a major thoroughfare bar and entertainment street in the city, and "Philly steaks" (i.e., cheesesteaks).
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"Sea-swept Carolinas" is a bit of poetic license, in context it's clear he died at Bull Run


** "Yankee Bayonet" by Music/TheDecemberists centers on a girl from Oconee County, SC whose sweetheart is killed in the Civil War somewhere "on the sea-swept Carolinas".

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** "Yankee Bayonet" by Music/TheDecemberists centers on a girl from Oconee County, SC whose sweetheart is killed in the [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar Civil War somewhere "on War]] at one of the sea-swept Carolinas".Battles of Bull Run[[note]]Probably 2nd Bull Run, as that was a bloodbath even for the victorious Confederates, while 1st Bull Run--the first major engagement of the war--was less of one.[[/note]] (referred to as "Manassas" because the characters are Southerners).

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* '''Paris''': Inspired many songs:

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* '''Paris''': Inspired '''Paris''' inspired many songs:songs, [[GayParee of course]]:



** "Paris sera toujours Paris" ("Paris will always be Paris"): Sung by Creator/MauriceChevalier. It's about how the city remains true to itself and 'the most beautiful city in the world' even if it's 1939 and everything is changing because of the start of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.



** "Sous le Ciel de Paris" by Yves Montand is about the supposed charm and romance of the city.

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** "Sous le Ciel de Paris" by Yves Montand Creator/YvesMontand is about the supposed charm and romance of the city.
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* '''Manchester''': Music/HermansHermits' "It's Nice to Be Out in the Morning" mentions a number of local areas, stating that "it's not the Taj Mahal but it's ours".

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* Music/SharonVanEtten's "Malibu" is about a less glamorous but more equal relationship, signified by the visual of two lovers driving through Malibu, California.

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* ** Music/SharonVanEtten's "Malibu" is about a less glamorous but more equal relationship, signified by the visual of two lovers driving through Malibu, California.California.
** The Sir Douglas Quintet's "Mendocino" is about the narrator pleading for his girlfriend to stay with him in Mendocino instead of running off with a "fast-talkin' guy".

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