Official City Songs - Page 2

MplsTodd · #21 Posted **Apr 9, 2021, 4:56 PM**

Minneapolis doesn't really get name checked in many songs. But really, this is just in keeping with the natural reserve of folks from the Upper Midwest. However, there are several possible songs I can think would be considered for the "Official" song: Here's a few:

Skyway by The Replacements
https://youtu.be/POXkAyipekI

Husker Du doing the Theme from the Mary Tyler Moore Show:https://youtu.be/Ks0to2QuJtM

I also really like Atmosphere's "Say Shhh"
:https://youtu.be/bV_E8SPc_jo

Probably the best locally-oriented song by Prince would be "Uptown"
https://youtu.be/ZiuSRQHLv88

Crawford · #22 Posted **Apr 9, 2021, 5:05 PM**

For NYC I like Ryan Adams' "New York, New York." Nostalgic early 2000's NYC. Reminds me of the post 9-11 city, peak hipster Williamsburg and the like.

Also like "NYC Cops" by the Strokes, "NY State of Mind" by Nas and "Autumn in NY" by Billie Holliday.

Crawford · #23 Posted **Apr 9, 2021, 5:08 PM**

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Absolutely cringe-worthy with horribly-bad lyrics

Maybe they did some of the music for that Skydome special with Alan Thicke?

MolsonExport · #24 Posted **Apr 9, 2021, 5:42 PM**

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Maybe they did some of the music for that Skydome special with Alan Thicke?

Could be (although Thicke was famous for writing and singing TV theme songs, like "Diff'rent Strokes").

Probably the moment when I felt most embarrassed to be a Canadian:

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Acajack · #25 Posted **Apr 9, 2021, 5:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Crawford

For NYC I like Ryan Adams' "New York, New York." Nostalgic early 2000's NYC. Reminds me of the post 9-11 city, peak hipster Williamsburg and the like.

Also like "NYC Cops" by the Strokes, "NY State of Mind" by Nas and "Autumn in NY" by Billie Holliday.

Aren't you forgetting one?

SIGSEGV · #26 Posted **Apr 10, 2021, 12:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by MplsTodd

Minneapolis doesn't really get name checked in many songs. But really, this is just in keeping with the natural reserve of folks from the Upper Midwest. However, there are several possible songs I can think would be considered for the "Official" song: Here's a few:

Skyway by The Replacements
https://youtu.be/POXkAyipekI

Husker Du doing the Theme from the Mary Tyler Moore Show:https://youtu.be/Ks0to2QuJtM

I also really like Atmosphere's "Say Shhh"
:https://youtu.be/bV_E8SPc_jo

Probably the best locally-oriented song by Prince would be "Uptown"
https://youtu.be/ZiuSRQHLv88

I feel like I've heard Minneapolis name checked in some Doomtree or Dessa songs...

bilbao58 · #27 Posted **Apr 10, 2021, 1:06 AM**

I'm guessing many Torontonians old enough to remember this would rather forget it. It's pretty schmaltzy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpJXAavGpi4

MolsonExport · #28 Posted **Apr 10, 2021, 2:12 AM**

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Comrade · #29 Posted **Apr 10, 2021, 2:50 AM**

Way off topic (kind of) but I loved the movie San Francisco growing up. It was something I'd always watch with my dad or mom when it came on TV (mostly because I've always been fascinated by earthquakes). The special effects in that movie are amazing for 1936.

But back on topic:

Salt Lake has no official song. Most songs about Salt Lake are done to mock the city.

The Beach Boys wrote a song about Salt Lake in the 1960s due to their constant playing at Lagoon and it's probably the most well-known songs that shows the city in a positive light.

Of course, then there's The Dwarves' song about Salt Lake City:

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mousquet · #30 Posted **Apr 10, 2021, 4:09 PM**

I'll post that one for Québec's bros, cause it's officially often so damn cold out there.

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Very cute song.

thoughtcriminal · #31 Posted **Apr 10, 2021, 4:24 PM**

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Unofficial, by a Brit

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something more homegrown. With Soul Train dancers.

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No, Philly's would be more like:

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it's a stupid song but the title is fitting.

mousquet · #32 Posted **Apr 10, 2021, 4:31 PM**

5 am. Paris is waking up.

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I guess that's the most standard tune dedicated to the city.

MolsonExport · #33 Posted **Apr 10, 2021, 4:38 PM**

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montréaliste · #34 Posted **Apr 10, 2021, 4:54 PM**

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5 am. Paris is waking up.

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I guess that's the most standard tune dedicated to the city.

Très belle toune. Ils avaient fière allure, lui et sa belle Françoise... Belle époque.

KevinFromTexas · #35 Posted **Apr 12, 2021, 7:56 AM**

Here are a few more that pop into my head.

San Francisco

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New Orleans

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Los Angeles

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And that other "I love LA" song.

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London

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New York

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Dallas - Two songs about Dallas from two Texas blues musicians.

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CaliNative · #36 Posted **Apr 12, 2021, 8:33 AM**

"I Love L.A." by Randy Newman plus most Beach Boys songs. "Hooray for Hollywood" for Hollywood.

Can't think of a San Diego song. Should be one. Nice city.

St. Louis--"Meet Me in St. Louis" sung by Judy G.

ilcapo · #37 Posted **Apr 12, 2021, 12:49 PM**

For Stockholm the first song that comes to mind is this:

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Or this:

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Acajack · #38 Posted **Apr 12, 2021, 1:04 PM**

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I'll post that one for Québec's bros, cause it's officially often so damn cold out there.

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Very cute song.

Nice of you to think of us but this song has nothing to do with us or any of our cities!

Quixote · #39 Posted **Apr 12, 2021, 2:05 PM**

Randy Newman’s “I Love LA” is the city’s de facto official song, as Newmam himself is from here.

Others worth mentioning:

“LA Is My Lady” by Frank Sinatra

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“This Is LA” by The Briggs (popularized by the LA Kings)

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For something more angsty, “Los Angeles” by Sugarcult from their album Palm Trees and Power Lines. Sugarcult was a staple of my adolescence and many mainstream suburban Millennials of similar age.

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202_Cyclist · #40 Posted **Apr 12, 2021, 2:26 PM**

Also for LA, "City of Angels" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and "Los Angeles Is Burning" by Bad Religion.