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"Kicks on Route 66" - songs with city titles. Fantasy weekend programming

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White Room (with black curtains at the station) - Cream
 
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Dead End Street--Lou Rawls ("I was born in a city they call the windy city")
 
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"Lisbon Antigua" by Nelson Riddle, and "The Poor People of Paris" by Les Baxter.  Both have probably already been mentioned here, but not this little tidbit:  those two were back-to-back #1s on the Billboard "Best Sellers" chart in 1956.  Not only was it extraordinarily rare to have two consecutive #1s mentioning international cities in their titles, it was also exceedingly rare for two instrumentals to be #1 back-to-back.  So you had two songs with names of international cities in their titles, but no mention of those cities in their "lyrics"!  ;D
 
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The Sidewalks of New York - Mel Torme 8)
 
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firepoint525 said:
"Lisbon Antigua" by Nelson Riddle, and "The Poor People of Paris" by Les Baxter. Both have probably already been mentioned here, but not this little tidbit: those two were back-to-back #1s on the Billboard "Best Sellers" chart in 1956. Not only was it extraordinarily rare to have two consecutive #1s mentioning international cities in their titles, it was also exceedingly rare for two instrumentals to be #1 back-to-back. So you had two songs with names of international cities in their titles, but no mention of those cities in their "lyrics"! ;D
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There's some prize winning trivia here. Good job on your research. 8)
 
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radioman148 said:
Istanbul (not Constantinople) The Four Lads
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I'll see that. And raise you "Asia Minor" by Kokomo....which now puts us in the position of having geography in both the song title AND artist. ;D

BTW, great trivia about "Poor People of Paris" and "Lisbon Antigua". And to think....they came up back to back on my iPod a couple of weeks back. Cosmic!
 
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cyberdad said:
radioman148 said:
Istanbul (not Constantinople) The Four Lads
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I'll see that. And raise you "Asia Minor" by Kokomo....which now puts us in the position of having geography in both the song title AND artist. ;D
BTW, great trivia about "Poor People of Paris" and "Lisbon Antigua". And to think....they came up back to back on my iPod a couple of weeks back. Cosmic!
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The country group Alabama did that quite a bit:
"My Home's in Alabama"
"Tennessee River"
"Christmas in Dixie" (mentions their hometown of Fort Payne, among others)
even a cover of "Sweet Home Alabama"

All of these have probably already been mentioned here.

The group Kansas did something similar. Their song "People of the Southwind" is about Kansas, since "Kansas" is an Indian name meaning "people of the southwind."
 
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GridLeakBias said:
firepoint525 said:
"Lisbon Antigua" by Nelson Riddle, and "The Poor People of Paris" by Les Baxter. Both have probably already been mentioned here, but not this little tidbit: those two were back-to-back #1s on the Billboard "Best Sellers" chart in 1956. Not only was it extraordinarily rare to have two consecutive #1s mentioning international cities in their titles, it was also exceedingly rare for two instrumentals to be #1 back-to-back. So you had two songs with names of international cities in their titles, but no mention of those cities in their "lyrics"! ;D
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There's some prize winning trivia here. Good job on your research. 8)
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Thanks, I was careful not to mention the "Hot 100" since it didn't exist yet. I will look it up and see how well these two did on other charts that did exist at the time.
 
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Looking Glass Sea - Erasure
The Sea of Love - The Honeydrippers
 
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Silkie said:
Looking Glass Sea - Erasure
The Sea of Love - The Honeydrippers
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"Sea of Love" was written by John Phillip Baptiste (aka Phil Phillips) and George Khoury. The song, originally credited to Phil Phillips with The Twilights, was released on a small record label owned by Khoury, but due to its success was eventually leased to Mercury Records. Phillips' 1959 recording on Mercury Records peaked at #1 on Billboard R&B chart (Oct 1959) and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
 
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Carry Me Back To Old Virginnie - Louis Armstrong
 
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All Around The World-Lisa Stansfield
This Land Is Your Land
Trans Europe Express-Kraftwerk
I'm On A Boat-The Lonely Island...(extra points for artist AND title!)
Midnight At The Oasis-Maria Muldar
Electric Avenue-Eddie Grant
My Head's In Mississippi-ZZ Top
the band Little Texas
 
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Mississippi--John Phillips
Muddy Mississippi Line--Bobby Goldsboro
In the Deep Blue Sea--The Chordettes
 
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