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

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

firepoint525 said:
Bob Seger had several tunes: "Fire Lake," "Katmandu," and "Miami," in addition to the previously mentioned "Nutbush City Limits."

The Beach Boys had "In My Room," which is obviously a different room for each of us! ;D
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Surf City & Drag City--Jan and Dean
 
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Little old lady from Pasadena!

Goin down to Rio------Peter Allen ( not sure if that was the exact title)

Fort Payne Ala.

Richmond Va in the "Night they Drove ole Dixie down"--------by Joan Baez.(not sure that was exact title)

"Abelliene"____(Spelling?)
 
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Elvis had a song mentioning Norfolk Va as his starting point for a trip to LA.
 
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Hackensack in a song by Billy Joel
 
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"Pulled out of Pittsburgh rollin down the Eastern seaboard"
 
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Louisiana cities:

Thibidoux in "Amos Moses"

Lake Charles in a song by the Band

Baton Rouge in the City of New Orleans

Plus
Cleveland Ohio in "Pancho and Lefty"
 
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MsMusicRadio said:
"Pulled out of Pittsburgh rollin down the Eastern seaboard"
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"Six Days on the Road"--Dave Dudley (one of my favorite country records)
 
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Gee---------we agree on something. Love that song. Whatever happened to Dave Dudley?
 
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firepoint525 said:
GridLeakBias said:
firepoint525 said:
Since I don't want this to go too far off-topic, I will offer some more suggestions while all of you chew on what I just posted.

How about specific places, like buildings, or whatever:

"Winchester Cathedral," New Vaudeville Band
"Graceland," Paul Simon
"Cherry Hill Park," Billy Joe Royal
and the Beatles' double-sided single of "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane."
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Or a specific thing, such as the theme of this thread, Route 66? Route 66 covers a lot of territory from Chicago to L.A., and without listing the cities and towns the song mentions, there are some prominent place names on Route 66 but not mentioned in the song, such as: Joliet, Tulsa, Joplin, Springfield, Santa Rosa, Albuquerque, Holbrook, Winslow and Victorville.

The place name Albuquerque is pretty difficult, if not impossible, to work into the metre or phrasing of a song. However it did work for Bugs Bunny in one of his cartoons. <smile>
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I thought Winslow got a mention in the song? ???

At any rate, a couple of interesting tidbits about Route 66: in Illinois, it parallels Interstate 55, while from Oklahoma City westward, it parallels Interstate 40. Both interstates pass through Memphis, although they actually intersect in West Memphis, Arkansas. (I'm not sure how they explained having an even-numbered highway paralleling an odd-numbered interstate, but that's the way it was done in Illinois!)
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Joplin, Missouri, IS mentioned in "Route 66." Winslow, Arizona is not, but it is mentioned in The Eagles' "Take It Easy."
 
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radioman148 said:
firepoint525 said:
Bob Seger had several tunes: "Fire Lake," "Katmandu," and "Miami," in addition to the previously mentioned "Nutbush City Limits."
The Beach Boys had "In My Room," which is obviously a different room for each of us! ;D
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Surf City & Drag City--Jan and Dean
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Jan & Dean also had "Dead Man's Curve," which nearly proved autobiographical for them! :eek:
 
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phantom444 said:
firepoint525 said:
GridLeakBias said:
firepoint525 said:
Since I don't want this to go too far off-topic, I will offer some more suggestions while all of you chew on what I just posted.
How about specific places, like buildings, or whatever:
"Winchester Cathedral," New Vaudeville Band
"Graceland," Paul Simon
"Cherry Hill Park," Billy Joe Royal
and the Beatles' double-sided single of "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane."
Click to expand...
Or a specific thing, such as the theme of this thread, Route 66? Route 66 covers a lot of territory from Chicago to L.A., and without listing the cities and towns the song mentions, there are some prominent place names on Route 66 but not mentioned in the song, such as: Joliet, Tulsa, Joplin, Springfield, Santa Rosa, Albuquerque, Holbrook, Winslow and Victorville.
The place name Albuquerque is pretty difficult, if not impossible, to work into the metre or phrasing of a song. However it did work for Bugs Bunny in one of his cartoons. <smile>
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I thought Winslow got a mention in the song? ???
At any rate, a couple of interesting tidbits about Route 66: in Illinois, it parallels Interstate 55, while from Oklahoma City westward, it parallels Interstate 40. Both interstates pass through Memphis, although they actually intersect in West Memphis, Arkansas. (I'm not sure how they explained having an even-numbered highway paralleling an odd-numbered interstate, but that's the way it was done in Illinois!)
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Joplin, Missouri, IS mentioned in "Route 66." Winslow, Arizona is not, but it is mentioned in The Eagles' "Take It Easy."
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May have been Flagstaff, Arizona, that I am thinking of that was mentioned in the song. I'm told that sections of the old route 66 are still in place, but most of it was taken up when replaced by interstate 40! :'(
 
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firepoint525 said:
radioman148 said:
firepoint525 said:
Bob Seger had several tunes: "Fire Lake," "Katmandu," and "Miami," in addition to the previously mentioned "Nutbush City Limits."
The Beach Boys had "In My Room," which is obviously a different room for each of us! ;D
Click to expand...
Surf City & Drag City--Jan and Dean
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Jan & Dean also had "Dead Man's Curve," which nearly proved autobiographical for them! :eek:
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Indeed it did.
 
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Arizona-Mark Lindsay
Sentimental Street-Night Ranger
Electric Avenue-Eddie Grant
Linkin Park
Crazytown
Blackstreet
Alphaville
Interstate Love Song-STP
Legend of Wooley Swamp-Charlie Daniels
In America-C.D
Devil Went Down to Georgia-C.D
Southside Johnny
 
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firepoint525 said:
I thought Winslow got a mention in the song? ???
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Nope, Winslow is not mentioned in “(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66".

How about some trivia, since this song is the theme of this thread? "Route 66 " was composed in 1946 by American songwriter and actor Robert Troup. Troup’s songwriting credits list many popular tunes which have been recorded by well known artists, i.e.,

“Daddy” (1941) – Sammy Kaye
"Snootie Little Cutie" (1941) - Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra featuring Frank Sinatra on vocals
"(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66" (1946) - recorded by the Nat King Cole Trio, Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters, Chuck Berry, The Rolling Stones and more
"The Girl Can't Help It" (1956) - Little Richard
"Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring" - The Four Freshmen, The Beach Boys
"The Meaning of the Blues" - Miles Davis
"Girl Talk" - Tony Bennett
"Baby, Baby, All The Time" - Nat King Cole
Let's Keep Dancing" - Peggy Lee

Troup produced torch singer Julie London's million selling hit record "Cry Me a River" in 1955 and they married five years later. Troup’s acting career placed him in numerous spotlights, including: “The Gene Krupa Story” (he played the role of Tommy Dorsey); as Dr. Joe Early in the TV series “Emergency”; a cameo on the M*A*S*H TV series as a disgruntled jeep driver for Hawkeye and Trapper where his only line of dialogue was, “Goddamn Army!”


firepoint525 said:
At any rate, a couple of interesting tidbits about Route 66: in Illinois, it parallels Interstate 55, while from Oklahoma City westward, it parallels Interstate 40. Both interstates pass through Memphis, although they actually intersect in West Memphis, Arkansas. (I'm not sure how they explained having an even-numbered highway paralleling an odd-numbered interstate, but that's the way it was done in Illinois!)
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More Route 66 trivia:
Over the years, Rte 66 has had numerous realignments. Early Rte 66 (through New Mexico) left Santa Rosa and meandered north towards Las Vegas (NM) and Santa Fe, then traveled south through Albuquerque to Los Lunas where it then turned west to Grants. In 1937, a straight-line route was completed from west of Santa Rosa through Moriarty and east-west through Albuquerque and west to Laguna. This newer routing saved travelers as much as four hours of travel through New Mexico.

So, in reading of the original route of US 66 and its realignment, what makes this an important piece of trivia? Here it is boys and girls – are you ready for this? Pre 1937 US 66 came through Albuquerque from north to south following present day 4th street on its way to Los Lunas. After the 1937 realignment the route of US 66 through Albuquerque followed present day Central Ave on a straight through east – west alignment.

Here’s the kicker (finally, for those who had the temerity to continue reading): In downtown Albuquerque the intersection of 4th Street and Central Ave is the only location in the U.S. where Rte 66 crosses itself. (It is marked with signage.) Imagine the confusion at the cab company when a drunk calls for a ride and tells the dispatcher, “I’m at the corner of Rte 66 and Rte 66.”
 
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Cincinnati in a song by Jimmy Buffet about land sharks
 
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Vienna in a Beatles song
 
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Goin' To A Go Go - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
All Over The World - Electric Light Orchestra
 
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Stockbridge to Boston

Teluride

Streets of Philadelphia

Back in the USSR
 
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winslow arizona is in the eagle song "take it easy".."well i'm standing on a corner in winslow arizona..i'm such a fine sight to see"..
 
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