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Steve M.
04-18-2004, 09:29 PM
New York City - John Lennon
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Home Sweet Oklahoma - Leon Russell
Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Colorado - Manassas
Walkin' to New Orleans - Fats Domino
Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson
L.A. Woman - the Doors
San Francisco Days - Chris Isaak
Mexico - James Taylor
Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out On Broadway) - Billy Joel
California Dreamin' - the Mamas and the Papas
Penny Lane - the Beatles
Carolina In My Mind - James Taylor
Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles
Back in the U.S.S.R. - the Beatles
Back in the U.S.A. - Chuck Berry
We Almost Lost Detroit - Gil Scott-Heron
Woman From Tokyo - Deep Purple

Rhiannon
04-18-2004, 09:37 PM
Barcelona by Jewel

Jenya
04-18-2004, 10:03 PM
Kashmir- Led Zeppelin

Katmandu- Bob Seger

musicradio77
04-18-2004, 10:04 PM
Here's a couple of songs of places to go:

1. "New York, New York" - Frank Sinatra (Used as the Yankees' closing theme.)
2. "Oklahoma!" - The Cast of "Oklahoma!"
3. "I Love New York" - Metropolis
4. "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" - Tony Bennett
5. "Arizona" - Mark Lindsay
6. "Miami" - Will Smith
7. "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" - MFSB
8. "Chicago" - Frank Sinatra
9. "It Happened in Monterey" - Frank Sinatra
10. "Christmas in Poughkeepsie" - Van Ritshie featuring Matt Jordan

consentida
04-18-2004, 10:13 PM
Te Dejo Madrid- Shakira
Walking In Memphis- Cher

Janice
04-19-2004, 02:35 AM
Girl From Ipanipa ~ Antonio Carlos Jobim

Please Come To Boston ~ Dave Loggins

Old Cape Cod ~ Patti Page

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) ~ Christopher Cross

Take Me Home ~ John Denver

Rocky Mountain High ~ John Denver

Born In The U.S.A ~ Bruce Springsteen

Allentown ~ Billy Joel

Fire Lake ~ Bob Seger

Flowers in Your Hair (If you're going to San Francisco)??

And the song that yells, "Boston, you're my home."

Hollow
04-19-2004, 02:50 AM
enter sandman- metallica mentions never-never land. :grr:

Dr. Jazz
04-19-2004, 05:19 PM
The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band
City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie
The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Mississippi Queen - Mountain
California 1 - Con Funk Shun
Tokyo - Brothers Johnson
Take the Country to New York City - Bohannon
Nobody Walks in L.A. - Ashford and Simpson

Sterling Holobyte
04-19-2004, 05:33 PM
Punch out at Malibu - Surf Punks

Tuesday Weld
04-19-2004, 05:47 PM
Far Away Places - The Springfields

Jrnygrl
04-20-2004, 03:16 PM
Lights -Journey
Ventura Highway - America
Home - Stephanie Mills
Weekend in New England - Barry Manilow
Brooklyn Blues - Barry Manilow
Copa Cabana - Barry Manilow
Waterloo - Abba
Stranger in Moscow - Michael Jackson
Hotel California - Eagles
Rio - Duran Duran
In a New York Minute - Eagles
MacArthur Park - Donna Summers
In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley
Englishman in New York - Sting
Club Tropicana - Wham!
Paradise City - Guns and Roses
Living in America - James Brown
Last Train to Clarksville - Monkees
Plesant Valley Sunday - Monkees
Route 66 - Nat King Cole
Memphis Voodoo - Neal Schon
Georgia - Ray Charles
Kentucky Rain - Elvis Presley
Hollywood - Chaka Khan
Portugese Love - Tina Marie
City of the Angels - Journey
Africa - Toto
Dixie Highway - Journey
I Love L.A. - Randy Newman
San Francisco - Judy Garland

ptcruiserfan2004
04-21-2004, 04:59 PM
John Mellencamp's "Peaceful World" mentions Indiana and Tennessee.

"Come on baby take a ride with me, up from Indiana down to Tennessee everythings as cool as can be in a peaceful world."

dandelion wine
04-22-2004, 12:44 AM
"Baker Street" - Gerry Rafferty

"The Heart of Rock and Roll" - Huey Lewis and the News

"Youth Gone Wild" - Skid Row

"Alphabet Street" - Prince

"Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" - Rupert Holmes

Penny Lane
04-22-2004, 11:00 AM
Penny Lane :happyface

crystals
04-23-2004, 02:16 AM
"New York New York" Frank Sinatra

"From New York To L.A." (I forget who sings the song, but I know it's a retro song either from the '70s or '80s.)