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Songs with London or London places in the title please

53 replies

posey · 11/02/2010 19:49

Am compiling a quiz (again!)

So far have come up with Streets of London and Waterloo Sunset.

Need songs where I'll play a bit and they have to give the band or singer.
All ideas gratefully received

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midnightexpress · 11/02/2010 20:08

Electric Avenue - Eddie Grant
Rainy Night in Soho - the Pogues
London - The Smiths
LDN - Lily Allen
Mile End - Pulp

MarthaFarquhar · 11/02/2010 20:08

Mayfair - Nick Drake

hackneyzoo · 11/02/2010 20:08

wombles of wimbledon common theme tune

southeastastra · 11/02/2010 20:08

madness did camden town

malovitt · 11/02/2010 20:10

Come back to Camden = Morrissey

slipperthief · 11/02/2010 20:16

Londinium by Catatonia

slipperthief · 11/02/2010 20:17

The Great London Traffic Warden Massacre by Morcheeba

greeneyeshadow · 11/02/2010 20:22

Been thinking about this in the shower
Up the (clapham) junction - squeeze?

fatsatsuma · 11/02/2010 20:23

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

fatsatsuma · 11/02/2010 20:24

May not be the right era/genre, but it's a lovely song.

greeneyeshadow · 11/02/2010 20:26

Let's all go down the strand (music hall/ww2 stylee song)
More obscure Prince Chelsea Rodgers from one his more recent albums
A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square??

Oops seen that Midnight Express has got my squeeze one
What about plain old Waterloo by abba??

choosyfloosy · 11/02/2010 20:29

Balham to Brooklyn by Turin Brakes

hackneyzoo · 11/02/2010 20:31

babyshambles- bollywood to battersea

posey · 11/02/2010 20:33

Blimey thanks everyone. Totally brill and plenty to go with

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eatsshootsleaves · 12/02/2010 14:44

I can't believe that no one has mentioned London nights by the London boys.

Camden Town - Madness
Midnight at Chelsea - Bon Jovi

There's always er East 17.

Blackduck · 12/02/2010 14:54

Blue Piccadilly (twelve stops and home...) The Feeling

Hersham Boys - Sham 69

Down in a tube station at midnight - the Jam (okay doesn't mention a place, but clearly London!)

purepurple · 14/02/2010 09:27

The Anti-Nowhere League do a great punk version of the Streets of London

BelleDameSansMerci · 14/02/2010 09:30

Last Train To London - ELO

Stilla · 16/02/2010 23:42

Mornington Crescent - my life story

said · 17/02/2010 23:59

Ha ha at "I can't believe that no one has mentioned London nights by the London boys."

jaquelinehyde · 18/02/2010 00:00

Lilly Allen -- LND town

tethersend · 18/02/2010 00:15

Hmm... I'm loving Angel(s) instead?

Err...

TheMoistWorldOfSeptimusQuench · 18/02/2010 00:25

Sunny South Kensington by Donovan

Obscur-ish Bowie track called London Bye Ta ta

Snorbs · 18/02/2010 00:43

Straight Outta [Old] Compton [Street] - N.W.A.

MrsFlittersnoop · 18/02/2010 01:03

Sheep Farming in Barnet - debut album by Toyah Wilcox.

References the urban College Farm in Finchley - just above the Naked Lady landmark at Henlys Corner on the North Circ.

For the Norf Lunnon pedants amongst yooz! .