Songs that mention London?

[Arugula Latte]

Oh, Londontown. Londonium. The Londonmeister. You have inspired so many...

I'll start:

"Panic" by The Smiths

Panic on the streets of London
Panic on the streets of Birmingham
I wonder to myself
Could life ever be sane again ?
The Leeds side-streets that you slip down
I wonder to myself
Hopes may rise on the Grasmere
But Honey Pie, you're not safe here
So you run down
To the safety of the town
But there's Panic on the streets of Carlisle
Dublin, Dundee, Humberside
I wonder to myself

Burn down the disco
Hang the blessed DJ
Because the music that they constantly play
IT SAYS NOTHING TO ME ABOUT MY LIFE
Hang the blessed DJ
Because the music they constantly play...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9AlH2oYedfk

[Parche]

1. London Bridge Is Falling Down

thats what billyskank said........:hi:

[Arugula Latte]

2. Why can't the British keep up their infrastructure?

Oh ... wait ... :(

(Stay off the Sellwood Bridge, Parche! ... :scared: )

:hi:

[tjwmason]

13. We all wonder that over here too... n.t.

[Parche]

15. Hey

Thank gawd i take MAX to the westside....Beaverton!!!! :hi:

[flvegan]

3. "London Calling" by The Clash

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiVvA9YQpiI

[Goblinmonger]

33. Man I love The Clash

what a great song.

[BurtWorm]

4. LDN by Lily Allen

[Bake]

5. Werewolves of London

Ah-oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh!

Bake

[bikebloke]

6. London Still by The Waifs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_emz0o638PQ

[Greyskye]

22. Yay Waifs!

:thumbsup:

[ghostsofgiants]

7. "Lndon Calling" and "London's Burning" both by The Clash

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXfaxEaPOjw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPcjkgYS-cU

[HuskerDU]

8. Street Fightin' Man- Stones (sleepy London town)

Lil London Boys- Johnny Thunders
London Dungeon- Misfits

[mitchum]

12. Great minds!

Your first two are also the first two that came to my mind

[HuskerDU]

16. Well Mr. Thunders and the Rolling Stones are my all-time

heroes. (and you of course mitchum!)

[mitchum]

17. I'm not worthy!

:)

[HuskerDU]

19. Shoot man, in my book you ARE rock-n-roll!

Just like JT and Keef.

[mikeytherat]

9. Pop Musik - Marcus

"New York, London, Paris, Munich - everybody's talkin' 'bout pop musik..."

mikey_the_rat

[av8rdave]

10. To Cry You a Song - Jethro Tull

Flying so high trying to remember
How many cigarettes did I bring along

When I get down I'll jump in a taxicab
Driving through Londontown to cry you a song

[Arugula Latte]

11. Another Smiths song: "London"

Smoke
Lingers 'round your fingers
Train
Heave on - to Euston
Do you think you've made
The right decision this time ?
Oh ...

You left
Your tired family grieving
And you think they're sad because you're leaving
But did you see Jealousy in the eyes
Of the ones who had to stay behind ?
And do you think you've made
The right decision this time ?


You left
Your girlfriend on the platform
With this really ragged notion that you'll return
But she knows
That when he goes
He really goes
And do you think you've made
The right decision this time ?

[HERVEPA]

14. Streets of London by Ralph McTell - fantastic song

http://www.dougie.uk.com/Ralph%20McTell%20-%20Streets%20Of%20London.mp3

Streets Of London

Have you seen the old man in the closed down market
Kicking up the paper with his worn out shoes
In his eyes you see no pride
And held loosely by his side,
yesterday's paper telling yesterday's news

How can you tell me you're lonely
And say, for you, that the sun don't shine
Let me take you by the hand
And lead you through the streets of London
I'll show you something to make you change your mind

Have you seen the old gal who walks the streets of London
Dirt in her hair and her clothes in rags
She's no time for talkin, she just keeps right on walkin'
Carryin her home in two carrier bags

How Can you tell me....

In the all night cafe at a quarter past eleven
Same old man sitting there on his own
Looking at the world over the rim of his teacup
Each tea lasts an hour and he goes home alone

How can you tell me....

Have you seen the old man outside the seaman's mission
Memory fading like the ribbons that he wears
In our winter city, the rain cries a little pity
For one more forgotten hero in a world that doesn't care

How can you tell me you're lonely
And say, for you, that the sun don't shine
Let me take you by the hand
And lead you through the streets of London
I'll show you something to make you change your mind
I'll show you something to make you change your mind


Download Streets of London sung by Ralph McTell (3.99 MB)
HINT: Right-click and select "save as" to save to disk



http://www.dougie.uk.com/streets.html

[southpaw]

18. Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits

You get a shiver in the dark
It's raining in the park but meantime
South of the river you stop and you hold everything
A band is blowin' Dixie double four time
You feel alright when you hear that music ring

And now you step inside but you don't see too many faces
Comin' in out of the rain you hear the jazz go down
Competition in other places
Oh but the horns they blowin' that sound
Way on down south, way on down south London town

You check out Guitar George, he knows all the chords
Mind he's strictly rhythm he doesn't wanna make it cry or sing
Yes and an old guitar is all he can afford
When he gets up under the lights to play his thing

And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene
He's got a daytime job, he's doin' alright
He can play the honky tonk like anything
Savin' it up for Friday night
With the Sultans... with the Sultans of Swing

And a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner
Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
They don't give a damn about any trumpet playing band
It ain't what they call rock and roll
And the Sultans... yeah the Sultans play Creole

And then the man he steps right up to the microphone
And says at last just as the time bell rings
'Goodnight, now it's time to go home'
And he makes it fast with one more thing
'We are the Sultans... We are the Sultans of Swing'

[AllegroRondo]

20. Rush - The Camera Eye

Wide angle watcher
On life's ancient tales
Steeped in the history of London

Green and grey washes
In a wispy white veil
Mist in the streets of Westminster
Wistful and weathered
The pride still prevails
Alive in the streets of the city

[Tikki]

21. A Foggy Day (in London town)...

lots of folks have recorded this song written by George and Ira Gershwin.


Tikki

[catmandu57]

23. London Homesick Blues

I want to go home with the Armadillo.
Gary P Nunn Theme song for Austin City Limits for years and years.

[Bake]

28. And where in the world is that English girl

Who promised that we would meet on the third floor ....


GREAT SONG!!!!!

Bake

[Aristus]

24. "Walking In London" by Concrete Blonde.

n/t

[lost-in-nj]

25. Landing in London

3 doors down and Bob Seeger
on edit: the version I have on my Ipod has Bob Seeger
this video doesn't


I woke up today in London
As the plane was touching down
All I could think about was Monday
Maybe I’d be back around
If this keeps me away much longer
I don’t know what I will do
You've got to understand it’s a hard life,
that I’m going through

And when the night falls in around me
I don’t think I’ll make it through
Ill use your light to guide my way
Cuz all I think about is you

L A is getting kind of crazy
New York's getting kind of cold
I keep my head from getting lazy
I just can’t wait to get back home

And all these days I spend away
Ill make up for this I swear
I need your love to hold me up
When it’s all too much to bear

And when the night falls in around me
I don’t think I’ll make it through
Ill use your light to guide my way
Cuz all I think about is you

And all these days I spend away
Ill make up for this I swear
I need your love to hold me up
When it’s all too much to bear

And when the night falls in around me
I don’t think I’ll make it through
Use your light to guide the way

Cuz all I think about is you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWyWcKlypds


lost


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[GoddessOfGuinness]

26. "London" - Third Eye Blind

Through the satellites, I fight with you
That local brew is spillin
I know just how you spend your time
I want to get my hands on him
Somebodys party in a london flat
Youre where its at and I know
You want to see me lose my mind
Im tired of chasing after you
The residue is jealous
See me on the d ark side of your mind
I want to get my hands on him
To a club thats pounding in the london rain
The world could end we wouldnt hear it
I know just whats on your mind
I see the way your face has changed
Were no good for each other
You tricked me into coming here
So let go, I dont want to go to london
I told you I dont care
I dont want to go to london
To live there
I dont want to go to london
All your friends afflicted
I dont want to go to london
Shes addicted
I saw you with him
I know where youve been
That nose is broken wide open
Your way has got me out of line
I want to get my hands on him
You so... to make me
Prove it takes a fight to move you
I know just whats on your mind
Its been this way a thousand years
We torture each other
So why the helld you call me here
When you know
I dont want to go to london
I told you I dont care
I dont want to go to london
Live there
I dont want to go to london
All your friends afflicted
I dont want to go to london
Shes addicted
I dont want to go to london
I told you I dont care
I dont want to go to london
Cause youre not there
I dont want to go to london
Even when I see you
Somewhere else in london
I dont want to go to london

[redqueen]

27. I was about to say Guns of Brixton...

but they don't actually say "London" in there, I don't think...

[BurtWorm]

29. The lame remake of Dirty Water by that lame British punk band

the name of which I can't remember.

"Down by the banks of the River Thames...

"'Cause I love that dirty water, oh
London, London you're my home."

[Oeditpus Rex]

30. 'The Ballad of John and Yoko'

Caught an early plane back to London
Fifty acorns tied in a sack
The men from the press said, "We wish you success
It's good to have the both of you back"

Christ you know it ain't easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me

[Roon]

31. London Leather Boys`

by Accept

[HuskerDU]

32. Hahahaha- forgot about that one.

I like them quite a bit.

[JoePhilly]

34. London Bridge (is falling down) nt

[Javaman]

35. Get out of London -Interferon. nt

[Arugula Latte]

36. "England Swings" doesn't explicitly say "London" but it does say:

England swings like a pendulum do,
Bobbies on bicycles, two by two,
Westminster Abbey the tower of Big Ben,
The rosy red cheeks of the little children.

[Rob H.]

37. "London" by Queensryche nt

[MorningGlow]

38. London Town - Wings

Walking down the sidewalk on a purple afternoon
I was accosted by a barker playing a simple tune upon his flute.
Toot toot toot toot.
Silver rain was falling down
Upon the dirty ground of London Town.

People pass me by on my imaginary street,
Ordinary people it's impossible to meet,
Holding conversations that are always incomplete.
Well I don't know.

Oh, where are there places to go?
Someone, somewhere has to know.
I don't know.

Out of work again,the actor entertains his wife
With the same old stories of his ordinary life.
Maybe he exaggerates the trouble and the strife.
Well, I don't know.

Oh, where are there places to go?
Someone, somewhere has to know.

Crawling down the pavement on a Sunday afternoon,
I was arrested by a rozzer
Wearing a pink balloon about his foot.
Toot toot toot toot.
Silver rain was falling down
Upon the dirty ground of London Town.

Someone, somewhere has to know.
Silver rain was falling down
Upon the dirty ground of London Town.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

39. "Streets of London"

http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/mctell-ralph/streets-of-london-11077.html

[no name no slogan]

40. "Nathan's Phase" by the Chameleons

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdJ07LVWw8U

Of all the faces that you wear
Sometimes joy, sometimes despair
The mask has gone, no mystery
Replaced by vague transparency

Oh, it's just a phase you're going through
It's you
It's just a phase you're going through

The streets of London paved with lead
Just as my lungs are paved with Leb
Brush the cobwebs from my head
Feels like I'm stapled to this bed

Oh, it's just a phase you're going through
It's you
It's just a phase you're going through

The streets of London paved with lead
Just as my lungs are paved with Leb
Brush the cobwebs from my head
Feels like I'm stapled to this bed

Oh, it's just a phase you're going through
It's you
It's just a phase you're going through
Out of tune
Yeah, with this phase you're going through

[BulletproofLandshark]

41. "Shutterbug" by Veruca Salt

It's freezing in Bristol,
there's love on the telly.
A girl grinning at me,
she's doing the shimmy.
And she's cool,
and she's skinny..
And she's a fool for the
last living rock king.
It's her will, it's her
wonder it's her thrill,
it's her way home.
She's right where she
always wanted to be, she
can't change, change, change.
It's lightning in London.
There's shit on the telly.
You're pushing my buttons,
you know how to touch me.
And I knew that you'd choose me,
by the times that
you tried to refuse me.
It's your thrill, it's your
wonder, it's your will,
it's you're way home.
You're right where you
always wanted to be, you can't
change, change, change, whoa.
It's morning in Philly.
My head's feeling heavy.
The sun makes me dizzy.
You monkey you left me.
And I know that you miss me,
by the way that you
kiss and resist me.
It's my thrill, it's my wonder,
it's my will, it's my way home.
I'm right where I always
dreamed I would be. I can't
change, change, change, whoa

[crim son]

42. Last Train to London by ELO.

It was 9-29, 9-29 back street big city.
The sun was going down, there was music all around
It felt so right.

It was one of those nights, one of those nights when you feel the world stop turnin'
You were standing there, there was music in the air,
I should have been away, but I knew I'd have to stay.

CHORUS

Last train to London, just headin' out,
Last train to London, just leavin' town.
But I really want tonight to last forever
I really wanna be with you.
Let the music play on down the line tonight.

It was one of those nights, one of those nights when you feel the fire is burnin'
Everybody was there, everybody to share
It felt so right.

There you were on your own, lookin' like you were the only one around
I had to be with you, nothin' else that I could do,
I should have been away, but I knew I'd have to stay.

Repeat Chorus

Underneath a starry sky, time was still but hours must really have rushed by
I didn't realize, but love was in your eyes,
I really should have gone, but love went on and on...

Repeat Chorus

[RevolutionaryActs]

43. London Bombs - Eskimo Joe and Girl On Fire - INXS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrMtv04lPxg


I couldn't find a Video for INXS though :( but here are the lyrics. :P

I just landed
Girl on fire
I felt the heat
From Sydney to London

Well she shut my mouth
With her repartee
I opened hers
With the rest of me

Girl on fire (girl on fire)
Baby burn, burn, burn
Girl on fire (girl on fire)
Baby burn, burn, burn

Outta the shadows
Comes a dirty song
Yeah, the same old faces
Try to keep you in line
I saw you laughing
At the very first show
You lit up the city
From the twenty-sixth floor

Girl on fire (girl on fire)
Baby burn, burn, burn
Girl on fire (girl on fire)
Aw, what's saving her?

Burn, burn, burn
Burn, burn, burn

I just landed
Girl on fire
I felt the heat
From New York to London
Well she shut my mouth
With a repartee
I opened hers
With the things that I say

Girl on fire (girl on fire)
That's the heat that burns
Girl on fire (girl on fire)
How the flames make you learn

Girl on fire (girl on fire)
Baby burn, burn, burn
Girl on fire (girl on fire)
How the flames make me yearn
Girl on fire
Girl on fire
Girl on fire
Girl on, girl on

Flame's are rising
Flames are rising
Girl, girl, girl, girl girl on fire
Burning brighter

[bbernardini]

44. "Down To London" - Joe Jackson

Stop - whats that sound
Its the death rattle of this rusty old town
Stop - listen again
Its the sound of laughter all along the Thames

Hey - whats my line
Do I have to stay here til the end of time
I'm - good lookin and bright
I wanna see life after ten at night

So if they ask you where I am
I'm in the back of a transit van
In a squat on the earls court road
Gone down to london turning coal into gold
Down to london - down to london
Gone down to london to be the king

Hey - whats your name
The boys back home all seem to look the same
You - should stick with me
And one of us will make it, just you see

Stop - whats that sound
Seems like the sixties are still swingin around
Hey - can you hear me back there
Or is there anybody left to care

So if you ask me where they are
Theyre hanging tough in a soho bar
Playing guitars in the underground
Gone down to london tryin to chase that sound
Down to london - down to london
Gone down to london to be the king

So I ask you should I cry or laugh
Drinking tea in a kings cross caff
A leather jacket against the cold
Gone down to london turning coal into gold
Down to london - down to london
Gone down to london to be the king