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* "Absolutely Wrong" by [[Fred Chester]] and [[Tom Clare]] ('I'm Bertie Bright of Bond Street')
* "Absolutely Wrong" by [[Fred Chester]] and [[Tom Clare]] ('I'm Bertie Bright of Bond Street')
* "'Ackney Road" by [[Marie Lloyd]]
* "'Ackney Road" by [[Marie Lloyd]]
* "A Day in the Life" by [[The Beatles]] (Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall)
* "A Day in the Life" by [[The Beatles]] ("now they know how many holes it takes to fill the [[Albert Hall]]")
* "A London" by [[Petula Clark]]
* "A London" by [[Petula Clark]]
* "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"by [[Maschwitz/Sherwin]]
* "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"by [[Maschwitz/Sherwin]]
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* "The Bay of Battersea" by [[George Grossmith]]
* "The Bay of Battersea" by [[George Grossmith]]
* "Beckton Dumps" by [[Steve Marriott]] - [[Humble Pie (band)|Humble Pie]] ''([[Eat It (Humble Pie album)|Eat It]])'' album
* "Beckton Dumps" by [[Steve Marriott]] - [[Humble Pie (band)|Humble Pie]] ''([[Eat It (Humble Pie album)|Eat It]])'' album
* "[[Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!]]" by [[The Beatles]] (Bishopsgate)
* "[[Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!]]" by [[The Beatles]] (references [[Bishopsgate]])
* "Belgravia" by [[Ikara Colt]]
* "Belgravia" by [[Ikara Colt]]
* "The Belle of Barking Creek" by [[Paddy Roberts]]
* "The Belle of Barking Creek" by [[Paddy Roberts]]
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* "Capital Radio" by [[The Clash]]
* "Capital Radio" by [[The Clash]]
* "Carnaby Street" by [[The Jam]]
* "Carnaby Street" by [[The Jam]]
* "Carrion" by [[British Sea Power]] "From Scapa Flow to [[Rotherhithe]] I felt the lapping of an ebbing tide."
* "Carrion" by [[British Sea Power]]
* "Champagne Charlie" by [[Alfred Lee]] ('From Coffee and from Supper Rooms, from Poplar to Pall Mall')
* "Champagne Charlie" by [[Alfred Lee]] ('From Coffee and from Supper Rooms, from Poplar to Pall Mall')
* "Chant No 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On]]" by [[Spandau Ballet]]('Greek Street. Le Beat Route')
* "Chant No 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On]]" by [[Spandau Ballet]]('Greek Street. Le Beat Route')
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* "Dress you Up" by [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] ('suits from London')
* "Dress you Up" by [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] ('suits from London')
* "[[Driving In My Car]]" by [[Mike Barson]] of [[Madness (band)|Madness]] ('I drive up to Muswell Hill')
* "[[Driving In My Car]]" by [[Mike Barson]] of [[Madness (band)|Madness]] ('I drive up to Muswell Hill')
* "Drummed Out" by [[Edward Kent (composer)|Edward Kent]] ('Crawl back to his office from the Wormwood Scrubs')
* "Drummed Out" by [[Edward Kent (composer)|Edward Kent]]
* "Du Cane Road" by [[Topper Headon]]
* "Du Cane Road" by [[Topper Headon]]
* "Duffer St. George" by [[The Fiery Furnaces]]
* "Duffer St. George" by [[The Fiery Furnaces]]
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* "Girl from '''London'''" by [[Blue Cheer]]
* "Girl from '''London'''" by [[Blue Cheer]]
* "The Girl in the Khaki Dress" by [[J.P. Harrington]] and [[George Le Brunn]] ('Pa's got a house at Regent's Park')
* "The Girl in the Khaki Dress" by [[J.P. Harrington]] and [[George Le Brunn]] ('Pa's got a house at Regent's Park')
* "Girl VI" by [[Saint Etienne (band)|Saint Etienne]] namechecks numerous London districts
* "Girl VI" by [[Saint Etienne (band)|Saint Etienne]]
* "Give My Regards to Leicester Square" by [[Victoria Monks]], an old music hall number
* "Give My Regards to Leicester Square" by [[Victoria Monks]]
* "Gloucester Road" by [[Special Needs]] (or [[The Needs]])
* "Gloucester Road" by [[Special Needs]] (or [[The Needs]])
* "Go Ahead '''London'''" by [[KCF Productions]]
* "Go Ahead '''London'''" by [[KCF Productions]]
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* "Portobello Road" from [[Bedknobs and Broomsticks]]
* "Portobello Road" from [[Bedknobs and Broomsticks]]
* "Portobello Road" by [[Cat Stevens]]
* "Portobello Road" by [[Cat Stevens]]
* "Powis Square" by [[Ry Cooder]] (from the Performance soundtrack)
* "Powis Square" by [[Ry Cooder]]
* "The Prettiest Star (Gloucester Road)" by [[David Bowie]]
* "The Prettiest Star (Gloucester Road)" by [[David Bowie]]
* "Primrose Hill" (I - piano duet) by [[Albert Durante]]
* "Primrose Hill" (I - piano duet) by [[Albert Durante]]
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* "South of the River" by [[Mica Paris]]
* "South of the River" by [[Mica Paris]]
* "Southern Belles in '''London''' Sing" by [[The Faint]]
* "Southern Belles in '''London''' Sing" by [[The Faint]]
* "Southside" by the Southside Allstars (A Grime song about South London[http://youtube.com/watch?v=dOibZSITqLU])
* "Southside" by the Southside Allstars (A Grime song about South London [http://youtube.com/watch?v=dOibZSITqLU])
* "Souvenir of '''London'''" by [[Procol Harum]]
* "Souvenir of '''London'''" by [[Procol Harum]]
* "Spirit" by [[Razorlight]]
* "Spirit" by [[Razorlight]]

Revision as of 16:47, 18 June 2008

This is a list of songs about London. Instrumental pieces are tagged with an uppercase "[I]", or a lowercase "[i]" for quasi-instrumental including non-lyrics voice samples.

Included are:

  • Songs titled after London, or a location or feature of the city.
  • Songs whose lyrics are set in London.

Excluded are:

  • Songs where London is simply name-checked along with various other cities (such as "New York, London, Paris, Munich", lyrics of "Pop Muzik" by M).
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  • "22 Grand Job" by The Rakes
  • "59 Lyndhurst Grove" by Pulp (referring to Lyndhurst Grove on the Camberwell/ Peckham border)
  • "30 Minutes in London" by Antoine Dufour

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Destination London

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  • "Jack Talking" by Dave Stewart and The Spiritual Cowboys
  • "Jeffrey Goes to Leicester Square" by Jethro Tull
  • "John Willie, Come On" by George Formby, Sr. ('We went in Madame Tussaud's waxwork show and it were grand')
  • "Junkie Doll" by Mark Knopfler (From Sailing to Philadelphia album; he mentions both Turnpike Lane and Turnham Green)
  • "Just For You London" by Bodysnatch

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  • "The Vauxhall Labyrinth" by Mount Vernon Arts Lab
  • "Victoria Gardens" by Madness
  • "Victoria Station (1944)" by Kitto (lyrics Andrew McDonald) about an old man in the 21st century who served in the World Wars and is still a prisoner of war, in his own mind - www.whosjack.com 2007.
  • "Violet Hill" by Coldplay [it's a small street between Maida Vale and Abbey Road in St John's Wood]

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