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:* 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 (band)|M]]).
:* Songs where London is simply name-checked (e.g. "New York, London, Paris, Munich", lyrics of "[[Pop Muzik]]" by [[M (band)|M]]).


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* "The Bishop Went Down To Fulham" by [[Paul Brett]]
* "The Bishop Went Down To Fulham" by [[Paul Brett]]
* "Bitter Fingers" by [[Elton John]] (about the [[Denmark Street]] music publishing trade)
* "Bitter Fingers" by [[Elton John]] (about the [[Denmark Street]] music publishing trade)
* "Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos" by [[Public Enemy (group)|Public Enemy]] ("Bass for your face London2)
* "Black Boy Lane" by [[Babyshambles]]
* "Black Boy Lane" by [[Babyshambles]]
* "The Black Grunger of Hounslow" by [[Kenneth Williams]]
* "The Black Grunger of Hounslow" by [[Kenneth Williams]]
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* "Brixton" by [[The Straps]]
* "Brixton" by [[The Straps]]
* "Brixton" by [[UK Subs]]
* "Brixton" by [[UK Subs]]
* "Brixton Blues" by Ram John Holder
* "Brixton Boo-Ga-Loo" by [[Ossie and the Sweet Boys]]
* "Brixton Boo-Ga-Loo" by [[Ossie and the Sweet Boys]]
* "Brixton Briefcase" by [[Chase and Status]]
* "Brixton Briefcase" by [[Chase and Status]]
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* "England Swings" by [[Roger Miller]] (mentions Bobbies, Westminster Abbey, and Big Ben)
* "England Swings" by [[Roger Miller]] (mentions Bobbies, Westminster Abbey, and Big Ben)
* "Euston Station" by [[Barbara Ruskin]]
* "Euston Station" by [[Barbara Ruskin]]
* "Euston Station" by Betty and the Werewolves
* "Euston Station" by [[The Oyster Band]]
* "Euston Station" by [[The Oyster Band]]
* "Every Little Movement" by [[Karl Hoschna]] and [[Otto Harbach]] ("Up to the West End, right in the Best End, straight from the country came Miss Maudie Brown")
* "Every Little Movement" by [[Karl Hoschna]] and [[Otto Harbach]] ("Up to the West End, right in the Best End, straight from the country came Miss Maudie Brown")
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* "Finchley Central" by [[The New Vaudeville Band]]
* "Finchley Central" by [[The New Vaudeville Band]]
* "Fings Ain't What They Used to Be" by [[Lionel Bart]]
* "Fings Ain't What They Used to Be" by [[Lionel Bart]]
* "Finsbury Park" by [[Sex Pistols]]
* "Fire Of London" by [[Grace (band)|Grace]]
* "Fire Of London" by [[Grace (band)|Grace]]
* "First Night Back in '''London'''" by [[The Clash]]
* "First Night Back in '''London'''" by [[The Clash]]
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* "North West Three" by [[Fatboy Slim]]
* "North West Three" by [[Fatboy Slim]]
* "Northern Line" by [[Jamie T]]
* "Northern Line" by [[Jamie T]]
* "Northern Line" by No Cars
* "Northern Line" by [[Yeti (band)|Yeti]]
* "Northern Line" by [[Yeti (band)|Yeti]]
* "Not Dark Yet" by [[Bob Dylan]] ("Well I been to London, and I been to gay Paree")
* "Not Dark Yet" by [[Bob Dylan]] ("Well I been to London, and I been to gay Paree")
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* "The Official Arsenal March" by [[Highbury Marchers]]
* "The Official Arsenal March" by [[Highbury Marchers]]
* "Oh! 'Ampstead" by [[Albert Chevalier]] and [[John Crook (composer)|John Crook]] ("The day you spent at 'Ampstead 'Eath you never will forget")
* "Oh! 'Ampstead" by [[Albert Chevalier]] and [[John Crook (composer)|John Crook]] ("The day you spent at 'Ampstead 'Eath you never will forget")
* "Oh Baby Won't Come Back Home To Croydon Where Everyone Beedle's And Bo's" by [[Brian Auger]]* "Oh! Mr. Porter" by [[George LeBrunn]] ("Came up to see wond'rous sights of famous London Town")
* "Oh Baby Won't Come Back Home To Croydon Where Everyone Beedle's And Bo's" by [[Brian Auger]]
* "Oh Camberwell" by Humousexual
* "Oh! Mr. Porter" by [[George LeBrunn]] ("Came up to see wond'rous sights of famous London Town")
* "Old Compton Street Blues" by [[Al Stewart]]
* "Old Compton Street Blues" by [[Al Stewart]]
* "The Old Main Drag" by [[The Pogues]]
* "The Old Main Drag" by [[The Pogues]]
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* "Old Smokey" by [[Linda Lewis]]
* "Old Smokey" by [[Linda Lewis]]
* "Old Whitehall Number" by [[Sadie's Expression]]
* "Old Whitehall Number" by [[Sadie's Expression]]
* "[[Oliver's Army]]" by [[Elvis Costello]]
* "On a Mission" by [[The Rakes]]
* "On a Mission" by [[The Rakes]]
* "On Bagnigge Wells" by [[Thomas Chapman (musician)|Thomas Chapman]] and [[George Kirshaw]] - Bagnigge Wells was an 18th century spa in the King's Cross area
* "On Bagnigge Wells" by [[Thomas Chapman (musician)|Thomas Chapman]] and [[George Kirshaw]] - Bagnigge Wells was an 18th century spa in the King's Cross area
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* "Pulled Along by Love" by [[The Mutton Birds]] (trains on the Northern Line)
* "Pulled Along by Love" by [[The Mutton Birds]] (trains on the Northern Line)
* "Pump Up '''London'''" by [[Mr Lee]]
* "Pump Up '''London'''" by [[Mr Lee]]
* "Putney" by Thee Faction
* "Puttin' on The Ritz" by [[Irving Berlin]]
* "Puttin' on The Ritz" by [[Irving Berlin]]
* "Queen of Old Compton Street" by [[Fruit]]
* "Queen of Old Compton Street" by [[Fruit]]
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* "Solitary Confinement" by [[The Members]]
* "Solitary Confinement" by [[The Members]]
* "Solo in Soho" by [[Phil Lynott]]
* "Solo in Soho" by [[Phil Lynott]]
* "Someone in '''London'''" by [[Godsmack]] [i]
* "Someone in London" by [[Godsmack]]
* "Somers Town" by [[Jasmine Minks]]
* "Song for Clay (Disappear Here)" by [[Bloc Party]]
* "Song for Clay (Disappear Here)" by [[Bloc Party]]
* "Song for Ruth Ellis" by Adam and the Ants ("Violence in Hampstead")
* "Song for Ruth Ellis" by Adam and the Ants ("Violence in Hampstead")
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* "Sound of the Suburbs" by [[The Members]]
* "Sound of the Suburbs" by [[The Members]]
* "South of the River" by [[Mica Paris]]
* "South of the River" by [[Mica Paris]]
* "South London Aggro Girl" by [[the Gonads]]
* "South London Aggro Girl" by The Gonads
* "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)
* "Southside" by the Southside Allstars (a Grime song about South London)
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* "Space Cakes" by [[Kaotic Chemistry]] ("North London posse in the place")
* "Space Cakes" by [[Kaotic Chemistry]] ("North London posse in the place")
* "Spirit" by [[Razorlight]]
* "Spirit" by [[Razorlight]]
* "Spring-Heel'd Jack(The Terror of London)" by [[the Gonads]]
* "Spring-Heel'd Jack(The Terror of London)" by The Gonads
* "The Spurs Song" by [[the Totnamites]]
* "The Spurs Song" by [[the Totnamites]]
* "Stagger" by [[Underworld (band)|Underworld]]
* "Stagger" by [[Underworld (band)|Underworld]]
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* "A State Procession (Buckingham Palace)" by [[Albert Ketelbey]]
* "A State Procession (Buckingham Palace)" by [[Albert Ketelbey]]
* "Statuesque" by [[Sleeper (band)|Sleeper]]
* "Statuesque" by [[Sleeper (band)|Sleeper]]
* "Stavordale Road, N5" by [[The Nips]]
* "Stay Free" by [[The Clash]]
* "Stay Free" by [[The Clash]]
* "A Story of a Musical Box" by [[Edward Kent (composer)|Edward Kent]] ("They drove him in the van to Pentonville")
* "A Story of a Musical Box" by [[Edward Kent (composer)|Edward Kent]] ("They drove him in the van to Pentonville")
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==V==
==V==
* "The Vauxhall Labyrinth" by [[Mount Vernon Arts Lab]]
* "The Vauxhall Labyrinth" by [[Mount Vernon Arts Lab]]
* "Victoria" by [[The Kinks]]
* "Victoria" by [[Shane McGowan & the Popes]]
* "Victoria" by [[Shane McGowan & the Popes]]
* "Victoria Gardens" by [[Madness (band)|Madness]]
* "Victoria Gardens" by [[Madness (band)|Madness]]
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* "Whatever Happened To Thames Beat" by [[The Times]]
* "Whatever Happened To Thames Beat" by [[The Times]]
* "What's New In London" by [[Bryan Blackburn & Peter Reeves]]
* "What's New In London" by [[Bryan Blackburn & Peter Reeves]]
"When the Guards Do the Birdcage Walk" by [[Fred Godfrey]] and [[John P. Harrington]]
* "When the Guards Do the Birdcage Walk" by [[Fred Godfrey]] and [[John P. Harrington]]
* "When the Lights Go Up in '''London'''" by [[Hubert Gregg]]
* "When the Lights Go Up in '''London'''" by [[Hubert Gregg]]
* "When We Were Girls Together" by [[Noël Coward]] ("Oh how the gallants of Battersea Rise followed us round with lascivious eyes")
* "When We Were Girls Together" by [[Noël Coward]] ("Oh how the gallants of Battersea Rise followed us round with lascivious eyes")

Revision as of 22:07, 25 April 2012

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 (e.g. "New York, London, Paris, Munich", lyrics of "Pop Muzik" by M).

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See also

References

  1. ^ http://freespace.virgin.net/r.kent/quotes.html
  2. ^ Stokes, Niall (2005). Into The Heart: The Stories Behind Every U2 Song (Third ed.). Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN 1-56025-765-2.
  3. ^ a b c d http://web.archive.org/web/20041124170141/http://www.nthposition.com/angelpassage.php
  4. ^ a b c d http://web.archive.org/web/20041111090611/http://www.alanmoorefansite.com/bib/highbury.html
  5. ^ The lyric states: "Une nuit que j'tais a me morfondre, dans quelque pub anglais du coeur de Londres"
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