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* "[[Dagenham Dave (song)|Dagenham Dave]]" by [[Morrissey]]
* "[[Dagenham Dave (song)|Dagenham Dave]]" by [[Morrissey]]
* "Dagenham Dave" by [[The Stranglers]]
* "Dagenham Dave" by [[The Stranglers]]
* "Dalston Rock" by Conscious Sounds & Partial Records
* "The Dalston Shroud" by [[Sand]]
* "The Dalston Shroud" by [[Sand]]
* "Damn Good Show" by [[Noël Coward]] ("Everyone in London likes a damn good show")
* "Damn Good Show" by [[Noël Coward]] ("Everyone in London likes a damn good show")
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* "Dans La Prison De Londres" by [[Louise Forestier]]
* "Dans La Prison De Londres" by [[Louise Forestier]]
* "Dans Les Rues De Londres" by [[Mylène Farmer]] (In The Streets of London)
* "Dans Les Rues De Londres" by [[Mylène Farmer]] (In The Streets of London)
* "Dans Les Rues De Londres" by Magnum (French group}
* "Dark Eyes of London" by [[Tyrant (band)|Tyrant]]{{disambiguation needed|date=November 2020}}<!--German band, but not Kreator; https://www.discogs.com/artist/1428618-Tyrant-13 -->
* "Dark London W10" by West London Deep
* "Dark Streets of London" by [[The Pogues]]
* "Dark Streets of London" by [[The Pogues]]
* "Davy" by [[Danny Wilson (band)|Danny Wilson]]
* "Davy" by [[Danny Wilson (band)|Danny Wilson]]
* "Day by Day" by [[Generation X (band)|Generation X]] (Circle Line)
* "Day by Day" by [[Generation X (band)|Generation X]] (Circle Line)
* "Day on the Town" by [[Madness (band)|Madness]]
* "Day on the Town" by [[Madness (band)|Madness]]
* "Day Trip From Barnehurst" by Jackie & The Commuters
* "Days of Fire" by [[Nitin Sawhney]] featuring [[Natty (singer, born 1983)|Natty]]
* "Days of Fire" by [[Nitin Sawhney]] featuring [[Natty (singer, born 1983)|Natty]]
* "[[Dead End Street]]" by [[The Kinks]] (about a bedsit in [[Kentish Town]])
* "[[Dead End Street]]" by [[The Kinks]] (about a bedsit in [[Kentish Town]])
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* "Dear Old Carnaby Street" by [[Leslie Crowther]]
* "Dear Old Carnaby Street" by [[Leslie Crowther]]
* "Dear Old London Town" [[A. Baldwin Sloane]], [[John Kendrick Bangs]] and Roderic C. Penfield
* "Dear Old London Town" [[A. Baldwin Sloane]], [[John Kendrick Bangs]] and Roderic C. Penfield
* "Dear Old Shepherds Bush" by Clifford Grey (from the revue ''The Bing Boys Are Here'')
* "Dear Old Shepherds Bush" by [[Clifford Grey]] (from the revue ''The Bing Boys Are Here'')
* "Dear River Thames" by [[Richard Digance]]
* "Dear River Thames" by [[Richard Digance]]
* "Death In Whitechapel/Dance The Ripper" by Physical Motion
* "Debbie's Like London" by Ben Wah Torpedoes
* "Debris" by [[Faces (band)|The Faces]]
* "Debris" by [[Faces (band)|The Faces]]
* "Deceives The Eye" by [[Madness (band)|Madness]] (West End)
* "Deceives The Eye" by [[Madness (band)|Madness]] (West End)
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* "Delancey Street...The Theme" by [[Ballistic Brothers]]
* "Delancey Street...The Theme" by [[Ballistic Brothers]]
* "Denmark Street" by [[The Kinks]]
* "Denmark Street" by [[The Kinks]]
* "Deptford Beach" by Deptford Beach Babes<ref>https://www.discogs.com/Deptford-Beach-Babes-Deptford-Beach/release/4002106</ref>
* "Deptford Broadway Boogie" by [[Jools Holland]]
* "Deptford Broadway Boogie" by [[Jools Holland]]
* "Deptford Days" by [[David Knopfler]]
* "Deptford Days" by [[David Knopfler]]
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* "A Dove Flew Down From The Elephant/The Little Boy in the Castle" by [[The Style Council]]
* "A Dove Flew Down From The Elephant/The Little Boy in the Castle" by [[The Style Council]]
* "Down at Our Battersea Boozer" by [[Monica Rose]]
* "Down at Our Battersea Boozer" by [[Monica Rose]]
* "Down At The Bush" by Q.P.R. Football Team
* "Down at the Harbour" by [[Gallon Drunk]]
* "Down at the Harbour" by [[Gallon Drunk]]
* "Down at the Ritz" by [[Speed Limit]]
* "Down at the Ritz" by [[Speed Limit]]
* "Down at the Vortex" by [[Yellow Dog (band)|Yellow Dog]]
* "Down at the Vortex" by [[Yellow Dog (band)|Yellow Dog]]
* "Down Below" by [[Sydney Carter]] ("It isn't hard to tell, down below, if it's Bow or Clerkenwell, down below")
* "Down Below" by [[Sydney Carter]] ("It isn't hard to tell, down below, if it's Bow or Clerkenwell, down below")
* "Down By The Thames" by Stapley Markstein
* "Down in Drury Lane" by [[Paddy Roberts (songwriter)|Paddy Roberts]]
* "Down in Drury Lane" by [[Paddy Roberts (songwriter)|Paddy Roberts]]
* "[[Down in the Tube Station at Midnight]]" by [[The Jam]]
* "[[Down in the Tube Station at Midnight]]" by [[The Jam]]
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* "The Drummer And the Cook (Cockney Air)" by [[Harry Belafonte]]
* "The Drummer And the Cook (Cockney Air)" by [[Harry Belafonte]]
* "Drums Over London" by [[Disco Zombies]]
* "Drums Over London" by [[Disco Zombies]]
* "Drunk In Woolwich" by Instant Automatons
* "Du" by [[Cro (singer)]]
* "Du" by [[Cro (singer)]]
* "Du Cane Road" by [[Topper Headon]]
* "Du Cane Road" by [[Topper Headon]]

Revision as of 19:13, 24 December 2020

This is a dynamic list of songs and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

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).

0–9

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

  • "QPR FC" by Queens Park Rangers Football Club
  • "QPR The Greatest" by Mark Lazarus With The Q.P.R.
  • "Queen Mary's Garden" by Haydn Wood
  • "Queensbury Station" by The Magoo Brothers
  • "Queue At Drury Lane" from Kean (musical)

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Crisis - Menace - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Bernie-Parry-A-To-Z-Of-London/release/10899382
  4. ^ "Jon Pertwee And Tom Matthews - Pride Of Bamburgh". 45cat.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Banned At The Troxy, by Tigercats". Tigercats. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Libbe Matz Gang - Appointed Mortality Depot". 45cat.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Simon and Garfunkel Home Page – Song Quotes". Freespace.virgin.net. 19 February 1964. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  8. ^ "The Dinkees - Bright Red Bus To Piccadilly". 45cat.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  9. ^ Stokes, Niall (2005). Into The Heart: The Stories Behind Every U2 Song (Third ed.). Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN 1-56025-765-2.
  10. ^ "Coffin For The Isle Of Dogs, by Tigercats". Tigercats. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  11. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Tina-The-Northbank-Come-On-You-Gunners/release/4213393
  12. ^ "The Tribe / Finsbury Park, by Tribesman". Reggae Archive Records. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  13. ^ "In Lavender and other stories, by Those Unfortunates". Those Unfortunates. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  14. ^ Cooper, Goolistan (28 September 2016). "Tributes to Fulham singer & Faith Brothers frontman Billy Franks". Getwestlondon.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  15. ^ "Menace - Early classic punk and oi in the style of Sham 69. A Punk Rock History with Pictures". Punk77.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  16. ^ a b c d "nthposition online magazine: 'Angel passage' by Alan Moore and Tim Perkins". Web.archive.org. 24 November 2004. Archived from the original on 24 November 2004. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  17. ^ "Alan Moore Fan Site – Bibliography". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 11 November 2004. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  18. ^ https://open.spotify.com/track/0xbMTW3kq8jTJUraYJpHzf?si=Kax6IKPESPi54AUysEsK4w
  19. ^ "Holland Park, by ALiEN ALRiGHT". ALiEN ALRiGHT. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  20. ^ "The Quietus - Reviews - Bethia Beadman". Thequietus.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  21. ^ "Hornsey At War - Deadbeat Revival E.P." Discogs. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  22. ^ "Lovely - The Senators - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  23. ^ "Cassandra (10) - Sitting In The Park". Discogs. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  24. ^ "The Tigers - Savage Music". 45cat.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  25. ^ The lyric states: "Une nuit que j'tais a me morfondre, dans quelque pub anglais du coeur de Londres"
  26. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Limey-Limey/release/2230515
  27. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Sea-Fruit-Kensington-High-Street/release/10197049
  28. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/tracks/n4n9m4
  29. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Propaganda-Propaganda/master/681601
  30. ^ "Northern Line, by NO CARS". NO CARS. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  31. ^ https://happyaccidentsuk.bandcamp.com/track/nunhead
  32. ^ "g i v e m e h u m o u s e x u a l o r g i v e m e d e a t h". Everardrecords.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  33. ^ "More Song Trivia". Markayling.net. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  34. ^ Clugston, Harriet. "20 Songs About London From The Punk And New Wave Era". Theculturetrip.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  35. ^ "Humousexual - Tahini Beach Party". Discogs. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  36. ^ "trakMARX - Reverend Pike – Fishing For Vicars". Trakmarx.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  37. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Bernie-Parry-Sailing-To-The-Moon-And-Beyond/release/11587126
  38. ^ "The AK 47's* - Don't Call Me Vanilla". Discogs. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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