Sunday, August 10, 2008

Theme - Prisons

Songs about Prisons, being Arrested and Execution
(which may get divided at some later point).

I'd like to dedicate this list to John Forté, who is, I believe, at least halfway through serving his prison time. His album, I, John, was recorded in between his conviction and sentencing. It was one of my favorite albums of 2002.

"Watch your walk and what you rep Man, these walls got ears
Forget 10 years, I'm off to trial
Suited up and smiled
And if i'm gone, let the songs that I write walk the miles"

  • 18 and Life - Skid Row - (Skid Row)
  • 25 Minutes to Go - Johnny Cash
  • 54-46 Was My Number - Toots and the Maytals
  • Arkansas State Prison - Bobby Womack - (My Perscription)
  • Back on the Chain Gang - The Pretenders - (Learning To Crawl)
  • Bastille Day - Rush - (Caress Of Steel)
  • Biko - Peter Gabriel - (Peter Gabriel) , covered by Simple Minds
  • Billy Austin - Steve Earle - (The Hard Way)
  • Black Steel in the Hour Of Chaos - Public Enemy - (It Takes A Nation Of Millions to Hold Us Back) , covered by Tricky
  • Care of Cell 44 - The Zombies - (Odessey and Oracle)
  • Chain Gang Special - Woody Guthrie
  • Christmas in Prison - John Prine - (A John Prine Christmas)
  • Cocaine Blues - Johnny Cash
  • Dad, I'm in Jail - Was (Not Was) - (What Up, Dog?)
  • Dead Man Walking - Bruce Springsteen - (Dead Man Walking Soundtrack)
  • Ellis Unit One - Steve Earle - (Dead Man Walking Soundtrack/Sidetracks)
  • Ether - Gang Of Four - (Entertainment!)
  • Expensive Shit - Fela Kuti - (Expensive Shit)
  • Fish in the Jailhouse - Tom Waits - (Orphans)
  • Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
  • Free Satpal Ram - Asian Dub Foundation - (Rafi's Revenge)
  • General Penitentiary - Black Uhuru - (Guess Who's Coming To Diner)
  • Go To Jail - R.L. Burnside - (A Bothered Mind)
  • Hallowed Be They Name - Iron Maiden - (Number of the Beast)
  • He's Doing Time In Jail - Wesley Willis
  • High Plains Drifter - Beastie Boys - (Paul's Boutique)
  • Holloway Jail - The Kinks - (Muswell Hillbillies)
  • House of the Rising Son - The Animals
  • Hurricane - Bob Dylan
  • I Fought The Law - Bobby Fuller Four, covered by The Clash
  • I Shall Be Released - Bob Dylan
  • I'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail - Treat Her Right
  • I've Got Stripes - Johnny Cash
  • In The Jailhouse Now - Jimmy Rogers, covered by The Soggy Bottom Boys
  • Jailbird - Primal Scream
  • Jailbreak - AC/DC
  • Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy - (Jailbreak)
  • Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
  • John Walker's Blues - Steve Earle - (Jerusalem)
  • The Language Of Violence - Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy - (Hypocrisy is the Greatest Luxury)
  • Locked Up - Akon
  • Long Black Veil - Johnny Cash
  • Mercy Seat - Nick Cave, covered by Johnny Cash
  • The Midnight Special - Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Penitentiary - Citizen Cope
  • Pray Them Bars Away - Lee Hazelwood
  • Prison Bound - Social Distortion
  • Prison on Route 41 - Iron and Wine
  • Prison Sex - Tool - (Undertow)
  • Prison Song - System Of A Down
  • Riot in Cell Block #9 - The Robins
  • Rude Boys Outta Jail - The Specials
  • San Quentin - Johnny Cash
  • Shut In At Christmas - The Louvin Brothers
  • Sonny's Lettah - Linton Kwesi Johnson
  • Stay Free - The Clash
  • Stem/Long Stem - DJ Shadow - (Endtroducing...)
  • Thirty Days in the Hole - Humble Pie
  • The Tower - Ice-T - (O.G.: Original Gangster)
  • What Jail Is Like - Afghan Whigs
  • Work Song - Nina Simone

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Sounds - Ocean

Songs that feature the sound of the ocean or other water-related sounds.

  • Alone In Kyoto - Air
  • Beached - Orbital
  • Blowin' Cool - Swervedriver
  • Bungle In The Jungle - Jethro Tull
  • Champagne Supernova - Oasis
  • Circus Minor - Pink Floyd
  • Clover Over Dover - Blur
  • Cool Waves - Mercury Rev
  • Earth Intruders - Bjork
  • Endless - Dave Gahan
  • Endless Happiness - Black Dice
  • Fresh - Daft Punk
  • Happy Cycling - Boards Of Canada
  • The Kiss - The Sea and Cake
  • Limonada - Lauge
  • Mer du Japon - Air
  • My Lighthouse - Pulp
  • Natural Science - Rush
  • Nowhere - Cornelius
  • On The Beach - Raspberries
  • Pacific State - 808 State
  • Popeye The Sailer Man - Face To Face
  • Remember Walkin' In The Sand - The Shangri-la's
  • Rhythm Bandits - Junior Senior
  • Rivers Of Babylon - Boney M
  • Rock Lobster - B-52's
  • Semolina - The Residents
  • Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun - Pink Floyd
  • Silvery Light of a Dream - Apples In Stereo
  • Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
  • Standing By The Sea - Husker Du
  • Summerteeth - Wilco
  • Sweet Charity - Mr. Bungle
  • Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles
  • True Adventures - British Sea Power
  • Twist - Tones On Tail
  • Vuelo Al Sur (Koop Remix) - Astor Piazzolla
  • The Walrus Hunt - The Residents
  • Waves - M83
  • Yellow Submarine - The Beatles

Places - USA - Washington DC

Songs that mention Washington DC or landmarks in Washington DC.

  • Christmas in Washington - Steve Earle
  • Washington DC - Gil Scott-Heron
  • Washington DC Hospiral Center Blue - Skip James
  • Washington Talkin' Blues - Woody Guthrie
  • You're My Miss Washington DC - Nation Of Ulysses


Places - USA - San Francisco, CA

Songs that mention San Francisco, CA or landmarks in San Francisco, CA.

  • Christie Rd. - Green Day
  • Cold Wind - Arcade Fire
  • Come Back from San Francisco - Magnetic Fields
  • Deep Kick - Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Fake Tales Of San Francisco - Arctic Monkeys - (Whatever You Say I Am, That's What I'm Not)
  • Goodbye San Francisco-Hello Amsterdam - Doug Sahm
  • I Left My Heart in San Francisco - George Cory/Douglass Cross - covered by Tony Bennett
  • Journey to the End of the East Bay - Rancid
  • Left Of The Dial - The Replacements
  • Moon over Marin - Dead Kennedys
  • Palo Alto - Radiohead
  • San Francisco - Alkaline Trio
  • San Francisco Days - Chris Isaak
  • Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
  • Strawberry Wine - Ryan Adams
  • Streets of San Francisco - Dreadformation

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Places - USA - New York, NY

Songs that mention New York, NY or landmarks in New York, NY.

  • 52nd Street - Billy Joel
  • 53rd & 3rd - The Ramones
  • The 59th Street Bridge Song - Simon & Garfunkel
  • Across 11th Street - Bobby Womack
  • American Skin (41 Shots) - Bruce Springsteen
  • An Open Letter to NYC - Beastie Boys
  • Angel Of Harlem - U2
  • Avenue B - Gogol Bordello
  • Avenue B - Iggy Pop
  • Back in N.Y.C. - Genesis
  • The Bridge Is Over - Boogie Down Productions
  • Broadway - The Clash
  • Broadway - Old 97's
  • Brooklyn - Mos Def
  • Brooklyn - They Might Be Giants
  • Brooklyn Bound - The Black Keys
  • The Booklynites - Soul Coughing
  • Chelsea Girls - The Velvet Undergound
  • Christmas in Hollis - Run DMC
  • City of Blinding Light - U2
  • Coney Island Baby - Tom Waits
  • Downtown Train - Tom Waits
  • Englishman in New York - Sting
  • Fairytale of New York - Pogues - coverd by No Use For A Name,Sinead O'Connor, Third Eye Blind
  • First We Take Manhattan - Leonard Cohen - covered by Joe Cocker, R.E.M., Warren Zevon
  • Girl From New York City - Beach Boys
  • Good Fortune - PJ Harvey
  • The Hands That Built America - U2
  • Harlem - Bill Withers
  • Hello Brooklyn - Beastie Boys
  • I'll Take New York - Tom Waits
  • I'll Sink Manhattan - They Might Be Giants
  • I'm Waiting For The Man - The Velvet Underground
  • I Love NYC - Andrew W.K.
  • The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis
  • Leaving New York - R.E.M.
  • Living For The City - Stevie Wonder
  • Me And Giuliani Down By The School Yard (A True Story)- !!!
  • Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard - Paul Simon
  • New York - Norah Jones
  • New York - Sex Pistols
  • New York - U2
  • New York City - Cub - covered by They Might Be Giants
  • New York City - John Lennon/Yoko Ono
  • New York City - Peter Malick w/Norah Jones
  • New York City - Gil Scott-Heron
  • New York City Cops - The Strokes
  • New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down - LCD Soundsystem
  • New York Minute - Don Henley
  • New York State Of Mind - Billy Joel
  • New York's Alright (If You Like Saxophones) - Fear
  • New York, New York - Ryan Adams
  • New York, New York - Moby
  • No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys
  • The Place Where We Dwell - Gang Starr
  • The Rising - Bruce Springsteen
  • Sidewalks Of New York - written by James W. Blake and Charles E. Lawlor - covered by Duke Ellington, The Grateful Dead.
  • Slaughter On Tenth Avenue - Mick Ronson
  • South Bronx - Boogie Down Productions
  • Tina Toledo's Street Walkin' Blues - Ryan Adams
  • Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega
  • Union Square - Tom Waits
  • Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed
  • We Live In Brooklyn Baby - Roy Ayers
  • When The Stars Go Blue - Ryan Adams

Places - USA - Cities - Las Vegas, NV

Songs that mention Las Vegas, Nevada or landmarks in Las Vegas, Nevada.

  • 40 Miles To Vegas - Southern Culture on the Skids
  • Dino's Head - Captain Howdy -
  • Leaving Las Vegas - Sheryl Crow - (Tuesday Night Music Club)
  • Ooh Las Vegas - Gram Parson - covered by Ryan Adams, Cowboy Junkies, Emmylou Harris, String Cheese Incident
  • Viva Las Vegas - written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman - covered by Dead Kennedys, Dread Zeppelin, Elvis Presley, Johnny Ramone, The Residents, Bruce Springsteen, ZZ Top

Places - USA - Cities - Los Angeles, CA

Songs that mention Los Angeles, CA or landmarks in Los Angeles, CA.

  • Ænema - Tool - (Ænema)
  • Beverly Hills - Weezer
  • Boys Of Summer - Don Henley
  • Burn Hollywood Burn - Public Enemy
  • California - Semisonic
  • Camera One - Josh Joplin Group
  • Canyon Girl - Fruit Bats
  • God Is a Bullet - Concrete Blonde
  • Gray in L.A. - Louden Wainwright III
  • Hollywood - Madonna
  • Hollywood - Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Hollywood - Wallflowers
  • Hollywood Freaks - Beck
  • Hollywood Nights - Bob Seger
  • I Left My Wallet in El Segundo - A Tribe Called Quest
  • I Love L.A. - Randy Newman
  • It'll Chew You Up and Spit You Out - Concrete Blonde
  • L.A. - Elliot Smith
  • L.A. Woman - Doors
  • La Cienega Smiled - Ryan Adams - (Gold)
  • Los Angeles - X - (Los Angeles)
  • Los Angeles I'm Yours - The Decemberists
  • Los Angeles in Burning - Bad Religion
  • Malibu - Hole
  • Moving to L.A. - Art Brut
  • One In A Million - Guns n' Roses
  • Paradise City - Guns n' Roses
  • Plastic People - Frank Zappa - "There's this guy from the CIA, he's creeping around Laurel Canyon...I hear the sound of marching feet, down Sunset Boulevard to Crescent Heights"
  • Santa Monica - Everclear
  • Screenwriter's Blues - Soul Coughing
  • Still in Hollywood - Concrete Blonde
  • Ticket To L.A. - Urge Overkill - (Americruiser/Jesus Urge Superstar)
  • Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Valley Girl - Frank Zappa
  • Valley Morning - Louden Wainwright III
  • Walking in L.A. - Missing Persons
  • Welcome to the Jungle - Guns n' Roses
  • Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin' Daddies

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