A BIG LIST OF SONGS IN GEOGRAPHIC CATEGORIES

To submit corrections or additions, send E-mail to: Luke Turner at lukon@earthling.net


Before the actual list comes a list of codes:

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[CAB] ................................... From Andy Burke's collection/suggestion
[CIOM] .................................. Chaelon Myme suggested this song
[J] ..................................... Justin Wright suggested this song
[J?] .................................... Justin Wright may have a copy of this song
[JA] .................................... John Albertson suggested this song
[JB] .................................... Jessie Breznau suggested this song
[JDS] ................................... John Silliphant has a copy of this song
[K] ..................................... Karen McElravey has a copy of this song
[KAOS] .................................. Luke found this song in the KAOS library
[L] ..................................... Luke Turner has a copy of this song
[L?] .................................... Luke Turner may have a copy of this song
[MS] .................................... Matt Skinner submission
[MW] .................................... Mara West suggested this song
[MM] .................................... Martin Muldoon submission
[P] ..................................... Paul Jurgens has a copy of this song
[P?] .................................... Paul Jurgens may have a copy of this song
[T] ..................................... Tara Bogdon has a copy of this song
[TD] .................................... Trina Dixon has a copy of this song
[PM] .................................... Pleiades Macraie suggested this song
[PM-PK] ................................. Pleiades Macraie suggested this song but Paul owns it
[SWG] ................................... Scott Gilbert suggested this song
[?] ..................................... I'm not really sure the song fits the category
{M} ..................................... About a mountain or mountain range
{R} ..................................... About a river
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Now, the list itself:

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WHERE IS?

DOVER

Bangles ................................. Dover Beach [L]
Righteous Brothers ...................... The White Cliffs Of Dover [L]

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WESTERN HEMISPHERE

Dead Moon ............................... Fire In The Western World

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AFRICA

Bush Tetras ............................. Cowboys In Africa [L]
Manu Dibango ............................ Electric Africa [L]
Juluka .................................. Kilimanjaro [L] {M}
Juluka .................................. December African Rain [L]
Toto .................................... Africa [MM]

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 EGYPT

Bangles ................................. Walk Like An Egyptian
Captain Beefheart ....................... "Sue Egypt"

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 IRAQ

  BAGHDAD

Kate Bush ............................... Kashka From Baghdad [L]
[Robbie Robertson ?] .................... "Bombs over Baghdad..."

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 LIBYA

Tongue Avulsion ......................... Libyan Hit Squad [L]

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 SOUTH AFRICA

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 TUNISIA

Manhattan Transfer ...................... Another Night In Tunisia [L]

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ASIA

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 ARABIA

Cure .................................... Killing An Arab [L]
Sioxsie And The Banshees ................ Arabian Knights [L]

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 CHINA

Tori Amos ............................... China [T]
David Bowie ............................. "Little China girl"
Human Sexual Response ................... What Does Sex Mean To Me ? [L]
John Cougar Mellencamp .................. China Girl [L]
Monty Python ............................ "I like Chinese"
Red Rockers ............................. China [MM]

  HONG KONG

Gordon Flemming Orchestra ............... Hong Kong Swing [L]
Siouxsie & The Banshees ................. Hong Kong Garden [L]

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 ISRAEL

Siouxsie & The Banshees ................. Israel [L]

  JERUSALEM

Anuna ................................... Jerusalem [TD]
Neil Diamond ............................ Jerusalem [L]
Sinead O'Connor ......................... Jerusalem [L]

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 JAPAN

Alphaville .............................. Big In Japan [MM]
Bruce Cockburn .......................... Tokyo [L]
Deep Purple ............................. "My woman from Tokyo"
Kostas .................................. Geisha Girl [L]
Tiny Desk Unit .......................... Napping In Japan [L]
Vapors .................................. "Turning Japanise"

  TOKYO

Bruce Cockburn .......................... Tokyo [L]

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 KAMPUCHEA / CAMBODIA / KHMER REPUBLIC

Dead Kennedys ........................... Holiday In Cambodia [J]

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 LEBANON

Untouchables ............................ Lebanon [L]

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 NEPAL

  KATHMANDU

Bob Seeger & The Silver Bullet Band ..... "Kathmandu"

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 THAILAND / SIAM

  BANGKOK

Murray Head ............................. One Night In Bangkok [MM]

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AUSTRAILIA

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 CENTRAL AMERICA

Warren Zevon ............................ "Send lawers, guns and money ..."

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  EL SALVADOR

Capitol Punishment ...................... El Salvador [L]
[Bruce Cockburn ? Jackson Browne ?] ..... "El Salvador..." [L]

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  PANAMA

Van Halen ............................... Panama [MM]

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EUROPE

Indigo Girls ............................ History Of Us [L]
Kraftwerk ............................... "Trans Europe express..."
REM ..................................... Radio Free Europe [WHFS retro 1984]
Three Johns ............................. "Death of a European" [KZSC4B]

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 BELGIUM

AC/DC ................................... Bedlam In Belgium [L]

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 C.I.S.

Beatles ................................. "Back in the U.S.S.R."

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  RUSSIA

   MOSCOW

Kent State .............................. Radio Moskow [L]
Made For TV ............................. So Afraid Of The Russians [L]

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 FINLAND

  HELSINKI

Mary Lou Lord ........................... Helsinki [L]

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 GERMANY

Cast of the movie "The Producers" ....... "Springtime for Hitler in Germany"

  BERLIN

Sex Pistols ............................. Holidays In The Sun

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 IRELAND

Sinead O'Connor ......................... Fammine [L]

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 ITALY

  NAPLES

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 LUXEMBOURG

Elvis Costello .......................... Luxembourg [L]

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 NETHERLANDS / HOLLAND

  AMSTERDAM

[Joni Mitchell ?] ....................... "Amsterdam"

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 SPAIN

Stranglers .............................. Under The Name Of Spain [MM]

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 TURKEY

  CONSTANTINOPLE / ISTANBUL

Ism ..................................... Constantinople [L]
Residents ............................... Constantinople
They Might Be Giants .................... "Now Istanbul is Constantinople ..."
Tom Waits ............................... Telephone Call From Istanbul [L]

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 UNITED KINGDOM

Sex Pistols ............................. Anarchy In The U. K. [L]

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  ENGLAND

Waterboys ............................... Old England [L]

   LIVERPOOL

Bangles ................................. Going Down To Liverpool [L]
Katrina And The Waves ................... Going Down To Liverpool [L]
Pogues .................................. The Leaving Of Liverpool [WHFS2D]

   LONDON

Clash ................................... London Calling
Gordon Flemming Orchestra ............... London Swing [L]
Pogues .................................. London Girl [KZSC2P]
XTC ..................................... Towers Of London [L]
Warren Zevon ............................ "Warewolves of London"
? ....................................... "Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London..."

   SOUTHAMPTON

Pink Floyd .............................. Southampton Dock [L][J]

   TRUMPTON

Half Man Half Biscuit ................... Trumpton Riots [L]

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  SCOTLAND

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 FRANCE

Evaporators ............................. "I'm going to France"

  PARIS

Nina Hagen .............................. Springtime In Paris [L]
Gordon Flemming Orchestra ............... Paris Swing [L]
Martha And The Muffins .................. One Day In Paris [L]
This Mortal Coil ........................ My Father [L]
Tiny Desk Unit .......................... Take Me To Paris [L]

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INDIA

 CALCUTTA

Names ................................... Calcutta [L]

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NEW ZELAND

 AUKLAND

OMC ..................................... Land Of Plenty [L]

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NORTH AMERICA

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 CANADA

Macanormal .............................. In Canada
Mitchell, Joni .......................... "In Canada..."
Panzy Division .......................... Manada [J]

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 CUBA

Pretenders .............................. Cuban Slide [L]

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 HAITI

Gordon Flemming Orchestra ............... Haiti Swing [L]
Steely Dan .............................. "This is your Haitian divorce..."

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 JAMACA

Fuzzbox ................................. Jamacan Sunrise [L]

  KINGSTON

Sister Carol ............................ Raggae Arena
Grace Jones ............................. "My Jamacan guy"
UB40 .................................... Kingston Town [L]

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 MEXICO

Brooks & Dunn ........................... "... why J. T. sang woo Mexico ..." [L]
Patsy Cline ............................. South Of The Border ( Down Mexico Way ) [L]
Katrina And The Waves ................... Mexico [L]
James Taylor ............................ "Woo Mexico..."
Wall Of Voodoo .......................... Mexican Radio [WHFS4H]

   ACAPULCO

Neil Diamond ............................ Acapulco [L]

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 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / USA

Chuck Berry ............................. Back In The U.S.A. [L]
Dead Kennedys ........................... Stars And Stripes Of Corruption [L]
Neil Diamond ............................ America [L]
Neil Diamond ............................ America ( Reprise ) [L]
Steve Miller ............................ Livin' In The USA [MM]
Olivia Newton - John .................... Banks Of The Ohio [L] {R}
Linda Ronstadt .......................... Back In The U.S.A. [L]
Peter Schilling ......................... ( Let's Play ) U.S.A. [J]
Was ( Not Was ) ......................... I Blew Up The United States [L]
Kim Wilde ............................... Kids In America [L]

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  ALABAMA

Lynyrd Skynyrd .......................... Sweet Home Alabama [L]

   BERMINGHAM

Manhattan Transfer ...................... Tuxedo Junction [L]

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  ALASKA

Lou Reed ................................ Stephanie Says
Softies ................................. Alaska [J]
Velvet Underground ...................... Carolyn Says
? ....................................... "North to Alaska..."

   ANCHORAGE

Mechelle Schocked ....................... "Anchored down in Anchorage..."

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  ARIZONA

Los Lobos ............................... Arizona Skies [MM]
Scorpions ............................... Arizona [MM]
? ....................................... "Arizona"

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  CALIFORNIA

2pac With Dr. Dre ....................... California Love
Beach Boys .............................. California Girls [L]
Robert Bradley's Backwater Surprise ..... California [L]
Charlie ................................. California [L]
Dead Kennedys ........................... California Uber Alles [J]
Eagles .................................. Hotel California [L]
Led Zeppelin ............................ "Goin' to California with an achin' in my heart..."
Mamas And Papas ......................... California Dreamin' [L]
Mac McAnally ............................ California Is A Mental State [L]
Ramones ................................. "California Sun" [KFJC4A]
Red Hot Chili Peppers ................... Californication
David Lee Roth .......................... California Girls
Kate Wolf ............................... Here In California [L]
Yipes ................................... "Out in California, they're better than we are..."
? ....................................... "It never rains in southern California..."

   BAKERSFIELD

Scott Goddard ........................... Cowpunk [L]
Dwight Yoakam ........................... Streets Of Bakersfield [MM]

   EL SEGUNDO

Tribe Called Quest ...................... I Left My Wallet In El Segundo

   HOLLYWOOD

Camper Van Beethoven .................... Cowboys From Hollywood [L]
Kool And The Gang ....................... Hollywood Swinging [L]
P. O. D. ................................ Hollywood [L]
Public Enemy ............................ Burn Hollywood Burn [CIOM]
[Thin Lizzy ? Philip Lynott ?] .......... "Hollywood"

   LOS ANGELES

10,000 Maniacs .......................... City Of Angels [L]
Bran Van 3000 ........................... Drinking In L.A.
Doors ................................... L.A. Woman [L]
Arlo Guthrie ............................ Coming Into Los Angeles
Beth Hart ............................... L.A. Song
Missing Persons ......................... "Walking in L.A."
Stevie Wonder ........................... Land Of La La [L]
Was ( Not Was ) ......................... Maria Novarro [L]
X ....................................... Los Angeles [MM]

   SAN DIEGO

Allen Ginsberg .......................... "Goin' to San Diego..." [KFJC1A]

   SAN FRANCISCO

Peter , Paul And Mary ................... San Francisco Bay Blues
Peggy Lee ............................... I Left My Heart In San Francisco [L]
Scott McKenzie .......................... San Francisco
[Quicksilver Messanger Sevice ?] ........ ?
Residents ............................... Time's Up

   SAN JOSE

[Dionne Warwicke ?] ..................... "Do you know the way to San Jose..."

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  COLORADO

John Denver ............................. Rocky Mountain High
Stephen Stills .......................... Colorado [L]

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  FLORIDA

Butthole Surfers ........................ Florida [L]
Donald Fagen ............................ Florida Room [J]

   MIAMI

Will Smith .............................. Miami

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  GEORGIA

[Ray Charlse ?] ......................... "Georgia on my mind"
Jim Croce ............................... Walkin' Back To Georgia [L]
Levon Helm .............................. Sweet Peach Georgia Wine [L]
Levon Helm .............................. Watermellon Time In Georgia [L]
Gladdys Knight & The Pips ............... "Leavin' on that midnight train to Georgia"
Vicki Lawrence .......................... The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia [L]
Loggins & Messina ....................... Back To Georgia [L]

   ATLANTA

Little Feat ............................. Oh Atlanta [L]

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  IDAHO

B-52's .................................. Private Idaho
Doughboys ............................... Private Idaho [KAOS]

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  ILLINOIS

   CHICAGO

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ............ Chicago [L]
Steve Goodman ........................... "Dying cubs fan's last request"
Paper Lace .............................. The Night Chicago Died [L]

   ROCKVILLE

REM ..................................... "Don't go back to Rockville..."

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  INDIANA

New Mayfair Dance Orchestra ............. Hang Out The Stars In Indiana [J]

   GARY

Cast Of The Music Man [Meredith Willson]  Gary, Indiana [L]

   INDIANAPOLIS

Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell ........... Little Green Apples [L]
Vicki Lawrence .......................... Little Green Apples [L]

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  IOWA

Cast Of The Music Man [Meredith Willson]  Iowa Stubborn [L]

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  LOUISIANA

New Riders Of The Purple Sage ........... Louisiana Lady [L]

   ANGOLA

Gill Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson ........ Angola, Louisiana [L]

   BATON ROUGE

Big Brother And The Holding Company ..... "Me and Bobby Magee"

   NEW ORLEANS

Tom Waits ............................... I Wish I Was In New Orleans [J]
[Animals ?] ............................. "House of the rising sun"

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  MAINE

   PORTLAND

New Riders Of The Purple Sage ........... Portland Woman [L]
Replacements ............................ Portland [MM]
Squirrel Nut Zippers .................... Lover's Lane [J]

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  MARYLAND

   BALTIMORE

Randy Newman ............................ "Oh, Baltimore..." [J]
Counting Crows .......................... Raining In Baltimore [L][K?]
? ....................................... "I knew a woman from Baltimore.."

   LAUREL

Steve Forbert ........................... Goin' Down To Laurel [L]

   ROCKVILLE

REM ..................................... "Don't go back to Rockville..."

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  MASSACHUSETTS

   ALLSTON

Allstonarians ........................... "Allston beat" [K]

   BOSTON

Lori Lieberman .......................... Boston [L]
Mary Lou Lord ........................... ?
? ....................................... "I love that dirty water, oh Boston you're my home..." [Suspect version done for Baltimore and London also]

   CAMBRIDGE

Johnahtan Richmond & The Modern Lovers .. "I'm gonna walk down my street..."

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  MISSISSIPPI

   JACKSON

Nancy Sinatra ........................... Jackson [L]
Swimming Pool Q's ....................... Stick In My Hand [L]

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  MISSOURI

   KANSAS CITY

Wilbert Harrison ........................ Kansas City

   SAINT LOUIS

Louis Armstrong ......................... St. Louis Blues [L]

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  MONTANA

Frank Zappa ............................. "Movin' to Montana soon..."

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  NEBRASKA

? ....................................... "Nebraska land, sweet Nebraska land..."

   OMAHA

Counting Crows .......................... Omaha [L][K?]
Brenda Kahn ............................. Omaha [L]

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  NEVADA

   LAS VAGAS

[Dead Kennedys ?] ....................... "Viva Las Vagas..."
Faith Hill .............................. "Let's go to Vegas"
Elvis Presley ........................... "Viva Las Vagas..."

   RENO

Tom Waits ............................... Hang On St. Christopher [L]

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  NEW MEXICO

   ALBUQUERQUE

Partridge Family ........................ Point Me In The Direction Of Albuqueque [L]

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  NEW YORK STATE

Billy Joel .............................. "New York state of mind"

   NEW YORK CITY

Beastie Boys ............................ No Sleep Till Brooklyn [L]
Jim Croce ............................... New York's Not My Home [L]
Cub ..................................... "New York City"
Doobie Brothers ......................... Pursuit On 53rd St.
Dreams .................................. New York [L]
Fear .................................... New York's Alright If You Like Saxophones [L]
Steve Forbert ........................... Grand Central Station, March 18 , 1977 [L]
Nina Hagen .............................. New York New York [L]
Mick Harvey ............................. New York USA [J]
Barry Manilow ........................... New York City Rhythm [L]
Pogues .................................. Dirty Old Town
Pogues .................................. Fairytale Of New York [MM]
Rancid .................................. Olympia Wa. [L]
Lou Reed ................................ "Dirty boulevard"
Rolling Stones .......................... Shattered
Sex Pistols ............................. New York [L]
Frank Sinatra ........................... ?
They Might Be Giants .................... "New York City"
Tom Tom Club ............................ Don't Say No [L]
Tom Waits ............................... I'll Take New York [L]
Tradewinds .............................. New York's A Lonely Town [WHFS4G]

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  OKLAHOMA

Cast of Oklahoma ........................ "Oklahoma where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain..."

   TULSA

Eric Clapton ............................ Tulsa Time [MM]

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  OHIO

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young .......... Ohio [L]
Pretenders .............................. "I went back to Ohio..."

   CLEVELAND

Randy Newman ............................ ?

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  OREGON

   CLACKAMAS COUNTY

Superduo ................................ Unincorporated Clackamas County [L]

   PORTLAND

Dead Kennedys ........................... Night Of The Living Rednecks [J]
New Riders Of The Purple Sage ........... Portland Woman [L]
Replacements ............................ Portland [MM]

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  PENNSYLVANIA

   ALLENTOWN

Billy Joel .............................. "Living here in Allentown..."

   PHILADELPHIA

Elton John .............................. "Philadelphia freedom"

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  TENNESSEE

   MEMPHIS

Chuck Berry ............................. Memphis [L]
Chuck Berry ............................. Club Nitty Gritty [L]
Cult .................................... Memphis Hip Shake [L]

   NASHVILLE

Levon Helm .............................. Nashville Wimmin [L]

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  TEXAS

Austin Lounge Lizzards .................. Stupid Texas Song
Brooks & Dunn ........................... "Texas women don't stay lonely long" [L]
Gene Defcon ............................. "Lone star ?" [J]
Aretha Franklin ......................... Sister From Texas [L]
Rock Killough ........................... Waiting For A Train [L]
The Lookers ............................. Leaving Texas [J]
Mitch Miller ............................ The Yellow Rose Of Texas
Stevie Ray Vaughn ....................... "Texas flood"
? ....................................... "Texas, down in Texas..." [KZSC363]
? ....................................... "All my Ex-s live in Texas..."

   EL PASO

Marty Robbins ........................... El Paso

   GALVISTON

[Glen Campbell ?] ....................... "Galviston, oh Galviston..."

   SAN ANTONIO

Patsy Cline ............................. San Antonio Rose [L]

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  VIRGINIA

   ARLINGTON

True Fax & The Insaniacs ................ Washingtron [L]

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  WASHINGTON, D.C.

Magnetic Fields ......................... Washington D.C. [AJ]
True Fax & The Insaniacs ................ Washingtron [L]

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  WASHINGTON STATE

   ABERDEEN

That Stupid Club ........................ Olympic Peninsula Trilogy c) Aberdeen [J]

   FORKS

That Stupid Club ........................ Olympic Peninsula Trilogy a) Forks [J]

   ILWACO

Dennis Driscoll ......................... Foggy Day Ilwaco [J]

   LA PUSH

That Stupid Club ........................ Olympic Peninsula Trilogy b) La Push [J]

   OLYMPIA

[Courtney Love ? Hole ?] ................ Rock Star
Old Djinn Swag .......................... Soulympia [J]
Rancid .................................. Olympia Wa. [L]
Sandman And Camo ........................ Olympia Is The Capital ( Of Rock And Roll ) [J]
? ....................................... "Scavies..."

   TACOMA

Neko Case And Her Boyfriends ............ South Tacoma Way [KAOS]

   TUMWATER

Mirah ................................... "It's a nice day at Tumwater falls..."

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SOUTH AMERICA

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 ARGENTINA

Madonna ................................. "Don't weep for me Argentina"

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 BRAZIL

Xavier Cogat ............................ Brazil [L] [Mentions Brazil at begining of instrumental]
Michael Franks .......................... Down In Brazil [L]
Pink Martini ............................ Acuarela De Brazil [J]

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