It could be where you grew up, where you always wanted to go, or just a quirky spot you came across in your travels. If you write songs, there's a good chance one of these alluring locations gave you a shot of inspiration. These are the stories about the places behind the songs, and how they got there. Click on the map - you might be in a Song Place right now.
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The latest song-place added is Aladdin Sane - David Bowie | Place: RHMS Ellinis , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania If you’ve never listened to the album Aladdin Sane by David Bowie, there’s a simple solution to that. Do it now. Like right now. Stop watching cat videos on YouTube and go listen to that album. Because it is a very good album. The follow-up to Bowie’s successful Ziggy Stardust , this was the first album that Bowie released as a genuine rock star and, according to many, as a genuine crazy person. Now, we could go on and on about all the songs on the album; there are... [read more]
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Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil | Place: Kintore Mountains, Australia Alice's Restaurant Massacree - Arlo Guthrie | Place: Theresa's Stockbridge Cafe, Stockbridge, Massachusetts Ode to Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry | Place: Tallahatchie Bridge, Choctaw Ridge, Mississippi Kokomo - The Beach Boys | Place: Islamorada, Florida Hotel California - Eagles | Place: The Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles, California California Dreamin' - The Mamas and The Papas | Place: St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple | Place: Montreux Casino, Switzerland All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow | Place: Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, California Africa - Toto | Place: Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa The Little Old Lady From Pasadena - Jan & Dean | Place: Pasadena, California Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) - The Doors | Place: Alabama Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa - Gene Pitney | Place: Tulsa, Oklahoma You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones | Place: 49 Kings Road, West London, England San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) - Scott McKenzie | Place: San Francisco, California Don't Stop Believin' - Journey | Place: South Detroit, Michigan
The latest comment is posted by Sean from Massachusetta about Who Needs the Peace Corps - Frank Zappa | Place: Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, California I was under the impression a lot of people knew Haight Ashbury was the "hippie spot" by 1968. Acid tests and grateful dead shows had been going on for a couple years already. 
