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 Anchorage - Michelle Shocked | Place: Anchorage, Alaska The song “Anchorage” from Michelle Shocked's second album, Short Sharp Shocked , takes the structure of a letter to a nearby friend in Dallas, Texas (Shocked herself resided most of her life in and around that same city). The narrator is surprised when she gets a response all the way from Anchorage, Alaska, far to the north. Between reminisces of old times in east Texas, and tangents on new family life, the refrain cuts to the heart of the matter with, “hey Chel, you know it's kind... [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 Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple | Place: Montreux Casino, Switzerland The Little Old Lady From Pasadena - Jan & Dean | Place: Pasadena, California Hotel California - Eagles | Place: The Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles, California All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow | Place: Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, California Africa - Toto | Place: Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa California Dreamin' - The Mamas and The Papas | Place: St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) - The Doors | Place: Alabama 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 Dirty Old Town - Ewan MacColl | Place: Salford, Greater Manchester, England Don't Stop Believin' - Journey | Place: South Detroit, Michigan
The latest comment is posted by Jerry Reed from NM about Creeque Alley - The Mamas and the Papas | Place: Creeque Alley, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands I was in St Thomas during that time and owed the bar Crows Nest which was above the club they were playing
