List of songs about London

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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 along with various other cities (such as "New York, London, Paris, Munich", lyrics of "Pop Muzik" by M).

Contents

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  • "22 Grand Job" by The Rakes ("Down to Old Street Thursday night" - Old Street is in EC1)
  • "59 Lyndhurst Grove" by Pulp

[edit] A

[edit] B

[edit] C

[edit] D

[edit] E

[edit] F

[edit] G

[edit] H

[edit] I

[edit] J

[edit] K

[edit] L

[edit] M

[edit] N

  • "Narcissist" by The Libertines
  • "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" by Maschwitz and Sherwin
  • "No.1 With A Bullet" by Alan Moore and Tim Perkins in The Highbury Working- each song about a time of Highbury [11]
  • "Northern Line" by Jamie T
  • "North Weezie" by BMD (Northweezee) Bashy and co reppin' their endz
  • "North West Three" by Fatboy Slim

[edit] O

  • "The Oak and the Ash" (North Country Maid) (traditional)
  • "The Old Main Drag" by The Pogues
  • "Old River Thames" by Automatics
  • "Oliver's Army" by Elvis Costello
  • "One Hundred Punks Rule" by Generation X
  • "The Only Living Boy in New Cross" by Carter USM
  • "Opium Nights" by Alan Moore and Tim Perkins in The Highbury Working- each song about a time of Highbury [12]
  • "Oranges and Lemons" (Bells of St. Clements) (traditional)
  • "Ossie's Dream" by Chas and Dave
  • "Oxford Street" by Everything But The Girl

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[edit] R

[edit] S

[edit] T

[edit] U

  • "Underneath the Arches" by Bud Flanagan, the Arches were the railway arches near Charing Cross railway station
  • "Up The Bracket" by The Libertines which occurs on the Cally Road (Caledonian Road Islington N1) and the Vallance Road (Bethnal Green E2)
  • "Up The Junction" by Squeeze

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[edit] W

[edit] Y

  • "You Can't Always Get What You Want" by The Rolling Stones (Chelsea drug store)
  • "You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties" by Jona Lewie, "...This was at some do in Palmers Green..."
  • "Your Embrace" by Shakira, "...That without you this place looks like London..."
  • "You're the One for Me, Fatty" by Morrissey


This is an incomplete list of songs, which can or may never satisfy any objective standard for completeness. Revisions and additions are welcome.


Turned Away - Audio Bullys "Not too long ago in a land called London"

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