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Morbius

(667 posts)
188. Several.
Sun Aug 24, 2025, 09:42 PM
Aug 24

Chicago - Sufjan Stevens
Chicago - Graham Nash (aka We Can Change the World)

Here's a favorite, by the only band that mattered:

When they kick at your front door
How you gonna come?
With your hands on your head
Or on the trigger of your gun
When the law break in
How you gonna go?
Shot down on the pavement
Or waiting in death row
You can crush us, you can bruise us
But you'll have to answer to
Oh-oh, the guns of Brixton
The money feels good
And your life you like it well
But surely your time will come
As in Heaven as in Hell
You see, he feels like Ivan
Born under the Brixton sun
His game is called survivin'
At the end of the harder they come
You know it means no mercy
They caught him with a gun
No need for the Black Maria
Goodbye to the Brixton sun
You can crush us, you can bruise us
But you'll have to answer to
Oh-oh, the guns of Brixton
When they kick at your front door
How you gonna come?
With your hands on your head
Or on the trigger of your gun
You can crush us, you can bruise us
And even shoot us
But oh-oh, the guns of Brixton
Shot down on the pavement
Waiting in death row
His game was survivin'
As in Heaven as in Hell
You can crush us, you can bruise us
But you'll have to answer to
Oh-oh, the guns of Brixton
Oh-oh, the guns of Brixton
Oh-oh, the guns of Brixton
Oh-oh, the guns of Brixton
Oh-oh, the guns of Brixton

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By the Time I Get To Phoenix CanonRay Aug 23 #1
Thank you very much, CanonRay. debm55 Aug 23 #3
Amarillo By Morning... Mark.b2 Aug 23 #2
Thank you very much , Mark.b2. debm55 Aug 23 #5
That is a really good song. underpants Aug 23 #100
El Paso BarbaRosa Aug 23 #4
Thank you BaraRosa. for your selection. debm55 Aug 23 #8
State of confusion by the kinks. GreenWave Aug 23 #6
HAHAHAHHAHA. thank you very much, GreenWave. debm55 Aug 23 #10
Good one! nt Mark.b2 Aug 23 #11
Streets of Philadelphia FalloutShelter Aug 23 #7
Thank you , very much. I used to teach in NW Philadelphia. Haunting song and movie. debm55 Aug 23 #13
Unforgettable. FalloutShelter Aug 23 #19
Midnight Train to Georgia 2MuchNoise Aug 23 #9
Thank you very much. 2MuchNoise. I loved Gladys, debm55 Aug 23 #14
Allentown. Billy Joel doc03 Aug 23 #12
Thank you very much, doc03. Great song. debm55 Aug 23 #16
L.A. Shake by yours truly Msongs... msongs Aug 23 #15
Wow. Is that you or your group? Congratulations. msongs. That is fantastic and thank you for posting. debm55 Aug 23 #17
wrote it, sing it. a life off of DU lol msongs Aug 23 #30
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Do you know what it means rogerashton Aug 23 #18
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"Lodi" by CCR Ritabert Aug 23 #20
Thank you Ritabert. Love it. and love CCR debm55 Aug 23 #23
Love CCR. Ritabert Aug 23 #24
Warren Zevon's "Join Me in LA" YorkRd Aug 23 #21
Thank you very much YorkRd. Great song. I didn't know Bonnie sang background. debm55 Aug 23 #26
Does "Werewolves of London" count? Ritabert Aug 23 #27
Sure. Go right ahead. debm55 Aug 23 #99
Carolina In My Mind tonkatoy8888 Aug 23 #25
Wow, tonkatoy8888, You have given us a great selection of cities and states. debm55 Aug 23 #29
New York, New York AltairIV Aug 23 #28
Thank you very much , for the information behind New York, New York. I knew it was song by Frank Sinatra. but not the debm55 Aug 23 #31
"Paradise" Kentucky....John Prine Thunderbeast Aug 23 #33
Thank you for sharing Thunderbeast. Sad song.but very true. debm55 Aug 23 #34
I heard that in Austin City Limits and was an immediate fan underpants Aug 23 #104
Not to mention Roger Ebert! Thunderbeast Aug 24 #148
Okay. I'd never heard that. underpants Aug 24 #151
Here's the review... Thunderbeast Aug 25 #211
I grew up about 35 miles from Paradise yellowdogintexas Aug 24 #114
"Please Come to Boston". greatauntoftriplets Aug 23 #35
Thank you very much greatauntoftriplets. I agree with you, very sweet song. debm55 Aug 23 #36
Fats Domino "I'm walking to New Orleans" MadLinguist Aug 23 #37
Thank you very much.MadLinquist.. debm55 Aug 23 #42
New York, New York - Sinatra Liberty Belle Aug 23 #38
Wonderful. thank you Liberty Belle. debm55 Aug 23 #48
John Denver- "Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado"... hlthe2b Aug 23 #39
Thank you very much, hlthe2b. wonderful singer. Loved his songs. debm55 Aug 23 #49
Sweet Home Alabama. 😊 a kennedy Aug 23 #40
Thank you a kennedy for sharing with us. debm55 Aug 23 #50
Lake Shore Drive 1969 Chasstev365 Aug 23 #41
Thank you very much Chasstev365, debm55 Aug 24 #167
Dallas - recorded by Joe Ely, written by Jimmie Dale Gilmore tanyev Aug 23 #43
Thank you very much for sharing, tanyev. debm55 Aug 24 #168
Wichita Lineman, by Jimmy Webb for Glen Campbell. Harker Aug 23 #44
Thank you very much Harker and I agree with you. Webb was a terrific writter and Campbell really brought out the song. debm55 Aug 23 #91
Alabama Song The Wizard Aug 23 #45
Thank you very much for sharing with us, The Wizard. debm55 Aug 23 #53
Back in the USA The Wizard Aug 23 #46
Thank you very much. The Wizard. debm55 Aug 23 #51
I've Got A Gal in KALAMAZOO. Glen Miller 1939 Srkdqltr Aug 23 #47
Pardon me boys...is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo? 🎵 MIButterfly Aug 23 #52
HAHAHAHHA. I remember that song as I like old movies. Thank you MlButterfly. debm55 Aug 23 #54
The Illinois Enema Bandit JoseBalow Aug 23 #55
OMG, JoseBalow. debm55 Aug 23 #72
"No poo-poo jokes!" JoseBalow Aug 23 #86
Carolina Tucker08087 Aug 23 #56
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san fransico , open your golden gate . shuffle off to buffalo. i left my heart in san fransico. AllaN01Bear Aug 23 #57
Thank you very much, Bear, for your selection of songs. debm55 Aug 24 #171
'On Wisconsin"it is the State song. riversedge Aug 23 #58
HAHAHAHha. thank you very much, riversedge. debm55 Aug 24 #170
Tennessee Stud- Billy Strings and London Calling- The Clash Alpeduez21 Aug 23 #59
Thank you very much, Alpeduez21. debm55 Aug 24 #172
Massachusetts Rastapopoulos Aug 23 #60
Thank you Rastapopoulos. I believe it was before Saturday Night Fever. debm55 Aug 24 #173
I'm a Ding-Dong Daddy from Dumas-Louis Armstrong Midnight Writer Aug 23 #61
HAHAHAHAH. Thank you very much, Midnight Writer. debm55 Aug 24 #178
Ohio Raven123 Aug 23 #62
Thank you, Raven123. I remember when the shootings happend, I was in 9th grade. Students walked out of school. I have debm55 Aug 23 #102
Perry Como "Seattle" FuzzyRabbit Aug 23 #63
That song was the theme to the TV show Here COmes the Brides LogDog75 Aug 24 #149
Thank you FuzzyRabbit. I remember that song. I always watched the show. debm55 Aug 24 #176
Tangled up in Blue Botany Aug 23 #64
Thank you very much. Botany. I know where Ashtabula, Ohio, is. debm55 Aug 24 #177
Galveston nt Trueblue Texan Aug 23 #65
Thank you very much. Trueblue Texan. My girlfrind and I drove from Pittsburgh to Galveston. Every so often we would sing debm55 Aug 24 #165
I was about 10 years old when that song hit it big... Trueblue Texan Aug 25 #206
Tallahassee Lassie The Blue Flower Aug 23 #66
Thank you very much, The Blue Flower. debm55 Aug 24 #164
Pennsylvania 6-5000 popularized by Glenn Miller and KitFox Aug 23 #67
Yes, that is so sad . I loved the Big Band sound. Thank you KitFox debm55 Aug 24 #139
Gotta represent Michigan... catbyte Aug 23 #68
Outstanding Performance. Great singing and oasis Aug 24 #112
Thank you, catbyte. I can really get into the Big Band sounds. debm55 Aug 24 #138
Thank you catbyte. debm55 Aug 24 #179
Panic in Detroit- David Bowie WestMichRad Aug 23 #69
Thank you very much. WestMichRad. I loved that song. I would constantly play it and dance to it. debm55 Aug 24 #137
Madonna: I Love New York Coventina Aug 23 #70
Love it, Thank you very much, Coventina. debm55 Aug 24 #136
Vampire Weekend: California English Coventina Aug 23 #71
Thank you very much, Coventina. I have never heard of them before. But I honestly liked the song. debm55 Aug 23 #74
Abilene Sneederbunk Aug 23 #73
Thank you, Sneederbunk. I really like it. debm55 Aug 23 #76
REM: Leaving New York Coventina Aug 23 #75
All my exes live in Texas.... George Strait Tanuki Aug 23 #77
We're not the jet set.... George Jones and Tammy Wynette Tanuki Aug 23 #78
Thank you very much for sharing with us. debm55 Aug 23 #94
Thank you, Tanuki. for sharing with us. debm55 Aug 23 #96
Texas Flood pandr32 Aug 23 #79
Thank you pandr32. Stevie Ray Vaughan was a great guitarist. RIP Stevie Ray. debm55 Aug 23 #92
Pennsylvania 6-5000 PAMod Aug 23 #80
Thank you, PAMod. I am from PA, I didn't know the state had a song written about it. debm55 Aug 23 #90
You're not familiar with the Pennsylvania Polka? Wiz Imp Aug 24 #117
Oh yes, I remember. "We're from the town with the great football team, da,da da. the Pittsburgh Steelers" debm55 Aug 24 #182
Goin' Back to Indiana - The Jackson 5 Eugene Aug 23 #81
Thank you very much, Eugene. debm55 Aug 23 #89
The streets of Baltimore Tanuki Aug 23 #82
Thank you very much, Tanuki. I had never heard the song before and the ending was a shock. debm55 Aug 23 #85
North to Alaska.... Johnny Horton Tanuki Aug 23 #83
Thank you, Tanuki. I remember this song as a kid. Thank you sharing. debm55 Aug 23 #88
Nagasaki... the Mills Brothers Tanuki Aug 23 #84
Thank you Tanuki, for sharing with us. debm55 Aug 23 #87
Private Idaho--B52s Dulcinea Aug 23 #93
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The ones by red hot chhili peppers about la or detroit SSJVegeta Aug 23 #97
Thank you. debm55 Aug 24 #180
Country Roads Tanuki Aug 23 #98
Thank you Tanuki. One of my favorites of John's, It is also the state song of WV. debm55 Aug 24 #183
Frank Zappa, San Bernadino PufPuf23 Aug 23 #101
Thank you very much, PufPuf23 debm55 Aug 26 #230
Petaluma Afternoons IGoToDU Aug 23 #103
Thank you very much , IGotoDU. I will go to You Tube and take a look. debm55 Aug 24 #163
City of New Orleans by Arlo Guthrie RainCaster Aug 23 #105
Thank you RainCaster. I agree--a classic. debm55 Aug 24 #162
It was by Syeve Goodman.. Arlo made it a hit, though. OAITW r.2.0 Aug 24 #201
Thought of another...Luckenbach, Texas... Mark.b2 Aug 23 #106
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Take it Easy by the Eagles. greatauntoftriplets Aug 23 #107
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Here's one for all 50 states Wiz Imp Aug 23 #108
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Viva Las Vegas! MIButterfly Aug 23 #109
It's mentioned now. Thank you very much, MIButterfly, for sharing. debm55 Aug 24 #132
"Oregon Hill" (Richmond VA) Cowboy Junkies underpants Aug 23 #110
Thank you very much, underpants, I like it. Thanks for posting. debm55 Aug 24 #130
Philadelphia Freedom bpj62 Aug 24 #111
That"s great. Thank you very much, bpj62. debm55 Aug 24 #129
My Old Kentucky Home yellowdogintexas Aug 24 #113
Wow . thank you very much for your selection, yellowdogintexas. debm55 Aug 24 #128
REM: (Don't Go Back to) Rockville Coventina Aug 24 #115
I like it. Always liked REM. Thank you Coventina. debm55 Aug 24 #127
They Might Be Giants: New York City Coventina Aug 24 #116
Thanks, Coventina, for sharing. debm55 Aug 24 #126
Beastie Boys: An Open Letter to NYC Coventina Aug 24 #118
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Camarillo Brillo JoseBalow Aug 24 #119
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Biloxi Doc_Technical Aug 24 #120
Thank you very much, Doc_Technical for sharing with us. debm55 Aug 24 #123
Johnny Rivers' "Memphis, Tennessee" HowlingWulf Aug 24 #121
Thank you very much, Howling Wulf. I remember that song. debm55 Aug 24 #122
Abilene by Dave Alvin. A different song that noted earlier in this post. chicoescuela Aug 24 #131
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Wichita Lineman The Blue Flower Aug 24 #134
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Alabama, Albuquerque, and LA. All by Neil Young MichMan Aug 24 #140
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Kiss- Detroit Rock City MichMan Aug 24 #141
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Take Me Back to Tulsa by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. Dorothy V Aug 24 #145
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Sweet Home Chicago. Robert Johnson. Harker Aug 24 #147
Thank you very much, Harker. I don't remember but thank you for adding to our selection. debm55 Aug 24 #157
First recorded ca. 1936, covered many times since. An unofficial city song. Harker Aug 24 #175
The Streets of Laredo LogDog75 Aug 24 #150
Thank you very much, LogDog75 for your selection. I remember it being played. debm55 Aug 24 #156
I'll never go back to Georgia Keepthesoulalive Aug 24 #152
Thank you very much, Keeptheloulalive for your selection. debm55 Aug 24 #155
Wichita Lineman CanonRay Aug 24 #153
Thank you very much, CanonRay. Yes, it is a lovely but haunting song. debm55 Aug 24 #154
Starwood in Aspen--John Denver Jilly_in_VA Aug 24 #158
Thank you , Jilly_in_VA, Lovely song. Miss John. debm55 Aug 24 #160
Vienna, City of Dreams soldierant Aug 24 #166
Thank you very much, soldierant. debm55 Aug 24 #184
Hitch Hike The Wizard Aug 24 #174
Thank you very much, The Wizard. debm55 Aug 24 #185
New York State of Mind - Billy Joel dflprincess Aug 24 #181
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San Antonio Rose NoPasaran Aug 24 #187
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Several. Morbius Aug 24 #188
Thank you oh so much, Morbius. The words are very chilling. debm55 Aug 24 #191
The City of New Orleans, Arlo Guthrie rickyhall Aug 24 #189
Thank you very much, rickyhall. Love that song. debm55 Aug 24 #190
Atlantic City Delarage Aug 24 #192
Thank you Delarage. I love Bruce because he sings from the heart and personal experiences. debm55 Aug 24 #196
"Georgia on my mind" JPPaverage Aug 24 #194
Thank you very much, JPPaverage. I love that song. debm55 Aug 24 #200
One more JPPaverage Aug 24 #195
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City of New Orleans justaprogressive Aug 24 #197
Thank you very much, justaprogressive. Love,it. debm55 Aug 24 #199
Minutemen - Tony gets wasted in 'pedro DBoon Aug 24 #202
Thank you very much, DBoon. debm55 Aug 25 #207
"(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" by R.E.M. VTderry Aug 24 #203
Thank you very much. Loved REM debm55 Aug 25 #210
Miami, My Amy by Keith Whitley AmBlue Aug 25 #204
Thank you very much AmBlue for your selection. debm55 Aug 25 #209
Coast of Marseilles, Jimmy Buffett AmBlue Aug 25 #205
Thank you very much, AmBlue. for bringing up a Jimmy Buffett song. debm55 Aug 25 #208
Seattle ballardgirl Aug 25 #212
Thank you , ballardgirl. I live in the Pittsburgh area and Perry Como was from around this area. debm55 Aug 25 #213
The Boy from New York City - The Ad Libs Eugene Aug 25 #214
Thank you very much Eugene. debm55 Aug 25 #215
The Only Living Boy in NY - Paul Simon, New York - U2, America - Simon & Garfinkle electric_blue68 Aug 25 #216
Thank you very much for your selections, electric_blue68 for your selections. debm55 Aug 25 #217
The most Energetic & Fun one is a Live version of Springsteen's (Just Around The Corner) Till the Light of Day; where... electric_blue68 Aug 25 #218
HAHAHAHHHAHHAHH. I agree. Thank you very much. electric_blue68. debm55 Aug 25 #219
LA Women-----The Doors debm55 Aug 25 #220
N.Y. Rush sakabatou Aug 25 #221
Thank you very much, sakabatou. debm55 Aug 26 #223
East St Louis Toodle-oo a Duke Ellington composition yellowdogintexas Aug 26 #222
Thank you very much, yellowdogintexas. for your selections. I don't think any mentioned "Detroit City" but you just did debm55 Aug 26 #232
Cincinnati, Ohio RazorbackExpat Aug 26 #224
I broke out in tears when I heard this song RazorbackExpat Aug 26 #225
Listening to this song on the radio, RazorbackExpat Aug 26 #228
I can't explain it, but this song RazorbackExpat Aug 26 #229
Thank you very much, RazorbackExpat. debm55 Aug 26 #233
Thank you very much, RazorbackExpat. debm55 Aug 26 #234
"I've Been Everywhere" by Johnny Cash Emile Aug 26 #226
Thank you very much, Emile. Love that song debm55 Aug 26 #235
North to Alaska Mz Pip Aug 26 #227
Thank you very much , Mz Pip. I remember that songs from an oldies channel around here. debm55 Aug 26 #231
"North to Alaska" by Johnny Horton Emile Aug 26 #237
Thank you, Emile. debm55 Aug 26 #238
Hollywood Nights. Bob Seger. debm55 Aug 26 #236
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