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Over the last few years I have become increasingly aware of all the songs that mention Nashville or Tennessee in the lyrics or title. I have grown quite fond of this phenomenon. Here are a couple of good ones:
Indigo Girls: Nashville
Mat Kearney: Nothin’ Left to Lose
The Wreckers: Tennessee
Amy Grant: Tennessee Christmas
Josh Rouse: Carolina
Bob Dylan: Nashville Skyline Rag
Sugarland: Tennessee
Dolly Parton: Cowgirl The Dandy
Dishwalla: Nashville Skyline
Shawn Mullins: Rockaby
Arrested Development: Mr. Wendal
Can anyone think of one I left out? I know there are probably thousands, so let’s hear about them!
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May 31st, 2007 at 2:05 pm
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May 31st, 2007 at 2:12 pm
Grateful Dead: Tennessee Jed
Johnny Cash: Tennessee Stud
John Mellencamp: Peaceful World
May 31st, 2007 at 2:28 pm
Steve Earle: Guitar Town
Steve Earle: West Nashville Boogie
Steve Earle: South Nashville Blues
Bobby Bare, Jr.: Welcome to Nashville
Robbie Fulks: F*ck this Town
Don Williams: Wish I Was in Nashville
Todd Snider: East Nashville Easter
Dale Watson: Nashville Rash
Knky Friedman: Nashville Casualty and Life
John Sebastian: Nashville Cats
Waylon Jennings (? actually not sure who wrote this): Nashville Rebel
Waylon Jennings: Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
etc., etc.
May 31st, 2007 at 2:29 pm
David Mead: Nashville
Marcel: Tennessee
May 31st, 2007 at 2:32 pm
David Mead: Nashville
Mat Kearney: Nothing Left to Lose
Pretty much Marcel’s entire album “You and Me and the Windshield” (which happens to be one of my favorites)
Many versions of “Tennessee Waltz” but Norah Jones’ is my favorite.
Sammy Kershaw: Tennessee Girl
John Hiatt: Tennessee Plates
*I only know so many because I like to make mix cd’s of Nashville/Tennessee songs and send them to friends who will be making road trips to see me*
May 31st, 2007 at 2:35 pm
PS:
Alabama: Tennessee River
Liz Phair: Nashville
May 31st, 2007 at 2:44 pm
Ben Harper - Steal My Kisses
May 31st, 2007 at 2:45 pm
Ryan Adams: Tennessee Sucks, Let it Ride
Gillian Welch: Back in Time
May 31st, 2007 at 3:05 pm
Oh, wait, Tennessee and not just Nashville? Then you can’t forget Please Come to Boston.
May 31st, 2007 at 3:05 pm
Jimmy Buffett - West Nashville Grand Ballroom Gown
Cowboy Junkies - 200 More Miles.
May 31st, 2007 at 3:15 pm
Counting Crows - Round Here
May 31st, 2007 at 3:16 pm
Allman Brothers: Ramblin’ Man
May 31st, 2007 at 3:22 pm
This is a fun game. Keep going.
May 31st, 2007 at 3:24 pm
Shameless plug for a band my friend works:
The Road Hammers: Nashville Bound
(they’re actually pretty damn good, rowdy, country-ish band)
May 31st, 2007 at 3:25 pm
Am I the old guy on the block?
The Lovin’ Spoonful - Nashville Cats
and The Nashville Teens with Tobacco Road
May 31st, 2007 at 3:29 pm
Arrested Development song should be “Tennessee” shouldn’t it? Did TN get a mention in Mr Wendall?
Prince - Alphabet St.
Paula Cole - Where Have All the Cowboys Gone
GRITS - Here We Go, Tennessee Bwoys, Hittin Curves
Three Six Mafia - Stay Fly, Just Like Us, etc
many Young Buck songs
Ray Charles I’m Movin On
May 31st, 2007 at 3:29 pm
Jason & the (Nashville) Scorchers - Greetings From Nashville
May 31st, 2007 at 3:42 pm
Lyle Lovett - “You’re Not From Texas”
Ted Nugent - “Wang Dang Sweet Poontang” (from Double Live Gonzo)
Jimmie Rodgers - “Blue Yodel #1 (T for Texas)”
Guy Clark - “Fort Worth Blues”
Joe Ely - “Tennessee is Not the State I’m In”
Emmylou Harris - “Tennessee Rose”
Bellamy Brothers - “Honey, We Don’t Know Nobody in Nashville”
Dolly Parton - “Tennessee Homesick Blues”
Keb’ Mo’ - “Has Anyone Seen My Baby?”
Johnny Cash - “Tennessee Flat-Top Box”
Garth Brooks - “This Ain’t Tennessee”
May 31st, 2007 at 3:45 pm
Oh, and BR549 - “Movin’ the Country”
May 31st, 2007 at 3:52 pm
Marianne Faithful — That Was The Day
May 31st, 2007 at 5:08 pm
WOW! You stop checking your email for a couple of hours and it explodes with comments. Thank you so much to ALL for playing! And a big huge THANKS to Brittney @ NiT for the referral.
Y’all are really good! A few that I recognized and should have remembered in the first place were Tennessee Flat-Top Box (though I would have botched it and put Roseanne’s version since I am a geek and didn’t realize she was doing a daddy tribute),and Round Here.
Kat - thank you for remembering the Dead - I knew they had one and I couldn’t remember which one it was!!
Gandalf - you are completely right about Arrested Development. Let’s just say I had a blonde moment. Thanks for clearing that up.
I hope y’all will keep checking in on me and Michael over here. We get lonely.
May 31st, 2007 at 5:21 pm
Jimmy Buffett: Volcano
May 31st, 2007 at 5:26 pm
Just found a new one on Myspace: This Song Ain’t Free by Chris Wallin
June 1st, 2007 at 10:31 am
Dixie Chicks: Long Time Gone & Good-bye Earl
December 11th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Folks! Come On!
Rocky Top Tennessee
All my exes live in TX that’s why I live in Tennessee
The Branded Sons: Got a girl (in every town)
Check them out on myspace - GREAT TN BAND!!!
March 7th, 2009 at 11:36 pm
I like prince lol. However, there was once where he fell from a stage. Michael Jackson and James Brown was there too ;D
July 21st, 2010 at 12:28 pm
Can I link this post from my blog? Carlos
July 21st, 2010 at 10:48 pm
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