A-Z of Towns and Cities in Song Titles

... or "QUEENSTOWN", 2020 song by by English folk singer-songwriter, Passenger (real name Michael David Rosenberg). Queenstown is a resort town in south-west New Zealand. Clip on YouTube.
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R REYKJAVIK blues - song by Icelandic group, Inf (2009). Clip on YouTube.
 
Got several albums which feature Richard Thompson - good stuff. Haven't seen him play live though.
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Alternative "S" - SAN ANTONIO Rose , C&W hit for Patsy Cline and the Jordanaires in 1961. Originally recorded by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys (1941) . San Antonio is a city in Texas , USA. Clips on YouTube.
 
T TALLAHASSIE LASSIE - rockabilly hit for Frreddy Cannon in 1959. Reached number 17 in the UK singles charts. Has been covered by many other bands, eg a fairly well-known version by US group, the Flamin'Groovies (1972) . Tallahassie is a city in Florida, USA. (Clips on YouTube).
 
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Alternative U - The Unicorn Invasion of Dundee. Song by metal band Gloryhammer from their 2013 LP, Tales From the Kingdom of Fife. Video on YouTube.
Or, continuing the Parisian theme, Under the Bridges of Paris. Popular french song from 1913. English versions were recorded in the 1950s by both Dean Martin and Eartha Kitt. I have the latter. Videos on YouTube.
 
...or "Vienna" by Ultravox . Reached number two in the UK singles charts in 1981

... or "VENTURA Highway" - minor UK hit for the US band, America in 1972. Reached number 43 in the singles charts. Ventura is a coastal city in California.

Clips of both on YouTube
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W WELLINGTON - song from New Zealand indie band , the Mutton Birds. Features on their album "Salty" (2014) Clip on YouTube.
 
X XANADU - legendary summer capital of Kublai Khan in ancient China. A hit for Olivia Newton-John in 1980. Features in the film of the same name.

...or something more modern ... "When you come to XI'AN" - song by Chinese singer Jianfang Wang (2020). Xi'an is the capital of the Shaanxi province in China. Clip on YouTube.
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Alternative "Y" - YOKOHAMA blues... A song from Japanese pop band Sekai no Owari (2019). Features on their album "Lip". Clip on YouTube.
 
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mikemiller said:
X XANADU - legendary summer capital of Kublai Khan in ancient China. A hit for Olivia Newton-John in 1980. Features in the film of the same name.

...or something more modern ... "When you come to XI'AN" - song by Chinese singer Jianfang Wang (2020). Xi'an is the capital of the Shaanxi province in China. Clip on YouTube.
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Alternative "Y" - YOKOHAMA blues... A song from Japanese pop band Sekai no Owari (2019). Features on their album "Lip". Clip on YouTube.
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mikemiller said:
X XANADU - legendary summer capital of Kublai Khan in ancient China. A hit for Olivia Newton-John in 1980. Features in the film of the same name.

...or something more modern ... "When you come to XI'AN" - song by Chinese singer Jianfang Wang (2020). Xi'an is the capital of the Shaanxi province in China. Clip on YouTube.
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Alternative "Y" - YOKOHAMA blues... A song from Japanese pop band Sekai no Owari (2019). Features on their album "Lip". Clip on YouTube.
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Also XANADU by Rush
(A different song to the ONJ one).

Seen them perform it live, twice
 
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