Red Allen & the Kentuckians , Hello City Limits [ purchase ] Since this week's theme was my suggestion , I thought I'd ease us i...

X: Los Angeles [ purchase ] If I wasn't so busy this week, I could have posted a ton of other great city songs. We'll have to do t...

Jann Brown: Louisville [ purchase ] This catchy little country number comes from the excellent compilation of Los Angeles alt-country bands...

Joni Mitchell: Morning Morgantown [ purchase ] It's probably too obvious to feature Free Man In Paris for Cities week.  I have avoided ...

Paul Kelly: Every Fucking City [ purchase ] Australia’s favorite son Paul Kelly has been delivering the goods to the masses for 27 years an...

Tom Waits: Post Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis [ purchase ] I'm sure all you informed-musically folk are familiar with that lead-off...

Gram Parsons: Streets Of Baltimore [ purchase ] Star Maker Machine is really going country this week. Probably because country singers nat...

John Prine w/ Melba Montgomery , Milwaukee Here I Come [ purchase ] Girl convinces boy to run away with her to Nashville. Upon arrival, bo...

Doris Day: (Why Did I Tell You I Was Going to) Shanghai [ purchase ] Before she became the biggest star in Hollywood, Doris Day was one of ...

Blondie: Detroit 442 [ purchase ] Evidently, "Detroit 442" is Blondie's tribute to Iggy Pop/ The Stooges. That's what lea...

Johnny Cash: Folsom Prison Blues [ purchase ] This song mentions "San Antone", Reno, and, of course, Folsom. Clocking in at exact...

Emmylou Harris: Amarillo [ purchase ] The leadoff track from Emmylou Harris' second album--one of three tracks from this record that co...

Built To Spill: Twin Falls [ purchase ] "... My mom's good she got me out of Twin Falls, Idaho Before I got too old, you know how ...

Preservation Hall Jazz Band , Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans [ purchase ] This citysong comes in at exactly 2 minutes and 42 ...

Low: Hey Chicago [ purchase ] A great song from an album that is not only my favorite Low release, but one of my favorite albums of all tim...

Madness: Night Boat To Cairo [ purchase ] Although they lost their way later in their career, Madness was actually a really cool band in th...

They Might Be Giants: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) [ purchase ] Why they changed it, I can't say. People just liked it better that wa...

Glen Campbell: Wichita Lineman [ purchase ] You can't have one without the other! If he never did anything else with his life, Glen Cam...

Glen Campbell: Galveston [ purchase ] I've never been to Galveston, but I've loved this song ever since I was a little kid and had ...

Patty Griffin , Boston [ purchase Flaming Red ] [ purchase other Patty Griffin CDs ] I went back to Boston, back to the city you were lost i...