London 2

Artist Song
Gerry Rafferty  Baker Street 
Marillion  Kayleigh 
David Bowie  Maid Of Bond Street 
Donovan  Sunny Goodge Street 
Jethro Tull  Jeffrey Goes To Leicester Square 
Steeleye Span  London 
The Rose Garden  Next Plane To London 
Roger Miller  England Swings 
New Vaudeville Band  Finchley Central 
The Small Faces  Itchycoo Park 
George Harrison  Going Down To Golder's Green 
Al Stewart  Soho (Needless To Say) 
Dire Straits  Portobello Belle 
XTC  Towers Of London 
The Smiths  London 
The Jam  A-Bomb In Wardour Street 
The Clash  The Guns Of Brixton 
Escobar  Why London 
St. Etienne  London Belongs To Me 
Concrete Blonde  Walking In London 
Electric Light Orchestra  Last Train To London 
Pet Shop Boys  West End Girls 
Suggs  Camden Town 

Comment:

London is my absolutely favourite city, and so many beautiful songs have been written about it, so here they are. Of course, The Jam, The Clash, and the Smiths just have to be on this CD, and all these well known tunes like "The Streets of London" or "Waterloo Sunset". Most are quite obvious London songs, since they either have "London" or a London place name in their title. Yet, sometimes it's the lyrics: "As I did walk by hampstead fair", "Was it really true there are elephants and lions too, in Piccadilly Circus" ("Mother Goose"), "Your mother she's an heiress, owns a block in St. John's Wood", "Now she gets her kicks in Stepney, not in Knightsbridge anymore" ("Play with Fire"), "Do you remember loving on the floor in Belsize Park" ("Kayleigh"). My London soundtrack :)

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12vman
Date: 7/1/2004
Another fine tribute to a wonderful city.
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Siobhan
Date: 7/1/2004
I like, I like! I'm going to admit right now that I have never been a fan of London, but then I'm just a damn Scot :) In any case, what matters here is the music, which looks excellent - I am especially digging this mix, and, more specifically, the Jam and, of course, the Smiths picks! I always associate Underworld very closely with London for some reason...they wouldn't really fit the rest of the music here, but anyway...nice mix!