Name one good song about a place in the UK?

[Buzzer]

North Country boy - charlatans

 

[Gilliver's Travels]

Okay, but I really meant well-known, international hit tunes. I wasn't aware that Portsmouth, The Wombles of Wimbledon or Day Trip to Bangor had sold especially well across Europe, or in the States.

It's all about associations, and cachet. Somehow, 24 Hours from Croydon just doesn't cut it.

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Margate - Chas & Dave

 

[REDLAND]

guns of brixton - clash

ohh now that is a GREAT song

stoked YouTube - Bankrobber- The Clash

 

[Whitterz]

Warwick Avenue - DUFFY

 

[Beach Hut]

Eaton Rifles - The Jam

 

[Juan Albion]

The Jam: Saturday's Kids - Selsey Bill and Bracklesham Bay.

Elvis Costello - Chelski

Smiths - Suffer Little Children

Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London

 

[REDLAND]

YouTube - The Specials - Ghost Town [totp2]

:killerNoFiller:

 

[World of Sport]

Ok its not the title, but its the only mention of this Sussex town that i now of that was in the charts:

'So i put him on a train to Eastbourne,
Carried his bag and gave him a fag'

David Bowie - Laughing Gnome

 

[One True BHA]

YouTube - The Specials - Ghost Town [totp2]

:killerNoFiller:

was going to add that one

:yahoo:

 

[REDLAND]

YouTube - Snuff / Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads

one of the best festivals I went to

YouTube - Snuff / Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads

 

[matildaseagull]

Smiths - Devon Knows I'm Miserable Now

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

The Battle of Epping Forest - Genesis
Fotheringay - Fairport Convention

 

[Gully]

A13 - Billy Bragg

Sunshine over Leith - Proclaimers

Dark streets of London - The Pogues

 

[Jamon Jamon]

24 hours from Tulse Hill

The Only Living Boy In New Cross

both Carter USM I believe

My favourite (if anyone give's a toss) is New Brighton Promonade by The Boo Radleys

 

[Gilliver's Travels]

A13 - Billy Bragg

Sunshine over Leith - Proclaimers

Dark streets of London - The Pogues

The Proclaimers? The PROCLAIMERS? You mean those eighties weedy,nerdy speccy, red anorak ginger jocks?? Hugely popular. In Scotland.

How many international hits did they clock up?

 

[Gully]

...yes, the Proclaimers, wasn't a bad song and the last time I looked Leith was in the UK.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Mull of Kintyre

 

[Garage_Doors]

Why no one mention London Calling--Clash

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

Plaistow Patricia.

Billericay Dickie.