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Locations in Lyrics
64 location references across 20 songs
Songs & Places
Louisiana Rain (Live at Wembley Arena, December 7, 1982)
California
San Diego, CA
Louisiana
Baton Rouge, LA
South Carolina
"Well it was out in California by the San Diego sea"
Into the Great Wide Open
Los Angeles, CA
Hollywood, CA
"He went to Hollywood, got a tattoo"
American Girl
US Highway 441
coastal_florida
"Out on 441 like waves crashin' on the beach"
Louisiana Rain
San Diego, CA
Louisiana
Baton Rouge, LA
South Carolina
San Diego sea, CA
California
"out in California by the San Diego sea"
Red River
Red River
Red River, TX
"So meet me tonight by the Red River"
California
California
California hills, CA
"California's been good to me"
Southern Accents
Atlanta, GA
Orlando, FL
orange_groves_fl, FL
"Now that drunk tank in Atlanta's"
Up In Mississippi Tonight
Mississippi
Biloxi, MS
"Sally's up in Mississippi tonight"
Swingin’
Detroit, MI
Las Vegas, NV
Georgia Border, GA
Georgia
"When a Cadillac stopped for her"
Bus to Tampa Bay (Outtake, 2011)
Tampa Bay, FL
Tampa, FL
Osceola, FL
Everglades, FL
Kissimmee, FL
"I'm waiting for the bus to Tampa Bay"
Kings Highway
Kings Highway, SC
Gainesville, FL
"And we ride down the Kings Highway"
Louisiana Rain (Live)
Louisiana
louisina rain
Baton Rouge, LA
San Diego, CA
South Carolina
up in mississipii tonight
Biloxi, MS
Casa Dega
Cassadaga, FL
"(title)"
Dreamville
Gainesville, FL
"(song subject — Petty's hometown idealized as 'Dreamville'; the two named landmarks Glen Springs Pool and Lillian's music store are both in Gainesville)"
Gainesville
Gainesville, FL
Clearwater, FL
"Gainesville was a big town"
U.S. 41
North Florida
U.S. 41
"(title) — also in lyric: "Used to see him walkin' home on U.S. 41""
Gainesville (Outtake, 1998)
Gainesville, FL
Clearwater, FL
"Gainesville was a big town"
Drivin’ Down to Georgia
Georgia
Georgia Peach Belt, GA
"Well I'm goin' down to Georgia"
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