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Locations in Lyrics
85 location references across 26 songs
Songs & Places
Goin’ Out West
The American West
Los Angeles, CA
New York City, NY
Detroit, MI
New Orleans, LA
"Well, I'm going out west where the wind blows tall"
Chocolate Jesus
Mississippi River
"He flows like the big muddy, but that's okay"
Time
Harlow, IL
East St. Louis, IL
"Well the smart money's on Harlow, and the moon is in the street"
Tango Till They’re Sore
New Orleans, LA
"Just get me to New Orleans"
Heartattack and Vine
Philadelphia, PA
New Jersey
Iowa
Los Angeles, CA
"Philly Joe Remarkable looks on in disbelief"
Swordfishtrombone
Detroit, MI
Tenkiller Lake, OK
Los Angeles, CA
California
Oklahoma
Birmingham, AL
"And a modified Brougham DeVille"
16 Shells from a Thirty-Ought Six
Appalachia
Detroit, MI
Chicago, IL
"Well, I slept in the holler of a dry creek bed"
San Diego Serenade
San Diego, CA
East Coast
West Coast
"TITLE"
Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN
Omaha, NE
"I'm pregnant and living on 9th Street"
Nighthawk Postcards (From Easy Street) - Live Version
Denver, CO
Chicago, IL
El train, IL
Tumwater, WA
"standing on the corner of 17th and Wazee Streets"
Blue Valentines
Philadelphia, PA
"She sends me blue valentines all the way from Philadelphia"
Singapore
Paris, TX
"Walked the sewers of Paris"
Way Down in the Hole
Baltimore, MD
Take It with Me
New York City, NY
"We lived in Coney Island"
Jersey Girl
New York City, NY
Hudson River, NY
New Jersey
Jersey Shore, NJ
"Don't want no whores on 8th Avenue"
Downtown Train
New York City, NY
"With all those Brooklyn girls"
Clap Hands
Cincinnati, OH
New York City, NY
Baltimore, MD
"A Cincinnati jacket and a sad luck dame"
Day After Tomorrow
Illinois
Rockford, IL
Wisconsin
Illinois-Wisconsin Border, IL
"And I'll come home to Illinois"
Hold On
Monte Rio, CA
California
Los Angeles, CA
St. Louis, MO
"So she left Monte Rio, son"
Virginia Avenue
Reno, NV
San Francisco, CA
"Harold's Club is closing"
Fannin Street
Houston, TX
"Don't go down to Fannin Street"
What’s He Building?
Mayor's Income, TN
"In some place called Mayor's Income, Tennessee"
I Wish I Was In New Orleans (In The Ninth Ward)
New Orleans, LA
Red beans and rice, LA
Dixie
"Well, I wish I was in New Orleans"
Don't Go Into That Barn
Vicksburg, MS
Natchez, MS
"Memphis, down to Vicksburg"
Don’t Go into That Barn
Dover, TN
Covington, KY
Louisville, KY
Henderson, KY
Smithland, KY
Memphis, TN
Vicksburg, MS
Natchez, MS
Ohio River, KY
Mississippi River, MS
"Dover down to Covington"
Pony
Natchez, MS
Hushpuckena, MS
Belzoni, MS
Murfreesboro, TN
Chicago, IL
Drew, MS
B&O, MD
Tallulah, LA
"I walked from Natchez to Hushpukena"
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Region: Southern California/Northern Baja Coast
Conference: Pacific
Regional Rank: #1
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Rivers & Roads in Song Nearby
Connected Places
Pomona, CA
Baltimore, MD
Birmingham, AL
Brooklyn, NY
Chicago, IL
Cincinnati, OH
Denver, CO
East St. Louis, IL
Gore, OK
Los Angeles, CA
Mayor's Income, TN
Minneapolis, MN
Monte Rio, CA
New Orleans, LA
New York City, NY
Omaha, NE
Paris, TN
Paris, TX
Philadelphia, PA
Rockford, IL
St. Louis, MO
Tumwater, WA
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