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The following is a list of songs about cities. It is not exhaustive. Cities are a major topic for popular songs. [1] [2] Music journalist Nick Coleman said that apart from love, "pop is better on cities than anything else." [1] Popular music often treats cities positively, though sometimes they are portrayed as places of danger and temptation.
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New Mexico has two state songs in Spanish: "Así Es Nuevo México" is the official Spanish state song, while "New Mexico - Mi Lindo Nuevo Mexico" is the state bilingual song. Iowa's "The Song of Iowa" uses the tune from the song "O Tannenbaum" as its melody. [4]
This is a list of songs about the city of Atlanta, Georgia. "Preachin' the Blues" by Bessie Smith "Atlanta, G.A.", pop/big band song written by Sunny Skylar and Artie Shaftel 1945 "Atlanta Blues (Make Me One Pallet On Your Floor)" by Eartha Kitt from "St. Louis Blues" 1958 [1]
Pages in category "Songs about Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
"Georgia on My Mind" is a 1930 song written by Hoagy Carmichael (1899–1981), and Stuart Gorrell (1901–1963), and first recorded that same year by Hoagy Carmichael at the RCA Victor Studios at 155 East 24th Street in Manhattan of New York City.
The "I'll Never Go Back to Georgia" chant was taken from Dizzy Gillespie's intro to the Afro-Cuban jazz standard "Manteca". The piece refers to racial tensions in the United States. [1] Jimmy Sabater Sr., has said however: "None of us had ever been to Georgia." [4] David Gonzalez from the New York Times writes: ″'Oye, ese pito!' Hey, that ...
The success of the Spanish version of the song prompted its translation in the United States, where lyricists Albert Gamse and Jack Sherr published "Yours". This song became popular due to the recordings by the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Vera Lynn , and Dick Contino .