Im quite surprised that out of all The Stones songs 29 American Cities/States got mentioned in them compared to 1 English City..London which is in three songs..plus something like only 1/2 a dozen of their videos were filmed in the UK.Most of the 29 American Cities/States are in more than one song.



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From whence do you derive your statistics?


plexi

absolutely no mention of Tasmania?

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timbernardis
From whence do you derive your statistics?


plexi

timbernardis..I spent a wee bit of time and checked out every Rolling Stones song.Street Fighting Man..@#$%& Blues and Hot Stuff are the three songs that have an English city in them.For American cities/states New York and New Orleans are mentioned the most



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That's because English girls are so prissy. I can't stand'em on the telephone!

that's a lot of work colonial. Near obsessive. One could count Play With Fire in that it mentions a certain neighbourhood (don't know if Brits use that term) in London -- St. John's Wood. There is a tube stop there and I took a foto of the sign whilst in London for the O2 shows.

Also, colonial, why don't you list all the songs and their city references for both the American cities and England. You've already done a lot of work, what's a wee bit more?


plexi

colonial, can you provide me with a list of every stones lyric that uses the letter Y as a vowel? get at it! chop chop! thanks.

Now she gets her kicks in Stepney(?), not in Knightsbridge anymore...

sorry...see below



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timbernardis
that's a lot of work colonial. Near obsessive. One could count Play With Fire in that it mentions a certain neighbourhood (don't know if Brits use that term) in London -- St. John's Wood. There is a tube stop there and I took a foto of the sign whilst in London for the O2 shows.

Also, colonial, why don't you list all the songs and their city references for both the American cities and England. You've already done a lot of work, what's a wee bit more?


plexi

Yes, St. John's Wood is about 2 blocks from Abby Road Studios.

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71Tele
absolutely no mention of Tasmania?

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ineedadrink
colonial, can you provide me with a list of every stones lyric that uses the letter Y as a vowel? get at it! chop chop! thanks.

[ I want to shout, but I can hardly speak ]

absolutely no mention of Tasmania?

aaaarrr well have seen Keef jokin' about The Map Of Tasmania in some interview ....... So he knows where it's at....



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71Tele
absolutely no mention of Tasmania?

71Tele..yea'.. I've got some "Smypathy for the (Tasmanian) Devil" there..

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That's because English girls are so prissy. I can't stand'em on the telephone!

But American girls want everything in the world you could possibly imagine !

American Cities/States mentioned in The Rolling Stones songs..

1-New Orleans
2-Jackson
3-Virginia..West Virginia
4-New York..NYC..Manhatten..The Bronx..Long Island..Staten Island
5-Kentucky
6-Memphis
7-Bakersfield
8-Los Angelos..Hollywood
9-California
10-Boston
11-Tampa
12-Santa Fe
13-Dallas
14-Texas
15-Birmingham
16-Alabama
17-San Antone
18-Detroit
19-Chicago
20-Tennessee
21-San Jose
22-Buffalo
23-Michigan
24-Baton Rouge
25-Miami
26-New Jersey
27-Little Rock
28-Delaware
29-Philadelphia


English Cities mentioned in The Rolling Stones songs..

1-London

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colonial
American Cities/States mentioned in The Rolling Stones songs..

1-New Orleans
2-Jackson
3-Virginia..West Virginia
4-New York..NYC..Manhatten..The Bronx..Long Island..Staten Island
5-Kentucky
6-Memphis
7-Bakersfield
8-Los Angelos..Hollywood
9-California
10-Boston
11-Tampa
12-Santa Fe
13-Dallas
14-Texas
15-Birmingham
16-Alabama
17-San Antone
18-Detroit
19-Chicago
20-Tennessee
21-San Jose
22-Buffalo
23-Michigan
24-Baton Rouge
25-Miami
26-New Jersey
27-Little Rock
28-Delaware
29-Philadelphia


English Cities mentioned in The Rolling Stones songs..

1-London

uh...you forgot ZUMA BEACH!!!!

And Stone Canyon.

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colonial
Im quite surprised that out of all The Stones songs 29 American Cities/States got mentioned in them compared to 1 English City..London which is in three songs..plus something like only 1/2 a dozen of their videos were filmed in the UK.Most of the 29 American Cities/States are in more than one song.

yes but doesn't Rip this Joint account for 75% of them?

I'm going to drive
To the edge of this world .............
.......................... I'm Gonna Drive - Jagger/Richards

Where's the edge of the world? What country? ..... I gotta know



ROCKMAN

How about all the cities named in Route 66: Chicago to LA. St. Louis, Joplin Missouri, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Gallup New Mexico, Flagstaff Arizona, Winona, Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino. 13 cities and 3 states in just 1 song!

Actually only 12 cities mentioned, but add California to states so 12 cities and 4 states.

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colonial
American Cities/States mentioned in The Rolling Stones songs..

1-New Orleans
2-Jackson
3-Virginia..West Virginia
4-New York..NYC..Manhatten..The Bronx..Long Island..Staten Island
5-Kentucky
6-Memphis
7-Bakersfield
8-Los Angelos..Hollywood
9-California
10-Boston
11-Tampa
12-Santa Fe
13-Dallas
14-Texas
15-Birmingham
16-Alabama
17-San Antone
18-Detroit
19-Chicago
20-Tennessee
21-San Jose
22-Buffalo
23-Michigan
24-Baton Rouge
25-Miami
26-New Jersey
27-Little Rock
28-Delaware
29-Philadelphia


English Cities mentioned in The Rolling Stones songs..

1-London

uh...you forgot ZUMA BEACH!!!!

An' ole D.C (Washington D.C.) in Rip this joint

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How about all the cities named in Route 66: Chicago to LA. St. Louis, Joplin Missouri, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Gallup New Mexico, Flagstaff Arizona, Winona, Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino. 13 cities and 3 states in just 1 song!

I guess nothing can beat "I've been everywhere" - made famous by Johnny Cash:

I was totin' my pack along the long dusty Winnemucca road,
When along came a semi with a high an' canvas-covered load.
"If you're goin' to Winnemucca, Mack, with me you can ride."
And so I climbed into the cab and then I settled down inside.
He asked me if I'd seen a road with so much dust and sand.
And I said, "Listen, I've traveled every road in this here land!"

[Chorus:]
I've been everywhere, man.
I've been everywhere, man.
Crossed the desert's bare, man.
I've breathed the mountain air, man.
Of travel I've had my share, man.
I've been everywhere.

I've been to:
Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota,
Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota,
Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma,
Tampa, Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma,
Bangor, Baltimore, Salvador, Amarillo,
Tocapillo, Baranquilla, and Perdilla, I'm a killer.

[Chorus]

I've been to:
Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana,
Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana,
Monterey, Faraday, Santa Fe, Tallapoosa,
Glen Rock, Black Rock, Little Rock, Oskaloosa,
Tennessee, Hennessey, Chicopee, Spirit Lake,
Grand Lake, Devils Lake, Crater Lake, for Pete's sake.

[Chorus]

I've been to:
Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Ombabika,
Schefferville, Jacksonville, Waterville, Costa Rica,
Pittsfield, Springfield, Bakersfield, Shreveport,
Hackensack, Cadillac, Fond du Lac, Davenport,
Idaho, Jellico, Argentina, Diamantina,
Pasadena, Catalina, see what I mean-a.

[Chorus]

I've been to:
Pittsburgh, Parkersburg, Gravelbourg, Colorado,
Ellensburg, Rexburg, Vicksburg, Eldorado,
Larimore, Admore, Haverstraw, Chatanika,
Chaska, Nebraska, Alaska, Opelika,
Baraboo, Waterloo, Kalamazoo, Kansas City,
Sioux City, Cedar City, Dodge City, what a pity.

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DGA35
How about all the cities named in Route 66: Chicago to LA. St. Louis, Joplin Missouri, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Gallup New Mexico, Flagstaff Arizona, Winona, Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino. 13 cities and 3 states in just 1 song!

DGA35..Route 66 is not a Stones song it was written by Bobby Troup in 1946

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Now she gets her kicks in Stepney(?), not in Knightsbridge anymore...

Three place names mentioned in 'Play With Fire' - the two above plus St Johns Wood.

They're not towns or cities though - just districts of London. As is Chelsea, which gets a namecheck in 'You Cant Always Get What You Want'.

Off the top of my head, I can't think of any other city in the UK other than London which gets mentioned in a song written by the Stones.

Then again, as they hardly seem to PLAY anywhere in the UK other than London, that's not much of a surprise. I don't think they travel north of the M25 too often.