Oct 142015
Simple one. Name an album, song title, or lyric which contains the name of a street. Doesn’t have to be an actual street but must be in the form of an actual street. So “boulevard of broken dreams is out” but Rue Morgue Avenue – from Dylan’s “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues,” performed in the video by Nina Simone just because I stumbled upon it and like it – is in.
Standard rules. One entry at a time. Decision of the judge is final.
Where you’re likely to find Bob Seger: Main Street.
Which raises a question I’ll answer before it is asked. An street name can be used only once. There must be dozens of songs with Main Street in it but that’s off the table now.
Low-hanging fruit – Beatles with “Penny Lane”
Shakedown Street
The Cure – Fascination Street
The Dead gone Disco, what could be better?
It’s a match made in heaven!
down at the end of Lonely Street
(I thought I posted this earlier but must have not hit “Submit”. If it shows up twice, please count it as two points.)
Orlons – “South Street”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Wk98IH2fU
Ludlow Street — Suzanne Vega — from the somewhat overlooked 2001 album “Songs in Red and Gray” — ruminations on the breakup of her marriage to Mitch Froom and the death of her brother.
https://youtu.be/a9iYre-Q5Ts
This is all one entry:
“Funky Broadway” Wilson Pickett
“On Broadway” The Drifters
“Boogaloo Down Broadway” The Fantastic Johnny C
“Nights on Broadway” The Bee Gees
I’m sure you can add some.
Conversation off Floral Street – The Zombies
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway – Genesis (both song and album)
Eddy Grant – “Electric Avenue”
Van Morrison, Cypress Avenue
The Rolling Stones — “2120 South Michigan Avenue”
May have to figure out a way for bonus points for an entry that includes an exact address with number.
Utopia Parkway – Fountains of Wayne
Rolling Stones “Route 66”
Bob Dylan – Positively 4th Street
Billy Joel – 52nd Street (song and album)
“Baker Street”—Gerry Rafferty
“Mercy Street”—Peter Gabriel
“Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out”—Bruce Springsteen…and the E Street Band
SUCH a great album.
Remember – only one entry per post
Uh… “walking down hip street,” tower of power. I’m sure they have many fans here.
Some British group released an album called “Abbey Road.”
Does hip street intersect the boulevard of broken dreams anywhere?
And this seems like a good spot to throw in Booker T. & The MGs’ McLemore Avenue.
Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street? – Bruce Springsteen
“Boogie Street” — Leonard Cohen
Telephone Road – Steve Earle
Yes, at Broken Hip Circle.
Ryan Adams – Shakedown on 9th Street
Do intersections count if they don’t have the words “street” or “ave” attached?
If so, 53rd and 3rd.
More Bruce – E Street Shuffle
H. Munster, you’re one of our strongest LMS players. Remember, keep it to one entry per post, or DON’T BOGART THAT POST. Thanks!
Blue Jay Way (and that’s not the only “Way” that comes to mind…)
Steve Earle, Copperhead Road
Dire Straits, Telegraph Road
Eminem, 8 Mile Road
Professor Longhair, Mardi Gras in New Orleans
“You will see the Zulu King down on St. Claude and Dumaine.”
The Move’s “Blackberry Way”
The Standells, Riot on Sunset Strip
Louis Armstrong, Basin Street Blues
Is there an actual Love Street, as in the Doors song?
9th And Hennepin, if intersections count.
That is definitely allowable.
Lonely Street made it, so why not Love Street?
Positively 4th Street
Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street?
52nd Street
9th & Hennepin
10th Avenue Freeze-Out
53rd & 3rd
How many numbered streets can we find?
I’ll add The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)
But only Hennepin counts in this entry since 9th was already taken – Ryan Adams – Shakedown on 9th Street
Mott the Hoople – “Angel of Eighth Avenue”
Tobacco Road
Keyhole Street by Pete Ham on Golder’s Green
The Flamin’ Groovies’ “Shakin’ Street”
LAST MAN STANDING!
Not a chance!
“The Battle of All Saints Road” – Big Audio Dynamite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR9flFVy8DM
“Up to Lexington 125…” – “I’m Waiting for My Man”
Richard Hell & The Voidoids – Destiny Street (song and album)
Gin Blossoms, Allison Road.
LMS!
Another Bruce numbered street – Incident On 57th Street
Thunder Road.
Womp womp!
Funky Street – Arthur Conley, I think.
LMS!
14th Street – Rufus Wainwright.
Sweet Thursday – “Gilbert Street”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYYppwaCTo8
Aztec Camera – Killermont Street
(also covered by Fountains of Wayne)
LMS!
Pink Floyd – “On Noodle Street”
Not dead yet!
Late Night, Maudlin Street, Morrissey
Most Recent Man Standing!
Jefferson Airplane – 2400 Fulton Street
Highway 61.
Jubilee Street – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VdIEOMHHsE
Vine Street – Randy Newman, as also performed by Nilsson and Van Dyke Parks.
LMS!
Procol Harum – “Lime Street Blues”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUqaieKiELc
The Kinks – Denmark Street
Donald Fagan – Green Flower Street.
Tom Waits – “Virginia Avenue”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs4FAJRncMM
Back in 1973 when Tom still had a real singing voice.
Kraftwerk – Autobahn!
The Band – Yazoo Street Scandal
I love that song.
Green Dolphin Street – choose your preferred version
“Ventura Highway” — America
Donovan – Sunny Goodge Street
Creeque Alley – Mamas and the Papas
LMS for five minutes!
“There are stars in every city
In every house and on every street
And if you walk down Hollywood Boulevard
Their names are written in concrete”
Kinks – “Celluloid Heroes”
I had no idea The Flamin Groovies covered that song. We are talking about the MC5 song, right?
10CC – The Wall Street Shuffle
Nick Lowe – Basing Street
In “Lafayette Blues” the White Stripes mention several Detroit streets including Lafayette.
“Dead End Street,” The Kinks!
The Clash – London Burning
“I’m up and down the Westway, in and out the lights
What a great traffic system – it’s so bright”
Lindsay Buckingham – Holiday Road.
The Go-Betweens: “Streets of Your Town”
“Yellow Brick Road,” Captain Beefheart.
Elton feels left out.
Aztec Camera – On the Avenue
“Pleasant Street” — Tim Buckley
Per the thread title, the streets have to have a name. U2 took care of all the streets with no name!
Ditto!
While I understand that the task is a specific street, I believe that the street being referenced is a particular one, even if it’s not named. Just like the Go-Betweens song is talking about particular streets as it references a specific town (your town). Maybe I’m just pushing the envelope 🙂
Burt Bacharach – “Bond Street”
Another Tom Waits song – “Kentucky Avenue”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvZK8Wl7RQ8
I finally got back on this site & I have a song that fits this catagory to boot: “Denmark Street” by The Cleaners From Venus a/k/a Friend of the Hall Martin Newell:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tMHOyg0q2AQ
Ron Sexsmith – Galbraith Street
A song worth hearing – just don’t expect a party:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8ueNFKQYLw
The Go-Betweens had a mid-career album, called “16 Lovers Lane”