Which states or cities or places have the best songs written about them ?

gonna start with a top 3:

1. Country Roads (West Virginia)
2. Sweet Home Alabama
3. New York, New York

there seems to be quite a lot about California... but noone ever sings about Delaware

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ElwoodBlues · M

Strawberry Fields (a place just outside of Liverpool)
Penny Lane (a street in Liverpool)

Just a sampling of London songs:
Werewolves of London (Warren Zevon)
Streets of London (Ralph McTell)
London Calling (The Clash)
A Foggy Day In London Town (by the Gershwins)
London Boys (T. Rex)
London (The Smiths)
London's Brilliant Parade (Elvis Costello)
London Town (Paul McCartney & Wings)

Obligatory Grateful Dead contributions

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RedBaron · M

@ElwoodBlues Strawberry Fields is also a memorial to John Lennon in Central Park in Manhattan, near The Dakota, in which Lennon lived.

https://www.centralparknyc.org/locations/strawberry-fields