Saturday, October 12, 2024

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 SONGS. Songs 52-71. More: tomorrow

Caffè Lattè  

AROUND THE WORLD

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IN 80 SONGS

In the Jules Verne literary classic, Phileas Fogg made it around the world in 80 days. Caffè Lattè has compiled a playlist that explores the globe, stopping off at various locations, using 80 songs.

NOTE: Some songs have been recorded by numerous performers and the best version is cited here.

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a large bronze bell with a pronounced crack in it, hangs from a blackened wooden yoke. This is the Liberty Bell

 

AROUND THE WORLD Daft Punk

FROM ST. KILDA TO KINGS CROSS Paul Kelly

DOWN UNDER Men At Work

HONG KONG GARDEN Siouxsie & The Banshees

ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK Murray Head

LOST IN JAPAN Shawn Mendes

GOODNIGHT SAIGON Billy Joel

WALKING ON THE CHINESE WALL Philip Bailey

KASHMIR Led Zeppelin

AFRICA Toto

MARRAKESH EXPRESS Crosby, Stills & Nash

TEA IN THE SAHARA The Police

NIGHTS OVER EGYPT The Jones Girls

NIGHT BOAT TO CAIRO Madness

JERICHO Sister Rosetta Tharpe

JERUSALEM Don McLean

THE LEBANON The Human League

ISTANBUL (NOT CONSTANTINOPLE)

They Might Be Giants

STAR OF MYKONOS Katja Ebstein

JUKEBOX IN SIBERIA Skyhooks

MOSCOW Genghis Khan

VIENNA Ultravox

BUDAPEST George Ezra

WHEN IN ROME (I DO AS THE ROMANS DO)

Barbra Streisand

JUST LIKE BELGIUM Elton John

BARCELONA

Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé

TOLEDO Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach

WE’RE GOING TO IBIZA Vengaboys

LOST IN FRANCE Bonnie Tyler

TWIST À SAINT-TROPEZ Telex

LES CHAMPS-ELYSÉES Joe Dassin

FROM PARIS TO BERLIN Infernal

LAST TRAIN TO LONDON

Electric Light Orchestra

(I DON’T WANT TO GO TO) CHELSEA

Elvis Costello

FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY

Gerry & The Pacemakers

GOING DOWN TO LIVERPOOL The Bangles

BELFAST CHILD Simple Minds

GALWAY GIRL Ed Sheeran

MULL OF KINTYRE Wings

TRANS CANADA HIGHWAY Gene Pitney

MONTREAL Ocean LeClair

NIAGARA Barbra Streisand

ALASKA Jewel

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH John Denver

VIVA LAS VEGAS Elvis Presley

SAN FRANCISCO (YOU’VE GOT ME)

Village People

HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS Bob Seger

MALIBU Miley Cyrus

DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE

Dionne Warwick

BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Glen Campbell

MEXICO James Taylor

 

EL PASO Marty Robbins

GALVESTON Glen Campbell

TWENTY FOUR HOURS FROM TULSA

Gene Pitney

KANSAS CITY Wilbert Harrison

WICHITA LINEMAN Glen Campbell

TENNESSEE Arrested Development

JACKSON Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash

NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS Ike & Tina Turner

GRACELAND Paul Simon

WALKING IN MEMPHIS Marc Cohn

MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA

Gladys Knight & The Pips

MIAMI Will Smith

WALKING TO NEW ORLEANS Fats Domino

CHICAGO Frank Sinatra

ALLENTOWN Billy Joel

PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM Elton John

MASSACHUSETTS Bee Gees

ATLANTIC CITY Bruce Springsteen

ON BROADWAY The Drifters

THEME FROM NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Frank Sinatra

 The Statue of Liberty as seen on a partly sunny day in June 2024.

 

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