1 | Nutbush City Limits was a hit for Ike & Tina Turner. Nutbush is an actual town in which US state (as mentioned in the lyrics). Tennessee (No whisky for sale - you can't cop no bail. Salt pork and molasses is all you get in jail. They call it Nutbush, Oh Nutbush - Call it Nutbush City limits.... Little old town in Tennessee) |
2 | Kokomo by The Beach Boys is a fictional island, but the song mentions 5 real islands in the opening lyrics. Name 2 of them Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya - Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama, Key Largo.... (Martinique & Monserrat are also mentioned late in the song) |
3 | Which British city is named in the lyrics of ABBA's Super Trouper Glasgow. (Super Trouper beams are gonna blind me, but I won't feel blue, like I always do, 'cause somewhere in the crowd there's you. I was sick and tired of everything when I called you last night from Glasgow) |
4 | Which song was written and originally recorded by American singer Marc Cohn in 1990, but was more successful when covered by Cher in 1995, and by Lonestar in 2003. Walking in Memphis |
5 | Which US city appears in titles of songs by Bill Joel, The Pet Shop Boys, The Pogues and Sting New York. (New York State of Mind / New York City Boy / Fairytale of New York / Englishman in New York) |
6 | Which 1980 song by Ultravox was prevented from reaching no1 by Joe Dolce's "Shaddap You Face" Vienna |
7 | Which British city is named in the lyrics of The Who's Pinball Wizard Brighton. (Ever since I was a young boy I've played the silver ball, from Soho down to Brighton...) |
8 | Which US city appears in titles of songs by Tony Bennett, Scott McKenzie and The Arctic Monkeys San Francisco. (I Left my Heart in San Francisco / If You're Going to San Francisco / Fake Tales of San Francisco) |
9 | Which British city is named in the lyrics of Rotterdam by Beautiful South Liverpool. (This could be Rotterdam or anywhere, Liverpool or Rome) |
10 | Which hit by Duran Duran in 1992 names a city in it's title, but in fact refers to a girl of the same name. Rio (....her name is Rio and she dances on the sand. Just like that river twisting through a dusty land) |