Top 10: Songs about the Hometown
January 18th, 2008 by Wade Tatangelo in NewsI keep returning to the title-track of Ringo Starr’s new album Liverpool 8. It’s a gloriously sentimental account of Richard Starkey’s rise to stardom that spotlights his hometown (”Liverpool 8″ is the name of the neighborhood where he was raised). Over big guitars and bombastic strings, Starr maximizes his limited vocal ability, sounding genuinely moved as he delivers lines like: “Liverpool I left you, said goodbye to Madryn Street / I always followed my heart, and I never missed a beat.”
Top 10: Songs about the Hometown
10. “Liverpool 8,” Ringo Starr
9. “My Block,” 2Pac
8. “8 Mile,” Eminem
7. “Lake Charles,” Lucinda Williams
6. “New Orleans Wins the War,” Randy Newman
5. “Paradise,” John Prine
4. “Straight Outta Compton,” N.W.A.
3. “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” Loretta Lynn
2. “Okie from Muskogee,” Merle Haggard
1. “My Hometown,” Bruce Springsteen
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January 18th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
I think Paul Simon’s duet with Garfunkel, “My Little Town,” would be good addition to this list. Especially considering it’s such a caustic song.
January 18th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
“Lowlands” by Tall Dwarfs.
January 19th, 2008 at 2:44 am
“This Town, ” the Go-Go’s homage to the underbelly of early 1980s L.A.
January 21st, 2008 at 5:26 pm
“sweet home chicago” robert johnson