Anti "city" songs

ConchRepublican · Post by **ConchRepublican** » July 24, 2008 9:50 am

In the clams thread, Hippolyte started my mental ball rolling (by breaking down the true reasoning behind the The City lyrics) on something I have thought about often, an anti-city/get away playlist. Living in New York, Bruce's early lyrics left an impression on me about what the "City" can do:

Baby this town rips the bones from your back
Its a death trap, its a suicide rap
We gotta get out while were young
`cause tramps like us, baby we were born to run

I have had pretty much a like/hate relationship with New York and on those bad days have those "Calgon, take me away!" escape songs.

Born to Run - Bruce
It's Hard to be a Saint in the City - Bruce
In the City - Joe Walsh, Warriors soundtrack version
Roll Me Away - Bob Seger
The City - Jimmy
We Gotta Get Out of This Place - The Animals
No Man's Land - Billy Joel
Human Touch - Bruce

There are more, but these are the ones off the top of my head. What would you add to the list?

blowinupinmissoula · Post by **blowinupinmissoula** » July 24, 2008 12:05 pm

Up On the Roof-James Taylor. not so much "anti-city" more of an escape from the city while in the city song

ccmatt · Post by **ccmatt** » July 24, 2008 12:07 pm

American City Suite, by Cashman and West

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » July 24, 2008 9:58 pm

Bat outta Hell- Meatloaf

" Nothing Ever grows in the rotting ole hole"

changingchannels · Post by **changingchannels** » July 25, 2008 8:26 am

meanstreet -van halen

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » July 25, 2008 8:39 am

"The City" isn't JB's song. Mac wrote it and recorded it. Jimmy covered it.

Beyond that:

"Somewhere Headed South" - Hugo Duarte

"Outta Here" - Recorded by Kenny Chesney, written by Josh Leo

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » July 25, 2008 8:54 am

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:"The City" isn't JB's song. Mac wrote it and recorded it. Jimmy covered it.

Beyond that:

"Somewhere Headed South" - Hugo Duarte

"Outta Here" - Recorded by Kenny Chesney, written by Josh Leo

maybe not anti city. but happy outta the city..

Boston
Sherries' living in Paradise both by.. Kenny Chesney..

doxadive · Post by **doxadive** » July 25, 2008 9:32 am

one of my absolute favorites: LA Freeway (JJW's version)

JustDucky · Post by **JustDucky** » July 25, 2008 11:11 am

JB's The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful? Maybe Boat Drinks.

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » July 25, 2008 12:01 pm

ragtopW wrote:maybe not anti city. but happy outta the city..

Boston
Sherries' living in Paradise both by.. Kenny Chesney..

Boston, absolutely!

Most of that album, in fact. "Another Life In The Sun" in particular.

Cubbie Bear · Post by **Cubbie Bear** » July 25, 2008 1:18 pm

Not a "Calgon Moment" but definately anti city....

The preacher man says it’s the end of time
And the Mississippi River she’s a goin’ dry
The interest is up and the Stock Markets down
And you only get mugged
If you go down town

I live back in the woods, you see
A woman and the kids, and the dogs and me
I got a shotgun rifle and a 4-wheel drive
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive

I can plow a field all day long
I can catch catfish from dusk till dawn
We make our own whiskey and our own smoke too
Ain’t too many things these ole boys can’t do
We grow good ole tomatoes and homemade wine
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive

Because you can’t starve us out
And you cant makes us run
Cause one-of- ‘em old boys raisin ole shotgun
And we say grace and we say Ma’am
And if you ain’t into that we don’t give a damn

We came from the West Virginia coalmines
And the Rocky Mountains and the and the western skies
And we can skin a buck; we can run a trot-line
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive

I had a good friend in New York City
He never called me by my name, just hillbilly
My grandpa taught me how to live off the land
And his taught him to be a businessman
He used to send me pictures of the Broadway nights
And I’d send him some homemade wine

But he was killed by a man with a switchblade knife
For 43 dollars my friend lost his life
Id love to spit some beechnut in that dudes eyes
And shoot him with my old 45
Cause a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive

Cause you can’t starve us out and you can’t make us run
Cause one-of- ‘em old boys raisin ole shotgun
And we say grace and we say Ma’am
And if you ain’t into that we don’t give a damn

We’re from North California and south Alabam
And little towns all around this land
And we can skin a buck; we can run a trot-line
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive

BilltheLizard · Post by **BilltheLizard** » July 25, 2008 1:38 pm

"I Love Livin' In The City" - FEAR

ConchRepublican · Post by **ConchRepublican** » July 25, 2008 2:26 pm

Great ideas everyone! There's a few there I don't know I have to look into as well.

Thanks!

Catch&Release · Post by **Catch&Release** » July 25, 2008 3:25 pm

I think of it as the best "anti city" song as its protagonist is hiding on A Salty Piece of Land to escape his troubles on the mainland:

I think it's my favorite Jimmy song

Jimmy Buffett - A Salty Piece of Land

I was listening for answers
That I could not really hear
When the words of a wise old Indian
Put a conch shell to my ear

And I took off for the ocean
I was searching for the coast
Painting pictures of my vision
With the words from grandma ghost

Hiding from the dragons
Riding for the sea
Singing ballads from my childhood
“A pirate’s life for me”

Survivors seem to function best
When peril is at hand
With a song of the ocean
Meets a salty piece of land

I was force-fed my religion
But I somehow saved my smile
Tapped into my instincts
As I headed to’ards exile

Cleopatra did not own a barge
But a schooner was her home
She has centuries of stories
And there’s wisdom in her bones

She was on a sacred mission
And she told me of a place
Where a man can hide forever
But never loose his face

So I saddled up my seahorse
With a fly-rod in my hand
I was not looking for salvation
Just a salty piece of land

Somedays Cayo Loco SHIMMERS
Like the stars up in the sky
And the seabirds they do touch and gos
As the world just tangos by

But there are times when she is hidden
Beneath the wild and crashing waves
And the patron saint of lightening
Keeps the sailors from their graves

Some say it is a blinding sword
Pointing out into the sea
While others say her guiding light
Leads to’ards eternity

Still I sit in contemplation
And I just don’t understand
This mysterious attraction
Of this salty piece of land

Still I search the constellations
And the tiny grains of sand
Where the song of the ocean
Meets the salty piece of land

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » July 25, 2008 3:53 pm

doxadive wrote:one of my absolute favorites: LA Freeway (JJW's version)

I love guy clark doing the intro (a great story)

Try Roger Creagers version

~Hippolyte~ · Post by **~Hippolyte~** » July 25, 2008 4:32 pm

ConchRepublican wrote:In the clams thread, Hippolyte started my mental ball rolling.....

I did what

I had NO intention of that. I appologize perfusely....I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm really-really sorry.................

sonofabeach · Post by **sonofabeach** » July 25, 2008 7:14 pm

Eight Million Stories - Kurtis Blow

Marnin Grita Guy · Post by **Marnin Grita Guy** » July 25, 2008 7:25 pm

~Hippolyte~ wrote:
ConchRepublican wrote:In the clams thread, Hippolyte started my mental ball rolling.....
I did what I had NO intention of that. I appologize perfusely....I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm really-really sorry.................

As well you should be.

Be afraid of people with yellow shoes.

doxadive · Post by **doxadive** » July 25, 2008 7:52 pm

another good one - Hollow Man - Boat Drunks

phinhead · Post by **phinhead** » July 25, 2008 9:44 pm

Laid Back and Key Wasted-Jim Morris
My Car's In The Keys-Dave Murphy
Gaurding The Yucatan-Jim Morris
Phin

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