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Al Stewart's, "Amsterdam"
The Lyrics:
I tell you right now
I'm going to make it back to Amsterdam
Why:
Amsterdam - city in Holland
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
Al Stewart's, "Amsterdam"
The Lyrics:
Oh I just came back from Haarlem
On the very last day of Autumn
Why:
Haarlem - Dutch spelling is a city in northern Holland. The English spelling is Harlem - not to be confused with Harlem, New York.
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
Al Stewart's, "Roads to Moscow"
The Lyrics:
The morning roads lead to Stalingrad, and the sky is softly humming
Why:
Stalingrad (Russian city -originally named Tsaritsyn but renamed Stalingrad between 1925 and 1961. Now named Volgograd)
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
Al Stewart's, "Roads to Moscow"
The Lyrics:
All summer they drove us back through the Ukraine
Smolensk and Viasma soon fell
By autumn we stood with our backs to the town of Orel
Closer and closer to Moscow they come
Why:
Ukraine (now a country but at the time part of USSR), Smolensk, Viasma, Orel and Moscow - Russian cities.
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
Al Stewart's, "Roads to Moscow"
The Lyrics:
The flames of the Tigers are lighting the road to Berlin
Why:
Berlin - capital of Germany
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
Al Stewart's, "Roads to Moscow"
The Lyrics:
To board a special train and journey deep into the heart of holy Russia
Why:
Russia - largest country in the world
Submitted by: Adrian Smith

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