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Soundgarden's, "Outshined"
The Lyrics:
I'm looking California And I'm feeling Minnesota
Why:
I think that means that he's looking big, but feeling small.
Submitted by: Glenn Rousseau
Beach Boys', "Kokomo"
The Lyrics:
There's a place called Kokomo. That's where we want to go.
Why:
Kokomo, as referenced here, is not calling out Kokomo, Indiana, but Kokomo Island, now known as Sandals Cay, in the Caribbean (Jamaica). The new name of the island derives from it's private owner, Sandals Royal-Caribbean All Inclusive Resort.
Submitted by: Tom Land
Green Day's, "Stuart & The Ave"
The Lyrics:
Standing on the corner of Stuart and the Avenue
Why:
The corner of Stuart and the Ave. is the corner of Stuart Street and Telegraph Avenue in Berkley, California.
Submitted by: Optimus Lime
Green Day's, "The Saints Are Coming"
The Lyrics:
There is a house in New Orleans
Why:
New Orleans is a place in LA
Submitted by: Optimus Lime
Chuck Prophet's, "Good Time Crowd"
The Lyrics:
Never fired a pistol loaded, to the ceiling just for kicks
yeah, just to know what it's like
Never made love on a windswept dune
sent a postcard back from Crete
Hold on, you never know when I might
Why:
Crete
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
Chuck Prophet's, "American Man"
The Lyrics:
American Man
In the Georgetown Bars
With the Prozac kids
And the Oliver Stones
And the tabloid smiles
Why:
Georgetown
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
Chuck Prophet's, "Barely Exist"
The Lyrics:
From a sandstorm in El Paso
out along the 10, to a mansion way up high
She's gonna teach your baby Spanish
rock her to sleep she will, hold her when she cries
Why:
El Paso, TX
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
Aerosmith's, "Last Child"
The Lyrics:
Take me back to a south Tallahassee
Why:
Tallahassee, Florida
Submitted by: dxman
Richard Thompson's, "Old Thames Side"
The Lyrics:
As I was walking down by old Thames side
Well my foot and my heart seemed to falter
For there you were standing by Custom House Landing
Like Venus risen out of the water
Why:
Thames River and Custom House Landing in London, England
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
Peter Allen's, "5 O'Clock in L.A."
The Lyrics:
But it's only 5 o'clock in L.A.
Why:
L.A. = Los Angeles
Submitted by: Brendan Richards
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