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Song Written About Seattle

February 24, 2015 / hutsha06
  • “50K Deep” by Blue Scholars (2007)
  • “Aurora” by Foo Fighters (1999)
  • “Aurora Bridge” by The Young Fresh Fellows (1987)
  • “The Ave” by Blue Scholars (2004)
  • “Baby, I’m an Anarchist” by Against Me! (2001)
  • “Belltown Ramble” by Robyn Hitchcock (2006)
  • “Chains” by Patty Loveless (May 1988)
  • “City Dont Sleep” by Macklemore (2005)
  • “Claiming the City” by Macklemore
  • “Cool City” by The Cute Lepers (2007?)
  • “Cowboy Boots” by Macklemore (2012)
  • “The Day Seattle Died” by Cold (band) (2002)
  • “Emerald City” by United State of Electronica (2005)
  • “Evergreen Christmas” by Loni Rose (1993)
  • “Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle” by Nirvana (1993)
  • “Fuck You Seattle” by Broadway Calls (2006?)
  • “The Gates of Ballard” by Sunn 0))) (2003)
  • “Hang My Hat In Ballard” by Stan Boreson
  • “Home” by Jake One
  • “Hello Seattle” by Owl City (2007)
  • “Inkwell” by Blue Scholars (2004)
  • “Interstate 5″ by The Wedding Present (2004)
  • “Jet City Woman” by Queensrÿche
  • “Moving to Seattle” by The Material (1990)
  • “The Mud Shark” by The Mothers (1971)
  • “My Oh My” by Macklemore (2010)
  • “New Way Home” by Foo Fighters (1996)
  • “NxNW Remix” by Blue Scholars ft. Jake One and Macklemore
  • “Posse on Broadway” by Sir Mix-a-Lot (1988)
  • “Ringway to SeaTac” by The Wedding Present (2004)
  • “School” – Nirvana (1989)
  • “Seatown Funk” – Kid Sensation (1995)
  • “Seattle” by The Classic Crime (2007)
  • “Seattlantis” by The Fall of Troy (20062007)
  • “Seattle” by Jeffrey Lewis (2001)
  • “Seattle” written by Hugo Montenegro, Jack Keller and Ernie Sheldon; and recorded by Perry Como and Bobby Sherman; theme song of Here Come the Brides (1968)
  • “Seattle” by Public Image Limited (1987)
  • “Seattle” by Mark Knopfler
  • “Seattle Ain’t Bullshittin’” by Sir Mix-a-Lot (1991)
  • “Seattlehead” by Duff McKagan (2000)
  • “Seattle Hunch” by Jelly Roll Morton
  • “Seattle the Peerless City” by Arthur O. Dillon (1909) (official song of Seattle)[1]
  • “Seattle, WA” by The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up
  • “Seattle Was A Riot” by Anti-Flag (2001)
  • “September in Seattle” by Shawn Mullins (1995)
  • “The Shadow of Seattle” by Marcy Playground (1996)
  • “Sick of Seattle” by The Smithereens (1994)
  • “Slick Watts” by Blue Scholars (2011)
  • “Sub Pop Rock City” by Soundgarden (1986–1988)
  • “Summer Night in Seattle” by Jenna Drey (2012?)
  • “Sunny in Seattle” by Blake Shelton (2011)
  • “Talkin’ Seattle Grunge Rock Blues” by Todd Snider (1994)
  • “Teardrop Windows” by Benjamin Gibbard (2012)
  • “This Place is a Prison” by The Postal Service (20012002)
  • “The Best I Ever Had” by The Swellers (2011)
  • “The Town” by Macklemore (2009)
  • “The View From Home” by Bryan Bowers (1977)
  • “Vagabonds” by The Classic Crime (2010)
  • “Viva! Sea-Tac” by Robyn Hitchcock (1999)
  • “Welcome to Seattle” by Boom Bap Project
  • “Work in Progress” by Set Your Goals (2006)
  • “Wir sind hier nicht in Seattle, Dirk” by Tocotronic

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