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Miranda Lambert's, "Virginia Bluebell"
The Lyrics:
You're my Virginia bluebell.
Why:
The U.S. state of Virginia.
Submitted by: Edward
Jan & Dean's, "Anaheim, Azusa, and Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book "
The Lyrics:
For the Anaheim, Azusa, and Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review, and Timing Association They wear organdy dresses and high-button shoes They read Playboy magazine and Hot-Rod News There's Patience Proper and Prudence Prim You oughta see 'em do the swim They come from Anaheim, Azusa, and Cucamonga too For a sewing circle and book review The little old ladies wait in wild anticipation For the meetings of the double-A-C A-S-S-N The Anaheim, Azusa, and Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review, and Timing Association They toot around town in their big Grand Prixes Sittin' in their bucket seats, shootin' the breeze You know that all week long they put up jammin' preserves And on weekends they negotiate curves They come from Anaheim, Azusa, and Cucamonga too For a sewing circle and book review The little old ladies wait in wild anticipation For the meetings of the double-A-C A-S-S-N The Anaheim, Azusa, and Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review, and Timing Association The meeting breaks up with a thunderous roar Then there's a mad mad rush for the big oak door They run to their cars like the start at LeMans Then they go spinnin' donuts in the lawns They come from Anaheim, Azusa, and Cucamonga too For a sewing circle and book review The little old ladies wait in wild anticipation For the meetings of the double-A-C A-S-S-N The Anaheim, Azusa, and Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review, and Timing Association
Why:
California locations in beach music song
Submitted by: Merrill Hall
Joel Plaskett's, "Nowhere With You"
The Lyrics:
Took the Dartmouth ferry into the town
Why:
Dartmouth. It’s a small town in Nova Scotia
Submitted by: Dayna
Chicago's, "You Are on My Mind"
The Lyrics:
LA is so far away
And I can't stand another day
Without you by my side
Though I've tried, tried, tried.
Why:
Los Angeles, California
Submitted by: Not the Same Bob
Kesha featuring Iggy Pop's, "Dirty Love"
The Lyrics:
Cockroaches do it in garbage cans, rug merchants do it in Afghanistan.
Why:
The country of Afghanistan.
Submitted by: Edward
Tim McGraw's, "Refried Dreams"
The Lyrics:
Down to my last dime and coming apart at the seams, I'm messed up in Mexico living on refried dreams.
Why:
The country of Mexico.
Submitted by: Edward
Larry Gatlin And The Gatlin Brothers', "All The Gold In California"
The Lyrics:
All the gold in California
Is in a bank in the middle of Beverly Hills
In somebody else's name
Why:
Both the state of California and Beverly Hills, CA.
Submitted by: Tarzan
The Pet Shop Boys', "West End Girls"
The Lyrics:
From Lake Geneva to the Finland Station.
Why:
Lake Geneva is a well known large European lake located in the Swiss Alps and is partly in Switzerland and partly in France. Finland Station is a passenger train station located in St. Petersburg (formerly Stalingrad) Russia.
Submitted by: Edward
The Doobie Brothers', "Black Water"
The Lyrics:
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me.
Why:
Can either refer to the U.S. state of Mississippi or the Mississippi River.
Submitted by: Edward
Lola Amour's, "Raining in Manila"
The Lyrics:
It's been raining in Manila, hindi ka ba nilalamig?
[It's been raining in Manila, aren't you getting cold?]
Why:
The city of Manila in the Philippines
Submitted by: LPG-Unit
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