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* "[[Birmingham (Drive-By Truckers song)|Birmingham]]" by the [[Drive By Truckers]] ([[2002]])
* "[[Birmingham (Drive-By Truckers song)|Birmingham]]" by the [[Drive By Truckers]] ([[2002]])
* "[[Birmingham (Randy Newman song)|Birmingham]]" by Randy Newman
* "[[Birmingham (Randy Newman song)|Birmingham]]" by Randy Newman
* "[[Birmingham (Katherine McElroy song)|Birmingham]]" by [[Katherine McElroy]] ([[2004]])
* "[[Birmingham 1982]]" by [[Maria Taylor]]
* "[[Birmingham 1982]]" by [[Maria Taylor]]
* "[[Birmingham, Alabama (song)|Birmingham, Alabama]]" by Harry Belafonte and R. B. Greaves
* "[[Birmingham, Alabama (song)|Birmingham, Alabama]]" by Harry Belafonte and R. B. Greaves
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* "[[Birmingham Daddy]]" by Gene Autry
* "[[Birmingham Daddy]]" by Gene Autry
* "[[Birmingham Jail (song)|Birmingham Jail]]" by Leadbelly, Roy Acuff, Michael Martin Murphey, Johnny Bond, Roy Drusky
* "[[Birmingham Jail (song)|Birmingham Jail]]" by Leadbelly, Roy Acuff, Michael Martin Murphey, Johnny Bond, Roy Drusky
* "[[Birmingham Lucy]]" by Bobby Goldsboro
* "[[Birmingham Mama]]" by Tony Conn
* "[[Birmingham Mama]]" by Tony Conn
* "[[Birmingham Shadows]]" by Bruce Cockburn ([[1995]])
* "[[Birmingham Shadows]]" by Bruce Cockburn ([[1995]])
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* "[[Paint Me A Birmingham]]" by Tracy Lawrence ([[2004]])
* "[[Paint Me A Birmingham]]" by Tracy Lawrence ([[2004]])
* "[[Postmarked Birmingham]]" by Blackhawk
* "[[Postmarked Birmingham]]" by Blackhawk
* "[[Sparrows over Birmingham]]" by Josh Rouse ([[2003]])
* "[[Sweet Birmingham]]" by [[Robert Moore]], recorded by Taj Mahal
* "[[Sweet Birmingham]]" by [[Robert Moore]], recorded by Taj Mahal
* "[[Talking Birmingham Jam]]" by Phil Ochs ([[1965]])
* "[[Talking Birmingham Jam]]" by Phil Ochs ([[1965]])
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Birmingham is also mentioned in the following:
Birmingham is also mentioned in the following:
* Tori Amos, "Playboy Mommy" ([[1998]])
* ''Alabama Anthem'' by [[Birmingham J]] ([[2005]])
* Chuck Berry, "Promised Land" (later remade as a 1975 hit for Elvis Presley)
* "Black Betty" by Leadbelly (early 20th century), remade by Ram Jam ([[1977]])
* [[Birmingham J]], "Alabama Anthem" ([[2005]])
* "Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" by Little Richard
* Lead Belly, "Black Betty" (early 20th century, made a hit in [[1977]] by Ram Jam)
* "Jacob's Ladder" by Bruce Hornsby, first recorded by Huey Lewis & the News ([[1987]])
* [[Drive-By Truckers]], "One of These Days"
* "Her First Mistake" by Lyle Lovett
* Bruce Hornsby, "Jacob's Ladder" (first recorded by Huey Lewis & the News, 1987)
* "I Can't Love You Anymore" by Lyle Lovett
* Little Richard, "Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey"
* "Maribel" by Andy Orfutt Irwin
* Lyle Lovett, "I Can't Love You Anymore"
* "One of These Days" by the [[Drive-By Truckers]]
* Lyle Lovett,  "Her First Mistake"
* "Playboy Mommy" by Tory Amos ([[1998]])
* Lynyrd Skynyrd, "Sweet Home Alabama"
* "Promised Land" by Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley ([[1975]])
* Andy Offutt Irwin, "Maribel"
* "Rip This Joint" by the Rolling Stones ([[1972]])
* Frank Perkins/Mitchell Parish, "Stars Fell on Alabama", ([[1934]])
* "Stars Fell on Alabama" by Frank Perkins & Mitchell Parish ([[1934]])
* Rolling Stones, "Rip This Joint", ([[1972]])
* "Sure Don't Feel Like Love" by Paul Simon ([[2006]])
* Paul Simon, "Sure Don't Feel Like Love", ([[2006]])
* "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
* Tom Waits, "Swordfishtrombone" ([[1983]])
* "Swordfishtrombone" by Tom Waits ([[1983]])


==Source==
==Reference==
* "List of songs about Birmingham, Alabama." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 19 Mar 2006, 17:22 UTC. 19 Mar 2006, 19:09 [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_songs_about_Birmingham%2C_Alabama&oldid=44523410].
* "List of songs about Birmingham, Alabama." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 19 Mar 2006, 17:22 UTC. 19 Mar 2006, 19:09 [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_songs_about_Birmingham%2C_Alabama&oldid=44523410].


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This is a list of songs written about the city of Birmingham:

Birmingham is also mentioned in the following:

  • Alabama Anthem by Birmingham J (2005)
  • "Black Betty" by Leadbelly (early 20th century), remade by Ram Jam (1977)
  • "Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" by Little Richard
  • "Jacob's Ladder" by Bruce Hornsby, first recorded by Huey Lewis & the News (1987)
  • "Her First Mistake" by Lyle Lovett
  • "I Can't Love You Anymore" by Lyle Lovett
  • "Maribel" by Andy Orfutt Irwin
  • "One of These Days" by the Drive-By Truckers
  • "Playboy Mommy" by Tory Amos (1998)
  • "Promised Land" by Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley (1975)
  • "Rip This Joint" by the Rolling Stones (1972)
  • "Stars Fell on Alabama" by Frank Perkins & Mitchell Parish (1934)
  • "Sure Don't Feel Like Love" by Paul Simon (2006)
  • "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • "Swordfishtrombone" by Tom Waits (1983)

Reference

  • "List of songs about Birmingham, Alabama." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 19 Mar 2006, 17:22 UTC. 19 Mar 2006, 19:09 [1].
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