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* "[[Larry Langford (song)|Larry Langford]] (2014) by [[KD]], [[Eskiimo Joe]] and [[Cleeze Purp]]
* "[[Larry Langford (song)|Larry Langford]] (2014) by [[KD]], [[Eskiimo Joe]] and [[Cleeze Purp]]
* "[[The Weeds Downtown]]" (2014) by [[Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires]]
* "[[The Weeds Downtown]]" (2014) by [[Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires]]
* "[[Birmingham (Zach Bryan song)|Birmingham]]" (2020) by Zach Bryan
* "[[City Federal Building (song)]]" (2023) by [[St Paul & the Broken Bones]]
* "[[City Federal Building (song)]]" (2023) by [[St Paul & the Broken Bones]]


==Mentions==
==Mentions==
Birmingham is also mentioned in the following:
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]])
* "[[Black Betty]]" by Leadbelly (early 20th century), remade by Ram Jam (1977)
* "California Women" by Hoyt Axton ([[1971]])
* "Stars Fell on Alabama" by Frank Perkins & Mitchell Parish (1934)
* "Wabash Cannonball" by J. A. Roff, variation recorded by Roy Acuff (1936)
* "Promised Land" by Chuck Berry (1965), recorded by Dave Edmunds (1972), The Band (1973), Elvis Presley (1974), James Taylor (1974), Meat Loaf (1983), and performed frequently by the Grateful Dead (1971-1995)
* "My Elusive Dreams" by Moses & Joshua Dillard (1967)
* "Handsome Johnny" by Richie Havens & Louis Gossett Jr (1969)
* "California Women" by Hoyt Axton (1971)
* "Carry Me" by the Stampeders (1971)
* "Carry Me" by the Stampeders (1971)
* "Rip This Joint" by the Rolling Stones (1972)
* "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd (1974)
* "Struttin' My Stuff" by Elvin Bishop (1975)
* "Cities" by Talking Heads (1979)  
* "Cities" by Talking Heads (1979)  
* "Jacob's Ladder" by Bruce Hornsby, first recorded by Huey Lewis & the News ([[1987]])
* "Swordfishtrombone" by Tom Waits (1983)
* "Gun Street Girl" by Tom Waits, ([[1985]])
* "Prisoner of the Highway" by Michael Barry Reid, recorded by Ronnie Milsap (1984)
* "Handsome Johnny" by Richie Havens & Louis Gossett Jr ([[1969]])
* "Gun Street Girl" by Tom Waits (1985)
* "Her First Mistake" by Lyle Lovett
* "Jacob's Ladder" by Bruce Hornsby, first recorded by Huey Lewis & the News (1987)
* "I Can't Love You Anymore" by Lyle Lovett
* "Run, Baby, Run" by Sheryl Crow (1993)
* "If It Hadn't Been for Love" by Michael Henderson & Christopher Stapleton, recorded by the SteelDrivers (2008) & Adele ([[2010]])
* "True Believer" by John Hiatt, recorded by Ronnie Milsap (1993)
* "In a Waffle House in Alabama" by Steve Goodie ([[1995]])
* "In a Waffle House in Alabama" by Steve Goodie (1995)
* "Maribel" by Andy Orfutt Irwin
* "Maribel" by Andy Orfutt Irwin (2005)
* "My Elusive Dreams" by Moses & Joshua Dillard ([[1967]])
* "Her First Mistake" by Lyle Lovett (1996)
* "One of These Days" by the [[Drive-By Truckers]]
* "I Can't Love You Anymore" by Lyle Lovett (1996)
* "Playboy Mommy" by Tori Amos ([[1998]])
* "Playboy Mommy" by Tori Amos (1998)
* "Prisoner of the Highway" by Michael Barry Reid, recorded by Ronnie Milsap ([[1984]])
* "One of These Days" by the [[Drive-By Truckers]] (1999)
* "Promised Land" by Chuck Berry (1965), recorded by Dave Edmunds (1972), The Band (1973), Elvis Presley (1974), James Taylor (1974), Meat Loaf (1983), and performed frequently by the Grateful Dead (1971-1995)
* "Alabama Anthem" by [[Birmingham J]] (2005)
* "Rip This Joint" by the Rolling Stones ([[1972]])
* "Sure Don't Feel Like Love" by Paul Simon (2006)
* "Run, Baby, Run" by Sheryl Crow ([[1993]])
* "If It Hadn't Been for Love" by Michael Henderson & Christopher Stapleton, recorded by the SteelDrivers (2008), Adele (2010)
* "Stars Fell on Alabama" by Frank Perkins & Mitchell Parish ([[1934]])
* "Struttin' My Stuff" by Elvin Bishop ([[1975]])
* "Sure Don't Feel Like Love" by Paul Simon ([[2006]])
* "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd ([[1974]])
* "Swordfishtrombone" by Tom Waits ([[1983]])
* "True Believer" by John Hiatt, recorded by Ronnie Milsap ([[1993]])
* "Wabash Cannonball" by J. A. Roff, variation recorded by Roy Acuff ([[1936]])
* "Lonesome Friends of Science" by John Prine (2018)
* "Lonesome Friends of Science" by John Prine (2018)
* "I Wish Grandpas Never Died" by Riley Green (2019)
* "I've Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You" by [[Bob Dylan]] (2020)
* "Southern Hospitality" by Trinity the Tuck (2022)


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Revision as of 08:31, 20 March 2024

This is a list of songs written about the city of Birmingham. Birmingham and specific locations within the city have been referenced in numerous popular songs, of which the following represent but a sample:

1900s–1910s

Sheet music for "If I Ever Get Back to Birmingham" (1916)

1920s–1930s

1940s–1950s

Sheet music for "Birmingham Bounce" (1950)

1960s–1970s

1980s–1990s

2000s

2010s–2020s

Mentions

Birmingham is also mentioned in the following:

  • "Black Betty" by Leadbelly (early 20th century), remade by Ram Jam (1977)
  • "Stars Fell on Alabama" by Frank Perkins & Mitchell Parish (1934)
  • "Wabash Cannonball" by J. A. Roff, variation recorded by Roy Acuff (1936)
  • "Promised Land" by Chuck Berry (1965), recorded by Dave Edmunds (1972), The Band (1973), Elvis Presley (1974), James Taylor (1974), Meat Loaf (1983), and performed frequently by the Grateful Dead (1971-1995)
  • "My Elusive Dreams" by Moses & Joshua Dillard (1967)
  • "Handsome Johnny" by Richie Havens & Louis Gossett Jr (1969)
  • "California Women" by Hoyt Axton (1971)
  • "Carry Me" by the Stampeders (1971)
  • "Rip This Joint" by the Rolling Stones (1972)
  • "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd (1974)
  • "Struttin' My Stuff" by Elvin Bishop (1975)
  • "Cities" by Talking Heads (1979)
  • "Swordfishtrombone" by Tom Waits (1983)
  • "Prisoner of the Highway" by Michael Barry Reid, recorded by Ronnie Milsap (1984)
  • "Gun Street Girl" by Tom Waits (1985)
  • "Jacob's Ladder" by Bruce Hornsby, first recorded by Huey Lewis & the News (1987)
  • "Run, Baby, Run" by Sheryl Crow (1993)
  • "True Believer" by John Hiatt, recorded by Ronnie Milsap (1993)
  • "In a Waffle House in Alabama" by Steve Goodie (1995)
  • "Maribel" by Andy Orfutt Irwin (2005)
  • "Her First Mistake" by Lyle Lovett (1996)
  • "I Can't Love You Anymore" by Lyle Lovett (1996)
  • "Playboy Mommy" by Tori Amos (1998)
  • "One of These Days" by the Drive-By Truckers (1999)
  • "Alabama Anthem" by Birmingham J (2005)
  • "Sure Don't Feel Like Love" by Paul Simon (2006)
  • "If It Hadn't Been for Love" by Michael Henderson & Christopher Stapleton, recorded by the SteelDrivers (2008), Adele (2010)
  • "Lonesome Friends of Science" by John Prine (2018)
  • "I Wish Grandpas Never Died" by Riley Green (2019)
  • "I've Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You" by Bob Dylan (2020)
  • "Southern Hospitality" by Trinity the Tuck (2022)

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Notes

  1. Lynne may just as well have been writing about Birmingham, England, his home town.

See also

References

  • "List of songs about Birmingham, Alabama." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 19 Mar 2006, 17:22 UTC. 19 Mar 2006, 19:09 [1].
  • "Directory of African-Appalachian musicians" (March 22, 2004) Black Music Research Journal
  • Mathews, Burgin (2011) Thirty Birmingham Songs. Birmingham: Lady Muleskinner Press
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