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* "[[Sparrows over Birmingham]]" by Josh Rouse (2003)
* "[[Sparrows over Birmingham]]" by Josh Rouse (2003)
* "[[Paint Me A Birmingham]]" by Buck Moore & Gary Duffey. Recorded by Ken Mellons (2003) and Tracy Lawrence (2004)
* "[[Paint Me A Birmingham]]" by Buck Moore & Gary Duffey. Recorded by Ken Mellons (2003) and Tracy Lawrence (2004)
* "[[Birmingham (Katherine McElroy song)|Birmingham]]" by [[Katherine McElroy]] (2004)
* "[[Birmingham (Katherine McElroy song)|Birmingham]]" (2004) by [[Katherine McElroy]], recorded by [[Snow Machine]]
* "[[Birmingham 1982]]" (2005) by [[Maria Taylor]]
* "[[Birmingham 1982]]" (2005) by [[Maria Taylor]]
* "[[Birmingham (The Deaths song)|Birmingham]]" (2006) by The Deaths
* "[[Birmingham Eccentric]]" (2008) by Kelley Stoltz
* "[[Hills of Birmingham]]" by Terrible Things (2010)
* "[[Hills of Birmingham]]" by Terrible Things (2010)


Revision as of 22:02, 13 May 2011

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:

1920s – 1930s

1940s – 1950s

1960s – 1970s

1980s – 1990s

2000s –

Mentions

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)
  • "Gun Street Girl" by Tom Waits, (1985)
  • "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)

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References

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