Cities in song

FIVE FROM SEVENS AND TWELVES

Apr 2 2023 • 1 hr 26 mins

How many songs can you think of that are written about cities? There’s heaps aren’t there? As usual our hosts each chose 5 tracks to unpack the topic.
Link to episodes playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2AlHUY4J4VbKSxHzbqZuvw

Tracks discussed on episode:
Mark Track 1: Sufjan Stevens "Chicago" (Demo)
https://youtu.be/LQRsiNX9LR8
Dave Track 1: NAS "New York state of mind", audio
https://youtu.be/hI8A14Qcv68
Mark Track 2: Artic Monkeys "Fake tales of San Francisco", official video
https://youtu.be/ePg1tbia9Bg
Dave Track 2: Lou Reed "New York conversation" audio
https://youtu.be/OGcen505JkI
Mark Track 3: Parquet Courts "Berlin got blurry", official video
https://youtu.be/hv0bBjMc6FY
Dave Track 3: Replacements "Portland" official audio
https://youtu.be/zqnJXmfkH50
Mark Track 4: The Kinks "Waterloo sunset" Live 1973
https://youtu.be/YIlxLO-XjX0
Dave Track 4: Phoebe Bridges "Kyoto", official video
https://youtu.be/Tw0zYd0eIlk
Mark Track 5: Elbow "Station approach"
https://youtu.be/wOsSZWnKRVA
Dave Track 5: Stephen Malkmus and the jicks "Baltimore"
https://youtu.be/hgI2y_JNNyA

Other bits and pieces
Mark 1:
Sufjan Stevens Carrie and Lowell Live (Official film)
https://youtu.be/9FX34TjJe-c
Dave 2 :
Lou Reed meets the Australian press 1974
https://youtu.be/IeMIWCxHgQk
Mark 3 : Parquet Courts Feel free - Sympathy for life- visualised
https://youtu.be/RzNeitM9wkc
Mark 4: Waterloo sunset (short doco)
https://youtu.be/w0qnHaWfQXg
Mark 5
: Elbow documentary, The South Bank Show
https://youtu.be/2_95gKWl9Aw
Dave 5:
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks Live on KEXB, 2014
https://youtu.be/tUuPkuiC84E

Theme tune and all music heard on the show performed by:
David Lee Owen

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