Geography in Song

"Georgia On My Mind" by Ray Charles

"Beirut Moon" by STIFF LITTLE FINGERS
What more needs to be said about Beirut? It is a land that has seen many troubles over the years and they still continue today.
Beirut is the largest and the Capitol city of Lebanon.
This song was written is protest at the hostage taking of John McCarthy.
Lyrics:
"We'd like to help you." the consul said
"But there's nothing we can do
Well, you knew the risks when you took the job
After all you're not a fool
So, don't call me, don't call me
I just can't bend the rules
Keep your chin up, I know it's tough
Somehow you'll get through."
It seems the Americans bargain and rescue
But if you get caught you're left to rot
Under a Beirut, under a Beirut Moon

(Chorus
Under a Beirut Moon
Sorry son, there's nothing we can do
Under a Beirut Moon
Different rules, we haven't got a clue""

"Back in the U.S.S.R." by the Beatles

Been away so long I hardly knew the place
Gee it's good to be back home
Leave it till tomorrow to unpack my case
Honey disconnect the phone
I'm back in the U.S.S.R.
You don't know how lucky you are boy
Back in the U.S.
Back in the U.S.
Back in the U.S.S.R.

Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out
They leave the West behind
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout
That Georgia's always on my mind


The Union of Soviet Socialists Republics (U.S.S.R.) was a constitutionally socialist state that existed from 1922 to 1991. It was created and expanded as a union of Soviet Republics formed within the territory of the Russian Empire.
It was one of the world's "superpowers" along with the U.S.A.

"Walk Like An Egyptian" The Bangles


All the old paintings on the tombs
They do the sand dance don't you know
If they move too quick (oh whey oh)
They're falling down like a domino

All the bazaar men by the Nile
They got the money on a bet
Gold crocodiles (oh whey oh)
They snap their teeth on your cigarette

Foreign types with the hookah pipes say
Ay oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh
Walk like an Egyptian



Egypt is located in the North East corner of Africa and South West Asia. The Nile river is the longest river in the world, stretches 4,187 miles and flows from South to North.

"Hong Kong Garden " by Souxsie and the Banshees
lyrics:

""Harmful elements in the air
symbols clashing everywhere
Reaps the fields of rice and reeds
while the population feeds
Junk floats on polluted water
an old custom to sell your daughter
Would you like number 23?
Leave your yens on the counter please
Hong Kong Garden

Tourists swarm to see your face
Confuscius has a puzzling grace
Disorientated you enter in
unleashing scent of wild jasmine

Slanted eyes meet a new sunrise
a race of bodies small in size
Chicken Chow Mein and Chop Suey
Hong Kong Garden takeaway
Hong Kong Garden ""

Hong Kong..was a British colony from 1842 until 1997 , when it was handed back to Peoples Republic of China.

Dynamo City [Chris Liberator and D.A.V.E. The Drummer] - One Night In Hackney

DDE - E6

DDE: E6

Han kjæm inn over Svinesund med trailern nesten tom
Og han kjenne at han skulla hatt en blund
Siste stoppen var i Hamburg, mens dæm lasta om
og en kaffekopp da han kryssa Öresund
Han tar sjansen på at UP har avspasert i kveld
Han må opp te Bodø før det e for seint
Gjennom Østfold bruke han gasspedal’n,
som e det liv det gjeld
Det han kjøre mot e nå som itj kan vent

Han kjøre E6, den strakast vei’n
Kanskje ligg det no’n i arman hennes no
E6, han må itj bli for sein
Kanskje kjenne no’n varmen hennes no

På et langstrekk langsmed Mjøsa
gi ein kollega et signal
så han slakke av når han veit kor radarn står
Gjennom Drivdalen e det veiarbeid,
så vei’n e litt for smal
Han e nesten uti elva, men det går
På ei veikro nordom Stjørdalen,
med hår som bynne grån’
sett en som ska te Skibotn som emmisær
Det e trivelig å prat litt, men te Bodø må’n
sjøl om Jesus kjæm og dommedag e nær

Det e kuling over Saltfjellet,
men den legg sæ for ei stund
så dæm slepp å kjør kolonne gjennom snø’n
Kanskje var det emmisæren som fikk ei hjelpanes hand
Når dem kjem te Fauske vinke dæm adjø
Siste biten inn te Bodø må han gi litt ekstra gass
og no merke han at han plutselig e pigg
Attmed Sentralsykehuset finn han parkeringsplass
og går mot fødestua, der han veit ho ligg

"Whiskey in the Jar" recorded by Thin Lizzy and also Metallica

As i was going over the cork and kerry mountains
I saw captain farrell and his money he was counting
I first produced my pistol and then produced my rapier
I said "stand and deliver or the devil he may take you"

Yeah

I took all of his money and it was a pretty penny
I took all of his money, yeah, and i brought it home to molly
She swore that she loved me, no, never would she leave me
But the devil take that woman, yeah, for you know she tricked me easy

Musha rain dum-a-do-dum-a-da
Whack for my daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar-o



The Cork and Kerry Mountains are located in the South West of Ireland. It's an area renouned for it lush greeness, mountain ranges, rugged cliffs, and coastline.

"Last Train To Dagenham" by COCK SPARRER
Lyrics:
""Im on the last train to dagenham
ive been drinking in a pub up west
im looking for the sign that says
this is the district line
and im gonna catch the ld express

I'll be on the last train to dagenham
with all the other ravers drunks and stoned
empty cans of tennants super roll about my feet
and i wonder if i'll ever make it home

coz ive drunk the dole
and ive drunk the old mans rent
he'll never speak to me again
if i dont get some monies in""

Dagenham is in essex uk, on the boarders of east london, dagenham is a working class area. FORDS have their one time main plant there, but latley over the last few years it has become a bit run down.
CLASSIC SING BY A CLASSIC BAND

"Panama" by Van Halen off their 1984 release, 1984.

"Africa" by Toto

I hear the drums echoeing tonight
but she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
She's comeing in twelve-thirty flight
Her moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards
salvation

I stopped an old man along the way
Hopeing to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies
He turned to me as if to say "Hurry boy it's waiting there for
you

(chorus)
It's gonna take alot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had.


Africa is the second largest continent in the world. It's largest city is Cairo, Egypt. It's tallest mountain is Kilamanjaro at 19,340 feet in Tanzania. It's largest lake is Lake Victoria. It's estimatated population is 690 million people.

"The Pennsylvania Polka" by ????

You can hear it on the movie "Groundhog Day", when Bill Murray's character heads to the town square.