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This is a list of songs about London. Instrumental pieces are tagged with an uppercase "[I]", or a lowercase "[i]" for quasi-instrumental including non-lyrics voice samples.

Included are:

  • Songs titled after London, or a location or feature of the city.
  • Songs whose lyrics are set in London.

Excluded are:

  • Songs where London is simply name-checked (e.g. "New York, London, Paris, Munich", lyrics of "Pop Muzik" by M).

0–9

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

  • "QPR FC" by Queens Park Rangers Football Club
  • "QPR The Greatest" by Mark Lazarus With The Q.P.R.
  • "Queen Mary's Garden" by Haydn Wood
  • "Queensbury Station" by The Magoo Brothers
  • "Queue At Drury Lane" from Kean (musical)

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

See also

References

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  4. ^ "Jon Pertwee And Tom Matthews - Pride Of Bamburgh". 45cat.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Banned At The Troxy, by Tigercats". Tigercats. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Libbe Matz Gang - Appointed Mortality Depot". 45cat.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Simon and Garfunkel Home Page – Song Quotes". Freespace.virgin.net. 19 February 1964. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  8. ^ "The Dinkees - Bright Red Bus To Piccadilly". 45cat.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  9. ^ Stokes, Niall (2005). Into The Heart: The Stories Behind Every U2 Song (Third ed.). Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN 1-56025-765-2.
  10. ^ "Coffin For The Isle Of Dogs, by Tigercats". Tigercats. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  11. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Tina-The-Northbank-Come-On-You-Gunners/release/4213393
  12. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Deptford-Beach-Babes-Deptford-Beach/release/4002106
  13. ^ "The Tribe / Finsbury Park, by Tribesman". Reggae Archive Records. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  14. ^ "In Lavender and other stories, by Those Unfortunates". Those Unfortunates. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  15. ^ Cooper, Goolistan (28 September 2016). "Tributes to Fulham singer & Faith Brothers frontman Billy Franks". Getwestlondon.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Menace - Early classic punk and oi in the style of Sham 69. A Punk Rock History with Pictures". Punk77.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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  24. ^ "Cassandra (10) - Sitting In The Park". Discogs. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  25. ^ "The Tigers - Savage Music". 45cat.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  26. ^ The lyric states: "Une nuit que j'tais a me morfondre, dans quelque pub anglais du coeur de Londres"
  27. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Limey-Limey/release/2230515
  28. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Sea-Fruit-Kensington-High-Street/release/10197049
  29. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/tracks/n4n9m4
  30. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Propaganda-Propaganda/master/681601
  31. ^ "Northern Line, by NO CARS". NO CARS. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  32. ^ https://happyaccidentsuk.bandcamp.com/track/nunhead
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  37. ^ "trakMARX - Reverend Pike – Fishing For Vicars". Trakmarx.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  38. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Bernie-Parry-Sailing-To-The-Moon-And-Beyond/release/11587126
  39. ^ "The AK 47's* - Don't Call Me Vanilla". Discogs. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  40. ^ https://g.co/kgs/bZ91tW
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