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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

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B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

  • "Oh! 'Ampstead" by Albert Chevalier and John Crook ("The day you spent at 'Ampstead 'Eath you never will forget")
  • "Oh Camberwell" by Humousexual[27]
  • "Oh Baby Won't Come Back Home To Croydon Where Everyone Beedle's And Bo's" by Brian Auger
  • "Oh Eversholt" by Ciccone (named for Eversholt Street in Camden)
  • "Oh, if you come to Brixton there are lots of sights to see" from The Girl From Utah
  • "Oh, London Girls Are All So Haughty, Proud, and Chilly" from A Country Girl
  • "Oh, London is Really a Wonderful Town..." by Adrian Ross and Percy Greenbank (from the musical comedy Our Miss Gibbs)
  • "Oh! Mr. Porter" by George LeBrunn ("Came up to see wond'rous sights of famous London Town")
  • "Oi! Oi! Oi!" by Cockney Rejects
  • "Old Compton Street" by Don Black (from the musical 'Budgie')out
  • "Old Compton Street Blues" by Al Stewart
  • "The Old Main Drag" by The Pogues
  • "Old Kent Road" by Plainsong
  • "Old Kent Road" by The Upsetters
  • "Old Lady of Stokey" by Ranking Dread

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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

R

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T

U

V

W

X

Y

See also

References

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  24. ^ The lyric states: "Une nuit que j'tais a me morfondre, dans quelque pub anglais du coeur de Londres"
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  31. ^ "trakMARX - Reverend Pike – Fishing For Vicars". Trakmarx.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  32. ^ "The AK 47's* - Don't Call Me Vanilla". Discogs. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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