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Wednesday Coffee Break: Fictitious Places

Posted at 8:45 AM on August 25, 2010 by Steve Seel (49 Comments)
Filed under: 9:30 Coffee Break

Regular Morning Show listener Loren suggests today's topic for the 9:30 Coffee Break: songs that are about, or that mention, fictitious places. Know any songs about Narnia? Or Atlantis? Or any other fictional or imaginary place (perhaps one created by the artist or band themselves)? Make your suggestion and we'll put together a set for the Coffee Break.

Songs played:

Roxy Music, "Avalon"
The B-52's, "Planet Claire"
Led Zeppelin, "Ramble On" (mentions Mordor)
Donovan, "Atlantis"
Electric Light Orchestra, "Xanadu"

Comments (49)

Ramble On by Led Zepplin? They sing about Mordor from Lord of the Rings.

Posted by Charlie | August 25, 2010 8:55 AM

Puff the Magic Dragon! Land of Honah Lee

Posted by John | August 25, 2010 8:58 AM

The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon
(mentions Brigadoon)

Posted by nell cote | August 25, 2010 8:59 AM

Stairway to Heaven? Does heaven count as fictional?

Posted by John | August 25, 2010 9:00 AM

better one. Led Zep Misty Mountain Hop. I'm packing my own bags for the porcupine mnts

Posted by Mike | August 25, 2010 9:00 AM

I second Ramble On by Led Zeppelin

Posted by Corey | August 25, 2010 9:00 AM

Rush- the temples of syrinx. Cmon. Syrinx? And they're playing at the fair.

Posted by Norton | August 25, 2010 9:01 AM

Jesusland -- Ben Folds

Atlantis -- Donovan

Garageland -- the Clash

Funkytown -- Lipps Inc

Posted by lou | August 25, 2010 9:02 AM

“Heartbreak Hotel” – Elvis Presley (or The Cramps’ version if you’ve got it)

“Welcome To The Terrordome” – Public Enemy

“Tom’s Diner” – Suzanne Vega

“Funky Town” – Lipps Inc.

Posted by Kevin | August 25, 2010 9:03 AM

Paradise City - GNR

Posted by Adam | August 25, 2010 9:03 AM

Olivia Newton-John - Xanadu

Funkytown

Posted by Oj | August 25, 2010 9:03 AM

Big Rock Candy Mountain - Haywire Mac (or Burl Ives)

Posted by Jen | August 25, 2010 9:06 AM

House at Pooh Corner - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Posted by dtguy | August 25, 2010 9:07 AM

Jesusland - Ben Folds
Nice, Nice - Lifter Puller (or maybe Candy's Room)

Posted by Christian | August 25, 2010 9:08 AM

2nd Jesusland - Ben Folds

Posted by Adam | August 25, 2010 9:09 AM

sugar mountain neil young

Posted by jenny | August 25, 2010 9:09 AM

Penny Lane, Glass Onion, Octopus's Garden, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds....The Beatles

I feel like I could keep going.

Posted by jenna | August 25, 2010 9:10 AM

I second "Big Rock Candy Mountain". Candy Mountain, Charlie!!!

Posted by Justin | August 25, 2010 9:10 AM

Happy Town - The Replacements
Hell - Tegan and Sara
Bloodbuzz Ohio - The National

Posted by ken | August 25, 2010 9:10 AM

Jimmy Buffett - margaritaville

Posted by S | August 25, 2010 9:11 AM

Shambala - 3 Dog Night

Posted by robin | August 25, 2010 9:11 AM

The Hold Steady - "Hostile Mass."

Posted by August | August 25, 2010 9:11 AM

Xanadu- YES!

Magnolia Mountain- Ryan Adams and the Cardinals

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band (technically, Dixie was never the name of any state or country...)

Posted by Kari | August 25, 2010 9:12 AM

XANADU by Rush, c'mon Rush, and they're playing at the fair.

Posted by STEVE WHITE | August 25, 2010 9:12 AM

"Dizz Knee Land" - Dada

I know Disneyland is real, but is it really?

"Heaven" - Talking Heads

"Hell" - Squirrel Nut Zippers

Posted by andy | August 25, 2010 9:13 AM

Echo Beach by Martha and the Muffins

Posted by Dustin | August 25, 2010 9:15 AM

Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix
Suffragette City - David Bowie
Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head - Gorillaz

Posted by Nick | August 25, 2010 9:15 AM

Superunknown by Soundgarden

Posted by slanders | August 25, 2010 9:17 AM

Octopus's Garden by The Beatles

Posted by Dustin | August 25, 2010 9:17 AM

Camelot - Monty Python
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland
Ramble On - Led Zeppelin
Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega

Posted by cetius | August 25, 2010 9:17 AM

Island of Lost Souls - Blondie

Posted by wellst | August 25, 2010 9:19 AM

A few more:

Lake of Fire - Meat Puppets
Plateau - Meat Puppets
Cowtown - They Might Be Giants

Posted by Cetius | August 25, 2010 9:19 AM

Harry 'Haywire' McClintock - "Big Rock Candy Mountain"

Posted by Brooks | August 25, 2010 9:20 AM

2nd on Margaritaville- Jimmy Buffett

Posted by matt | August 25, 2010 9:20 AM

Great High Mountain- Jack White

Posted by Kari | August 25, 2010 9:21 AM

KOKOMO by the Beach Boys. The name was fictitious in the song and was later picked up by resorts.

Posted by Kelly McDuff | August 25, 2010 9:21 AM

Planet Claire - B52's

Posted by Al | August 25, 2010 9:22 AM

Sailing by Christopher Cross. It's not far to Never Neverland... Too lame? Probably.

Posted by Rusty | August 25, 2010 9:24 AM

Avalon – Roxy Music
Clubland – Elvis Costello
Evil in Asheville – Scrappy Hamilton
White Rabbit? – Jefferson Starship, the one about Alice in Wonderland

Any songs about Oz?

Posted by loran | August 25, 2010 9:24 AM

Strawberry fields forever-The Beatles
Desolation Row-Bob Dylan

Posted by Charlie | August 25, 2010 9:25 AM

Honey Tree - Trip Shakespeare

Posted by erin | August 25, 2010 9:26 AM

"Xanadu"- Olivia Newton-John and ELO (what could be better!)

"Temples Of Syrynx"- Rush (live at the Fair tomorrow night!)

"Chocolate Town"- Ween

Posted by Seamus | August 25, 2010 9:29 AM

I was thinking of Love Shack or Sugartown.

Posted by Janis | August 25, 2010 9:30 AM