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Tuesday Coffee Break: Street Names

Posted at 9:01 AM on September 28, 2010 by Steve Seel (48 Comments)
Filed under: 9:30 Coffee Break

We're returning to this topic again for the 9:30 Coffee Break, since there are tons and tons of possible examples: songs about streets (no, not songs by The Streets). _____ Street, _____ Avenue, _____ Road, et cetera.

Songs played:
Jeremy Messersmith "Franklin Avenue"
Simon and Garfunkel "59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"
Atmosphere "66th Street"
The Drifters "On Broadway"
Pavement "Shady Lane"
The Beatles "Penny Lane"

Comments (48)

Shakin' Street -- MC5

Telegraph Road -- Steve Earle

Dead End Street -- Kinks

Thunder Road/Penny Lane -- NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by lou | September 28, 2010 9:15 AM

Anything from Whiskeytown's "Faithless Street"

Posted by Jon | September 28, 2010 9:16 AM

"59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" by Simon & Garfunkel

Posted by Cat | September 28, 2010 9:16 AM

Bleecker Street by Simon & Garfunkel

Posted by Breanne | September 28, 2010 9:16 AM

Positively Fourth Street - Dylan

Hiway 61 - Dylan

Route 66 - Chuck Berry or John Mayer

Fascination Street - The Cure

Blue Jay Way - The Beatles

Posted by DMM | September 28, 2010 9:16 AM

Always Coming Back Home to You - Atmosphere (Lake Street, Lyndale, etc)

Road Trippin' - RHCP

Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan

Posted by Nick | September 28, 2010 9:17 AM

Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty

Please NOT Boulevard of Broken Dreams. Ugh!!

Posted by Fermelmehue | September 28, 2010 9:17 AM

Counting Crows - Sullivan Street

Posted by tara | September 28, 2010 9:18 AM

"Dirty Boulevard" - Lou Reed
"Electric Avenue" - Eddie Grant
"Ambivalence Avenue" - Bibio
"Across 110th Street" - Bobby Womack

Posted by Bob | September 28, 2010 9:18 AM

Main Street - Bob Seger

Baker Street - Foo Fighters

Fascination Street - The Cure

Posted by Oj | September 28, 2010 9:18 AM

"Wilson Boulevard" - The Honeydogs

Posted by Maggie | September 28, 2010 9:19 AM

A little background on "59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)":

The 59th Street Bridge is also known as the Queensboro Bridge in New York. Supposedly, Paul Simon was riding across that bridge when he was writing on the song.

Posted by Cat | September 28, 2010 9:19 AM

Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue

Posted by Eric | September 28, 2010 9:21 AM

Waitress by Freddy Jones Band from album North Ave Wakeup Call

Streets of Bakersfield - Dwith Yoakam

Boulevard - Dick Prall

Broadway - Goo Goo Dolls

Posted by ken | September 28, 2010 9:21 AM

The perfect opportunity to play some Springsteen!

Bruce Springsteen - Tenth Avenue Freeze Out

Posted by mervdiddy | September 28, 2010 9:22 AM

Long Road to Ruin -- Foo Fighters

Posted by Keir Stiegler | September 28, 2010 9:22 AM

"Respectable Street" - XTC

Posted by indyR | September 28, 2010 9:22 AM

The perfect opportunity to play some Springsteen!

Bruce Springsteen - Tenth Avenue Freeze Out

Posted by mervdiddy | September 28, 2010 9:23 AM

clearly the best choices are:
penny lane - the beatles
positively 4th street - bob dylan.
:]

Posted by Laura | September 28, 2010 9:23 AM

Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant

Posted by loran | September 28, 2010 9:24 AM

ThunderRoad - Bruce Springsteen
Freeway of Love - Aretha Franklin
Highway 61 - Bob Dylan

AND King of the Road - Roger Miller!

Posted by mmstp | September 28, 2010 9:24 AM

I second "Highway 61" by Bob Dylan!

Posted by Cat | September 28, 2010 9:24 AM

2-18 -- Geardaddies

Posted by MH | September 28, 2010 9:24 AM

Talking Heads: Road to Nowhere
Radiohead: Street Spirit
Lou Reed: Street Hussle

Posted by Sam | September 28, 2010 9:25 AM

You HAVE to play some Spingsteen:
"Thunder Road"
"E Street Shuffle"
"Incident at 57th Street"
"Streets of Fire"
"Working on the Highway"

"Killermont Street" - Fountains of Wayne
"Tin Pan Alley" - Stevie Ray Vaughan
"Electic Avenue" - Eddy Grant

Posted by (JL) | September 28, 2010 9:25 AM

Shakedown Street Grateful Dead

Posted by TJ | September 28, 2010 9:25 AM

Pretty Girl From Cedar Lane- The Avett Brothers

A Gift for Melody Lane- The Avett Brothers

Positively 4th Street- Bob Dylan

I Dream a Highway- Gillian Welch

Posted by Bobbi | September 28, 2010 9:25 AM

Shady Lane - Pavement
Copperhead Road - Steve Earle
Ludlow Street - Julian Casablancas

Posted by ericd513 | September 28, 2010 9:25 AM

The Cure--Fascination Street
Lou Reed--Dirty Boulevard (okay, not technically a street name but still...)

Posted by Susan | September 28, 2010 9:26 AM

story of the year: page avenue

Posted by Kent kollath | September 28, 2010 9:26 AM

Fascination Street — the cure

Posted by Calee | September 28, 2010 9:28 AM

Crossroads - Cream
Franklin Avenue- Jeremy Messersmith
One Way Road - John Butler Trio
Street Spirit - Radiohead (or the Peter Gabriel Cover)

Posted by c | September 28, 2010 9:28 AM

Cul De Sac - Van Morrison

Posted by ken | September 28, 2010 9:29 AM

Boulevard of Broken Dreams--Green Day

Posted by Amy | September 28, 2010 9:29 AM

"Penny Lane" - No need to list artist

Posted by borkum riff | September 28, 2010 9:29 AM

Love Street - The Doors

Posted by DMM | September 28, 2010 9:30 AM

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams - Green Day
Stonewall Street Blues - Blind Blake
Fascination Street - The Cure
Avenues And Alleyways - Rancid
In the Highways - O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack
Memory Lane - Elliott Smith

Posted by Joy Z | September 28, 2010 9:31 AM

I second Baker Street from Gerry Rafferty.

Posted by monica | September 28, 2010 9:31 AM

"Shakin' Street" - MC5

Posted by borkum riff | September 28, 2010 9:32 AM

"Streets of Philadelphia" - Bruce Springsteen
"Actor in the Street" - Paul Westerberg (Suicaine Gratification)
"Neon Valley Street" - Janelle Monae

Posted by Melissa | September 28, 2010 9:32 AM

"Down On The Street" - The Stooges (not a particular street but the song rocks!)

"Sesame Street Theme" (Gotta do it!)

Posted by Seamus | September 28, 2010 9:32 AM

Road signs and rock stars - the ataris

Posted by ALex | September 28, 2010 9:41 AM

I know it's not a viable option but I thought of "Christopher Street" from the musical "Wonderful Town."

Posted by Lauren | September 28, 2010 9:46 AM

Where the Streets Have No Name - U2

Posted by Adam | September 28, 2010 9:49 AM

Wilson Blvd. - The Honeydogs

Posted by Jon F. | September 28, 2010 9:50 AM

Another week, another Beatles song during the coffee break...

Posted by Adam | September 28, 2010 9:53 AM

I know it's too late, but pretty much anything from this album:

http://www.emusic.com/album/-Lost-Highways-American-Road-Songs-1920s-1950s-MP3-Download/11504738.html

Posted by Frank | September 28, 2010 9:56 AM

Positively 4th Street & Hwy 61 - Dylan

Posted by aaronc | October 1, 2010 10:38 PM

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