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Wednesday Coffee Break: North, South, East and West

Posted at 8:54 AM on April 27, 2011 by Steve Seel (50 Comments)
Filed under: 9:30 Coffee Break

Today's 9:30 Coffee Break topic was suggested by faithful listener Loran, who actually sent us a big long list of possible topics a few days ago - and many of them were quite excellent. Thanks Loran!

Loran suggests the topic of compass points: songs that mention either north, south, east, or west in the title.

Songs played:
LCD Soundsystem "North American Scum"
R.E.M. "So. Central Rain"
Jerry Reed "East Bound and Down"
Tom Waits "Goin' Out West"
Johnny Horton "North to Alaska"
The Church "North, South, East and West"

Comments (50)

So ashamed.
My topic and, making a segue with Monday's topic...I got nuthin'

Posted by loran | April 27, 2011 9:04 AM

LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum

Moby - South Side

Posted by Oj | April 27, 2011 9:07 AM

Stand -- R.E.M.

Wild Wild West -- Escape Club

South Central Rain [I'm Sorry] -- R.E.M.

West of the Fields -- R.E.M.

Southbound -- Thin Lizzy

Posted by lou | April 27, 2011 9:08 AM

North to Alaska (classic!)

Posted by Tara | April 27, 2011 9:08 AM

South Central Rain - R.E.M.

Posted by Eric | April 27, 2011 9:08 AM

Sunny South Kensington (Donovan)

Posted by Charlie | April 27, 2011 9:09 AM

Southtown Girls - The Hold Steady

Posted by brad | April 27, 2011 9:09 AM

West Coast- Coconut Records

You guys rule!

Posted by Melanie | April 27, 2011 9:10 AM

North to Alaska - Johnny Horton
East Side Boys - Martin Zellar
Go West - Liz Phair

Posted by dave | April 27, 2011 9:10 AM

Dawes-That Western Skyline

Posted by Ray | April 27, 2011 9:11 AM

West End Girls by The Pet Shop Boys

West LA Fadeaway by The Grateful Dead

Land Ho by The Doors

Posted by Esteban | April 27, 2011 9:12 AM

"Stand" - R.E.M. (north and west and talks about a compass)

"All the Eastern Girls" - Chapel Club

"Only A northern Song" - Beatles ;-)

Posted by Patrick | April 27, 2011 9:12 AM

Head East!

Southern Man - Neil Young

Once Upon a Time in the West - Dire Straits

That Western Sky - Dawes

Girl From The North Country - Bob Dylan

Only A Northern Song - The Beatles

East Jesus Nowhere by: Green Day

Southtown Girls - The Hold Steady

I credit google with 90% of these suggestions.

Posted by Chris | April 27, 2011 9:12 AM

North to Alaska-Johhny Horton
West of the Fields-REM

Posted by ann | April 27, 2011 9:12 AM

South of Heaven - Slayer

Southpaw - Afghan Whigs

Life in a Northern Town - Dream Academy

Way Out West - Big Star

East Boundin' Down - Jerry Reed

Posted by wellst | April 27, 2011 9:13 AM

"North South East & West"- Jimmy Dean

"Go West"- Pet Shop Boys

"South of the Border"- Gene Autry

I had to google those. I don't know. If you can find one with "Northeast" in reference to Minneapolis, that'd be sweet.

Posted by Justin | April 27, 2011 9:13 AM

U2 - North and South of the River
Johnny Horton - North to Alaska
Kings of Leon - Back Down South

Posted by cait | April 27, 2011 9:14 AM

Contrabanda y traicion-- Los Tigres del Norte
East St. Louis Toodleoo-- Steely Dan
West of the Fields-- REM
Southern Hospitality-- Ludacris

Posted by Greg | April 27, 2011 9:14 AM

Red River of the North - Rogue Valley

South Side - Moby

Posted by Cathryn | April 27, 2011 9:14 AM

North to Alaska, Johnny Horton.
Now that this song is playing over & over in my head, I want everyone else to be miserable for the rest of the day too, so please play this.

Posted by Cheryl | April 27, 2011 9:15 AM

Northern Sky - Nick Drake
Northern Town - The Dream Academy
West of the FIelds - R.E.M.
South Central Rain (I'm Sorry) - R.E.M.
The Beautiful South - Welcome to The Beautiful South
Leonard Bernstein - West Side Story - I wanna live in America

Posted by Ramona | April 27, 2011 9:16 AM

All the Eastern Girls - Chapel Club

Posted by Eric | April 27, 2011 9:17 AM

"The Road" - Frank Turner

with lyrics/chorus

"To the east to the east
The road beneath my feet
To the west to the west
I haven't got there yet
And to the north to the north
Never to be caught
To the south to the south
My time is running out"

He gets them all!

Posted by bob | April 27, 2011 9:17 AM

Wilderness- Sleater Kinney
Moved to the West Coast
Packed up their things
The winters are gray
Now so are the dreams
They tried, to make it all right

Posted by tj | April 27, 2011 9:18 AM

R.E.M - Stand
Liz Phair - Go West

And because nothing is Beatle proof - Across the Universe.

Posted by Greg | April 27, 2011 9:18 AM

Stand - R.E.M.

Life In A Northern Town - The Dream Academy
Only A Northern Song - The Beatles
Girl Of The North Country - Bob Dylan

Southern Man - Neil Young
Your Southern Can Is Mine - The White Stripes
Southside - Moby

East Bound And Down - Jerry Reed
Far East Man - George Harrison

Go West - Liz Phair
Way Out West - Andrew Bird
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys

Posted by derek | April 27, 2011 9:19 AM

Johnny Cash: East Virgina Blues

Posted by Breanne | April 27, 2011 9:20 AM

Northeast - Matt & Kim

Posted by brad | April 27, 2011 9:22 AM

Stand-REM ("Now face north")

North Star-Rural Alberta Advantage

Go West-Liz Phair

Posted by C | April 27, 2011 9:22 AM

Life in a northern town by ? prefab Sprout?

Posted by Karl Stote | April 27, 2011 9:22 AM

The Church - "North, South, East, West"

Posted by pMc | April 27, 2011 9:22 AM

"Only A Northern Song" - The Beatles
"West End Girls" - Pet Shop Boys
"Life In A Northern Town" - The Dream Academy

Posted by tmpletz | April 27, 2011 9:23 AM

How Can You Live In The Northeast - Paul Simon

Posted by brad | April 27, 2011 9:23 AM

Electrelane - "To The East"

Posted by Jarrett Braun | April 27, 2011 9:23 AM

West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
Life in a Northern Town - Dream Academy

Both already suggested, I know. Just some added support for these two.

Posted by Amanda | April 27, 2011 9:24 AM

That song by Moby and Gwen Stefani... south side? Something like that.

Posted by Amber | April 27, 2011 9:25 AM

West Coast - Coconut Records

Posted by Kelly | April 27, 2011 9:26 AM

"Southern Girls" -- Cheap Trick
"Driving South" -- Jimi Hendrix
"Life In a Northern Town" -- Dream Academy

And I don't even know why I'm sending it...
"Wild, Wild West" -- Escape Club

Posted by (JL) | April 27, 2011 9:27 AM

West End Girls
East Side Boys

Posted by m | April 27, 2011 9:27 AM

Gaslight Anthem - High Lonesome

Posted by Nick Kline | April 27, 2011 9:29 AM

East Bound and Down

Posted by Tim | April 27, 2011 9:30 AM

The Smiths - Is it really so Strange?

I Traveled North, I Traveled South

Posted by Chris in Maine | April 27, 2011 9:31 AM

from south carolina : her space holiday
the old west : five iron frenzy

Posted by lo | April 27, 2011 9:31 AM

Northshore-Tegan and Sara!

Posted by lucy | April 27, 2011 9:35 AM

"I'm From Further North Than You" - The Wedding Present

Posted by Dylan | April 27, 2011 9:35 AM

Clarence Carter's "Strokin"

Strokin to the East Strokin to the west....

Posted by Diane | April 27, 2011 9:38 AM

Tom Waits has a song for everything!
:)

Posted by bob | April 27, 2011 9:43 AM

Too late to matter, but:

EIEIO - Go West Young Man
Lone Justice - East of Eden

Posted by Ira | April 27, 2011 9:48 AM

Nobody mentioned "South of the Border, West of the Sun" - Patsy Cline!

Posted by Heba | April 27, 2011 9:48 AM

Going North- Danielle Thrush
Central Park West- John Coltrane
East St. Louis Toodle-oo- Steely Dan
Back Down South- Kings of Leon

Posted by dj lafontsee | April 27, 2011 10:11 AM

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