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Wedesday Coffee Break: Hats Off To Memphis

Posted at 8:58 AM on May 25, 2011 by Steve Seel (36 Comments)
Filed under: 9:30 Coffee Break

With all the trials and tribulations the city of Memphis has been going through with the recent storms, we thought we'd honor that historic southern city this morning for the 9:30 Coffee Break. Help us put together a set of songs with Memphis in the title.

Songs played:
Johnny Rivers "Memphis"
Mason Jennings "Memphis, Tennessee"
Mott The Hoople "All The Way From Memphis"
The Hold Steady "Sequestered in Memphis"
Bob Dylan "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again"
Rufus Thomas "Memphis Train"

Comments (36)

Memphis Bound by Bryan Lee

Posted by Erik Beckler | May 25, 2011 9:07 AM

Stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again - Dylan

Graceland - Paul Simon

Posted by Rebecca | May 25, 2011 9:08 AM

BR549 - No Train To Memphis

Chuck Berry - Memphis, Tennessee

Posted by Oj | May 25, 2011 9:08 AM

Memphis In the Meantime -- John Hiatt

Memphis -- Lonnie Mack

Sequested in Memphis -- da Hold Steady

Memphis, Tennessee -- Chuck Berry

Posted by lou | May 25, 2011 9:08 AM

letter to memphis - the pixies

Posted by jim bennitt | May 25, 2011 9:09 AM

That's how I got to Memphis - Rosanne Cash

Posted by Jim | May 25, 2011 9:10 AM

The Ventures also did a version of Memphis Tennessee

Posted by Oj | May 25, 2011 9:12 AM

Marc Cohn - Walking in Memphis

Neil Diamond - Memphis Streets or Memphis Flyer

Bob Marley - Memphis Rythm

The Pixies - Letter to Memphis

and...

The Beatles - Memphis, Tennessee

Posted by Chris | May 25, 2011 9:12 AM

Memphis Skyline by Rufus Wainwright

Posted by Lucy | May 25, 2011 9:13 AM

Colorblind James - I'm Considering A Move to Memphis

Posted by chris | May 25, 2011 9:14 AM

NOT that horrible one by Booker T

Posted by fred | May 25, 2011 9:14 AM

Please, anything besides "Walking in Memphis" by Marc Cohn. I hate that that song with the white-hot hate of a million burning suns.

Posted by Shane | May 25, 2011 9:15 AM

It's not in the title, but "Just Dropped In" has one of my fave Memphis mentions ever:

" I had my foot on the gas as I left the road and blew out my mind | Eight miles outta Memphis and I got no spare "

Whew. That's some stuff right there.

Posted by Julia Schrenkler, MPR | May 25, 2011 9:16 AM

Townes Van Zandt - Goin' Down to Memphis

Roy Acuff - Night Train to Memphis

Posted by Greg | May 25, 2011 9:16 AM

Sequestered in Memphis - The Hold Steady

Posted by Jordan Ashbacher | May 25, 2011 9:16 AM

I second the suggestion of "That's How I Got To Memphis" by Rosanne Cash (it features a cameo by Johnny)

Posted by IndyR | May 25, 2011 9:18 AM

second the "Memphis in the Meantime" by John Hiatt!

Posted by Rob | May 25, 2011 9:24 AM

Memphis Skyline by my favorite, Rufus Wainwright!

Posted by Steph Guidera | May 25, 2011 9:25 AM

Big Train (From Memphis) - John Fogerty

Posted by John | May 25, 2011 9:25 AM

Mott the Hoople - All the Way From Memphis

Posted by Tampa Jen | May 25, 2011 9:25 AM

Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again by Bob Dylan (because even after this weekend I'm still not Dylan-ed out)!

Posted by Kate | May 25, 2011 9:25 AM

Memphis, Egypt by Mekons (it might not explicitly be titled Memphis, TN, but it rocks like it is meant for that Memphis)

Posted by Stephen | May 25, 2011 9:26 AM

Co-signing "Sequestered in Memphis"! Love that song, love the Hold Steady.

Posted by cal | May 25, 2011 9:26 AM

Memphis, Tennessee -- Mason Jennings

Posted by Kelly | May 25, 2011 9:26 AM

Cat Power's version of Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again.

Posted by Anne | May 25, 2011 9:26 AM

Letter to Memphis - Pixies

Missouri should be in our thoughts too.

xx

Posted by Angie | May 25, 2011 9:26 AM

"Where the Hell is Memphis" Joe Jackson

Posted by pete | May 25, 2011 9:28 AM

When Steves driving into the Current we all know he rolls up the windows and bumps up some classic Marc Cohn... dont lie!

Posted by Pic | May 25, 2011 9:30 AM

I agree 100% with Shane - no Cohn.
I'd like to hear Memphis, Tennessee by the great Chuck Berry.
Thanks!

Posted by monnie | May 25, 2011 9:30 AM

Memphis, TN by Chuck Berry

Posted by Linda | May 25, 2011 9:31 AM

"18 Miles to Memphis" -- Stray Cats
"Can't Go Back to Memphis" -- Stray Cats

Posted by (JL) | May 25, 2011 9:33 AM

UFO natural thing

Posted by steve | May 25, 2011 9:33 AM

memphis moon- magnolia electric company

memphis hip shake- the cult

Posted by ben | May 25, 2011 9:34 AM

Memphis Pearl - Lucinda Williams

Posted by Dan | May 25, 2011 9:39 AM

My favorite Memphis song is:

Considering a move to memphis

Artist

The Colorblind James Experience.


Current listeners will love it.

Posted by Dave Brandt | May 25, 2011 11:05 AM

sorry i missed the coffee break. FYI Wednesday is misspelled

Posted by Loretta | May 25, 2011 11:38 AM

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