Inspired by Beach House’s Norway, I thought I’d compile a little list of other great songs honouring a possible holiday destination. This is the time of year when folk plan their next year’s holidays, after all. Here we go:
Beach House – Norway
The land of fjords and extravagant heaters is honoured by Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally.
Fleet Foxes – Mykonos
The idyllic Greek island, a famous party destination, is cited for its “gentle coast” in the lyrics of this gorgeous dreamer.
Harlem Shakes – Niagara Falls
The world’s most famous cascades, in Canada, inspire this chirpy number by the American indiesters with their beauty.
Air France – Gothenburg Belongs To Me
The second Swedish city is seized by natives Air France, who must admire it’s galleries, nice hotels and archipelago.
Beirut – Nantes
It’s just another night in Nantes for Zachary Condon, his meandering harmony interrupted only by a snippet of a conversation from Jean-Luc Godard’s Le Mépris.
Led Zeppelin – Kashmir
Aaah, a classic – dreaming of the beautiful, Himalayan region in northern India.
Port O’Brien – Oslo Campfire
More Norwegian love, but this time specific to the trendy, and notoriously expensive, capital city.
Yellowman – Blueberry Hill
The slope in question is apparently a snog-spot in Taos, New Mexico. A much-covered song, but no-one’s done it better than the reggae legend.
Rainbow Arabia – Holiday in Congo
Hmm – not sure Congo, regularly steeped in violence, is an obvious vacation stop, but this blog will respect the California couple’s views.
Hieroglyphics – Fantasy Island
Not a precise location, admittedly, but the Hieroglyphics deserve inclusion simply for their unrivalled name-checking of global destinations in most songs.
this was such a cool blog. everytime i travel somewhere i try and gather songs about that place on my ipod.
i also remember that song “marrakesh express” by CSN&Y, which could work well for a morocco trip, although i don’t especially like it…