Songs that name British roads.

[garycat]

After an article on Radio 4 this morning bemoaning the fact that there are not enough songs that refer to British roads lets see what we can come up with...

Starter for 10...

"Too old to Rock n Roll" by Jethro Tull - "Up on the A1 by Scotch Corner"

[5pen]

Gorillaz - M1 A1 - Two for the price of one.

[Davel]

Penny Lane - The Beatles

[Plotloss]

There was a band in the early nineties called Hatfield and The North after the sign at Staples Corner.

[hugo a gogo]

It's Immaterial - Driving Away From Home

"Why don't we cross the city limit
And head on down the M62
It's only thirty nine miles
And forty five minutes to Manchester"

bit slow, that

[Don1]

Road to Nowhere - M25

[johnnyc]

M62 Song - The Doves

[Ultuous]

Strangelove - Ghost Haddock: "After she'd sneaked out of the house, and strolled along the B1172 as it meanders it's way into Norwich..."

[Evangelion]

What about:

"Dead End Street"

or

"2 - 4 - 6 - 8 - Motorway"

[Roadru77er]

Baker Street Road to hell (M25)

[Simpo Two]

'A13' by Billy Bragg - a spoof of Route 66:

If you ever have to go to Shoeburyness
Take the A road, the okay road that's the best
Go motorin' on the A13

If you're looking for a thrill that's new
Take in Fords, Dartford Tunnel and the river too
Go motorin' on the A13

It starts down in Wapping
There ain't no stopping
By-pass Barking and straight through Dagenham
Down to Grays Thurrock
And rather near Basildon
Pitsea, Thundersley, Hadleigh, Leigh-On-Sea,
Chalkwell, Prittlewell
Southend's the end

If you ever have to go to Shoeburyness
Take the A road, the okay road that's the best
Go motorin' on the A13.

Listen to it at www.vam.ac.uk/activ_events/adult_resources/memory_...

[SkinnyBoy]

I Spy by Pulp

"Your Ladbroke Grove look turns me on.."

tenuous at best..

[Hub]

Underworld - Born Slippy (Tottenham Court Road)

[mr_fibuli]

The M62 gets a mention in "It's Grim up North" by KLF.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Grim_Up_North

[RDM]

There's a Hipsway song that mentions the Great Western Road in Glasgow,
another one mentions Killermont Street.

[TomOSmith]

Rock Around The A38 (The Wurzels)

[lockhart flawse]

Stanley Road

L.F.

[gbbird]

SkinnyBoy said:

I Spy by Pulp

"Your Ladbroke Grove look turns me on.."

tenuous at best..

there is also a Pulp sonmg that mentions Stanhope Road - can't remember which one it is though, but i'm sure it's off 'Different Class'

g

[Eggle]

Don1 said:

Road to Nowhere - M25

That was written about the M25 but I don't think it names the road....

[esselte]

Slightly O/T but Roy Harper did a song called "Watford Gap" about the services ...

"Watford Gap, Watford Gap / A plate of grease and a load of crap..."