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What city do The Standells call home in their song "Dirty Water"?

    Boston. "Dirty Water" reached No. 11 on the charts in 1966.

What town in Arizona are The Eagles "standing on a corner on" in "Take it Easy"?
    Winslow. "Take it Easy" was written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey. It reached No. 12 in 1972.

According to O.C. Smith in "Little Green Apples", in what city "doesn't it rain in the summer time"?
    Indianapolis. "Little Green Apples" went to No. 2 in 1968.

According to the song "Me and Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin, where was she "busted flat in"?
    Baton Rouge. Janis Joplin died on October 14, 1970 of a herion overdose.

In the song "Proud Mary" by C.C.R., what city did they "clean a lot of plates in"?
    Memphis. C.C.R. never had a No. 1 song. They had five songs go to No. 2, but never No. 1.

What city is mentioned in the song "Tighten Up" by Archie Bell and the Drells?
    Houston. "Tighten Up" went to No. 1 in 1968.

What city "proved to be too much for the man" in Gladys Knight and the Pips' hit song "Midnight Train to Georgia"?
    Los Angeles. "Midnight Train to Georgia" went to No. 1 in 1973.

What city did "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" call home?
    Chicago. Jim Croce was killed on September 20, 1973.

According to Johnny Horton, from what city did Big Sam leave to go "North to Alaska"?
    Seattle. Johnny Horton will always be remembered for his monster hit "The Battle of New Orleans".

In the song "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo", the wheat fields of what city are remembered by Lobo?
    St. Paul. Lobo's real name is Kent Lavoie.

In what city is "a poor little baby child is born" in the Elvis Presley hit "In the Ghetto"?
    Chicago. "In the Ghetto" was a No. 3 hit for Elvis in 1969.

In the song "Please Come to Boston", what city does Dave Loggins ask "Please come to ___________ with the snowfall"?
    Denver. "Please Come to Boston" went to No. 5 in 1974.

In what city do Simon and Garfunkel board a bus in the song "America"?
    Pittsburgh. Simon and Garfunkel's biggest hit was "Bridge Over Troubled Water" in 1970.

What city were The Allman Brothers headed to in "Ramblin' Man"?
    New Orleans. The Allman Brothers are from Macon, Georgia.

In "Honky Tonk Women", what city did The Rolling Stones "meet a gin soaked bar room queen"?
    Memphis. "Honky Tonk Women" went to No. 1 in 1969.

According to Stevie Wonder in "I Was Made to Love Her", where was he born?
    Little Rock. "I Was Made to Love Her" went to No. 2 in 1967.

In Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side", what city did Holly come from?
    Miami. "Walk On The Wild Side" went to No. 6. in 1973.

According to Georgie Fame's "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde", what Georgia town did they "have to high-tail from after a store robbery one lazy afternoon"?
    Savannah. Georgie Fame's real name is Clive Powell. He was born on June 23, 1943.

In Glen Campbell's hit "By The Time I Get To Phoenix", what city will he be in when she's working?
    Albuquerque. This song was a No. 26 hit for him in 1967.

In the Dr. Hook song "Slyvia's Mother", where does Sylvia's intended husband live?
    Galveston. "Sylvia's Mother" went to No. 5 in 1972.

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