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5 best songs about Pittsburgh
5 best songs about Pittsburgh
Posted September 06, 2016 at 04:21 PM | Updated September 07, 2016 at 09:00 AM
Stephanie Sadowski | ssadowski@pennlive.com
"Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania," by Guy Mitchell
This one ranks highest on our list simply because of its title. And who doesn't love a little Guy Mitchell tune? It's catchy. Take a listen for yourself as he sings about pawn shops and forlorn lovers:
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Stephanie Sadowski | ssadowski@pennlive.com
"America," by Simon & Garfunkel
This folk tune ranks on our list of Pittsburgh-centric songs for its prominent mention of the Steel City:
{snip}
What did we miss?
So what did we miss? Yes, we know about the Butthole Surfers tune "Pittsburgh to Lebanon," and we know Lebanon's right in our backyard, but we decided to go with 5 better songs. What do you think we missed? Should we have included Pitt's fight song? Let us know in the comments.
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Posted September 06, 2016 at 04:21 PM | Updated September 07, 2016 at 09:00 AM
Stephanie Sadowski | ssadowski@pennlive.com
"Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania," by Guy Mitchell
This one ranks highest on our list simply because of its title. And who doesn't love a little Guy Mitchell tune? It's catchy. Take a listen for yourself as he sings about pawn shops and forlorn lovers:
"And I walk up and down 'neath the clock
(By the pawnshop on a corner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
But I ain't got a thing left to hock
She was peaches, she was honey
And she cost me all my money
'Cause a whirl 'round the town was her dream
(Was her dream)
Took her dancin', took her dinin'
Till her blue eyes were shinin'
With the sights that they never had seen
(Never seen)"
{snip}
Stephanie Sadowski | ssadowski@pennlive.com
"America," by Simon & Garfunkel
This folk tune ranks on our list of Pittsburgh-centric songs for its prominent mention of the Steel City:
"Let us be lovers,
We'll marry our fortunes together.
I've got some real estate
Here in my bag.
So we bought a pack of cigarettes,
And Mrs. Wagner's pies,
And walked off
To look for America.
"Kathy", I said,
As we boarded a Greyhound in Pittsburgh,
Michigan seems like a dream to me now."
{snip}
What did we miss?
So what did we miss? Yes, we know about the Butthole Surfers tune "Pittsburgh to Lebanon," and we know Lebanon's right in our backyard, but we decided to go with 5 better songs. What do you think we missed? Should we have included Pitt's fight song? Let us know in the comments.
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I was looking for Perry Como's cover of this. When I find it, I'll link to it. This is another link to the Guy Mitchell tune. It features old scenes of Pittsburgh.
