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10 June 2006

Popular songs about home and coming home? Hey bunnies, it's been ages. I emerge from my cloud of teh busy to ask you for suggestions of popular songs about the theme 'home' for a special project. Any ideas?

PS I hug you I kiss you, you're fabulous.

post by: moonbird at: 13:17 | 24 comments

That Simon and Garfunkel Song
The Green Green Grass of Home
Tie a Yellow Ribbon

posted by PinkStainlessTail 10 June | 13:25

Ummm, "Hard Days Night" - The Beatles.

First one that came to my head...

posted by muddgirl 10 June | 13:25

"Home" Naked Raygun

posted by black8 10 June | 13:26

Mama, I'm Coming Home - Ozzy Osbourne
Take Me Home, Country Roads - Jon Denver/Jason & the Scorchers

posted by jonmc 10 June | 13:27

CLcbrate Me Home kenny loggins.

Hey moonbirdie!

posted by chewatadistance 10 June | 13:49

Michael Bublé : Home

posted by essexjan 10 June | 13:49

uh, that would be 'Celebrate'

posted by chewatadistance 10 June | 13:50

Madness, "Our House"
Aerosmith, "Last Child" (you'll probably know it better from the "home - sweet - home" refrain)

posted by yhbc 10 June | 14:01

"I Wanna Stay Home" by Jellyfish

posted by goatdog 10 June | 14:03

Gypsy Road - Ratt

posted by Lipstick Thespian 10 June | 14:07

sweeeeeeet hooooome alaaaaabama... *airguitar*

course, this only works for alabamians.

posted by dabitch 10 June | 14:50

a karla bonoff tune. . .took me awhile to find it. . .it was in my mind but I could not remember the song or the artist but it's a good one.

posted by danf 10 June | 16:55

hi moonbird!

I have no recommendations, just wanted to say hi

posted by gaspode 10 June | 17:08

HELOOOOOOOOOO!

These are good, keep 'em coming! Looking especially for older songs that a large group of randomized people might know.

posted by moonbird 10 June | 18:00

"Home Sweet Home" by Mötley Crüe

posted by alteredcarbon 10 June | 18:31

"Home on the Range"
"Our House"..is a very, very, very fine house
with two cats in the yard
life used to be so hard
now everything is easy
cause of you.
"Country Road/West Virginia" by John Denver

posted by redvixen 10 June | 21:36

Come-on-a-my-house by Rosemary Clooney (?)
Sloop John B by The Beach Boys (Well I feel so broke up, I wanna go home.)
Baby, Let's Play House by Elvis
My Old Kentucky Home

I'm sure I'll come up with more the minute I log out.

Good to see you, moonbird.

posted by jrossi4r 10 June | 23:18

Two more obvious choices:

"Sweet Home Alabama", Lynyrd Skynrd
"Sweet Home Chicago", the Blues Brothers (or whoever - anyone know? - did the song originally)

posted by yhbc 10 June | 23:18

Gypsy Road - Ratt

Actually that's by Cinderella, who also did a song called "Comin' Home."
Others:
"The Letter" - The Box Tops
"Come To My Window" - Melissa Etheridge

posted by sisterhavana 10 June | 23:24

story of my life - social distortion
within a mile of home - flogging molly

posted by stynxno 11 June | 00:00

Is "Runaway Return" by Fugazi considered popular? I sure like it!

posted by safetyfork 11 June | 06:17

Ah...shoot....I just read the bit about large group of people and the songs being older, sorry. :(

posted by safetyfork 11 June | 06:19

Hey gang, these got me off (no, not in that way) to a great start. I've expanded the question to Ask with more criteria, and I'll let you know what happens. It's good to post again, I miss y'all.

posted by moonbird 11 June | 11:10

These are all place-specific:

John Denver- Take Me Home, Country Road
James Taylor- Carolina in My Mind
Dan Fogelberg- Illinois

They all evoke the same emotion in me, a kind of longing, even though I'm not from any of those places.

posted by Doohickie 11 June | 13:28

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