Songs about cities

Let’s say I’m talking about Madrid, or let’s say I’m talking about any other city. At the moment you can find songs from Paris and Coimbra, but there are thousands more and some have a very good reputation. Therefore, in this section I will write about all those city songs that talk about what they mean to the musician or composer.

Whether by birth or by subsequent experiences derived from migrating, the vision of many artists about places, be they oversized cities or towns with few inhabitants, is always interesting. In general, they are praises full of nostalgia, but also satirical, done with humor and very cheerful. Not everything represents bitterness, although in the case of Portugal fado almost always leads to sadness.

Thus, in this constantly growing section I will incorporate everything I can think of about songs dedicated to cities, accepting requests from readers if they deem it appropriate. I’m open to everything, because I love music and I want to discover or remember great tracks that deserve to remain in the collective memory of popular culture.

And since there is nothing more popular in regional culture than Songs about cities, in Muros de absenta I also continue down that path. Come with me and get ready to listen, recover or discover great moments that you may not have experienced, but that will undoubtedly generate nostalgia for the present beyond your past.

Have you lived for a long time in a country other than your origin? Don’t you remember what it was called or who sang a song from a city that was extremely popular there? This is your place. Let yourself be carried away by the articles in this section, discover new categories and enjoy the music, cinema and literature that I love to write about.