Get into the mood
 Songs about travel
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Europe - a continent that probably every traveller will visit once in their lifetime and home to the Eurovision song contest. Most of the well-known English language songs eminate from England but a few travel songs from other parts of the World make an appearance.
LONDON
London Still - The Waifs
An Australian song that captures the angst of leaving your life behind to live in London.
London Calling - The Clash
A song whose title makes it sound like you're being drawn to England's capital, but its actually an anti-cold war song.
Streets of London - Ralph McTell
A folk song that has some sad imagery, originally written about Paris and covered by Sinead O'Connor in 1994.
Hold Tight London - Chemical Brothers
Instrumental, fast paced song that is both moody and uplifting.
Walking in London - Concrete Blonde
Not just about having a stroll in London, we get to sing in Sydney too.
Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
We're pretty sure you're not going to see the real thing, but you may get close after Midnight when the pubs shut.
More songs about London
- Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
- Carnaby Street - The Jam
- Common People - Pulp
- Down in the Tube Station at Midnight - The Jam
- The London boys - David Bowie
- West end girls - Pet Shop Boys
EUROPE
Euro trash Girl - Chicks on speed
Spend enough time in Europe and you're sure to encounter the subject of this song.
Kraftwerk - Trans Europa Express
From the German leaders of synthesizer music, Trans Europa Express is a moody instrumental landscape.
Zoo Station - U2
Berlin's Zoo (Zoologischer Garten) station has always been an amazing place to visit and this song captures a moody side to the area. For an extra bonus, when you are there, don't forget to catch the U-bahn 2 (U2) to Zoo Station.
Waterloo - ABBA
The Swedish pop group won Eurovision with this song that strangely links Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo and love.
In Liverpool - Suzanne Vega
Not the cheeriest of songs - which is why it probably captures the feeling of being in Liverpool on a drab afternoon: 'And the boy in the belfry. He's crazy, he's throwing himself. Down from the top of the tower.'
Vienna - Ultravox
The video clip for this moody song is almost enough to inspire a visit to Austria's capital.
Pop Muzik - M
It's mostly Europe, so visit New York on the same trip to complete the chorus: 'New York, London, Paris, Munich, everybody talk about pop muzik.'
Vienna Calling - Falco
This song shows why Austrian pop music rarely makes it passed the country's border.
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - Trevor Horn Orchestra
An upbeat and amusing song about the name of Turkey's largest city (but not its capital).
Dominion Mother Russia - Sisters of Mercy
Time to get chanting: 'Mother Russia, Mother Russia rain down down down'.
Moscow - Genghis Kahn
Released as a pop song to promote the 1980 Olympic games, few songs get cheesier than this one: 'Moscow, La-la-lah, lah-la-la-lah La-la-lah, lah-la-la-lah, Hoh-hoh-hoh-hoh-hoh, Hey!'
Back in the USSR - The Beatles
Apparently inspired by the Chuck Berry song, Back in USA, this is a classic Beatles track about the former communist state.
More songs about Europe
- Deutscher Girls - Adam and the Ants
- Berlin - Fischer-Z
- I Don't Wanna Go To Chelsea - Elvis Costello
- Warsaw - Joy Division
- Warszawa - David Bowie