Songs that have to do with land use (house, title)

jamesbondmcm · 04-16-2008, 01:48 PM

What are some songs that are about land use, sprawl, etc.? The only one I can think of is Malvina Reynolds – Little Boxes.

CrackledNitro · 04-16-2008, 08:09 PM

What about that one by Toni Mitchell (I think?) that The Counting Crows covered a while back. Something like "pave over paradise and put up a parking lot."

Laces Out Dan! · 04-16-2008, 08:12 PM

Cut Down All The Trees And Name The Streets After Them - The Fall of Troy

Not about that at all...only the title.

SATCHMO · 04-16-2008, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by CrackledNitro

What about that one by Toni Mitchell (I think?) that The Counting Crows covered a while back. Something like "pave over paradise and put up a parking lot."

The songs called Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell.
There's always This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie.

Piss Me Off · 04-17-2008, 11:18 AM

This is an odd question.
Anyways, Pavement - Conduit For Sale!

teshadoh · 04-17-2008, 04:50 PM

Subdivisions by Rush

A few years ago on a urban planning board called Planetizin there was a similar post as yours. If you want more examples you can try to find it there.

Graham Clayton · 05-02-2008, 05:07 AM

"Build" by the Housemartins is about urban sprawl.

04-16-2008, 01:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
jamesbondmcm Groupie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2	Songs that have to do with land use What are some songs that are about land use, sprawl, etc.? The only one I can think of is Malvina Reynolds – Little Boxes.

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Laces Out Dan! I love Puck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,614	Cut Down All The Trees And Name The Streets After Them - The Fall of Troy Not about that at all...only the title. __________________ We are entirely smooth, We admit to the truth, We are the best at what we do.

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CrackledNitro Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 65	What about that one by Toni Mitchell (I think?) that The Counting Crows covered a while back. Something like "pave over paradise and put up a parking lot."

04-17-2008, 04:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
teshadoh Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 94	Subdivisions by Rush A few years ago on a urban planning board called Planetizin there was a similar post as yours. If you want more examples you can try to find it there.

05-02-2008, 05:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
Graham Clayton Groupie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 32	"Build" by the Housemartins is about urban sprawl.