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Mott The Hoople's, "All The Way From Memphis"
The Lyrics:
Half way to Memphis 'fore I realized / All the way from Memphis
Through the Bradford cities and the oreoles [sic] / From the Liverpool docks to the Hollywood bowl
Through the Bradford cities and the oreoles [sic] / From the Liverpool docks to the Hollywood bowl
Why:
United States: Memphis, Tennessee; Hollywood, California; and Oriole, Kentucky. England: Bradford, West Yorkshire, and Liverpool, Merseyside. (Later covered by Brian May and Contraband.)
Submitted by: Joey F.
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