Talk:List of songs about Berlin

a proposal

I propose that songs in these categories be listed as follows:

1. songs with their own articles that are very much about the subject

2a. songs, from albums with their own articles, that are very much about the subject
2b. songs with their own articles that moderately refer to the subject, directly or indirectly

3a. songs, from artists with their own articles, that are very much about the subject
3b. songs, from albums with their own articles, that moderately refer to the subject, directly or indirectly
3c. songs with their own articles that occasionally or once refer to the subject

4a. songs that are very much about the subject
4b. songs, from artists with their own articles, that moderately refer to the subject, directly or indirectly
4c. songs, from albums with their own articles, that occasionally or once refer to the subject

5a. songs that that moderately refer to the subject, directly or indirectly
5b. songs, from artists with their own articles, that occasionally or once refer to the subject

6. others (exclusive—not elsewhere on the list
a. albums about the subject
b. songs about different subjects, but from the same name, such as "Los Angeles" by Frank Black (which may be about Los Ángeles, Chile; or Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet’s “Memories of Gay Paree" may be about Paris, Ontario.
c. songs that aren’t about the city namely, lyrically, or by content; but the video is. The lyrics of Luscious Jackson’s Citysong, Daughters Of The Kaos, and 69 Année Érotique might have nothing to do about New York City, but in the videos, it’s quite prominent.

7. others (inclusive—elsewhere on the list)
a. songs with videos that are notable and/or made by the artist/producer/record company specifically to promote the song
b. specific type of songs, say Heavy Metal songs about LA, or Punk songs about New York City
c. songs within a more specified area, such as Harlem, Manhattan, Hollywood, or Parkdale (Toronto

d. songs immediately outside the specific area, such as the County of Los Angeles or Huntington Beach

e. songs that appear on other lists. Is Neil Diamond’s “I am I said” about New York City, Los Angeles, or rootlessness? It appears on his discography, and it might appear on a future list of songs covered by Killdozer.

8. unsorted i.e. editor posts an entry here, or it’s moved here by editors who doubt where it is previously on the list.

If any sections get too lengthy, one might create new lists: combined in the case of 1 to 5, and separate in the case of 6 and 7.

Note: I’ve posted this on,

Talk:List of songs about cities
Talk:List of songs about Berlin
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Talk:List of songs about cities

Civic Cat (talk) 23:06, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

this list looks a mess

(1) Neither names of songs nor artists are in alphabetical order.
(2) The same is true for the German version here here.
(3) I might check earlier edits later on.
(4) Much better is List of songs about California.
(5) I might put one of the cleanup templates or whatchamacallits soon.
(6) In the mean time, in List of songs about cities I'm cleaning up the duplication i.e. songs on that list that are in sections with their own lists I'm either removing, if duplicated; or adding to the particular list if not. The list after all, needs to be shortened. However, due to the disorder here, instead of comparing and deleting or adding, as such would be a lot of work, I'll simply move them here and let others work out, or perhaps I will do it in a more distant future. At least they'll be here, not forgotten, for others to figure out.
Civic Cat (talk) 17:29, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Here they are

• Das ist Berlin by Marlene Dietrich
• Berlin Berlin by Marlene Dietrich
• There'll be a hot time in the town of Berlin by Frank Sinatra
• "A Hot Time in the Town of Berlin" by Bing Crosby & the The Andrews Sisters
• Sonnenallee by Rio Reiser
• Berlin by Lou Reed (1973)
• Neuköln by David Bowie and Brian Eno
• Summer in Berlin by Alphaville
• Berlin by Nina Hagen
• Berlin is dufte by Nina Hagen
• Aufm Bahnhof Zoo by Nina Hagen
• Berlin by Marillion (1988)
• First We Take Manhattan by Leonard Cohen (1988)
• Spreeathen by Oktoberklub (1989)
• Road Movie to Berlin by They Might Be Giants (1990)
• Zoo Station by U2 (1991)
• A Great Day for Freedom by Pink Floyd (1994)
• Born to Die in Berlin by The Ramones (1995)
• Berliner Star by Robbie Williams
• Westberlin Die Ärzte (2001)
• Tag in Berlin (November) Rosenstolz (2002)
• Kreuzberg by Bloc Party (2007)
• Tiergarten by Rufus Wainwright (2007)
• Berlin by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (2007)
  
  Civic Cat (talk) 20:21, 5 November 2009 (UTC)