Songs to do with Lancashire

[Quinlad]

I'm compiling a CD for someone with songs or band names that refer to Lancashire or places within it.

At the moment I have things like Rusholme Ruffians by the Smiths, Shadows of Salford by Doves and even Sale of the Century by Sleeper (I know!). Plus Fleetwood Mac.

Can anyone help by suggesting some others?

[Dr Wu]

Jennifer Eccles by The Hollies?

[dot.hawkes]

Mucky Kid - Cilla Black
Eee By Gum - Fivepenny Piece
Put Yer And on yer 'apenny, - Fivepenny Piece
Long haired Lover From Liverpool - Jimmy Osmond
Ferry Cross The Mersey - Gerry & The Pacemakers
Eleanor Rigby - Beatles
anything by Billy Preston
Little Stick of Blackpool Rock

[Gromit]

Salford Jets

Oldham Tinkers

Houghton Weavers

George Formby

Long haired lover from Liverpool

By the way, Sale is in Cheshire

[carrust]

Dark side of the moon-Pink Floyd
Dirty old town-Pogues

[dot.hawkes]

Melissa Manchester sang the theme to The Posieden Adventure i think.

Michael Bolton

Tony Blackburn had one record out back in 1970 something

Ashton Gardner and Dyke

[hartley]

The Beautiful South - Manchester
Ewan McColl - Manchester Rambler
Ian Brown - Longsight M13
Doves - Northenden
Gomez - Whippin' Picadilly
Courteeners - Fallowfield Hillbilly
Bromheads Jacket - One Nautical Mile (about 'Curry Mile' in Rusholme)
The Fall - Cheetham Hill
Badly Drawn Boy - Stockport

I can probably think of some more......

[hartley]

On a more 'comedy' note;

Frank Sidebottom - Timperley Sunset , Anarchy in Timperley, Born in Timperley, Surfin' Timperley (you get the idea) and Blackpool Fool
John Shuttleworth - You're like Manchester (hilarious)

[spudqueen]

Timperley again is in Cheshire (not that far from Sale)

How about A Day In The Life by The Beatles which refers to 4000 holes in Blackburn, Lancashire?

Liverpool Lou
http://www.harleylover.co.uk/liv/livlou.shtml

Ferry Cross the Mersey (Frankie Goes to Hollywood did a great version of this song)

In My Liverpool Home
http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/folk-song-ly rics/In_My_Liverpool_Home.htm

Heart as big as Liverpool by Pete Wylie (Mighty Wah!)

[jackthehat]

It is 'Lancashire Day' today..............:o)

[spudqueen]

Thought of a couple more

Thank You Very Much (..............for the Aintree Iron) by Scaffold

Skiing in the Snow by Wigans Ovation

I'll be thinking all afternoon at work and see if I can come up with any others!

[T&S]

I thought Liverpool is in Merseyside....at least it was when I was born there!

[Quinlad]

Damn. I thought Sale counted as Greater Manchester.

Thanks for these. Much appreciated!

[MsEVP]

She`s a lassie from Lancashire
She`s a lass that I hold dear!

This is an oldie but I thought someone would`ve mentioned it!

[Gromit]

T&S

Liverpool was always in Lancashire until Merseyside County was invented in 1974. Mersey Council was abolished, but the county remains.

[pusspuss]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?fs=1&v=SnRX6_Txpaw

[pusspuss]

mike harding strangeways hotel , sorry can't find it on you tube i still have the old Lp somewhere

[spudqueen]

Until 1974 both Liverpool and Manchester were in Lancashire. Then the artificial counties of Merseyside and Greater Manchester were born. Whilst both Sale and Timperley are now in Greater Manchester they were both, until 1974 in Cheshire. They never have been part of Lancashire.

Anyway, I've thought of more songs! How about -

Footsie by Wigans Chosen Few
Life in a Northern Town by Dream Academy
You Are My Love by Liverpool Express
The Anfield Rap by Liverpool FC
I'm a Working Man from Lancashire and I want my Chippy Tea by the Hotopots
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=tS_OkJaZFd4

and following on from pusspuss, anything by Mike Harding, as he is the Rochdale cowboy!

[Gromit]

How could I forget...

Garstang by DILE

Fantastic, Check it out on YouTube.

[spudqueen]

And how could I forget?!!!

Strawberry Fields

Penny Lane