[I'm Spending] Hanukkah in Santa Monica -By Tom Lehrer, who just died - How Many American Places Do you know from songs?

Tom Lehrer

Tom Lehrer, the humorous songwriter who died july 26th 2025 aged 97 wrote this amusing song with silly rhymes and near rhymes.

Tom Lehrer, singer and songwriter, as well as mathematics academic.

Songs About The USA

It made me look for places in songs. American songs make me so nostalgic for places all over the USA, those I visited and those I have never visited. How many American places from songs are on your wish list. 

 From this song 

Santa Monica, Los Angeles area, California.

From other US songs

Galveston, oh, Galveston.

New York. If you can make it there you'll make it anywhere.

I shall make a list of the theme songs from each state. 

I rmember that You are my sunshine is from the south, from Texas, written by the then ..?

I shall research this and add more during the next 24 hours. Make your own lists and let me know.

Useful Websites

https://www.santamonica.com/

Three links to good songs such as When You Are Old and Gray

(plus the last one one which only makes sense if you understand LY)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Lehrer

A compendium of Tom Lehrer songs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p5kY4UjGdk

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