What a city: Glasvegas (picturerd) hail from Glasgow
Glasgow has been revealed as the UK city which has inspired the most song titles, according to a report today in music bible the NME.
Research by the Performing Rights Society showed Glasgow featured in the title of 119 songs on their database, which makes it overwhelmingly the most namechecked in song titles (excluding the UK capital London).
Edinburgh was second with 95, while Birmingham was third with 89, Liverpool was fourth with 67 and Manchester was fifth with 63.
Further down the list, Belfast was sixth with 60, York was surprisingly high at seven with 59, while Brighton, Bristol and Newcastle made up the rest of the Top 10.
Guy Fletcher, Chairman of PRS for Music “Songwriters feed off their inspiration and this could be anything from a feeling or an object or place. It seems that a number of songwriters have taken Glasgow into their hearts and felt it was right to produce a piece of work about their feelings towards the city.
“It’s great to see two Scottish cities, both Glasgow and Edinburgh, having such an effect on our members.”
The Top 10 cities, which feature in song titles, are as follows
1. Glasgow (119)
2. Edinburgh (95)
3. Birmingham (89)
4. Liverpool (67)
5. Manchester (63)
6. Belfast (60)
7. York (59)
8. Brighton (54)
9. Bristol (49)
10. Newcastle (31)
5 Glasgow Inspired Songs
1. I Belong To Glasgow, written by Will Fyfe
2. Streets of Glasgow, written by Alastair Caplin
3. The Glasgow I Below To, written by Adam McNaughtan
4. Let Glasgow Flourish, written by John Bell
5. I’ve Been To Glasgow, written by Mark Rogers
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