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Every Pop Song That Mentions a City Pinned to a Map

Okay, maybe not every pop song, but map maker Javier Arce (please tell me his last name isn’t pronounced “arse”) has done a great job of trying. He stuck pins into a global map 212 cities namechecked in 7,681 songs. That’s a lot.  Click on the image to learn more at Boing Boing.

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Alan Cross

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4 thoughts on “Every Pop Song That Mentions a City Pinned to a Map

  • Clearly he didn’t have Tragically Hip included. No Bobcaygeon/Toronto pins.

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    • Toronto should also have got a hit from This Beat Goes On/Switchin’ to Glide by the Kings, a few Drake tracks, and maybe YYZ by Rush?

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