The songs of Tom Waits comprise many geographical references. Waits' narrative ballads are total of interesting characters living interesting lives inwards atmospheric locations.
Jonas Nordström has scoured the lyrics of all Tom Waits songs together with created The Tom Waits Map, a Google Map that shows all the locations mentioned inwards the American singer-songwriter's dorsum catalog. Click on a marking on the map together with y'all tin plough over the sack abide by out which vocal references the selected place together with read the relevant lyric.
At the instant y'all can't truly brain to the songs exactly that mightiness locomote coming. I discovered that the vocal 'Danny Says' (Idaho on the map) includes a link to brain to the vocal on Spotify. So hopefully Jonas is working on providing links to brain to all the songs.
Stompin' Tom Connors was a Canadian country/folk vocalizer who wrote many songs nearly Canadian locations.
CBC News has created the Stompin' Tom's Musical Map of Canada which maps vidoes of Stompin' Toms songs to the locations that are featured inwards the songs. Users tin plough over the sack search the map past times place together with play together with brain to the vocal videos straight from the map.
American folk stone band The Mountain Goats conduct maintain written a expose of songs over the years amongst the words 'Going to ...' inwards the title, amongst a goal completing the song's name.
Going to Somewhere is a fun footling Street View application that volition conduct maintain y'all to a random goal based on i of The Mountain Goats 'Going to ...' songs. Just press 'Go' together with y'all volition locomote transported to a novel destination.
The alone matter missing from this app is the actual music. It would locomote swell if y'all could truly brain to the relevant vocal when a novel place is shown.
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