We've asked our London Walkers and London Walks guides to nominate their favorite London songs… and the playlist is proving to be wide-ranging and eclectic indeed. From punk to jazz, with a little music hall thrown in along the way, we'll be collating them all here on The Daily Constitutional over the next few weeks in the run-up to the launch of our new Rock'n'Roll London Pub Walk every Wednesday from 1st May 2013.
As usual, we want to hear from you. What are your favorite London songs? Anything goes, from a tune mentioning a London location, to a piece of music composed here, if it has a strong London connection or theme, we'll add it to the list. Email us at the usual address, message us on Twitter @londonwalks or leave a comment below…
Adam writes… A couple of days ago on Twitter, conversation turned to the topic of The Rain (yes, with capital letters). Along with The War it seems, for better of worse, to be one of our favorite London topics. LW's David Tweeted…
"It's plain therain in Spain falls mainly on England. It's insane." Noel Coward
— London Walks (@londonwalks) March 18, 2013
The Coward reference struck a chord – pun intended – immediately. Because he, too, had a thing or two to say about both The Rain (see above) and The War. One of his finest songs was inspired by the blitz. It's a love letter to London. It's called London Pride…
The rather lovely video above is from a YouTube channel called Gordon's Videos – you can view his other videos HERE.
Keep the nominations coming – you can email us at the usual address, message us on Twitter @londonwalks or leave a comment below…
The Rock'n'Roll London Pub Walk launches on Wednesday 1st May 2013. The Rock'n'Roll London Walk (without pubs!) goes every Friday at 2.00pm. Both walks meet at Tottenham Court Road Station (Exit 3). You can keep up with the Rock'n'Roll London Walk on Facebook, Twitter and at www.rocknrolllondon.com.
A London Walk costs £9 – £7 concession. To join a London Walk, simply meet your guide at the designated tube station at the appointed time. Details of all London Walks can be found at www.walks.com.
