List of songs about London (L)

This is a list of songs about London that start with the letter "L". For a complete list see List of songs about London.

Instrumental pieces are tagged with an uppercase "[I]", or a lowercase "[i]" for quasi-instrumental including non-lyrics voice samples.

Included are:

Songs titled after London, or a location or feature of the city.
Songs whose lyrics are set in London.

Excluded are:

Songs where London is simply name-checked (such as "New York, London, Paris, Munich", lyrics of "Pop Muzik" by M).

La

"The Labour Peer" by George Ellis ('And now, would you believe, I'm the Earl of Camberwell')
"Ladbroke Grove Blues" by Ram John Holder (1969)
"The Ladies of London" - composer unknown
"Ladies of London Town" by Frank Turner
"Lady Grinning Soul" by David Bowie (London)
"Lady, That's My Skull!" by Alan Moore and Tim Perkins (in The Highbury Working)
"Lambeth" by Burial
"The Lambeth Walk" by Noel Gay from Me and My Girl, 1937
"The Lambeth Waltz" by Vera Lynn, 1953
"Landing in London" by 3 Doors Down ft. Bob Seger
"Langham Place" by Eric Coates (from 'London Again Suite')
"Last Night in Soho" by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich
"Last Tango In London" by Mud
"Last Train to Clapham Junction" by The Business
"Last Train to Dagenham" by Cock Sparrer
"Last Train to London" by Electric Light Orchestra
"Last Words" by The Real Tuesday Weld ('Over Elgin Avenue A helium balloon. Disappears into the sky')
"The Laughing Gnome" by David Bowie
"Lazy London Lady" by Change
"Lavender Cry" (traditional lavender sellers song)
"Lavender Hill" by The Real Tuesday Weld

Ld

"LDN" by Lily Allen
"LDN is a Victim" by LDN is a Victim

Le

"Leave the Capitol" by The Fall (Mark E Smith's plea to "exit this Roman shell" and return home to Manchester)
"Leave The City and Come Home" by The Rakes
"Leaving London" by Tom Paxton
"Lee Navigation" by Saint Etienne
"Leicester Square" by Harry Freeman (an old music hall song)
"Leicester Square" by Rancid
"Lesney Factory" by Saint Etienne
"Les Bicyclettes de Belsize" by Engelbert Humperdinck
"Let 'em Come" by Roy Green official song of Millwall F.C.
"Let's All Go Down the Strand" by Charles Whittle, written by Harry Castling and C. W. Murphy
"Let's go and live in the country" by Richard Rodney Bennett
"Let's Push Things Forward" by The Streets
"Leyton Art Inferno" by Saint Etienne
"Leyton Orient Scored More Goals Than Any Other Fourth Division Team in '88/'89" by The Almost Legendary "Funky" Lol Ross

Li

"The Liberty Of Norton Folgate" by Madness (indeed the whole of the The Liberty Of Norton Folgate album is about London)
"Life and Death of the Two Ladies of Finsbury" - composer unknown
"Life Begins at Oxford Circus" by Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
"Life from a Window" by The Jam
"Life in London" by Mighty Terror (from the album Calypso @ Dirty Jim's)
"Life In London" by Pat Travers Band
"Light at the End of the Tunnel" by Half Man Half Biscuit (about a girl moving to Notting Hill)
"Light Skin Girl from London" by Lenny Kravitz
"Lights of London" by David Gray
"Lights Out" by UFO
"Limbo" by Alan Moore and Tim Perkins (in The Highbury Working) ^[1]
"Limehouse Blues" by Douglas Furber and Philip Braham
"Limehouse Nights" by Tigercats
"Lions" by Dire Straits (mentions - The Cutty Sark, Tea Clipper in dry dock at Greenwich)
"A Little Bit of Cucumber" by T. W. Connor ('To the Lord Mayor's Banquet I got in one foggy day')
"Little Miss Pipedream" by The Wombats ('cause foggy London town's not built for me or you')
"Little Venice" by Mick and Malcolm
"Live from (Da Big Smoke)" by Blak Twang
"Live in Trouble" by The Barron Knights (Walthamstow, Tower Bridge, Catford etc.)
"Living In London" by Wiley
"Living in Tottenham" by Frank Chickens
"Living with Unemployment" by The Newtown Neurotics

Lo

"Lola" by The Kinks
"Londinium" by Catatonia
"Londinium" by Archive
"L.O.N.D.O.N." by Jet Vegas
"L-O-N-D-O-N" by Screaming Lord Sutch
"L-O-N-D-O-N" by Raped
"L.O.N.D.O.N. Town" by Craig McLachlan and Check 1-2

London (one word)

"London" by Alanis Morissette
"London" by A. J. McLean
"London" by Arma Ashi
"London" by Barry Manilow
"London" by Brandon Heath
"London" by Bowling for Soup
"London" by Catman Cohen
"London" by Chava Alberstein
"London" by Club 8
"London" by David Axelrod
"London" by The Driven
"London" by Eoin Woods (on 'Everytime')
"London" by Frida Hyvönen
"London" by Gobblinz
"London" by James Newton Howard
"London" by Mecano
"London" by Name The Pet
"London" by Nicky Thomas
"London" by Noonday Underground
"London" by Patrick Wolf
"London" by Pet Shop Boys
"London" by Peter Rolfe
"London" by Porcupine Tree
"London" by Queensrÿche
"London" by Red Pony
"London" by Rie Fu
"London" by Rod McKuen
"London" by Roger Hodgson
"London" by Ruff Sqwad
"London" by Sandie Shaw
"London" by The Rumble Strips
"London" by Sparklehorse
"London" by The Smiths
"London" by Steeleye Span
"London" by Steve Kent
"London" by Swag
"London" by Tangerine Dream in Tyger ^[2]
"London" by Third Eye Blind
"London" by Tina Dico

London

"London Acid City" by Lochi
"London Airport" by Father Aime Duval
"London Aquarium" by Chris T-T
"London Beckoned Songs About Money Written by Machines" by Panic! at the Disco
"London Belongs to Me" by Saint Etienne
"London Blues" by Canned Heat
"London Blues" by Paul Lingle
"London Bitch" by 50 Cent
"London Bombs" by Eskimo Joe
"London Born" by King Prawn
"London Bouncers" by !Action Pact!
"London Boy" by Scorcher
"The London Boys" by David Bowie
"The London Boys" by Tommy Bruce
"London Boys" by T. Rex
"London Boys" by Johnny Thunders
"London Boys" by The Go-Go's
"London Boys (Rise Up)" by The Gonads
"London Bridge" (traditional)
"London Bridge" by Bread
"London Bridge" by Cilla Black
"London Bridge" by Dogs
"London Bridge Is Coming Down" by The Spectrum
"London Bridge is Falling Down" (nursery rhyme)
"London Bridge is Falling Down" by Kirsty MacColl
"London Bridge" by Mindless Self Indulgence
"London Bridge" by Newtrament
"London Bridges" by Josh Rouse
"London Bridge" by Fergie
"London by Night" by Carroll Coates
"London Bye Ta-Ta" by David Bowie
"London Cab" by Michel Niepenbeg
"London Calling" by Eric Coates
"London Calling" by The Clash
"London Calling" by The Lambrettas
"London Calls" by Billy Cotton
"London Cameos - The City, St. James's Park in Spring, A State Ball at Buckingham Palace" [I] by Haydn Wood
"London, Can You Wait" by Gene ^[3]
"London City" by Barbara Allen (traditional)
"London City" by Bonnie Frankson with the Dynamic Heatwaves
"London City" by Devlin
"London City" by Stereofunk
"London City Strife" by Headline
"London Conversation" by John Martyn
"London Danny" by Jez Lowe
"London Dealing" by Monkey Business
"London Drums" by The Spring Offensive
"London Dub 1" by Jah Ali
"London Dungeon" by The Misfits
"London England" by Corduroy (band)
"London Express" by Oliver Sain
"London Foolishly" by Nick Jonas and the Administration
"A London Ghetto" by Ram John Holder
"London Girl" by 50 Cent
"London Girl" by Cromatone Express
"London Girl" by The Jam
"London Girl" by The Pogues
"London Girls" by Chas & Dave (also covered by Tori Amos)
"London Girls" by Stephen Duffy
"London Girls" by Kirsty MacColl (theme tune to sitcom Dream Stuffing)
"London Girls" by The Vibrators
"London Groove" by Airtight
"London Groove" by Circle of Funk
"London Halflife" by Metric
"London Hates You" by The Kills
"London Here I Come" by Rico's Combo
"London Homesick Blues" by Jeff Beck
"London Homesick Blues" by Gary P. Nunn sung by Jerry Jeff Walker
"London Hooligan Soul" by Ballistic Brothers
"London Hornpipe" [I] - traditional
"The London I Love" (sung by Vera Lynn (1940s), by George Posford)
"London (I'm Coming To See You)" by Glen Campbell
"London Interlude" by Lonnie Liston Smith
"London In The Rain" by Variety Lab
"London In The Springtime (London Chimes)" by Paul Hardcastle
"London Is Behind Me" by Justin Hayward
"London Is Mine" by White Rose Movement
"London Is London" by Leslie Bricusse, sung by Petula Clark (from the musical Goodbye, Mr. Chips)
"London Is The Biz" by The Firm
"London Is the Place for Me" by Lord Kitchener
"London Is the Reason" by Gallows
"London Isn't Smiling Anymore" by Jack Jones
"London, Jo" by Dany
"London Kid" by Jean Michel Jarre
"London Kills Me" by MC Torro Groove Nation
"London Kisses" by Rory McLeod (from his "Mouth to Mouth" album)
"London Lady" The Stranglers
"The London Lass" by J.C. Bach and G.G. Bottarelli (English translator unknown) - from the opera Carattaco
"London Lasses Lamentation" - composer unknown
"London Leatherboys" by Accept
"London Let's 'Ave Yer!" by Mark Tyler
"London Life" by Power Dressing
"London Lights" by Just The Job
"London, London" by Caetano Veloso
"London London" by The Regents
"London Look" by Herman's Hermits
"London Loves" by Blur
"London, Luck and Love" by Hall & Oates
"London Madrid" by The Aislers Set
"London Massive (Do It Together)" by Sacred
"London My Home Town" by The Chantelles
"London My Town" by Anthony Adverse
"London, My Town" by The Fine Arts Showcase
"London Nights" by London Boys
"London Nights" by Wide Sea
"A London Overture" by John Ireland
"A London Overture" by Philip Sparke
"London Pageant" by Arnold Bax
"London Patola" by Jazzy B
"London Pieces" by John Ireland
"London Posse" by London Posse
"London Pride" by Noël Coward
"London Queen Of My Heart" by Cath Carroll
"London Rain by Cosmic Gate
"London Rain (Nothing Heals Me Like you Do)" by Heather Nova
"London River" by Fairport Convention
"London's Brilliant" by Elvis Costello (written for Wendy James)
"London's Brilliant Parade" by Elvis Costello (a different song to the previous entry)
"London's Burning" (traditional)
"London's Burning" by The Clash
"London's Burning" by Johnny Warman
"London Salute" by Philip Lane
"London Scene?" by Twisted Charm
"London Scenes for Pianoforte" by Cuthbert Harris
"London School of Economics" by Acid House Kings
"London Skies" by Jamie Cullum
"London Skies London Eyes" by Little Man Tate
"London Social Degree" by Billy Nicholls
"London Song" by The Breeders
"London Song" by Ray Davies
"London Song" by Geoffrey Wright and Harry Parr Davies
"London Sound" by The Freestylers
"London Still" by The Waifs
"London Stomp" by Bo Diddley
"London Story" by England
"A London Sumting" by Tek 9
"London Suite" by Fats Waller, recorded in 1939 by Waller in London
"London Suite - Covent Garden, Westminster, Knightsbridge" [I] by Eric Coates
"London Again Suite - Oxford Street, Langham Place, Mayfair" [I] by Eric Coates
"London Sun" by Wheatus
"London Swings" by Smashing Time
"London Symphony" by Joseph Haydn
"London Talk" by DJ Krome and Mr Time
"London Talking" by Ian Dury
"The London Theme" by John Barry
"London Times" by Radio Heart
"London To Essex In 3 Hours" by Mega City 2
"London Town" by Bellowhead
"London Town" by Bucks Fizz
"London Town" by Dave Stephens
"London Town" by Donovan
"London Town" by Sir Edward German
"London Town" by Gene Chandler
"London Town" by The Holloways
"London Town" by JDS
"London Town" by Jamie Scott & The Town
"London Town" by James Taylor
"London Town" by Jimmy Sweep
"London Town" by Kano
"London Town" by Kosmos Express
"London Town" by Laura Marling
"London Town" by Liam Cottrell
"London Town" by Light of the World (reissued/remixed as "London Town 85")
"London Town" by The London Diehards (Middlesaxon Music, 2011)
"London Town" by Man Like Me
"London Town" by Master Shortie
"London Town" by Mick Taylor
"London Town" by Mike Read
"London Town" by Paul McCartney
"London Town" by Raf
"London Town" by Roy Braham
"London Town" by Shawn Phillips
"London Town" by The Jime
"London Town" by The Pretty Things
"London Town" by William Control
"London Town C'mon Down" by Roger Taylor
"London Traffic" by The Jam
"London Transport Suite" by Sidney Torch
"London Tu Nachdi" by Apache Indian
"London Underground" by Amateur Transplants
"London Waterloo" [i] by Julian Harris
"London X-Press" by X-Press 2
"London, You Owe Me This Much" by Plastik
"London You're a Lady" by The Pogues
"London's In Love" - The Pearlfishers
"London's Mine" by White Rose Movement
"London's Not Too Far" by Hank B Marvin
"London's Ordinary" - composer unknown
"London's Pride" by Back To Zero
"London's Pride" by The North Bank
"London's Swinging" by Troy Tate
"Londonology" by Milt Sealey Trilogy

Lo

"Londres Strut" by Smells Like Heaven
"Londres sur Tamise" (London upon Thames) by Alain Souchon
"Loneliness of London" by Peter Reeves
"Look at the Price of Coals!" by Harry Hunter and Alfred Lee ('Today in the Strand I was passing by')
"Looking down on London" by Komputer
"Lord Lucan Is Missing" by The Dodgems
"Lord Mayor of London" by King, and Winifred Palmer
"Lost Rivers of London" (aka "London's Lost Rivers") by Coil (in Unnatural History III - ^[4])
"Love in London" by Capricorn
"Lovers In London" by Xpertz

Lu

"Lucifer Over London" by Current93
"Lullaby of London" by The Pogues

References

[1] ttp://web.archive.org/web/20041111090611/http://www.alanmoorefansite.com/bib/highbury.html

[2] ttp://web.archive.org/web/20031103204402/http://www.metrolyrics.com/lyrics/114424/Tangerine_Dream/London/

[3] ttp://successlessness.vox.com/library/posts/tags/london+can+you+wait/

[4] ttp://cl4.org/music/lyrics/coil_i-z.php#lostriversoflondon

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