Musical stations

[OxtedL]

Hi all, we have the following quiz submission from @nickw1 :

The aim of this quiz is to find at least 30 British railway stations (either main-line or metro, but not preserved rail and not closed stations) which have featured in either the title, or the artist, of any UK Top 40 hit.

If we get stuck (I do not know for certain whether there actually are 30 such stations) then the quiz will be widened to Top 75 hits and album tracks.

I will start with perhaps the most obvious: "Waterloo" by Abba.

 

[DanNCL]

"Ladbroke Grove" by AJ Tracey

 

[Ash Bridge]

Finchley Central by New Vaudeville Band

 

[scrapy]

Bury A Friend

 

[Ashley Hill]

Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks

 

[ls2270]

Warwick Avenue - Duffy
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty

 

[Ashley Hill]

Solid - Ashford and Simpson
Camden Town - Suggs

 

[ls2270]

New York - Paloma Faith

 

[ls2270]

London Bridge - Fergie

 

[ls2270]

Winchester Cathedral- The New Vaudeville Band

 

[Peter0124]

Elephant & Castle on the Hill - Ed Sheeran

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The Day we went to Bangor ... Fiddler's Dram

 

[telstarbox]

Not top 40 but I had to mention the track "Ashford International" by Lorraine Bowen!

Ashford International

Lorraine Bowen · Song · 2010

open.spotify.com

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Durham Town ... Roger Whittaker

 

[Gloster]

Portsmouth - Mike Oldfield
Hersham Boys - Sham 69
Two by The Jam that half fit the definition: Liza Radley was the B-side of Start and Eton Rifles.
Victoria - The Kinks
Starcrossed - Ash
Free Nelson Mandela - The Special A.K.A.

 

[ls2270]

Angel of Harlem - U2

 

[Gloster]

Rochdale Cowboy - Mike Harding

 

[nw1]

Elephant & Castle on the Hill - Ed Sheeran

That wouldn't really count: the entire station has to be contained within the song name or artist name. (Sorry if I wasn't clear but my intention was this).

 

[nw1]

The Day we went to Bangor ... Fiddler's Dram

Technically Day Trip to Bangor - but yes, still counts.

 

[Loppylugs]

Underground, Overground, wombling free featuring Wellington womble.

Who knows where the time goes by Sandy Denny.

 

[xotGD]

Piccadilly Circus was a track by whatever band Norman Baker MP was in. But I don't think it entered the charts!

If we are allowed albums, Rockferry by Duffy

 

[johnnychips]

Luton Airport (if the connection has opened yet?) by Cats UK

 

[xotGD]

The Leaving of Liverpool - recorded by multiple artists.

 

[Gloster]

The Battle of New Orleans - Lonnie Donegan

 

[Ashley Hill]

Pretty Little ANGEL Eyes - Showaddywaddy

 

[Gloster]

Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
Gimme Hope Jo’anna - Eddy Grant
White Man in Hammersmith Palais - The Clash

 

[Ash Bridge]

Abergavenny by Marty Wilde

& I’ll include…

Neasden by Willie Russell

can’t confirm it made it into the top 40 back in 1972 though?

 

[nw1]

OK one more that I came up with; I came up with five but will leave others to guess for now

More Than A Feeling - Boston

(I think the band were named after Boston, MA rather than the one here - but still counts)

 

[nw1]

Abergavenny by Marty Wilde

& I’ll include…

Neasden by Willie Russell

can’t confirm it made it into the top 40 back in 1972 though?

Doesn't look like it (using https://polyhex.me.uk/ to check). Doesn't look like Abergavenny was a top 40 hit either.

 

[nw1]

Portsmouth - Mike Oldfield
Hersham Boys - Sham 69
Two by The Jam that half fit the definition: Liza Radley was the B-side of Start and Eton Rifles.
Victoria - The Kinks
Starcrossed - Ash
Free Nelson Mandela - The Special A.K.A.

The first wouldn't really count as the stations are Portsmouth and Southsea, Portsmouth Harbour, and Portsmouth Arms, and the entire station name needs to be within the title or the artist.

Unless there is another station called simply 'Portsmouth' which I am unaware of, in some other part of the country (a la Chichester, Tyne and Wear).

The rest though, fine.'Starcrossed' is a particularly clever one - have to admit I haven't come across this track, but yes, it's top 40.