This article lists songs about Boston, Massachusetts, including those set there, named after a location or feature of the city, or about a notable figure associated with the city. It is not intended to include songs where Boston is simply "name-checked" along with various other cities. *"All Kindsa Girls" by

Real Kids The Real Kids are an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, led by guitarist, singer and songwriter John Felice. Career Felice (born 1955) grew up in Natick, Massachusetts, as a neighbor and friend of Jonathan Richman, a ...

*"An Open Letter to Boston" by

Mark Lind The Ducky Boys are a street punk band from Boston. Since forming in 1995 in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, the band has released six full-length albums and over 80 songs. The band's name is derived from the name of an Irish street gan ...

& The Unloved *"As We Walk to

Fenway Park Fenway Park is a baseball stadium located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, near Kenmore Square. Since 1912, it has been the home of the Boston Red Sox, the city's American League baseball team, and since 1953, its only Major League Base ...

in Boston Town" by

Jonathan Richman Jonathan Michael Richman (born May 16, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. In 1970, he founded the Modern Lovers, an influential proto-punk band. Since the mid-1970s, Richman has worked either solo or with low-key acoustic a ...

*"Back Bay Shuffle" by Artie Shaw *"Back to Boston" by

The Rosebuds The Rosebuds were an American indie rock band from Raleigh, North Carolina, that recorded and performed from 2001 to 2014. (Not to be confused with the vocal group of the same name who recorded for George Goldner's Gee Records in the 1950s.) It ...

*" Bank of Boston Beauty Queen" by

The Dresden Dolls The Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 2000, the group consists of Amanda Palmer (lead vocals and piano; additional: keyboards, harmonica, ukulele) and Brian Viglione (drums and backing vocals; ad ...

*"Beantown" by John Cena *"Bigger Things in Mind" by Westbound Train *" Bill Lee" (

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

pitcher, 1969–1978) by

Warren Zevon Warren William Zevon (; January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer, songwriter, and musician. Zevon's most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money", and " Roland the Headless Tho ...

*"Blue Thunder" by Galaxie 500 *"Billy Ruane" by Varsity Drag (Ben Deily) *"Boston (song), Boston" by Augustana (band), Augustana *"Boston" by Ed OG *"Boston" by The Byrds *"Boston" by

*"Boston" by emmet swimming *"Boston" by Kenny Chesney *"Boston" by Paulson (band), Paulson *"Boston" by Patty Griffin *"Boston (Ladies of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge)" by Vampire Weekend *"Boston and St. John's" by Great Big Sea *"Boston Asphalt" by the Dropkick Murphys *"Boston Babies" by GBH (band), G.B.H. *"Boston Babies" by Slaughter & The Dogs *"Boston Band" by Jim's Big Ego *"Boston Belongs To Me" by Death Before Dishonor (band), Death Before Dishonor *"New Faces of 1952, The Boston Beguine" by Sheldon Harnick *"Boston Jail" by Porter Wagoner *"A Boston Peace" by Say Anything (band), Say Anything *"Boston Rag" by Steely Dan *"Boston Rose" by Liam Reilly *"Boston Tea Party" by Alex Harvey (musician), Alex Harvey (and, more recently, by Fish (singer), Fish) *"The Boston Tea Party" by Jimmy Dorsey,(Decca, DLA-456-A) *"Boston United" by The Unseen (band), The Unseen *"Boston, USA" by The Ducky Boys *"Bostons" by Have Heart *"Bridges, Squares" by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists *"Bunker Hill" by Michael Penn *"Carl Yastrzemski" by Jess Cain *"The Chosen Few" by the Dropkick Murphys *"Christmas Time" by the Dogmatics (takes place in Kenmore Square) *"Crutch" by Buffalo Tom *"Devils in Boston" by Samantha Crain *"Dirty Water" by The Standells *"The End of Radio" by Shellac (band), Shellac *"Etoh" by The Avalanches *"Fairmount Hill" by the Dropkick Murphys *"Feelin' Massachusetts" by The Juliana Hatfield Three *"The Fenway" by

(Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers) *"Fly Into the Mystery" by

(The Modern Lovers) *"For Boston" originally by T.J. Hurley (and, more recently, by the Dropkick Murphys) *"For Boston" by The Hold Steady *"Girlfriend" by

(The Modern Lovers) *"Going to Boston" (also "Goodbye Girls, I'm Going to Boston"), traditional folksong *"Going Out in Style" by the Dropkick Murphys *"Government Center, Boston, Massachusetts, Government Center" by

(The Modern Lovers) *"Homecoming King" by Guster *"I Want My City Back" by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones *"The Ice of Boston" by The Dismemberment Plan *"I'm Shipping up to Boston" by Woody Guthrie and the Dropkick Murphys from ''The Warrior's Code'' 2005, music video filmed in East Boston, (Celtic punk) *"I'm Yours Boston" by Big D and the Kids Table *"In Defense of Dorchester, Boston, Dorchester" by the Street Dogs *"Just Like Larry" by Dispatch (band), Dispatch (subject of the song is former Boston Celtics, Boston Celtic and Basketball Hall of Famer Larry Bird) *"Knights of Bostonia" by State Radio *"Land of the Glass Pinecones" by Human Sexual Response (band), Human Sexual Response *"Logan to Government Center" by Brand New (band), Brand New *"Lost in Boston" by The Walkmen *"M.T.A. (song), M.T.A." by The Kingston Trio *"Mass Ave" by Tanya Donelly *"Mass Ave" by Willie Alexander *"Mass Pike" by The Get Up Kids *"Massachusetts Avenue" by Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra *"Mess" by Noah Kahan *"Midnight Rambler" by The Rolling Stones *"Modern World" by

(The Modern Lovers) *"A More Perfect Union (song), A More Perfect Union" by Titus Andronicus (band), Titus Andronicus *"My Boston" by Big Shug *"My Sister (Juliana Hatfield song), My Sister" by Juliana Hatfield *"Never Alone" by Dropkick Murphys *"No Future (Death or Jail)" by

*"Normal Town" by Better Than Ezra *"Pipe Bomb on Lansdowne Street" by the Dropkick Murphys *"Please Come to Boston" by Dave Loggins *"The Rascal King (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones song), The Rascal King" by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones *"Ride on Down the Highway" by

(The Modern Lovers) *"Riot on Broad Street" by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones *"Roadrunner (Jonathan Richman song), Roadrunner" by

(The Modern Lovers) *"Rock and Roll Band" by Boston (band), Boston *"Roslindale" by Birdbrain (band), Birdbrain *"Savin Hill" by Street Dogs *"She's From Boston" by Kenny Chesney *"She's Got a Boyfriend Now" by Boys Like Girls *"Shining On" by Big D and the Kids Table *"Shot heard 'round the world#In popular culture, Shot Heard 'Round the World" by Ween (originally from Schoolhouse Rock) *"Skinhead on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA" by the Dropkick Murphys *"Southeast of Boston" by June of 44 *"South End, Boston, South End Incident" by Beacon Street Union, The Beacon Street Union *"The State of Massachusetts" by Dropkick Murphys *"Steady Riot" by Big D and the Kids Table *"Subway" by Mary Lou Lord *"Sweet Baby James (song), Sweet Baby James" by James Taylor *"Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, T DJ" by Freezepop *"Tessie" by Dropkick Murphys *"There's A Black Hole in the Shadow of Prudential Tower, The Pru" by American Nightmare (band), American Nightmare *"They Came To Boston" by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones *"This Is Boston, Not L.A." by The Freeze *"The Warrior's Code" by Dropkick Murphys (subject of the song is boxer Micky Ward) *"Time To Go" by Dropkick Murphys *"Twilight in Boston" by

* "Two Soldiers" by Bob Dylan *"Walkaways" by Counting Crows *"Walk Up the Street" by

(The Modern Lovers) *"Whoever's in New England (song), Whoever's in New England" by Reba McEntire *"Why Do I" by Will Dailey *"Wicked Little Critta" by They Might Be Giants *"Winter Afternoon by B.U. in Boston" by

*"Young New England" by Transit (band), Transit

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