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
*"An Open Letter to Boston" by Mark Lind & The Unloved
*"As We Walk to Fenway Park in Boston Town" by Jonathan Richman
*"Back Bay Shuffle" by Artie Shaw
*"Back to Boston" by The Rosebuds
*"Bank of Boston Beauty Queen" by The Dresden Dolls
*"Beantown" by John Cena
*"Bigger Things in Mind" by Westbound Train
*"Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher), Bill Lee" (Boston Red Sox pitcher, 1969–1978) by Warren Zevon
*"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 The Dresden Dolls
*"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 (Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers)
*"Fly Into the Mystery" by Jonathan Richman (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 Jonathan Richman (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 Jonathan Richman (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 Jonathan Richman (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 Mark Lind
*"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 Jonathan Richman (The Modern Lovers)
*"Riot on Broad Street" by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
*"Roadrunner (Jonathan Richman song), Roadrunner" by Jonathan Richman (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 Jonathan Richman
* "Two Soldiers" by Bob Dylan
*"Walkaways" by Counting Crows
*"Walk Up the Street" by Jonathan Richman (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 Jonathan Richman
*"Young New England" by Transit (band), Transit
References
External links
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Lists of songs about a city, Boston
Songs about Boston
Boston-related lists, Songs