List of songs about Portland, Oregon explained

Many songs have been written about the city of Portland, Oregon.[1] [2] [3] A song belongs on the list below only if the song is notably about Portland, although the song may additionally be notable for other reasons too. Therefore, this list does not include notable songs that merely mention Portland in passing.

The city song of Portland, officially adopted in 1989, is Portlandia by Marc C. Miller.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Parks, Casey. "Portland songs: What's your favorite track about the Rose City?", The Oregonian (March 6, 2014).
  2. Rosenberg, Jeff. “The Thorn Festival Hit Parade”, Willamette Week (June 2, 2004).
  3. Kearney, Meghan. "Every town is all the same when you've left your heart in the Portland Rain: Representations of Portland place and local identity in Portland popular lyrics" (2013). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 1489, Portland State University.
  4. Web site: City Song. 2020-08-13. Archives & Records Management, Office of the City Auditor, The City of Portland, Oregon.
  5. Kin, John. "City of Roses" by Sufjan Stevens"Esperanza Spalding: Song For A 'City Of Roses'", NPR (February 23, 2013).
  6. Gallivan, Joseph. "As Geek As It Gets", The Portland Tribune (December 25, 2003).
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  8. Hardy, Sarah. "Solutions for Prostitution", The Portland Mercury (July 15, 2010): "the Decemberists' song 'On the Bus Mall' is an ode to the ubiquitous street kids and prostitutes of Old Town today."
  9. Web site: Music. 2021-09-06. Marielle Kraft. en-US.
  10. Web site: Portland, by Cowboy Dinosaur. 2021-09-06. Cowboy Dinosaur.
  11. Spin Magazine, p. 76 (December 2001).
  12. Breihan, Tom. "Check Out Clips From the Carrie Brownstein/Fred Armisen Television Show ‘Portlandia’", Pitchfork Media (December 16, 2010): "theme song for the show…rattles off some rapid-fire Portland stereotypes".
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20150429175934/http://www.mtv.com/videos/jewel/606973/portland-song.jhtml Jewel, Portland Song
  14. Bret, David. Brit Girls Of The Sixties Volume Two: Marianne Faithfull & Kathy Kirby, p. 29 (Lulu.com, 2014).
  15. Dilling, Emily. "Paris Kicks Off Week-Long Keep Portland Weird Festival ", The Portland Mercury (April 25, 2012): "'Portland Water'... seemed to sum everything up: the city, the country, and even current affairs."
  16. Web site: 2011-04-17. Cafe Unknown, Portland Oregon history. Facebook.
  17. Web site: Strom. Dave. 2011-05-03. May 3, 1989: Portlandia Officially Declared Portland City Song. Dave Knows Portland.
  18. https://www.woodyguthrie.org/Lyrics/Ramblin_Blues.htm Ramblin' Blues
  19. Santelli, Robert and Davidson, Emily. Hard Travelin': The Life and Legacy of Woody Guthrie, p. 191 (1999).