List of songs about Boston

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.

• "528" by Nervous Eaters
• "All Kindsa Girls" by Real Kids
• "Allston, Mass" by The Allstonians
• "The Allston Beat" by The Allstonians
• "An Open Letter to Boston" by Mark Lind & The Unloved
• "As We Walk to Fenway Park in Boston Town" by Jonathan Richman
• "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" (Boston Red Sox pitcher, 1969–1978) by Warren Zevon
• "Blue Thunder" by Galaxie 500
• "Billy Ruane" by Varsity Drag (Ben Deily)
• "Boston" by Augustana
• "Boston" by Ed OG
• "Boston" by The Byrds
• "Boston" by The Dresden Dolls
• "Boston" by emmet swimming
• "Boston" by Horror Show
• "Boston" by Kenny Chesney
• "Boston" by Paulson
• "Boston" by The Party of Helicopters
• "Boston" by Patty Griffin
• "Boston (Ladies of Cambridge)" by Vampire Weekend
• "Boston (My Hometown)" by Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon
• "Boston and St. John's" by Great Big Sea
• "Boston Asphalt" by the Dropkick Murphys
• "Boston Babies" by G.B.H.
• "Boston Babies" by Slaughter & The Dogs
• "Boston Band" by Jim's Big Ego
• "Boston Belongs To Me" by Death Before Dishonor
• "The Boston Beguine" by Sheldon Harnick
• "Boston Bound" by The Kings of Nuthin'
• "Boston Girl" by Didn't Planet
• "Boston Jail" by Porter Wagoner
• "A Boston Peace" by Say Anything
• "Boston Rag" by Steely Dan
• "Boston Rose" by Liam Reilly
• "Boston Strong" by Jeffrey Nottonson
• "Boston Subway" by The Pubcrawlers
• "Boston Tea Party" by Alex Harvey (and, more recently, by Fish)
• "The Boston Tea Party" by Jimmy Dorsey,(Decca, DLA-456-A)
• "Boston United" by The Unseen
• "Boston, USA" by The Ducky Boys
• "Bostons" by Have Heart
• "Bridges, Squares" by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
• "Brighton Memories" by The Allstonians
• "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
• "Down Around Here" by Big D and the Kids Table
• "Drivin' in Boston is Drivin' Me to Drink" by Howie Newman
• "The End of Radio" by Shellac
• "Etoh" by The Avalanches
• "Fairmount Hill" by the Dropkick Murphys
• "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 Out in Style" by the Dropkick Murphys
• "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 (Celtic punk)
• "I'm Yours Boston" by Big D and the Kids Table
• "In Defense of Dorchester" by the Street Dogs
• "Jackson Mann" by The Allstonians
• "Just Like Larry" by Dispatch (subject of the song is former Boston Celtic and Basketball Hall of Famer Larry Bird)
• "Knights of Bostonia" by State Radio
• "Logan to Government Center" by Brand New
• "M.T.A." by The Kingston Trio
• "Mass Ave" by Willie Alexander
• "Mass Pike" by The Get Up Kids
• "Massachusetts Avenue" by Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra
• "Midnight Rambler" by The Rolling Stones
• "Modern World" by Jonathan Richman (The Modern Lovers)
• "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" 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
• "Riverside" by The Allstonians
• "Roadrunner" by Jonathan Richman (The Modern Lovers)
• "Rock and Roll Band" by Boston
• "Roslindale" by 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" by Ween (originally from Schoolhouse Rock)
• "Skinhead on the MBTA" by the Dropkick Murphys
• "Still In Massachusetts" by Refuse Resist
• "Southeast of Boston" by June of 44
• "South End Incident" by The Beacon Street Union
• "Southie Is My Hometown" by Freddie Hall
• "The State of Massachusetts" by Dropkick Murphys
• "Subway" by Mary Lou Lord
• "Sweet Baby James" by James Taylor
• "T DJ" by Freezepop
• "Tessie" by Dropkick Murphys
• "There's A Black Hole in the Shadow of The Pru" by 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
• UK Girl (Boston Calling) by Ellis Paul
• "Walkaways" by Counting Crows
• "Walk Up the Street" by Jonathan Richman (The Modern Lovers)
• "Walkin' Around Boston" by Didn't Planet
• "Whoever's in New England" by Reba McEntire
• "Wicked Little Critta" by They Might Be Giants
• "Winter Afternoon by B.U. in Boston" by Jonathan Richman
• "Young New England" by Transit

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