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.
- "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" (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 Kenny Chesney
 - "Boston" by Paulson
 - "Boston" by Patty Griffin
 - "Boston (Ladies of Cambridge)" by Vampire Weekend
 - "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 Jail" by Porter Wagoner
 - "A Boston Peace" by Say Anything
 - "Boston Rag" by Steely Dan
 - "Boston Rose" by Liam Reilly
 - "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
 - "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
 - "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)
 - "The Fix is In" by OK Go
 - "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[1]
 - "Going Out in Style" by the Dropkick Murphys
 - "Government Center" by Jonathan Richman (The Modern Lovers)
 - "Homecoming King" by Guster
 - "I Hate Boston" by Reneé Rapp
 - "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" by the Street Dogs
 - "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
 - "Land of the Glass Pinecones" by Human Sexual Response
 - "Logan to Government Center" by Brand New
 - "Lost in Boston" by The Walkmen
 - "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" by Titus Andronicus
 - "My Boston" by Big Shug
 - "My Hometown" by The Kings of Nuthin'
 - "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
 - "Revolving Doors" by Gorillaz
 - "Ride on Down the Highway" by Jonathan Richman (The Modern Lovers)
 - "Riot on Broad Street" by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
 - "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
 - "Southeast of Boston" by June of 44
 - "South End Incident" by The Beacon Street Union
 - "The State of Massachusetts" by Dropkick Murphys
 - "Steady Riot" by Big D and the Kids Table
 - "Street by Street" by Laufey (singer)
 - "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
 - "Two Soldiers" by Bob Dylan
 - "Walkaways" by Counting Crows
 - "Walk Up the Street" by Jonathan Richman (The Modern Lovers)
 - "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
 
References
- ^ Leah Jackson Wolford (1917). "The Play-party in Indiana". Retrieved October 3, 2021.