Weekend Playlist: America (West)
Here's the weekend playlist created by Benny with help from guest curator Adrian looking at X/twitter selections (06/02/2026) with Songs that reference the Western states of America.This was commemorate America's annual Superbowl (LX) held at Levi's Stadium in San Francisco. This is hopefully first of set of American-themed mixtapes.
Final Mixtape
Here's the final playlist!
[Side 1] California Eagles - Hotel California Beach Boys - California Girls Mamas & Papas - California Dreaming Marlena Shaw - California Soul Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the bridge Bran Van 3000 - Drinking LA [Side 2] Best of the West Ventures - Hawaii Five-O Dolly Parton - Eugene Oregon Beastie Boys - Root down Praga Khan - Breakfast in Vegas B52s - Private Idaho Prefab Sprout - King of rock'n'roll [Bonus] 808 State - Pacific State Kirsty MacColl - A New England
Long list
- Bruce Springsteen - Tucson Train
- Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars
- James - Alaskan Pipeline
- Prefab Sprout - King of Rock’n’Roll
- Albert Hammond - Southern California
- Eagles - Hotel California
- Mamas & Papas - California Dreaming
- 808 State - Pacific State
- Fatboy Slim - Kalifornia
- Glenn Campbell - By the time I get to Phoenix
- Dionne Warwick - Do you know the way to San Jose
- Nat King Cole Trio - Route 66
- Praga Khan - Breakfast in Vegas
- Kendrick Lamar - Compton State of mind
- Magnetic Fields - Come back from San Francisco
- REM - Electrolite
- Aztec Camera - Somewhere in my heart
- Linda Ronstadt - Adios
- Friendly Fires - Hawaiian Air
- Liam Lynch - United States of Whatever
- Sedona - Houndmouth
- Move - California Man
- Scott McKenzie - San Francisco
- Thin Lizzy - Hollywood
- David Lee Roth - California Girls
- Tupac - California Love
- Can - Bel air
- Marlena Shaw - California Soul
- Souls of Michief - 93 til infinity
- Blackstreet - No Diggity
- Enrique - California callin’
- REM - I remember California
- Kirsty MacColl - A New England
- Laura Marling - Salinas
- Hamilton - Washington on your side
- Perry Como - Delaware
- Dwight Yoakam & kd lang - Sin City
- Pearly Shells - Don Ho
- Shovels & Rope - San Andrea Fult Line Blues
- Dolly Parton - Eugene Oregon
- Jan and Dean - Honolulu Lulu
- 10,000 Maniacs - Painted Desert
- Johnny Cash - Ballad of Boot Hill
- Ventures - Hawaii Five-O
- Amelia Lily - California
- Phantom Planet - California
- Bran Van 3000 - Drinking LA
- Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club
- B52s - Private Idaho
- Lilo & Stitch - Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride
- Ryan Adams - La Cienga just smiled
- Sophie B Hawkins - California
- Sugar - Hoover Dam
- Poison - Fallen Angel
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the bridge
- Warren Zevon - Desperados under the eaves
- Beach Boys - California Girls
- Mazzy Star - California
- Tom McRae - Walking to Hawaii
- Nick Heyward - Perfect Sunday
- Beastie Boys - Root down
- Gorillaz - Idaho
- John Denver - Rocky Mountain High
- Michelle Shocked - Anchorage
