Cities set to music

July 13, 2008 12:23 PM

Searching for videos where there are city overviews set to music with vocals.

I like watching footage of cities set to music with vocals. Probably began with tv show openings like Kotter, Chico, Good Times, etc. I like the Atlantic City swoop in the Long Kiss Goodnight (Santana's version of "She's not there" was replaced in the clip - swoopy shot at :10 seconds in), the clips of Miami set to Ivy's "This is the Day" in There's Something About Mary, and the brief look at Vegas starting at 7:18 in this Austin Powers clip.

If there is a movie (not koyaanisqatsi, no vocals there) or show like this, that just features multiple cities and different songs, that would be incredible. Barring that, I'm looking for movies or video clips where there are shots of cities set to music(with vocals).

I hope that makes sense. Brief is fine, longer is awesomer.

posted by cashman to media & arts (9 comments total)

All three of the Ocean's series feature moments like that.
posted by beaucoupkevin at 12:39 PM on July 13, 2008

The final episode of "The Wire" (and I can't remember, but the other season-ending montages may have done so as well) has a montage (set to the season 1 version of the theme song) that wraps up each character, but also shows shots of Baltimore itself for a bit.
posted by stefnet at 12:58 PM on July 13, 2008

And here it is... Baltimore shots begin around 3:38.
posted by stefnet at 1:02 PM on July 13, 2008

The beginning of The Devil Wears Prada I think has that. But intercut with models getting dressed.
posted by Brainy at 1:07 PM on July 13, 2008

How about this, from Trainspotting?
posted by trillian at 1:31 PM on July 13, 2008

The video for Springsteen's "Atlantic City" is precisely what you're asking for, in glorious black and white.
posted by davebush at 1:46 PM on July 13, 2008

Toto's I'll Be Over You has some pretty sweeping views of the L.A. skyline in 1986.
posted by tinkertown at 4:19 PM on July 13, 2008

I would highly recommend this, there are not really any lyrics to speak of but that whole video is mesmerizing and awesome.
posted by jozzas at 5:59 PM on July 13, 2008

The opening of Dog Day Afternoon.
posted by jessenoonan at 6:43 PM on July 13, 2008