Migration

[Dusty Bin]

"Letter From America" by the Proclaimers is a song telling of a persons's migration from Scotland to the USA.

Are there other songs relation to migration not only referring to Scotland to the USA but from other areas to places around the world or even within nations?

[rockyracoon]

.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45qgP18fIVk

[rockyracoon]

Sorry, Barbados by Typically Tropical

[Dusty Bin]

Thanks, but that's more a song about returning home, isn't it?

I'm looking for songs about moving away.

[Sir Alec]

Here's one!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWw_gP0vDfE

[society]

Bob Marley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5FCdx7Dn0o

[rockyracoon]

Yeah I suppose, but it's the only one I could think of that's remotely near, Leaving On A Jet Plane might fit, you can read into those lyrics what you like.

[woofgang]

another one by the proclaimers, a brilliant band

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y67ZTTRzqVk

[Sir Alec]

.........and another!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBmueYJ0VhA

[tearinghair]

There's a whole CD by Phil Coulter and James Galway, called Winter's Crossing, which is traditional music of the Irish immigrants to the USA. Most of the tracks are instrumental (and very haunting), but there are a couple with vocals. I'm not sure how to post links, but I'm sure googling it would find the full listing.

[rockyracoon]

The Shores Of Amerikay.

[woofgang]

Wasn't riverdance about migration?

[Answerprancer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtXoHC9210s

[Sir Alec]

Here you go Rocky!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOTB5F0HpYs

[Fanriffic]

More about longing for home because of being homesick.
Caledonia by Dougie MacLean.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP8A9rtg0iI

[ChillDoubt]

Not sure if this counts....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3R7Op1oufA

[Dusty Bin]

Thank you all for your suggestions.

I'm going to spend some time sifting through the lyrics of each to find the most appropriate for what I'm searching for.

Cheers.

[T&S]

U2 have a song called Van Diemen's Land which tells of convicts being deported to Australia. No link sorry.

[Sharingan]

'Long way from Clare to here' is a very sad song about being in America and missing Ireland.