place
A topic under Roots & Belonging
132 calibrated songs carry this topic. They average -2, which is 3 points above the library as a whole, and they run from -88 to +68.
- Contamination6.8% carry a contamination flag, against 5.4% across the library.
- Where they land23 Elevated79 Decent18 Degraded12 Corrupted
When it leads, and when it rides along
36 of these songs are mostly about place, and those average +1. Where place is present but not the point, the average is -4. The topic reads higher by 5 points when it leads.
The span
Songs on this topic
- +64Scale DownRising AppalachiaLive-with-less wake-up call
- +56Born In the U.S.A.Bruce SpringsteenConscripted, then discarded at home
- +52When You Come BackVusi MahlaselaGraveside homecoming vow for Africa
- +46Independence DayMartina McBrideChild's witness to a battered mother's fire
- +45MedicineRising AppalachiaEarth remedy rallying call
- +44EstevanicoAkae BekaHurricane recovery plea
- +40End of BeginningDjo
- +40FirefliesJohn Legend, Pharrell WilliamsNeighborhood built to confine, one escape
- +39The Kids Aren't AlrightThe OffspringNeighborhood-decay elegy
- +39Waka Waka (Esto es Africa) [feat. Freshlyground]ShakiraResilience anthem of the fight and African pride
- +37AmericaNeil DiamondImmigrant hymn to a promised land of freedom
- +37The Twenty - One StepsPayTreeItReverent unknown-soldier vigil memorial
- +36Candle in the Wind 1997Elton JohnNation's farewell to a woman of compassion
- +36Candle in the Wind 1997Elton JohnNation's farewell to a woman of compassion
- +33All We BeAkae BekaLand-shaped unity ode
- +33A War With TimeBrandi CarlileReluctant send-off with survival counsel
- +32John DenverI AM SOPHIAHomecoming to self via a singer's songs
- +31Aloha SpiritTavanaEveryday generosity creed
- +31SavannahJensen McRaeLeaving a destructive ex for a new city
- +30DowntownPetula ClarkDowntown pick-me-up
- +30Natives of the Windy ForestWillow SmithEarth-mother invocation and gathering call
- +28Ain't In LAADÉLAEncouragement that worth needs no big city
- +27Under the BridgeRed Hot Chili PeppersLoneliness confessed, city as companion
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