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= List of Locations Referenced in Dancing in the Street = The following is a list of locations referenced across various versions of the song Dancing in the Street. While many of these locations are common across all recordings, some occur less commonly. This list can be considered a superset of all other recordings of the song, including those recorded by the following artists:


 * Martha and the Vandellas
 * The Mamas and the Papas
 * Black Oak Arkansas
 * Van Halen
 * David Bowie and Mick Jagger
 * Myra

Continents

 * Africa
 * Australia (continent), notably also classified as a country


 * South America

Countries

 * Australia (country), notably also classified as a continent
 * Brazil, specifically localized to the country's streets
 * France
 * Germany
 * United Kingdom
 * USSR
 * China

Cities

 * Baltimore
 * Chicago
 * Detroit, referred to in the song by its nickname "The Motor City"
 * Los Angeles
 * New Orleans
 * New York City
 * Philadelphia, PA
 * Tokyo
 * Washington, D.C.

Abbreviations
The abbreviation "L.A." is used in the song. This is often used to refer to the city of Los Angeles in California, but could also been interpreted as the abbreviation for the state of Louisiana.

Order of Locations
The locations referenced in the song do not seem to follow any sort of order, either alphabetic or by geographic proximity, The locations may have been ordered by importance, as subjectively determined by Bowie and Jagger.