Seattle, Washington

Name: Seattle, Washington
Address: Seattle, WA

Everything Seattle is known for

201 songs mention this city 928 artists from here

Seattle, Washington, a major city in the Pacific Northwest, has a rich musical identity. The city is known as the birthplace of grunge music and has been home to many influential artists across various genres. Our collection features 202 songs that mention Seattle and 928 artists who call it home.

Among the artists from Seattle are rock legends Pearl Jam and Jimi Hendrix, as well as hip-hop artist Macklemore. Songs that directly reference the city include Soundgarden's "Sub Pop Rock City - Remastered" and Macklemore's "Can't Hold Us."

Music in Seattle

Songs About Seattle

Can't Hold Us

Macklemore

100%

Baby, I'm an Anarchist!

Against Me!

100%

"And held hands in the streets of Seattle"

Sub Pop Rock City - Remastered

Soundgarden

100%

"Going to Seattle where the rock's so heavy"

Hanford Street

Brudi Brothers

100%

"On a hill on Hanford Street"

Never Been Out West

Micky and the Motorcars

100%

"Well the rain is relentless in Seattle"

Purple Rain

Prince

100%

SEATTLE

Sam Kim

100%

"SEATTLE"

Moving to Seattle

The Material

100%

"Moving to Seattle"

Louie Louie

The Kingsmen

100%

Belltown Ramble

Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3

96%

"Belltown Ramble"

Monsta Mack

Sir Mix-a-Lot

95%

"Swingin' by Franglor's"

Seattlehead

Duff McKagan's Loaded

95%

"SONG TITLE: Seattlehead"

Wing$

Macklemore

95%

"Didn't wanna get caught from Genesee Park to Othello"

50 Thousand Deep

Blue Scholars

94%

"Onward to Westlake to disrupt the entry"

Gold

Macklemore

93%

"Past the Space Needle, golden shower on pedestrians"

Vagabonds

The Classic Crime

92%

"At Dexter and Denny"

Seattle Rain

888

90%

"She said Seattle rain instead makes her feel awake"

Seattle Rain

888 (Band)

83%

"She said Seattle rain instead makes her feel awake"

Fuck You Seattle

Broadway Calls

83%

"I love you Seattle, but I'm counting down the days"

Seattle Head

Neurotic Outsiders

82%

"TITLE"

Showing top 20 of 201 songs

Artists From Seattle

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

The Head And The Heart

Showing top 20 of 928 artists

Rivers & Roads in Song near Seattle

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Seattle.

Interstate 5 13 songs Interstate 405 4 songs U.S. Route 101 7 songs

Musical Heritage

Cobain's Bench, Viretta Park RoadyGoat

1994

Viretta Park, a small 1.8-acre green slope at 151 Lake Washington Boulevard East in Seattle's Denny-Blaine neighborhood, has become the unofficial memorial to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. The park sits right next to the home where Cobain died in April 1994. There is no official monument; instead, fans adopted the park's plain wooden benches, covering them with carved messages, lyrics, and tributes. The original benches were sold at auction in 2014, but their replacements quickly drew the same outpouring of graffiti. Fans gather here every April 5th, the anniversary of his death, and on his February 20th birthday, to leave flowers, candles, and notes. The house itself is private and not open to visitors, but the bench has become a quiet pilgrimage spot for grunge fans from around the world.

Jimi Hendrix's Memorial Dome RoadyGoat

1970

At Greenwood Memorial Park, 350 Monroe Avenue NE in Renton, just southeast of Seattle, lies the grave of Seattle-born guitar revolutionary Jimi Hendrix, who died in London in September 1970 at age 27. For decades he rested under a modest flat marker. In 2002 his remains were moved a short distance to a far grander memorial: a roughly 30-foot granite dome resting on three pearl-gray columns, sheltering the graves of Hendrix and family members. Fans visit year-round, often leaving guitar picks, coins, and flowers, and the memorial draws thousands of pilgrims annually. Hendrix grew up in Seattle and is buried here in his home region, a short detour off Interstate 405.

13.6 mi away

History of Seattle

Rachel's Apartment RoadyGoat

The Harbor Steps Apartments at 1200 Western Avenue in downtown Seattle stood in for Rachel Keller's home in The Ring (2002), the setting of the film's famous climax where the girl crawls out of the television set. The haunted videotape is fiction; this is a real upscale apartment complex above the waterfront.

The Gum Wall, Pike Place RoadyGoat

1993

In Post Alley beneath Pike Place Market, near 1428 Post Alley in Seattle, brick walls are caked in decades of chewed gum, a wad-by-wad mosaic that climbs well overhead. The tradition started in the early 1990s (sources put it around 1991 to 1993) when patrons waiting in line for shows at the Market Theater, home to the improv troupe Unexpected Productions, began sticking their gum to the wall, often topped with a coin. Staff scraped it off twice at first, then gave up and let it become an attraction. It's been steam-cleaned only rarely; a major 2015 cleaning hauled away over a ton of gum, and the wall was fully re-coated within months. It regularly lands on lists of the 'germiest' tourist sites on Earth, which somehow only makes people add more.

Canlis RoadyGoat

Peter Canlis opened his restaurant overlooking Lake Union in Seattle in 1950 in a stunning mid-century modern building designed by Roland Terry. The Canlis salad — a romaine salad with codfish, bacon, and a signature dressing — predates the restaurant's reputation for innovation. Now run by the third generation of the Canlis family, it consistently ranks among the best restaurants in America.

The Space Needle: Seattle's Atomic Age Icon

1962

Built in 13 months for the 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle embodied America's Space Age optimism and became the defining symbol of Seattle.

The Great Seattle Fire: Disaster That Built a City

1889

On June 6, 1889, a glue pot fire in a cabinet shop destroyed 25 city blocks, but Seattle rebuilt in brick and stone, raising the streets by two stories and creating the underground passageways that exist today.

Pike Place Market: The Soul of Seattle

1907

Pike Place Market opened in 1907 to let consumers buy directly from farmers, survived a near-demolition in the 1960s, and became Seattle's most iconic landmark — home to the original Starbucks.

Boeing's Red Barn: Where Aviation Giants Are Born

1916

William Boeing built his first aircraft factory in a converted boathouse on the Duwamish River in 1916, founding what would become the world's largest aerospace company.

5.7 mi away

Museum of Flight: Where Aviation History Lives

1965

The Museum of Flight at Boeing Field is the largest private air and space museum in the world, housing over 175 aircraft including the first Air Force One jet and the Concorde.

6.3 mi away

Things to Do in Seattle

food 0.5 mi away

Pike Place Market

They throw fish at you. The original Starbucks is here. Seattle's beating heart since 1907.

food 2.7 mi away

Canlis

Seattle's fine dining temple since 1950. Mid-century modern architecture overlooking Lake Union. The kimchi fried rice is legendary even at these prices.

historical 1.3 mi away

Space Needle

Seattle's 605-foot icon from the 1962 World's Fair. Revolving glass floor at the top.

quirky 3.2 mi away

Fremont Troll

An 18-foot concrete troll clutching a real VW Beetle under a Seattle bridge.

Everything Near Seattle

16 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

Seattle, WA · Local history
Seattle pulses with a creative energy, a place where innovation meets the enduring beauty of the natural world. You can feel it walking through Discovery Park, where Douglas firs stand tall against the backdrop of…
The Great Seattle Fire: Disaster That Built a City · 0.2 mi · Historical
On June 6, 1889, a glue pot fire in a cabinet shop destroyed 25 city blocks, but Seattle rebuilt in brick and stone, raising the streets by two stories and creating the underground passageways that exist today.
Rachel's Apartment · 0.3 mi
The Harbor Steps Apartments at 1200 Western Avenue in downtown Seattle stood in for Rachel Keller's home in The Ring (2002), the setting of the film's famous climax where the girl crawls out of the television set. The…
The Gum Wall, Pike Place · 0.4 mi
In Post Alley beneath Pike Place Market, near 1428 Post Alley in Seattle, brick walls are caked in decades of chewed gum, a wad-by-wad mosaic that climbs well overhead. The tradition started in the early 1990s (sources…
Pike Place Market · 0.5 mi · Things to Do
They throw fish at you. The original Starbucks is here. Seattle's beating heart since 1907.
Pike Place Market: The Soul of Seattle · 0.5 mi · Historical
Pike Place Market opened in 1907 to let consumers buy directly from farmers, survived a near-demolition in the 1960s, and became Seattle's most iconic landmark — home to the original Starbucks.
The Space Needle: Seattle's Atomic Age Icon · 1.3 mi · Historical Marker
Built in 13 months for the 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle embodied America's Space Age optimism and became the defining symbol of Seattle.
Space Needle · 1.3 mi · Things to Do
Seattle's 605-foot icon from the 1962 World's Fair. Revolving glass floor at the top.
Canlis · 2.7 mi
Peter Canlis opened his restaurant overlooking Lake Union in Seattle in 1950 in a stunning mid-century modern building designed by Roland Terry. The Canlis salad — a romaine salad with codfish, bacon, and a signature…
Cobain's Bench, Viretta Park · 2.7 mi
Viretta Park, a small 1.8-acre green slope at 151 Lake Washington Boulevard East in Seattle's Denny-Blaine neighborhood, has become the unofficial memorial to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. The park sits right next to…
Fremont Troll · 3.2 mi
Under the north end of the Aurora Bridge at 3405 Troll Avenue North in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood lurks the Fremont Troll, an 18-foot concrete-and-rebar giant crushing a real Volkswagen Beetle in one hand. It was…
Fremont Troll · 3.2 mi · Things to Do
An 18-foot concrete troll clutching a real VW Beetle under a Seattle bridge.
Boeing's Red Barn: Where Aviation Giants Are Born · 5.7 mi · Historical
William Boeing built his first aircraft factory in a converted boathouse on the Duwamish River in 1916, founding what would become the world's largest aerospace company.
Bellevue, WA · 6.1 mi · Local history
Bellevue's story is one of intentional transformation, driven by geography and amplified by opportunity. Originally named for its "beautiful view" in 1892, the area remained largely agrarian until after World War II.…
Museum of Flight: Where Aviation History Lives · 6.3 mi · Historical Marker
The Museum of Flight at Boeing Field is the largest private air and space museum in the world, housing over 175 aircraft including the first Air Force One jet and the Concorde.
Jimi Hendrix's Memorial Dome · 13.6 mi
At Greenwood Memorial Park, 350 Monroe Avenue NE in Renton, just southeast of Seattle, lies the grave of Seattle-born guitar revolutionary Jimi Hendrix, who died in London in September 1970 at age 27. For decades he…

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