Amarillo is the epitome of Texas. We have cowboys, tumbleweeds, chicken fried steak, and state pride. It's no wonder musicians find inspiration from our city.

Sadly, most of the songs written about or mentioning Amarillo don't exactly point out its glory. Most of the artists are leaving Amarillo as fast as possible. Or, more realistically, they stopped in Amarillo for approximately five seconds, which isn't even how long it takes for them to mention Amarillo in the song. In the most famous Amarillo song, "Amarillo By Morning," George Strait doesn't even arrive in Amarillo. He's just on his way.

No matter what the context is, those of us from Amarillo will always turn the volume up when a song mentions our home town. When people ask where we're from, we list the names of Amarillo songs as a description.

Although many of the songs about Amarillo are country songs, there are a few other genres mixed in. Several of these songs aren't actually about Amarillo, but we get mentioned, so it still counts.

Here are 25 songs that are about or mention Amarillo.

Songs Featuring Amarillo

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    1. George Strait - Amarillo By Morning

    Greatest Hits
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    2. Jason Aldean - Amarillo Sky

    Jason Aldean (Deluxe Version)
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    3. Emmylou Harris - Amarillo

    Elite Hotel (Remastered)
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    4. Tony Christie - Amarillo

    Worldhits & Love Songs
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    5. Alan Jackson - Amarillo

    High Mileage
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    6. Gorillaz - Amarillo

    The Fall
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    7. Miranda Lambert - New Strings

    Kerosene
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    8. Jason Aldean - Fly Over States

    My Kinda Party
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    9. Neil Sedaka - (Is This The Way To) Amarillo

    The Show Goes On (Live At the Royal Albert Hall, London/2006)
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    10. Terry Allen - Amarillo Highway

    Lubbock On Everything
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    11. Bob Dylan - Brownsville Girl

    Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3
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    12. Fair To Midland - Amarillo Sleeps on My Pillow

    Arrows & Anchors (Deluxe Edition)
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    13. Rob Zombie - Two-Lane Blacktop

    Past, Present & Future
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    14. Townes Van Zandt - Snowin On Raton

    Texas Rain: The Texas Hill Country Recordings
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    15. Robert Earl Keen - Hello New Orleans

    Gravitational Forces
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    16. Nat King Cole - Route 66

    The World of Nat King Cole
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    17. Johnny Bush - Amarillo Depot

    Country Masters: Johnny Bush
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    18. Old Crow Medicine Show - Sweet Amarillo

    Remedy
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    19. Issues - King of Amarillo

    King of Amarillo - Single
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    20. Shaver - Leavin' Amarillo

    The Earth Rolls On
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    21. Chris LeDoux - The Lights Of Amarillo

    Used to Want to Be a Cowboy
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    22. Hank Snow - I've Been Everywhere

    The Essential Hank Snow
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    23. The Great Divide - Amarillo Windmill

    Revolutions
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    24. Ryan Culwell - Amarillo

    Flatlands
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    25. Strangetowne - Amarillo Girls

    Hard Earned Love

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