page_title: Coney Island in popular culture
section_title: In music
hierarchical_section_title: Coney Island in popular culture / By medium / In music
caption_attribution_description: English: Jason Sebastian Russo during the filming of a music video for Hopewell (band) at Coney Island, April 2009. Photo by Alexandra Marvar
context_page_description: Coney Island has been featured in novels, films, television shows, cartoons, and theatrical plays.
context_section_description: The music video for Beyoncé's song "XO" was filmed at Coney Island and includes footage taken on The Cyclone.
  Coney Island Native, Rapper Magneto Dayo released an album titled "Coney Island" paying homage to his hometown
  The cover of Cyndi Lauper's album She's So Unusual was shot at Henderson Walk on Coney Island by Annie Leibovitz in 1983.
  An early musical reference came in 1926 with "Coney Island Washboard Roundelay", music by Hampton Durand and Jerry Adams, words by Ned Nestor and Aude Shugart. The song is commonly accompanied by a percussionist playing a washboard.
  "Goodbye, My Coney Island Baby" was written in 1948 by Les Applegate and is often included in the repertoire of a barbershop quartets.
  Australian modern classical composer Don Banks (1923–1980) composed a short orchestral work called "Coney Island" around 1960 to 1961, which gives a vivid musical picture of the amusement park.  It was included on an L.P. record, "Musical Merry-go-round", released in 1961, with music by various composers inspired by the circus and fairground world, played by the Sinfonia of London, conducted by Douglas Gamley and Robert Irving.
  In 1962 the American Doo-Wop Group The Excellents released a song "Coney Island Baby" which hit #51 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962.
  American singer-songwriter Lou Reed's 1976 album is entitled Coney Island Baby and features the track "Coney Island Baby".
  American rock band Aerosmith has a song called "Bone to Bone (Coney Island Whitefish Boy)" from their 1979 album Night in the Ruts.
  The debut album of the American jazz band The Lounge Lizards contains a song called "I Remember Coney Island".
  American rock band Joan Jett & the Blackhearts has a song called "Coney Island Whitefish" from their 1982 album Album.
  American rock band Velvet Underground has a song called "Coney Island Steeplechase" on the 1986 album Another View.
  Van Morrison has a song called "Coney Island" on the 1989 album Avalon Sunset.
  British Group Swing Out Sister recorded a track called "Coney Island Man" during their "Kaleidoscope World" sessions and featured on their single "You On My Mind" in 1989.
  Pop group New Kids on the Block filmed parts of the video for "Please Don't Go Girl" at Coney Island. Several rides including the Wonder Wheel and the Hell Hole are shown.
  American rock band Mercury Rev references Coney Island in the song "Coney Island Cyclone", from their 1991 album Yerself Is Steam.
  American hip-hop trio Salt-n-Pepa filmed the video at Coney Island for their single "Shoop" in 1993.
  American synth-pop band The Magnetic Fields references Coney Island in "Strange Powers" from 1994's Holiday''.
  American alternative rap / alternative rock group Fun Lovin' Criminals has a song called "Coney Island Girl" on their 1996 album Come Find Yourself.
  The music video for the 1999 tune “Summer Girls” by LFO (Lyte Funkie Ones) was filmed on the Boardwalk when the Astroland Rocket was on Gregory & Paul’s roof and provided the setting for this top 10 summer hit.
  American rock band Death Cab for Cutie have a song called "Coney Island"  from their 2001 album, The Photo Album.
  American singer-songwriter Tom Waits has a song called "Coney Island Baby," on his 2002 album Blood Money. He also references Coney Island in his songs "Table Top Joe" from the 2002 album Alice and "Take It With Me" from the 1999 album Mule Variations.
  New York singer/songwriter and banjo contortionist, Curtis Eller has a song "Coney Island Blue" on his 2004 album Taking Up Serpents Again
  German punk band The Flunkeys released a single from their 2007 album, No Riot, called "Coney Island".
  American rapper Bizarre's 2007 album release is titled Blue Cheese 'n' Coney Island referring to the style of chili dog.
  American band Beat Circus' 2008 album entitled Dreamland, references the turn-of-the-century Coney Island theme park Dreamland in several of its songs including Coney Island Creepshow and Hell Gate, and includes historical images and postcards of early Coney Island donated by the Coney Island Museum.
  The indie/folk-rock band Good Old War have a song called "Co
caption: Jason Sebastian Russo at Coney Island filming a Hopewell music video, April 2009
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