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The Best Amsterdam Themed Songs

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Ed Sheeran – All of the Stars

“So can you see the stars over Amsterdam? You’re the song my heart is beating to.”

Popular for Teens & Young Adults, The Fault in Our Stars fans, and anyone who like Ed Sheeran.  This track features big on the soundtrack of the romantic movie The Fault in Our Stars based on the novel with the same name by John Green. Although the song failed to make the top 40, it works well as Ed Sheeran wrote this song, especially for the movie.

Amsterdam Vibe: The main character who was battling cancer was determined to fulfil her ambition of visiting Amsterdam to meet Author, Peter van Houten. The middle section of the movie shows their trip to Amsterdam and many of the scenes were filmed on location.

  • Vondelstraat 162, Amsterdam, Netherlands – Character Peter van Houten’s house
  • Rijksmuseum, Museumstraat 1
  • Bench scene, Leidsegracht 4
  • Restaurant Oranjee (Filmed on set in the USA) & Keizersgracht 498
  • Anne Frank House, Prinsengracht 263-265 (Filmed on set in the USA)
  • American Hotel, Leidsekade 97
  • Hotel De Filosoof, Anna van den Vondelstraat 6

“Some tourists think Amsterdam is a city of sin, but in truth it is a city of freedom. And in freedom, most people find sin.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

 

Coldplay – Amsterdam

“Stood on the edge, tied to the noose, You came along and you cut me loose”

The final track on Coldplay’s second chart-topping studio album 2002 album “A Rush Of Blood To The Head”.

The title of this song is unrelated to the lyrics, which describe someone being rescued from a situation where they are contemplating suicide. Chris Martin simply wrote this song while staying in Amsterdam.

 

Counting Crows – On a Tuesday in Amsterdam

Not so much a song about Amsterdam, but opens with a description of a picture of old Amsterdam. The song is actually about a circus girl who the singer met in Dublin.

 

Imagine Dragons – Amsterdam

“I’ll take the west train, just by the side of Amsterdam”

Nothing really to do with Amsterdam, Although according to the writer, it’s about a romanticised view of Amsterdam without having ever visited the city. The song lyrics speak about a struggle with self-doubt and the feeling of letting other people down. You can of course “take the West train, just by the side of Amsterdam” and travel in the direction of Haarlem and the coast!

Kodaline – All I Want

“Cause you brought out the best of me, A part of me I’d never seen. You took my soul and wiped it clean, Our love was made for movie screens”

“All I Want” by Dublin-based alternative rock quartet Kodaline featured in “The Fault In Our Stars” movie soundtrack. It’s also been used on the TV series Grey’s Anatomy and 13 Reasons Why.