Kathmandu Valley - Musical Inspiration

Musical Inspiration

• Cat Stevens wrote a song titled "Katmandu," which appeared in his 1970 album, Mona Bone Jakon.
• Rock musician Bob Seger wrote a song titled "Katmandu," which appeared on his 1975 album, Beautiful Loser.
• Kathmandu is mentioned in the song "Cry Baby," by Janis Joplin.
• Kathmandu is also mentioned in the song "Nobody Told Me," by John Lennon.
• A Russian rock band Krematorij had a song titled "Kathmandu" on their 2000 album Three Springs.
• The Argentinian musician Fito Páez has a song called Tráfico por Katmandú ("Traffic through Kathmandu" in English).
• New age guitarist Will Ackerman has a song called "A Happy Home in Kathmandu" on his 1993 album The Opening of Doors.
• The group Tantra recorded a song called "The Hills of Katmandu" in the early 80's.
• Banjo player Béla Fleck has a number called "Kathmandu."
• David Hughes from Sweden, included a track titled "Kathmandu" on his 2007 release "Foreign Shores".
• Canadian prog-rock band Rush mentioned Kathmandu in the song "A Passage To Bangkok"on their 1976 album "2112".
• OK Go, an American band have a song titled "Back from Kathmandu".