In the elevator up from work, I butted into a conversation between two colleagues about songs about people named “Allison” (or, if you prefer, “Alison”). The works under consideration where Elvis Costello’s “Alison” and The Lemonheads’ “Alison’s Starting to Happen.” I chimed in to mention the Pixies’ “Allison” (I also like the Eve 6 cover). I think the Pixies tune is the best, but if you’re talking about “best video for a song about someone named ‘Allison’ that I was able to find on YouTube” then I think I’d have to go with “Aly, Walk With Me” by Danish duo The Raveonettes:
The above is also, of course, one of the top urbanism songs. The Raveonettes are from Denmark, a land of excellent urban planning and transportation policy and the song specifically references New York City and Portland, the United States’ two great hubs of forward-thinking urbanism.
Update:
I should add that today is my colleague Alison “Ali” Frick’s birthday.