What did you do over Christmas? We spent far too long browsing YouTube in search of songs people have made about particular parts of London. We set two rules: the music has to be original, and the accompanying video has to feature the area in question. This is what we dug up — tell us what we missed in the comments.
Stoke Newington
Comedian Helen Arney wrote this ditty about stereotypical gentrification several years ago. Has it got worse? You tell us. We can't afford to live there.
Tooting Bec
We want to go for a dip now, December be damned. (Probably no ice to break at the moment, though.)
Lewisham
This is pretty cheesy, but it tickles those of us with SE13 postcodes.
Lewisham bonus
This brilliant track by The Square came about after MC Izzie Gibbs challenged the grime group's Novelist to a rap battle. Novelist set the venue as Lewisham McDonald's but Gibbs didn't show. The video's too good not to share. (Vocals are not safe for work, btw.)
Wimbledon
We know this is bending our rules somewhat, the entire video being animated, but the lyrics are visual enough to conjure real visions of SW19.