Editing Barstow, California (section)

===Music===
"Barstow Cowboy in Old Barstow" was a 1941 song by comedian/musician [[Spike Jones]].

Barstow is mentioned in the lyrics of "[[(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66|Route 66]]" composed by Bobby Troup.

Composer [[Harry Partch]] wrote "Barstow," inspired by eight pieces of graffiti written by hitchhikers on highway railings in the city.<ref>{{cite web|title=Review of Barstow|url=https://www.areditions.com/rr/embellish/2000_12/feature.html|access-date=August 24, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928105600/https://www.areditions.com/rr/embellish/2000_12/feature.html|archive-date=September 28, 2011}}</ref>].

The Residents' song "[[Babyfingers|Death in Barstow]]" (1979) tells the story of two friends who visit and fall asleep in Barstow. One of the friends awakes to find that his friend has died.

[[Bill Morrissey]]'s song "Barstow" (1984, the first song on his first record) is about a group of men drinking one night in a Barstow train yard, with the notable line "I can't believe it gets this cold in Barstow".

Sheryl Crow's "[[Leaving Las Vegas (song)|Leaving Las Vegas]]" mentions spending the night in Barstow.

[[Goodnight, Texas (band)|Goodnight, Texas]]'s song "Barstow" is a tale of a gold miner chasing his dream to the town, only to find that Barstow does not have any gold.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://hiwearegoodnighttexashowareyou.com/barstow | title=Barstow }}</ref>