Spanish Town - in Popular Culture

In Popular Culture

  • In Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre, Bertha Antoinetta Mason, the insane wife of Edward Rochester, came from Spanish Town.
  • The band The Spanishtonians, also known as The Spanish Town Skabeats, best known for their hit song "Stop That Train", are named after the city.
  • Garland Jeffreys had a hit with the song "Spanish Town" on his 1977 album Ghost Writer.

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