California Love
I've got a massive amount of love from California, which is where I'm from. I do consider Chattanooga home now, but I'll never retract my assertion that, to quote Jim Morrison, "the West is the best." So anyways, I'm making a mix CD of nothing but songs about California. Man, Neil Young, Billy Bragg n' Wilco, and Led Zeppelin are currently on the mix. Anyways, I stumbled across this site which discusses the amazing amount of Canadian musicians that have written songs about California.
It's weird, but you may recall, a few posts ago, there was this Canadian ticked off at me for rippin' on Canada who asserted that Neil Young (currently on my deck) was from Canada, and then I remarked he now lives in Cali. But whatever....
Josiah Q. Roe | By Josiah Roe | 09:20 PM
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Check out the song "California" by Phantom Planet. It's infectious.
Posted by: ron at July 13, 2003 09:55 PM
Don't forget "California" by Joni Mitchell. Is she Canadian?
Posted by: Mike at July 13, 2003 11:18 PM
semisonic has a song celled california too. but i dont remember it very well. then there's californication by the chili peppers, a cali band them selves. and the classic california love by tupac and dre. dont leave that out.
Posted by: dp at July 13, 2003 11:26 PM
I snagged that California song by Phantom Planet, largely because it was in all those dang commercials for the new Fox show "The OC." Which is actually where I got the idea for the California mix CD...
Posted by: JosiahQ at July 14, 2003 08:04 AM
Semisonic's "California" was a fav of mine in high school. Still like it. The Beach Boy's "California Girls" is obvious, but crucial.
Posted by: mesh at July 14, 2003 01:52 PM
My take on Neil Young is the same as Skynyrd's: a Southern man don't need him around, anyhow.
Posted by: Rob Huffstedtler at July 14, 2003 03:18 PM
Old man, look at my life: I'm a lot like you were.
Posted by: mesh at July 14, 2003 03:47 PM
He is Canadian...take it easy on him. He's still got about 10 years of livin' in California to recover...
Posted by: JosiahQ at July 14, 2003 05:00 PM
neil young..."you got this weight on your shoulders, its breaking your back"
Posted by: dp at July 15, 2003 01:58 AM
Have you heard of The Thrills? Check them out on Kazaa - esp. Big Sur and Santa Cruz. Bill (who lived for a long time in North San Diego county)
Posted by: Bill Crawford at July 15, 2003 11:44 AM
Read This. Accordiing to this fellow, apparently radio stations in Canada are required to play a certain amount of "Canadian" content.
Posted by: mkrueger at July 15, 2003 03:34 PM
uuuuuh... you're forgetting... the ultimate. . ..
Dr. Dre and Tupac
YO.
Posted by: JESS at July 17, 2003 01:37 PM
Yo. Califonia Luv is on the list. Was on the list, will always be on the list.
Posted by: JosiahQ at July 17, 2003 06:12 PM
Ya its called CanCon...Canadian TV and radio stations are required to play canadian shows and bands so that we don't get smothered from the onslaught of the US media. If it wasn't for CanCon, you guys would never have gotten the chance to hear Alanis, BNL, The Tragically Hip along with many more, so be thankful for it.
Posted by: Luke at September 3, 2003 04:43 AM
Ddue, Alanis, BNL, and The Tragically HIp all utterly suck. So I'll continue not being thankful.
Posted by: JosiahQ at September 3, 2003 09:25 AM
get "California" by Stroke 9. its a good one
Posted by: Hadley at November 10, 2003 11:56 PM
Is Semisonic's "California" the same as the new Phantom Planet one? It sounded like a deadset cover of Semisonic's version...
Posted by: Chriso at August 16, 2004 01:42 AM
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