California

[ForrestGump]

Sitting in a park in Paris, France
Reading the news and it sure looks bad
They won't give peace a chance
That was just a dream some of us had
Still a lot of lands to see
But I wouldn't want to stay here
It's too old and cold and settled in its ways here
Oh, but California
California I'm coming home
I'm going to see the folks I dig
I'll even kiss a Sunset pig
California I'm coming home

I met a redneck on a Grecian isle
Who did the goat dance very well
He gave me back my smile
But he kept my camera to sell
Oh the rogue, the red red rogue
He cooked good omelettes and stews
And I might have stayed on with him there
But my heart cried out for you, California
Oh California I'm coming home
Oh make me feel good rock'n roll band
I'm your biggest fan
California, I'm coming home

Oh it gets so lonely
When you're walking
And the streets are full of strangers
All the news of home you read
Just gives you the blues
Just gives you the blues

So I bought me a ticket
I caught a plane to Spain
Went to a party down a red dirt road
There were lots of pretty people there
Reading Rolling Stone, reading Vogue
They said, "How long can you hang around?"
I said "a week, maybe two,
Just until my skin turns brown
Then I'm going home to California"
California I'm coming home
Oh will you take me as I am
Strung out on another man
California I'm coming home

Oh it gets so lonely
When you're walking
And the streets are full of strangers
All the news of home you read
More about the war
And the bloody changes
Oh will you take me as l am?
Will you take me as l am?
Will you?

[DoctorBombay]

1. Yes!

I bring Joni Mitchell's "Blue" CD with me when I travel, and I will play it on the flight (or drive) home, just for this song! (the rest of the disc is pretty darn good, too)

I guess she wrote this song for Graham Nash (of CS&N), or about him or about them in some way.

[ForrestGump]

3. It's great, isn't it?

I've got a long list of songs that have me missing California when I'm away. Love it or hate it, it's inspired some great tuneage, has the Golden State.

[joefree1]

2. Come home, we'll kick out a few repukes to make room

http://www.no-recall.com

[ForrestGump]

4. Mighty nice of you!

Well, I've got the Runnin' Blues
Running away
Back to LA
Got to find the dock on the bay
Maybe find it back in LA

[SOteric]

5. You had me thinkin'

You'd turned 'poet' on us there for a minute, Gump.

[ForrestGump]

7. I'm still trying for that, you know, at least from time to time

The only problem being that I have a real tough time with rhyme
And I can't remember anything much about the thing that they call 'meter'
So I'll just sit back and enjoy this cup of steaming hot saltpeter

:-)

[SOteric]

8. There are other ways to make the ladies swoon, dude...

And I'm certain you've got one or two handily mastered. ;-)

[ForrestGump]

10. Uh-huh-huh

Hunka hunka....

:D

[chaumont58]

6. I've lived in California all of my life but for the first five years...

and three years in service to Uncle Sugar. I live here by choice. There is a reason why there are 35 million people like me. It is a good place to live. And Randy Newman has it right: I love LA! It will always be home, however far away I am.

[ForrestGump]

9. Randy Newman's song is brilliant because,

like most of his ditties, there's always a countercurrent beneath the surface - his song doesn't deny that LA's got problems, even as the primary lyrics celebrate the town. I've got a love-hate relationship with LA, and probably always will, but it's really got a hold on me. :-)


Hate New York City
It's cold and it's damp
And all the people dressed like monkeys
Let's leave Chicago to the Eskimos
That town's a little bit too rugged
For you and me, you bad girl

Rollin' down the Imperial Highway
With a big nasty redhead at my side
Santa Ana wind blowin' hot from the north
And we was born to ride

Roll down the window, put down the top
Crank up the Beach Boys, baby
Don't let the music stop
We're gonna ride it till we just can't ride it no more

From the South Bay to the Valley
From the West Side to the East Side
Everybody's very happy
'Cause the sun is shining all the time

Looks like another perfect day

I love LA (We love it)
I love LA (We love it)
We love it!

Look at that mountain
Look at those trees
Look at that bum over there, man
He's down on his knees
Look at these women
There ain't nothin' like em nowhere

Century Boulevard (We love it)
Victory Boulevard (We love it)
Santa Monica Boulevard (We love it)
Sixth Street (We love it, we love it)
We love LA!

I love LA (We love it)
I love LA (We love it)
I love LA (We love it)

:D

Yeah, baby!

[BritishHuman]

11. I was expecting the Phantom Planet song

of the same name:


We've been on the run
Driving in the sun
Looking out for number one
California here we come
Right back where we started from

Hustlers grab your guns
Your shadow weighs a ton
Driving down the 101
California here we come
Right back where we started from

California!
Here we come!

On the stereo
Listen as we go
Nothing's gonna stop me now
California here we come
Right back where we started from
Pedal to the floor
Thinkin' of the roar
Gotta get us to the show
California here we come
Right back where we started from

California!
Here we come!
California!
Here we come!

[ForrestGump]

12. Got that one, too

:D

Have a whole collection of Californy songs for those times when I'm away and pining...

Though I don't necessarily wish they all could be California girls :-)

[ForrestGump]

13. And let's not forget:

Well East coast girls are hip
I really dig those styles they wear
And the Southern girls with the way they talk
They knock me out when I'm down there

The MidWest farmers' daughters really make you feel all right
And the Northern girls with the way they kiss
They keep their boyfriends warm at night

I wish they all could be California
I wish they all could be California
I wish they all could be California girls

The West coast has the sunshine
And the girls all get so tanned
I dig a french bikini on Hawaii island dolls
By a palm tree in the sand

I been all around this great big world
And I've seen all kinds of girls
Yeah, but I couldn't wait to get back in the States
Back to the cutest girls in the world

I wish they all could be California
I wish they all could be California
I wish they all could be California girls


:D

To all the girls I've loved before (okay, so maybe that's not very many :P)