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Old 11-24-2012, 07:58 PM
 
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If the Taxman doesn't work because it came from England then surely you can't fuss about a song with California in the title:


Broke Ass California - YouTube

The lyrics are quite good and fit well for many Californians. Find them here:

Lyrics: Broke Ass California
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Old 11-24-2012, 07:59 PM
 
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Dave Stamey again, written at camp in the High Sierra

David R. Stoecklein slideshow - Campfire Waltz - YouTube
That was beautiful, thanks, it's always nice to find somebody new.
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Old 11-24-2012, 08:10 PM
 
Location: Oroville, California
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Jo Dee Messina - Heads Carolina, Tails California


Jo Dee Messina - Heads Carolina, Tails California - YouTube

Thanks for all the good input - and please don't politicize this thread. I created it to hopefully find a subject we can all have fun with and not drag the non-stop bickering about politics, taxes and illegal immigration into. We have way too many threads like that instead of concentrating on the positive aspects of the state.
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Old 11-24-2012, 08:24 PM
 
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Now back to our regular programming:


California Here I Come - Al Jolson - YouTube

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Old 11-24-2012, 08:28 PM
 
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Take a ride through SoCal with Tom Waits:


TOM WAITS - Diamonds On My Windshield - YouTube
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Old 11-24-2012, 08:28 PM
 
Location: Metro Phoenix
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I don't necessarily agree with the sentiments of the song, but they were largely satirical it's an awesome tune regardless:


Dead Kennedys - California Ãœber Alles - YouTube

I've always loved Merle Haggard; here's a good cover of a tune about California that even the folks who fled to the rural south should be able to appreciate as a good old country tune I first heard this song when I was about sixteen or so, and totally sick of living in Boston. The lines about the red brick buildings and the dreadful winter definitely resonated with me.


Deke Dickerson -- California On My Mind - YouTube

When I drove back to California from Washington State in '09, I hit the CA border from Oregon just around sunrise. Pulled over just before the station, put the top down, got through, and queued this up. It was freezing cold, but I didn't care... was so happy to be back after what felt like being exiled in hell for a year and a half.

The memory is a cherished one of mine: the cold air sacking my arms and face (which I excused to myself as the reason for there being tears in my eyes), the sun coming up and lighting the hills up all golden, my S2000's engine roaring, and this song playing.


Going to California - Led Zeppelin (with lyrics) - YouTube
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Old 11-24-2012, 08:33 PM
 
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Pico and Sepulveda - YouTube
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Old 11-24-2012, 08:37 PM
 
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Do Re Mi - Woody Guthrie - YouTube
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Old 11-24-2012, 08:39 PM
 
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Wilco - California Stars - YouTube
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Old 11-24-2012, 08:42 PM
 
Location: Oroville, California
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I'd never heard of Deke Dickerson. I kind of like him - thanks. Discovered from that song I'm a "prune picker".
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